I once asked someone in Cambodia if he had ever been to Bangkok and he laughed and said no like it was a ridiculous question he said he had no money.

I have been thinking . . . have most Cambodians even been to Angkor Wat? Or is that something that they can't afford or don't spend the time and money to do?

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The entry to the Angkor Wat park is free for Cambodians, but not everyone has enough money to make the trip to Siem Reap or to pay for a place to stay.
If you ask most Cambodians I think they would all like to go there at least once. ( That's the opinion I got based on people I know - I haven't asked "most Cambodians".)
I went there once with a Khmer friend who had never been there before. It was fun. He was blown away and took about 100 selfies to post to his friends.

Anchor Moy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 20, 2021 1:44 am The entry to the Angkor Wat park is free for Cambodians, but not everyone has enough money to make the trip to Siem Reap or to pay for a place to stay.
If you ask most Cambodians I think they would all like to go there at least once. ( That's the opinion I got based on people I know - I haven't asked "most Cambodians".)
I went there once with a Khmer friend who had never been there before. It was fun. He was blown away and took about 100 selfies to post to his friends.

I've never believed the old ot mien lot excuse.
I think it also means, I'm not interested, I can't be bothered or I'd rather spend the money on a new iPhone.
Maybe?.

I took a prostitute who I met at Heart Of Darkness there. She had been before. Hope this helps you come to a conclusion.

Khmu Nation wrote:I took a prostitute who I met at Heart Of Darkness there. She had been before. Hope this helps you come to a conclusion.

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I have never met a Cambodian who did not want to go to Angkor Wat, and I think its fair to say that most Cambodians have either been to or want to visit Angkor Wat. Obviously I have not met "most Cambodians" and the only way to tell for sure would be to have a national survey. Angkor Wat is after all the symbol of their country and there is a lot of national pride in it. Some go there regularly during their holidays. I think also there is a lot of disquiet about this proposal to build an Entertainment City so close to Angkor Wat - even to me it seems disrespectful. Personally I do not see why they could not it build over on the Eastern side towards the new airport.

I’ve known rural Cambodians who have not been to Angkor Wat.

Also I’ve had what seems like a dozen Khmer tell me they haven’t been somewhere only to later see old photos of them in those destinations years before. Or they let it slip later that they had visited. A lot of Cambodians when asked will tell you they have never visited a place with the hopes that you will take them.

If you are British, have you been to the tower of London? The same can be said for a French man, have you been to the Eiffel Tower?