Are Cambodia and Thailand Switching Places?
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Thailand was never a particularly safe tourist destination, and Cambodia, at least since the fall of the KR was never that dangerous. And even during the early mid 90s when the KR were still about, you could mostly avoid that danger simply by not going to KR controlled areas.
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Re: Are Cambodia and Thailand Switching Places?
In thailand as a tourist, I was robbed on my second day. pickpocketed.
Here as a tourist for 2 weeks on my first visit I never had anything like that happen.
Richard says "other than bangkok and pattaya" but those are the 2 prime locations for MANY tourists. At least for a while. Thats like talking about tourism here and excluding PP, SR, SV.
Here as a tourist for 2 weeks on my first visit I never had anything like that happen.
Richard says "other than bangkok and pattaya" but those are the 2 prime locations for MANY tourists. At least for a while. Thats like talking about tourism here and excluding PP, SR, SV.
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What?! They have those things?!phuketrichard wrote:HUH??
have u ever been to Thailand ( i don't mean Bangkok or Pattaya?)
Beaches, mtn, rivers, forests, national parks, diving, fishing, golf courses and i could go on an on...
I thought Thailand ended when I entered the first bar.
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what happened after the first 2 weeks?Here as a tourist for 2 weeks on my first visit I never had anything like that happen.
Phuket gets 6 million plus /year and tourist travel everywhere in Thailand ( cause there is good transport by trains, bus's, planes)
IN Cambodia i would say 80% do not see more than PP an SR and another 10 % make it to Kep/snooky, Kampot
walking around pp at night in the early 2000's i did not feel very safe. But very few places in Thailand did i not feel safe
i first came here in 1976
moved here in 1984
have only had trouble when i ran after hour disco here in Phuket and only then cause I got involved in a turf mafi war.
other than that.....
1st visited Cambodia in 1987 an it was NOT SAFE at least near the border where i was mostly, Granted it was KR area.
To say "Thailand was never a particularly safe tourist destination" is just not true
What city /country is safe than? Tourists get beaten /robbed, mugged, scammed in usa an the uk as well
THE road accidents are bad but beside that.....
Look i get it, many on the Cambodia forums have this hatred of Thailand, Just cant really understand why
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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I've been 6 times and never really enjoyed it. Robbed once, ripped of another, and just mostly bored on the rest.phuketrichard wrote: Look i get it, many on the Cambodia forums have this hatred of Thailand, Just cant really understand why
We go, shop, and come back now. Avoiding the tourist stuff as much as possible. My wife constantly gets harassed and badmouthed by Thais while we're there, it's just not a fun place for us. My last trip she didn't even come.
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I love Thailand! I just love Cambodia more.
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different strokes for different folks
my Cambodian gf has a very good job, good friends that treat her very well, they do try and speak thai to her but she is picking it up, and loves it here.
Opposite the above;
been traveling to Cambodia for a LONG time and lived there for a year but prefer it here,
my Cambodian gf has a very good job, good friends that treat her very well, they do try and speak thai to her but she is picking it up, and loves it here.
Opposite the above;
been traveling to Cambodia for a LONG time and lived there for a year but prefer it here,
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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Yeah, fair enough. You even seriously looked into moving here a couple years ago, and just decided you liked living in Thailand better.phuketrichard wrote:
Opposite the above;
been traveling to Cambodia for a LONG time and lived there for a year but prefer it here,
So I don't think there's anything wrong with preferring one over the other. We all rate these places on our own experiences (or at least we should), and everyone's experience is unique.
As cheap as apartments are here though compared to Thailand, I'm surprised you chose Thailand.
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The biggest negative factor about Thailand is the people. That includes the foreigners.
In Thailand you get people with more money and resources but less heart and soul. Cambodia is where the heart is and where you can meet genuine people.
In Thailand you get people with more money and resources but less heart and soul. Cambodia is where the heart is and where you can meet genuine people.
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It's hard to argue against those solid facts.GMJS-CEO wrote:The biggest negative factor about Thailand is the people. That includes the foreigners.
In Thailand you get people with more money and resources but less heart and soul. Cambodia is where the heart is and where you can meet genuine people.
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