WTF. Barang begging in Khmer restaurant, Phnom Penh.
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WTF. Barang begging in Khmer restaurant, Phnom Penh.
Sitting in the 126 noodle restaurant behind Psar Kandal this afternoon, a blond westerner came in and went from table to table begging for money for food from the locals. There was loads of noise and I didn't realise what he was doing at first, but he was miming the unmistakable "nyam nyam give me money for food". We were the only foreigners there and were seated right at the back so the guy didn't see us right away - then he left in a hurry when he saw us.
He was blond, about 30-40yo, wore a beanie, medium height, didn't look particularly starving or sick (but is possibly a bit crazy), rode off on a bicycle.
Anyone seen him around ? He looked quite normal at first view. That's what got me the most really.
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Re: WTF. Barang begging in Khmer restaurant, Phnom Penh.
I was going to suggest bkktrapper, but then I got to the part where you said, "He looked quite normal at first view".
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Re: WTF. Barang begging in Khmer restaurant, Phnom Penh.
Lol. I could be wrong. Didn't have my glasses with me.Username Taken wrote: ↑Tue Mar 07, 2017 7:15 pm I was going to suggest bkktrapper, but then I got to the part where you said, "He looked quite normal at first view".
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Re: WTF. Barang begging in Khmer restaurant, Phnom Penh.
There have been quite a few western beggars over the years, but most just hit up foreign tourists. I think the locals just find it amusing. There was an article about it years back and a few locals remarked that it helped them understand that foreigners were just like anyone else, they could be rich or poor. I suppose before then they had only seen fairly affluent foreigners around. They said they felt pity on the foreign beggars, because they were far from home and seemed crazed.
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Re: WTF. Barang begging in Khmer restaurant, Phnom Penh.
Wore a beanie... Probably a trustfund kid out "finding" himself.
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Re: WTF. Barang begging in Khmer restaurant, Phnom Penh.
I miss Jamie, I wonder how his life is now. He should write a book, it would make a great mini series. I saw the Canadian/ Laotian scammer at the riverside regularly a few months ago.
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Re: WTF. Barang begging in Khmer restaurant, Phnom Penh.
He's Cambodian, lived in the US for a long time, did a long stretch for gang-related activities, got deported.willyhilly wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2017 3:27 pm saw the Canadian/ Laotian scammer at the riverside regularly a few months ago.
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Re: WTF. Barang begging in Khmer restaurant, Phnom Penh.
That's what they are finding out. A lot of them still think every foreigner is rich. I've told my wife, these people save all year and come here for a couple weeks or a month to enjoy it. When all you see is those people there's no wonder they think we're all swimming in money.John Bingham wrote: ↑Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:29 pm There have been quite a few western beggars over the years, but most just hit up foreign tourists. I think the locals just find it amusing. There was an article about it years back and a few locals remarked that it helped them understand that foreigners were just like anyone else, they could be rich or poor. I suppose before then they had only seen fairly affluent foreigners around. They said they felt pity on the foreign beggars, because they were far from home and seemed crazed.
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