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- Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:06 pm
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Is paying a bride price a good idea in Cambodian culture?
- Replies: 66
- Views: 26883
Re: Is paying a bride price a good idea in Cambodian culture?
You're not paying for a bride, you merely reimburse the cost her parents spent to raise her and make you pick her. But they also raised their sons, didn't they? https://universelles.net/2017/07/25/chbab-srey-the-way-to-be-the-perfect-cambodian-woman/ It might be the reason (or not). Any "chbab...
- Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:51 pm
- Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
- Topic: Is paying a bride price a good idea in Cambodian culture?
- Replies: 66
- Views: 26883
Re: Is paying a bride price a good idea in Cambodian culture?
You're not paying for a bride, you merely reimburse the cost her parents spent to raise her and make you pick her. And it also looks good when you're on your knees the whole day while people cut your hair and spray with low cost perfume. Also the more you give, the more value you give to her and her...
- Fri Jul 03, 2020 4:46 pm
- Forum: Newsworthy
- Topic: Village Chief Accused of Burning Woman Alive After Sex Tryst
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5455
Re: Village Chief Accused of Burning Woman Alive After Sex Tryst
Share details about those unbelievable gossip ? :please: I’m going to assume that this is a serious question. Here’s a bunch of them, just off the top of my head. Missus is a girl on the side (srey khmin) and the wife is in Phnom Penh. Despite the fact that she lives in Phnom Penh. Missus is a seco...
- Thu Jul 02, 2020 2:50 pm
- Forum: Newsworthy
- Topic: Village Chief Accused of Burning Woman Alive After Sex Tryst
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5455
Re: Village Chief Accused of Burning Woman Alive After Sex Tryst
I also wonder about how village people manage to have secret affairs, when you know that there are very few secrets in Cambodian villages. There are less than few secrets in the villages. The villagers invent unbelievable gossip all the time. Usually about me. Poor lady. She didn’t deserve such a p...
- Thu Jul 02, 2020 2:46 pm
- Forum: Newsworthy
- Topic: Nanny Caught Pick-Pocketing iPhone
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1803
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:47 am
- Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
- Topic: Gold, Platin, diamonds
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9257
Re: Gold, Platin, diamonds
Is the store in Russei Keo the one that people often refer to as the Vietnamese place that is good to buy gold because their standard is recognized outside of Cambodia? I made a mistake about the big shop. It is farther up Road 5 than Russei Keo. It is named Dana Try or Try Dana. It is in Preaek Pn...
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:47 am
- Forum: General Chatter
- Topic: Sweden withdraws bilateral assistance to Cambodia
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5230
Re: Sweden withdraws bilateral assistance to Cambodia
Sweden was really successful in supporting the General Department of Taxation of Cambodia though.
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:44 am
- Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
- Topic: Obtaining citizenship by descent.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5598
Re: Obtaining citizenship by descent.
Everything will be easier if your mom can still speak Khmer and if you do speak some.
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:39 am
- Forum: Newsworthy
- Topic: Man Arrested for Stealing Porsche Panamera Plates
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2168
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:44 am
- Forum: Newsworthy
- Topic: Man Arrested for Stealing Porsche Panamera Plates
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2168
Re: Man Arrested for Stealing Porsche Panamera Plates
Why would you steal a car's plate ?