'... between Poi Sary and Koh Tang' - where is 'Poi Sary'?

In Hawaii, 'haole' - the word for a foreigner (the majority of the time a white foreigner) is considered derogatory/racist. How is barang/farang different? To assume a linguistic construct 20k km from here is the same here is naive. There wouldn't be an 'Ask the expats' section without the existenc...

In Hawaii, 'haole' - the word for a foreigner (the majority of the time a white foreigner) is considered derogatory/racist.

How is barang/farang different?

So boratey = foreigner, barang/farang means 'white French foreigner' and there's definitely no negative connotations in the usage of the latter, ever. Glad that's all cleared up.

PSD-Kiwi wrote: ↑Sat Sep 17, 2022 3:48 pm

Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Sat Sep 17, 2022 3:37 pm I sometimes correct people and tell them that I am not French, so not barang; I am boratey

Haha, I do exactly the same.

What does boratey mean?

sigmoid wrote: ↑Sat Sep 17, 2022 3:28 pm depends on the context

Could you elaborate on this please

Does 'barang/farang' have a negative connotation? What would be equivalent terms in English?

So is Kep still worth visiting? Or has it gone the way of Sihanoukville? (i.e. best avoided)

rozzieoz wrote: ↑Mon Aug 29, 2022 11:46 am Buy anything made in Australia, it will be the best.

Do you know where to buy Australian-made sunscreen in Phnom Penh?

Where can I buy decently-priced sunscreen which is also of decent quality in PP? (Water resistant sunscreen)