I always thought it was about living life slowly and not getting too stressed out about the little things.

Thailand already taught me to make sure they are really female

to be blessed beeing born in a rich country.

Patience

I think when I first started going to Cambodia I mistook people I was first meeting as actual friends. People asking to borrow money or buy drinks or do favors for.

Later would realize it. My long time friends wouldn't even ask for some of the things these people were asking me for. I didn't connect it at first

Not in a particular order :

1- You are your own safeguard / parapet. Just look around you.
2- Westerners & Chineses can be worse than locals.
3- Don't genocide.
4- Never underestimate the local greed. People get murdered for little things.
5- Click your fucking helmet.
6- Don't try meth.
7- Don't push it on local pride and revenge feelings. They are off the charts here.
8- Visas loopholes do exist, and if the Immigration can't prove you did wrong, you can get a pass without paying anything. Prepare your case to be thoroughly checked, though.
9- If you plan to let your teenager / young adult go for holidays here by himself or some same age friends for the first time-> nope, let's pick an another country. Later, son, for this one.

I learned before in Indonesia what is about asia, but Cambodia have these little specifics to care about, where occurences and stats are pushed a bit high, but as i am cautious, all was fine for me here. As it was in Indonesia.

Oh :
10- I can actually enjoy beer, just the one, in a frozen glass, after a hard day of work, when the temperature is around 40. It is actually close enough to heaven. Sometimes up to two beers ! I'm so glad not to have picked an habit out of it though.

Nice guys come last.

Don't trust anyone

Ghostwriter wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:19 pm Not in a particular order :

1- You are your own safeguard / parapet. Just look around you.
2- Westerners & Chineses can be worse than locals.
3- Don't genocide.
4- Never underestimate the local greed. People get murdered for little things.
5- Click your fucking helmet.
6- Don't try meth.
7- Don't push it on local pride and revenge feelings. They are off the charts here.
8- Visas loopholes do exist, and if the Immigration can't prove you did wrong, you can get a pass without paying anything. Prepare your case to be thoroughly checked, though.
9- If you plan to let your teenager / young adult go for holidays here by himself or some same age friends for the first time-> nope, let's pick an another country. Later, son, for this one.

I learned before in Indonesia what is about asia, but Cambodia have these little specifics to care about, where occurences and stats are pushed a bit high, but as i am cautious, all was fine for me here. As it was in Indonesia.

So why Cambodia?

DankSinatra wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:19 pm Nice guys come last.

Don't trust anyone

Same to you. Why Cambodia if you can't trust anyone?

Ok a little bit dark so far but good answers

Kammekor wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:30 pm
So why Cambodia?

Why what ? Why did i came here ?
French school for my son, work opportunities, better food (imported), and a change of country with some points about ethnics, culture, behaviors, that relate to Indonesia, for me.
I feel ok with the people of south east asia.
Damn, i even married one.
And i always wanted to see Angkor Wat since i saw it on tv when i was a kid, so, that's done, great memories.