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Sir_Quality_U_Feel · Post by **Sir_Quality_U_Feel** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 6:37 pm

LTO wrote:They seem to have something of an attitude in Siem Reap. A couple days ago I bargained with a tuk tuk for the price of a half day. Seemingly friendly, after a little bargaining we agreed on a price (which was still a bit high,) and as I was preparing to get into the tuk tuk he turned to his friend and called me 'motherfucking monkey' in Khmer. I stopped, turned and walked away. He chased me down and, with a smile, asked what I was doing. I repeated what he said in Khmer, adding 'knyom?' (me?) at the end. He stared at me silently. I turned and walked away again. This time he didn't chase after me. This sort of thing doesn't happen to me in Phnom Penh.

Hahaha. Barrang know Khmer!? OooOoOo

Sir_Quality_U_Feel · Post by **Sir_Quality_U_Feel** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 6:39 pm

OrangeDragon wrote:Something to consider... they have to deal with LOADS more asshole tourists than the rest of Cambodia. Likely to make them a little bitter towards us.

And based on some of the tourists I've met up there, fairly justified bitterness.

This is a very good point. Soon they will even start to realize that their jobs depend upon us fuck twat foreigners.

StroppyChops · Post by **StroppyChops** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 6:46 pm

Just spent time at the counter at a corner pharmacy near Olympic listening to two other chemists and their two customers ragging on 'the barang'. I was putting together some choice comments in my head and decided to hold my tongue until the chemist serving me returned, and then completed the transaction in Khmer. It went very, very silent in the peanut gallery at that point.

Sir_Quality_U_Feel · Post by **Sir_Quality_U_Feel** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:44 pm

Makes me wonder what us being said through the smiles at times. Hehe

OrangeDragon · Post by **OrangeDragon** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 4:58 am

Sir_Quality_U_Feel wrote:
OrangeDragon wrote:Something to consider... they have to deal with LOADS more asshole tourists than the rest of Cambodia. Likely to make them a little bitter towards us.

And based on some of the tourists I've met up there, fairly justified bitterness.
This is a very good point. Soon they will even start to realize that their jobs depend upon us fuck twat foreigners.

Why? Most of us can afford motorbikes/etc. Khmers use the shit out of tuktuks... probably as a whole much more money flows through tuktuk hands from khmer passengers (who weigh less costing less fuel, and know exactly where they're going without the hassle and wasted time of translations/etc).

Francis · Post by **Francis** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 5:22 am

For some reason Orange Dragon is a bit peeved today, isn't he ? Ahh, early morning you know - after the first cup of coffee things will look completely different.

Sir_Quality_U_Feel · Post by **Sir_Quality_U_Feel** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 6:42 am

I'd say he's business as usual.

Francis · Post by **Francis** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 6:45 am

Should I be worried now ?

OrangeDragon · Post by **OrangeDragon** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:07 am

Nothing peeved in that... just curious why someone would think that western foreigners are what the tuktuk drivers thrive on?

If any foreigners it would be the Vietnamese, Chinese and Koreans.

Just like why opening a westerner targeted business in Cambodia is sort of a dumb move (aside from those just opening it because they want to own a bar, and not looking to profit). We make up a dismally small percentage of the population on any given day, and there are 2000 other businesses competing for our money.

Sir_Quality_U_Feel · Post by **Sir_Quality_U_Feel** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:11 am

OrangeDragon wrote:Nothing peeved in that... just curious why someone would think that western foreigners are what the tuktuk drivers thrive on?

If any foreigners it would be the Vietnamese, Chinese and Koreans.

Just like why opening a westerner targeted business in Cambodia is sort of a dumb move (aside from those just opening it because they want to own a bar, and not looking to profit). We make up a dismally small percentage of the population on any given day, and there are 2000 other businesses competing for our money.

You responded to me, not in general, so now I want you to go find where I referred to tuk tuk drivers? Geez

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