This reminds me of the time I had a little “spill” on the riverside a few years ago. We were heading south and I had just missed the place we were looking for so pulled over and just as I was doing a Uturn some freshy boy zooms in, breaks a bit too hard and slides into us. There was minimal damage of just a few minor scratches on both bikes.
Anyway as the usual crowd of reprobates was gathering my wife got both bikes moved to the riverside of the road and her and Freshy boy both got on the phone. In 10 minutes we had a police captain with his side kick turn up and Mr Freshy boy had his girlfriend arrive. She immediately get in my wife’s face showing her this business card for some bong thom while she is trying to call him. My wife and I are waiting patiently while her calls are going unanswered but after 15 minutes of this I get bored and begin to question how long this will go on for.
I sense the girl speaks a little English so I tell her maybe her “friend”is busy... maybe he go KTV? .... then I ask if that where she meet him?
She goes bright red and almost explodes at this.. both my wife and the police captain tell me to “not speak” lol

My wife, by this time, is also getting bored and she tells our man to take both bikes to the “office” and hands him our keys. At this point Freshy boy and his Mrs do an instant flip and start back peddling.
Up shot was I have him $10 and told him to buy something for his girlfriend and we all went our separate ways.
The next day, however, her brother (the guy who sent the captain down) wasn’t very happy as I had paid the guy $10. I explained to him that I was cool with giving him a little bit as it had been my fault a little bit more than his. He was ok once he found I had given the money voluntarily.

Moral of the story... make sure you have “someone to call”!

Beerinthemorning wrote: ↑Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:41 am

Mr Cynical wrote: ↑Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:05 am For once no Cynism,
I am in the process of winding up my various business interests in Siam Reap. For many years I have tried to understand /accept the Khmer culture but it has become increasingly difficult to accept their bullshit,
A prime example is this report if it is true, a local hits a moto driven by a foreigner, as we all know the local will jump up and down hoping to bring in a crowd and agree that he (the local) is the one in the right. Put into the mix the westerner has a local wife who as we all know is looked down upon because she is with a foreigner. End result the idiot local gets a payout.
Defend it as you will, my biggest regret is that my leaving will have an negative effect on my employees. Shame on me I am sure a few will say, but for the years I have given employment with good salaries conditions to many Khmers, who the majority were fantastic.
For the many of you who have no choice but to remain I wish you luck.

Yes KoW is changing as is all of SEA, they merge in to the one big china soon.

Always good to get your expert views. You were probably not born then but even 20 years ago getting into a spat with a local anywhere in SE Asia could end in very violent results.