Australian Expat's TukTuk Stolen Last Night in Phnom Penh: $500 Reward
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sounds like youre going to have just as big a headache hereRonny wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:14 pm Ok guys, I get it. I just never heard of anyone using a tuk tuk for anything other than a taxi service. I'm beginning to understand that Cambodia is fundamentally different than Thailand in several ways and I'll learn as I go. About Cambodia not being overly regulated, I think that's a good thing. Here in Thailand there's always a certain pressure I feel when I go out in public because I feel like almost all the Thais I meet are exploitive and looking for any reason to take a buck or two off of me. Maybe it's paranoia to a certain extent but it seems like you have to be careful about every single thing you do here and it takes its toll on you mentally. It would be nice to be able to sit back a chill without worrying about "stepping on someone's toes", so to speak. Thais smile a lot, but from my experience, they can become aggressive quite easily if they feel slighted or feel they have "lost face". Are the Khmers that way?
you should relax a little, you do sound a little paranoid
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Re: Australian Expat's TukTuk Stolen Last Night in Phnom Penh: $500 Reward
Now now, Jamie. Let's not rush to judge people. It's just that moving to another country is a big step for me so I want as much information as I can get. Chances are that if or when I move to Cambodia, after a week or two, I'll sit back and laugh at how easy it was to make the adjustment. And if the Khmers are anything at all like the Thais then it will be a breeze for me. The only problem will be learning the Khmer language. It took me about 8 months to learn to read, write and speak Thai comfortably (I did study about 6 hours a day, though) and I expect that it won't even take me that long with Khmer. We'll just have to see how it goes.
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If there were no migrant workers in thailand
1.construction would cease
2,the fishing industry would die
3. the large factories would need shut down
Ronny; i dont feel at all like the thais are trying to make a buck off of me, and the few restrictions they have in place regarding visas dont bother me at all,
after all if they were not in place, most of the expats in Cambodia would move to Thailand...
1.construction would cease
2,the fishing industry would die
3. the large factories would need shut down
Ronny; i dont feel at all like the thais are trying to make a buck off of me, and the few restrictions they have in place regarding visas dont bother me at all,
after all if they were not in place, most of the expats in Cambodia would move to Thailand...
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If you can manage Thai, Khmer will be no problem unless you start crossing Thai and Khmer words together, which I have that problem with Khmer and Vietnamese.
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PhuketRichard, it could be because I live in an industrial area (In Thai we call it Siang Gong) where almost all the people are Chinese and it is very intense and highly competitive here. And because of my family business, I have to interact with Chinese merchants and other people all the time so it's very hectic most of the time. I wasn't really knocking Thai people in general, but as we both know, there are many out there such as policemen who obviously are looking for $$$. And since I drive a lot, I encounter a lot of these policemen who want there "tea money" for driving 100 km/h in a 80 km/h zone. I imagine that since you live in Phuket things are much more laid back so our situations are very different.
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GPS trackers are so cheap, such a shame they didn't have one.
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Tuk tuks are cheap too. Just buy another one.
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For the record, Stroppy Chops has the most comfortable tuk-tuk in Cambodia, and he's not that bad of a driver, although I'm sure Mrs. Stroppy Chops will learn him better.
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I'm fairly confident I saw this tuktuk around TTP this afternoon, outside Kilik Bakery.
Also, for those who know our small three-wheeled Chinese tuktuk ("Little Bee"), we sold it recently to another, younger, more handsome bearded gentleman and his family, so if you think you're waving to me and wondering at the odd reaction, it's not me.
Also, for those who know our small three-wheeled Chinese tuktuk ("Little Bee"), we sold it recently to another, younger, more handsome bearded gentleman and his family, so if you think you're waving to me and wondering at the odd reaction, it's not me.
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