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- Tue Apr 30, 2024 4:51 pm
- Forum: General Chatter
- Topic: Has living in Cambodia become 'normalised' for you?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1610
Re: Has living in Cambodia become 'normalised' for you?
Of course. If I did anything in the west like I do here, I likely go to prison for the rest of my life. That's what separate what's normal for the west and what's normal for the east. It like Oil and water. Both cultures dont mix. What could you possibly do here that isn't a problem but would get y...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:56 pm
- Forum: General Chatter
- Topic: Heat
- Replies: 12
- Views: 426
Re: Heat
Hotter than last year, which was hotter than the year before. It is deeply unpleasant. I am never doing Mar-Apr-May again (I think I said this last year). This time I'm serious. Anyway, I'm off to chilly London town in a few days, so I am out of the frying pan and into the fridge. Spend a week week...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:42 pm
- Forum: General Chatter
- Topic: Heat
- Replies: 12
- Views: 426
Re: Heat
Let's just hope there won't be many power outages this year.. We had a two hour power outage this morning. Today's temperature is 41 degrees (so far, max predicted of 42) feeling like 46. Pretty steamy. And that's at an altitude of well over 300M in the Northeast in the countryside. Mobile aircons ...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:17 am
- Forum: Newsworthy
- Topic: Farewell to an Era: Phnom Penh International Airport Set to Shut Down to Make Way for New Airport Next Year
- Replies: 64
- Views: 8777
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:16 am
- Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
- Topic: Customs declaration at Phnom Penh Int. Airport
- Replies: 8
- Views: 401
Re: Customs declaration at Phnom Penh Int. Airport
I checked the government website. Rules are provided however, they are very vague. Can someone help me clarify the following. Customs formality on arrival Goods worth the equivalent to or greater than US$100 shall be subjected to pay customs duties and taxes. If the customs value of goods is in exc...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:41 pm
- Forum: General Chatter
- Topic: What's your rent-to-income ratio? Poll.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 481
Re: What's your rent-to-income ratio? Poll.
I have answered based on rent alone, but I don't really think of it in terms of just rent. My electricity bill can be almost as high as my rent, so when budgeting, I think of the two as one single expense. dam, either really cheap rent and 5 air cons, 5 fridges++ running 24/7 OR VERY high rent and ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:57 pm
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1043
Re: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
Online and books can be useful but only as a supplement to daily use of the language. I reckon about practical usage 70% and 30% study (online or by book) to pick up the language well. I’ve had friends who picked up a functional level of language without ever looking at a book, and have had others ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:57 am
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1043
Re: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
A couple of things I worked out pretty quickly is that consonants seem to fall into two categories. Those that end with an ' awww ' sound and those that end with an ' owe / oh' sound. These Oh and awe sounds are only used when reading the alphabet, and they do indeed have a function to distinguish ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:48 am
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1043
Re: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
A couple of things I worked out pretty quickly is that consonants seem to fall into two categories. Those that end with an ' awww ' sound and those that end with an ' owe / oh' sound. These Oh and awe sounds are only used when reading the alphabet, and they do indeed have a function to distinguish ...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:45 pm
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1043
Re: Best Online Resources for learning Khmer
Speaking Thai when I came here never helped me , I would have thought it would . I always wondered if Learning from a thai teacher might help but it’s too late for me now Some of the words are the same , but not enough .. and you also need to learn to read - I can read thai but it’s not helpful her...