$1096 a month
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Re: $1096 a month
my brother's widow certainly did. quite a lotI dont think kids get anything if he dies nor does his wife
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Another question for the OP is what does he hate about living in public housing in the USA.
If he says that he hates living in public housing in the states because his neighbours piss in the stairwell and wake up at 5am every morning and sing karaoke, Cambodia may not be the place for him.
If he says that he hates living in public housing in the states because his neighbours piss in the stairwell and wake up at 5am every morning and sing karaoke, Cambodia may not be the place for him.
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maybe a singlewide in Florida will be a good place for me
or Arkansas.
live off catfish and venison
or Arkansas.
live off catfish and venison
Re: $1096 a month
Thanks for all the helpful information, Did someone say elderly? I don't want to be elderly! But if I stay here I'm going to be. I'm more like a kid than an old man in that i still want to be reckless and crazy but in a safer way, I do like that quote about the truth so true it is. I think I'm just going to sell what the wife and taxman didn't take from me and come to cambodia and live out my days.
Re: $1096 a month
Mark Frain on Google maps review has this to say about Central HospitalKuroneko wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2018 6:28 pmOnce you are in the hospital emergency services can be very good. I know that there are some places that are still sub standard, but to make a sweeping statement "Emergency services are crap in PP or non existent" is patently wrong. The problem at present is first response and getting the injured from a crash site to the centre of care. A&E at Central are very good, I have seen them operate and also been a recipient of care a number of times. I have run a hospital here and health services in Australia, I have also taught medics in the Army, so I know what a good level of care means.Pizzalover wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2018 5:29 pm
Emergency services are crap in PP or non existent. For the check up, fine, but the higher risk remains and the combination of humidity and heat is a killer. Not too many expats 75 and up here.
I don't want to get into an argument healthcare in Phnom Penh, I have good service, and a number of people I know do also, I am passing on information that could be of benefit to someone on limited resources. The op is new here and needs accurate information on the level standard and cost of health care available. There are people who can ill afford the cost, flying home or to Thailand to access care that is available here, because they listen to this "poor heath care in Cambodia myth", grown from the prevalence of broad sweeping and inaccurate statements trashing the health service.
When I arrived here over twenty years ago the state of the health service was poor, but it has progressed greatly and procedures unthinkable twenty years ago are now commonplace. However the perception of that service by many expats has remained static.
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Which is pretty much the exact opposite of my experience. I have never had a problem communicating with the doctors. they have a philippino nursing director and at least 3 Philippino nursing staff. I know people who have had babies there and use their heart clinic with no compaints at all. I use Centrqal for me and kids from the village. never had anything except excellent care from Khmer and Philipinno staff. 1 example. Took kid to hospital with bad cough. Saw the French speaking paediatrician, who we have seen before. he gave us some meds. Following day at 7pm kid 's cough was getting worse. they called the doctor at home and he came in within 30 minutes. Free consultation and stronger meds. I have been patched up after a bike accidents, my friends clumsy girlfriend has been patched up twice (pissed me off because they ony charge her $5 and me $20 but hey) and a third time with a deep cut in her foot. Every hospital is going to have off days and central is one of the places that people either swear by or swear at. I have had much worse treatment at Bangkok hospital in Thailand, and do not even get me started on the bloody NAtional health service and doctors that do not listen or speak English. I ws in intensive care for 2 weeks because a doctor missed pneumonia for 6 months!Abc123 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2018 1:40 pmMark Frain on Google maps review has this to say about Central HospitalKuroneko wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2018 6:28 pmOnce you are in the hospital emergency services can be very good. I know that there are some places that are still sub standard, but to make a sweeping statement "Emergency services are crap in PP or non existent" is patently wrong. The problem at present is first response and getting the injured from a crash site to the centre of care. A&E at Central are very good, I have seen them operate and also been a recipient of care a number of times. I have run a hospital here and health services in Australia, I have also taught medics in the Army, so I know what a good level of care means.Pizzalover wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2018 5:29 pm
Emergency services are crap in PP or non existent. For the check up, fine, but the higher risk remains and the combination of humidity and heat is a killer. Not too many expats 75 and up here.
I don't want to get into an argument healthcare in Phnom Penh, I have good service, and a number of people I know do also, I am passing on information that could be of benefit to someone on limited resources. The op is new here and needs accurate information on the level standard and cost of health care available. There are people who can ill afford the cost, flying home or to Thailand to access care that is available here, because they listen to this "poor heath care in Cambodia myth", grown from the prevalence of broad sweeping and inaccurate statements trashing the health service.
When I arrived here over twenty years ago the state of the health service was poor, but it has progressed greatly and procedures unthinkable twenty years ago are now commonplace. However the perception of that service by many expats has remained static.
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I honestly don't think it's enough, especially if you have medical issues which might need attention now and then.
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Another question for the OP is what does he hate about living in public housing in the USA.
If he says that he hates living in public housing in the states because his neighbours piss in the stairwell and wake up at 5am every morning and sing karaoke, Cambodia may not be the place for him. .....
My reply is my neighbors are really not the problem, even thou they are terrible people banging and stomping just to get a reaction from me, it's a game for them! The problem is the construction of the apt, and government officials coming to your home to inspect every 6 months, and having to fill out paperwork and a stupid manager the worst ever, And I can't afford to move anywhere else, life sucks here for me and the opportunity for me to better my life went down the drain years ago because of a criminal record, I had it all at one time just need a forest start, I'm a army veteran 73/79 so I do have the VA if I can get out of the country on my own when the time comes. By the way I'm from Oregun
If he says that he hates living in public housing in the states because his neighbours piss in the stairwell and wake up at 5am every morning and sing karaoke, Cambodia may not be the place for him. .....
My reply is my neighbors are really not the problem, even thou they are terrible people banging and stomping just to get a reaction from me, it's a game for them! The problem is the construction of the apt, and government officials coming to your home to inspect every 6 months, and having to fill out paperwork and a stupid manager the worst ever, And I can't afford to move anywhere else, life sucks here for me and the opportunity for me to better my life went down the drain years ago because of a criminal record, I had it all at one time just need a forest start, I'm a army veteran 73/79 so I do have the VA if I can get out of the country on my own when the time comes. By the way I'm from Oregun
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Re: $1096 a month
I think $1100/mth is enough for an occasional drinker, in good health, and no live in girlfriend.
If you don't have a financial buffer, say $10-20k or woteva, then you need health insurance. Arguably need it anyway.
For retirement, PP is a fail for me due to traffic and poor air quality. I'd look at somewhere like Kampot, which also has more affordable housing.
Have some hobbies to avoid the slippery slope.........
If you don't have a financial buffer, say $10-20k or woteva, then you need health insurance. Arguably need it anyway.
For retirement, PP is a fail for me due to traffic and poor air quality. I'd look at somewhere like Kampot, which also has more affordable housing.
Have some hobbies to avoid the slippery slope.........
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markus62 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2018 1:30 pm Thanks for all the helpful information, Did someone say elderly? I don't want to be elderly! But if I stay here I'm going to be. I'm more like a kid than an old man in that i still want to be reckless and crazy but in a safer way, I do like that quote about the truth so true it is. I think I'm just going to sell what the wife and taxman didn't take from me and come to cambodia and live out my days.
come to cambodia and live out my days.
we will be reading about ur "heart stopped death" in a few months...
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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