wonder how many western guys come here thinking KoW is the holy grail then realised that perhaps beer ,hookers and living on a bar stool can quite quickly turn into an empty wallet a chronic hangover.

Saigonbucket wrote:I more mean to say to the noobs and proper alcoholics in KoW who are just existing in the country with no job, routine , places to be , people to meet , hobbies, life outside of drinking cheap alcohol.

my decisions changed about living back in SR when I saw a new breed of barangs hanging on soksan rd at 5am drinking the flat, warm leftover dregs and fighting over the last rancid ladyboy / sketchy hooker in the bar.

Duncan wrote: ↑Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:14 pm Well I have to admit there are times when I just want to get out of the country to somewhere that does not have so many problems. Then I think , where can I go . I'm too old to start all over again and besides the only family I have ever had are here. To tell the truth, I would miss the kids and I would feel as if I had deserted them and let them down, so it's a matter of putting up with all the bad shit in exchange for the good. I guess whats really missing in my life is a good companion / wife . They are so hard to find and the only lady I have met in my 13 plus years here that ticks all the boxes, is married .
They do say that the thrill is not at the destination , but the journey on the way to your destination , so I'll continue my journey searching at Wat Phnom and Riverside looking for that second lady that ticks all the boxes.

Anchor Moy wrote: ↑Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:20 pm @OP Are you happy OP ? You are not in the KOW anymore are you ? But are you any happier than before ? Some people are not happy anywhere. I don't think you can blame a country for your personal level of happiness.

It's been said before, but it's not true that all Cambodian expats live on barstools in Siem Reap. That may be your Cambodian experience, but you should stop imagining that everyone is like you.

my decisions changed about living back in SR when I saw a new breed of barangs hanging on soksan rd at 5am drinking the flat, warm leftover dregs and fighting over the last rancid ladyboy / sketchy hooker in the bar.

Enough said. Most of us don't have this problem, and if we do, then we know that it's not Cambodia that is at fault if we are wasted on Soksan Rd at 5am. Your choice.

Don't you see how ridiculous it is to be complaining about your own choices, when you are so privileged to even have a choice. Nobody is forcing you to hang out with 'rancid ladyboys' and cheap barangs in shitty bars. And even worse, you bitch about them.

Some posters here don't have a choice about living in Cambodia anymore, but they suck it up and make the best of what they've got. They make a life.That's what adults do.
You probably don't understand what I'm saying so never mind.

BTW, the answer to the OP question is yes. Mostly, but not always, just like IRL. Sometimes good, sometimes not