Is nightlife dying in Cambodia?

Cluck Norris · Post by **Cluck Norris** » Sat Jan 06, 2018 4:41 pm

The provinces have certainly livened up for young Cambodians, many nightmarkets and safish hangout places to drink. Not most of our cup of tea, but, indeed it's there, only changing.

Who feels old?

Barang chgout · Post by **Barang chgout** » Sat Jan 06, 2018 8:36 pm

I would say, imho, that there has been a noticable decline in fun to be had in PP., for around the last three years.....just when I left! Coincidence?

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superferret · Post by **superferret** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 3:21 am

Barang chgout wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2018 8:36 pm I would say, imho, that there has been a noticable decline in fun to be had in PP., for around the last three years.....just when I left! Coincidence?

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I have to agree with you. This place has gone down the drain. This is the first time in my life I'm calling it a night at 2 or 3 am on friday and saturday two days in a row, that's how bad it is.
I always partied till at least 4-5 am. It's Saturday night in peak season, and it feels like a bad Tuesday night in August.
So I checked out RCA. The place is absolutely dead. There were two groups of khmers standing at tables in the whole disco, they wanted 5 dollars for a beer.
Beliza is closed. Riverside lounge closed. Rooftop is dead, I think they didn't even open the top deck. Places on 278 are dead. Oscar's is the only good place now.
Poontoon wants 8 dollars cover and they're collecting it until 4 am. They're letting in all the prostitutes for free thought, normal people have to pay.
5 dollars w/o a drink, non-negotiable, I tried. f*ck that. I saw other foreigners turning away too, not paying the 8 dollars.
I went to Heart of Darkness, this place used to be exciting full of girls you could talk to, now I feel like I'm in Europe. 90% guys and no girls whatsoever.
I seriously will not go out in Phnom Penh anymore.

hanno · Post by **hanno** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 4:24 am

superferret wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2018 3:21 am
Barang chgout wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2018 8:36 pm I would say, imho, that there has been a noticable decline in fun to be had in PP., for around the last three years.....just when I left! Coincidence?

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I have to agree with you. This place has gone down the drain. This is the first time in my life I'm calling it a night at 2 or 3 am on friday and saturday two days in a row, that's how bad it is.
I always partied till at least 4-5 am. It's Saturday night in peak season, and it feels like a bad Tuesday night in August.
So I checked out RCA. The place is absolutely dead. There were two groups of khmers standing at tables in the whole disco, they wanted 5 dollars for a beer.
Beliza is closed. Riverside lounge closed. Rooftop is dead, I think they didn't even open the top deck. Places on 278 are dead. Oscar's is the only good place now.
Poontoon wants 8 dollars cover and they're collecting it until 4 am. They're letting in all the prostitutes for free thought, normal people have to pay.
5 dollars w/o a drink, non-negotiable, I tried. f*ck that. I saw other foreigners turning away too, not paying the 8 dollars.
I went to Heart of Darkness, this place used to be exciting full of girls you could talk to, now I feel like I'm in Europe. 90% guys and no girls whatsoever.
I seriously will not go out in Phnom Penh anymore.

Decline in night life or old age catching up?

pczz · Post by **pczz** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 8:37 am

superferret wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2018 3:21 am
Barang chgout wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2018 8:36 pm I would say, imho, that there has been a noticable decline in fun to be had in PP., for around the last three years.....just when I left! Coincidence?

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I have to agree with you. This place has gone down the drain. This is the first time in my life I'm calling it a night at 2 or 3 am on friday and saturday two days in a row, that's how bad it is.
I always partied till at least 4-5 am. It's Saturday night in peak season, and it feels like a bad Tuesday night in August.
So I checked out RCA. The place is absolutely dead. There were two groups of khmers standing at tables in the whole disco, they wanted 5 dollars for a beer.
Beliza is closed. Riverside lounge closed. Rooftop is dead, I think they didn't even open the top deck. Places on 278 are dead. Oscar's is the only good place now.
Poontoon wants 8 dollars cover and they're collecting it until 4 am. They're letting in all the prostitutes for free thought, normal people have to pay.
5 dollars w/o a drink, non-negotiable, I tried. f*ck that. I saw other foreigners turning away too, not paying the 8 dollars.
I went to Heart of Darkness, this place used to be exciting full of girls you could talk to, now I feel like I'm in Europe. 90% guys and no girls whatsoever.
I seriously will not go out in Phnom Penh anymore.

Duh. Today is a public holiday. victory over Khmer rouge day. Town is half empty cos Khmer go home at holidays, often its the only time they get off to make the trek back to the village. Chroy Changvar bridge was gridlocked with people leaving last night.

that genius · Post by **that genius** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 8:43 am

Heart is a gay bar now, is it not? That may explain the 90% guys.

pczz · Post by **pczz** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 8:50 am

that genius wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2018 8:43 am Heart is a gay bar now, is it not? That may explain the 90% guys.

Been moving that way over the last few years. Street 174 is turning into gay street now. 3 gay bars and a big gay club/apartment/cabaret being built now. maybe heart will turn back straight and give pontoon some competition because pontoon really sux these days. That whole area is suffering because of the redevelopment of golden sorya

joelightcloud · Post by **joelightcloud** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 10:09 am

2018 will see me living in Cambodia for 15 years, a lot has changed and I used to party like a man possessed. I can't decide if nightlife is dying or I've just become an old fart but what I can say is that Phnom Penh is a very different place, neither better or worse, just very different but there sure is a lot of things I miss.

Captain Bonez · Post by **Captain Bonez** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 10:19 am

superferret wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2018 1:59 am I've been coming here for 8 years, and this year the changes are shocking.
Both in PP and Sihanoukville nightlife is a shadow of what it used to be. What the hell is going on?
Did you guys notice too?

How the fuck is nightlife dying?

Billions of bars are open, beer is flowing, maybe you're the one dying?

chorlton · Post by **chorlton** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 10:44 am

SR is much quieter this weekend
police evicted al the tuk tuk disco bars from the town centre on Friday night
word is HE visited pub street with almost 100 bodyguards on NYE & wasn't impressed with seeing the tuk tuk bars everywhere

gossip is each tuk tuk paid $40 a month to the police & whilst short term they are gone the police are trying to find them all a new location. you never saw any Chinese at the tuk tuks so doesn't fit the new tourist demographic majority I guess.

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