English Retard Writes Letter to Khmer Times
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English Retard Writes Letter to Khmer Times
An Englishman, Mr G Raffe, who uses the post-nominal letters ret to let people know that he is mentally retarded, has written to the Khmer Times seeking fashion advice.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50109899/co ... ldnt-wear/What colour shirt shouldn’t I wear?
Mr G Raffe (ret) / Khmer Times
Dear sir,
I am a foreign retiree and have been living in Cambodia for several years now after becoming fed up with Thailand, where I tried to retire to quite a few years ago.
My life as a retiree started well enough in Thailand and it was certainly cheaper than living in my own country, England. At first the hot and spicy Thai food didn’t agree with my stomach and I needed to get a good pair of running shoes, but then I discovered a lot of Irish and English pubs with real food – fish and chips, toad in the hole and bangers and mash.
Then there was some sort of political trouble and thousands of people took to the streets wearing yellow shirts. They set up stages, made speeches and generally made a nuisance of themselves.
Not too long after they disappeared, another group of angry people wearing red shirts took over the centre of Bangkok. It was dangerous to go to that area and eventually Thailand’s army got rid of them, but not before buildings were burned and a lot of people were killed. I saw it all on the BBC from the safety of my apartment.
My English-speaking landlord had advised me to throw out all my yellow and red shirts so I wouldn’t get mistaken for a local with a political agenda.
Then another group of angry people took to the streets, mostly wearing yellow shirts again, and blew whistles non-stop and nearly drove everybody crazy.
So I decided to move somewhere more peaceful and came to Cambodia. There’s English and Irish pubs here and the bangers and mash is cheaper than Bangkok. And so is the beer.
But now I read in the papers that there’s warnings about a colour revolution in Cambodia. I don’t have any interest in politics anywhere, but I want to be sure I don’t wear the wrong colour shirt when I venture out. Can you advise me on a neutral colour so I’m not mistaken as one of the rabble rousers?
Mr G Raffe (ret), Phnom Penh.
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Re: English Retard Writes Letter to Khmer Times
Of course, it is possible that Mr G Raffe does not exist and that this is another tall tale made up by T. Mohan so that he can issue general advice to elderly barangs to go shirtless in Phnom Penh and thereby annoy Cam Nivag.
Re: English Retard Writes Letter to Khmer Times
The Khmer Times is known for printing fake letters from imaginary expats. Here's a link to a very informative article about it.
This month the Khmer Times has printed two letters/op eds from a "Cambodian analyst" named "Leap Chanvathy" also about "colour revolutions"
There has been discussion on twitter that these are fake too and are written by the paper's plagiarist publisher.
This month the Khmer Times has printed two letters/op eds from a "Cambodian analyst" named "Leap Chanvathy" also about "colour revolutions"
There has been discussion on twitter that these are fake too and are written by the paper's plagiarist publisher.
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Following Mr G Raffe's letter, I expect to read letters to the editor from Ms Anna Conda and Mr Rory Lyon in the next few days.
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Re: English Retard Writes Letter to Khmer Times
Surely that whole letter is a piss-take?English pubs with real food – fish and chips, toad in the hole and bangers and mash.
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That explains all the shirtless barangs on the riverside. They must be over from Thailand and worried about wearing the wrong colour shirt!prahocalypse now wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2018 8:39 am An Englishman, Mr G Raffe, who uses the post-nominal letters ret to let people know that he is mentally retarded, has written to the Khmer Times seeking fashion advice.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50109899/co ... ldnt-wear/What colour shirt shouldn’t I wear?
Mr G Raffe (ret) / Khmer Times
Dear sir,
My English-speaking landlord had advised me to throw out all my yellow and red shirts so I wouldn’t get mistaken for a local with a political agenda.
Then another group of angry people took to the streets, mostly wearing yellow shirts again, and blew whistles non-stop and nearly drove everybody crazy.
So I decided to move somewhere more peaceful and came to Cambodia. There’s English and Irish pubs here and the bangers and mash is cheaper than Bangkok. And so is the beer.
But now I read in the papers that there’s warnings about a colour revolution in Cambodia. I don’t have any interest in politics anywhere, but I want to be sure I don’t wear the wrong colour shirt when I venture out. Can you advise me on a neutral colour so I’m not mistaken as one of the rabble rousers?
Mr G Raffe (ret), Phnom Penh.
Re: English Retard Writes Letter to Khmer Times
We will add Mr. Raffe to the illustrious names of other fake expats who have written letters to the Khmer Times.
Re: English Retard Writes Letter to Khmer Times
Not exactly. The Malaysian publisher of that newspaper is very pro-CPP and the paper has previously been exposed as printing fake letters to the editor from imaginary expats purporting to support CPP positions and decrying what the opposition party is doing.
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Re: English Retard Writes Letter to Khmer Times
Don't forget Mr Terry Wrist and Mr Al Qaedaprahocalypse now wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2018 8:49 am Following Mr G Raffe's letter, I expect to read letters to the editor from Ms Anna Conda and Mr Rory Lyon in the next few days.
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Re: English Retard Writes Letter to Khmer Times
He's real alright. Here's his passport photoprahocalypse now wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2018 8:44 am Of course, it is possible that Mr G Raffe does not exist
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