Phnom Poon wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:46 pm

Mishmash wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:22 pm You flower smelling hippy you

grammar fail?

Mishmash wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:54 pm

Phnom Poon wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:46 pm

Mishmash wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:22 pm You flower smelling hippy you

grammar fail?

But friendship pass

It's a colloquialism bro... "You xxxx you" means I am 'taking the mickey' in a friendly way in order to express support and foster goodwill with the person I am speaking to.

It is hard to put across in words as it's tonal - but any native speaker will get the gist.

Phnom Poon wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:24 pm

lol
so "you flower-smelling hippie", not "you flower, smelling hippie"

Phnom Poon wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 8:35 pm many complaints are real; asinine driving, disorganization, laziness, lack of foresight, rubbish, selfishness, lack of empathy, corruption, nepotism, etc, etc

explorer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:28 pm I would like to encourage people to be honest about both the good and the bad.

stupid-barang wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 1:35 pm

JamesAlexander89 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 1:25 pm

stupid-barang wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 12:12 pm The truth is that Cambodia is a shithole, why am I here (I can see you asking that in your head), well thats a discussion for another time, but I won't be here for that much longer. Khmer people can not be trusted, as a foreigner, if you ever have a problem with a Khmer, you will lose, no doubts about it. Things can be different if you want to pay. If a Khmer wants to fuck you, they definitely will (speaking from experience). If anyone tells you otherwise, they are either naive or just stupid or perhaps one of those flower smelling hippies that think everything is gravy b/c someone smiles in their face; a yes man/woman.

I lived in a major city here, for $500 per month, that included a furnished apartment in a new building with aircon, food, booze, and the occasional whore. Once I lived in Toul Tom Pong for $170. (rent only), and the apartment was huge, corner unit, I miss that place to the day. If I were you, I would stay far away from here, that is unless you have no problem with giving up your rights. Speaking freely about the government or other sensitive topics can land you in jail.

It was mentioned that some schools were promising you $1400 a month, well, the schools promise a lot of things, but when push comes to shove, it's all bullshit. When I first came here I worked for an international school, but after a few months, I started a business and now work for myself. Why? I won't go into the inherent racism b/c I noticed that you mentiond yourself as 'white' in one of your posts, thinking this to be a positive attribute. So I am under the assumption that you, along with many others here in KH, pride yourself on being white, superior and make this known to set yourself apart from the 'rest', it's funny, mainly for those that have studied psychology, it screams inferiority complex.

Not a grumpy person, this is the reality.

Actually I am Mexican. Just light skinned. The reason I mentioned white since you are completely taking that comment out of context is because a fellow teacher mentioned that the private education system can charge a parent more for tuition when they have white faces teaching their children. That's a harsh reality for sure but it was mentioned strictly to convey a point not for superiority. Now that we are on the subject i have actually taken and passed a couple college level psychology courses what college did you study at I'm curious where you studied.

Mexican, oooh. Yeah you can throw $1400 or $2000 a month right out the window. Since it was mentioned, you must identify as white, or else it would not have been mentioned.

explorer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:28 pm It is sad that some people think to be happy it is necessary to avoid the truth, and only say good things about Cambodia.

You can meet a lot of very nice people in Cambodia, and have a good time.

But the truth is, there is also a lot of real problems in Cambodia.

Phnom Poon wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 8:35 pm many complaints are real; asinine driving, disorganization, laziness, lack of foresight, rubbish, selfishness, lack of empathy, corruption, nepotism, etc, etc

I would like to encourage people to be honest about both the good and the bad.