Yikes,it's the gripes !
Yikes,it's the gripes !
I'm moving to PP in 2 months. I have lived in SE Asia for 25 years so I am well aware of the merits and downsides that cities or coastal towns offer. I was just wondering. For you, the long term expats in PP or Snooky, what is the one thing that annoys you most about where you live?
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juansweetpotato
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I could give you a loooong list, but to distill it down to just one thing? I'm still thinking....bobsboots wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2017 12:18 am I'm moving to PP in 2 months. I have lived in SE Asia for 25 years so I am well aware of the merits and downsides that cities or coastal towns offer. I was just wondering. For you, the long term expats in PP or Snooky, what is the one thing that annoys you most about where you live?
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It's a tough question, I know. In Jakarta it would probably be the gridlocked traffic.
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I've heard a lot of bad stories about that over the years. Never been there myself. Is it only at rush hour? Or throughout the day?
I hated it when there were Moto jams in Vietnam, and everyone kept their engines running even when not moving at all for 30 mins. You could really taste the monoxide poisoning your lungs. PP is a breeze compared to that, especially when you work out the best routes.
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No, it happens all the time all over the city and Jakarta is at least 20 kms west to east. Worse during rush hour. Even worse when it rains. Took 3 hours the other night in a taxi to travel 10kms
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Re: Yikes,it's the gripes !
Add to that the estimated 6 million motorcycles here as well.juansweetpotato wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:03 amI've heard a lot of bad stories about that over the years. Never been there myself. Is it only at rush hour? Or throughout the day?
I hated it when there were Moto jams in Vietnam, and everyone kept their engines running even when not moving at all for 30 mins. You could really taste the monoxide poisoning your lungs. PP is a breeze compared to that, especially when you work out the best routes.
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Re: Yikes,it's the gripes !
gripes...
PP... Rush hour Traffic, no beaches, no places to 'escape', not rural enough (im not a big city guy)
SHV... Not enough to do, you end up doing the same shit a lot
both have their pros n cons tbh
PP... Rush hour Traffic, no beaches, no places to 'escape', not rural enough (im not a big city guy)
SHV... Not enough to do, you end up doing the same shit a lot
both have their pros n cons tbh
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Re: Yikes,it's the gripes !
Phnom Pehn
its a busy congested city and to far from a beach
Shv,
the amount of ripoffs and general attitude of locals towards Barangs, and as Jamie said, outside of sitting on the beach and drinking at night, not much to do, Poor choice of food and shopping
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its a busy congested city and to far from a beach
Shv,
the amount of ripoffs and general attitude of locals towards Barangs, and as Jamie said, outside of sitting on the beach and drinking at night, not much to do, Poor choice of food and shopping
- for cambodia, if used to western things in Thailand, they will ALL ( except getting drunk) cost ya more
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The 'driving', if one could call it that.
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Hmmmm.
Khmers using mayonnaise instead of cheese.
Horrible beer that taistes like metal/tomato.
Expat forums that have a lot of members who cannot handle other people thought oppinions .
Western women who are snotty and stuck up.
Khmer women demanding money for sex.
Expats who think they are higher up in some mind of heirachy because they live in Cambodia .
Bad food.
Too hot weather.
Dust.
Exhaustion.
There's nothing to do but drink beer.
Khmers using mayonnaise instead of cheese.
Horrible beer that taistes like metal/tomato.
Expat forums that have a lot of members who cannot handle other people thought oppinions .
Western women who are snotty and stuck up.
Khmer women demanding money for sex.
Expats who think they are higher up in some mind of heirachy because they live in Cambodia .
Bad food.
Too hot weather.
Dust.
Exhaustion.
There's nothing to do but drink beer.
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