The Little Things

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ali baba
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#1- I've lived in the same building for 5 years with no increase in rent. My landlord is happy to have regular income from a quiet tenant.

#2- Pretty common. There was a coffee shop I visited daily for 2 years, which abruptly closed. No notice or 'thank you for your custom'.

#3- Carry correct change. Write down the agreed price with the driver before leaving.

#4- Would a 'Do not disturb' sign help?

#5- Any young men or teens about? They're often willing to help me out.
General Mackevili wrote:The prices for rum shots and cans of coke were clearly on the menu. We ordered several of each (I think coke was a dollar and shots were maybe $1.50).

We get the bill and it's much larger that it should be. First they pay stupid, then finally say, "This new price. We not update menu yet."

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We paid the menu price and left while exchanging colorful words in Khmer.
This is why I recommend carrying the correct change with you. You can't get overcharged or short changed if you have the correct money. This is pretty common and I only insist on paying the menu price if it's a tourist place. Khmers have no respect for the written word and will rarely update or remove inaccurate menus or posters.
Scarier than malaria.
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That feeling when you take a local girl to a nice subdued ambient restaurant for a meal and she has a ten minute conversation on her phone at an Asian 120 decibels completely unaware of her racket affecting every other diner within a bulls roar. :o
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