Cambodian tourism will be the “new Thailand”

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Re: Cambodian tourism will be the “new Thailand”

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The lack of the "Sanook Factor" is the reason why no other Southeast Asian country can become the "new Thailand".

This doesn't just include go-go bars, "lady night", dating, going out, etc. but the whole attitude and lifestyle of Thailand and the constant possibility of experiencing something new and unexpected, which is a phenomenon that visitors can palpably feel.

The Laos have a bit of "muan" but they're much more inhibited and repressed. I never felt it in Cambodia, where "death" seems to be the main theme nor in Vietnam, which seems to lack any kind of fizz.

Of course, Thailand has a lost a lot of that fun feeling but visiting there can at least still be an adventure.
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Re: Cambodian tourism will be the “new Thailand”

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Cambodia will in no way be the next Thailand. Have you been to the beach at Sihanoukville? Open sewers into the water, Chinese people shitting on the beach, disgusting food. Dream on....
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Re: Cambodian tourism will be the “new Thailand”

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sigmoid wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:57 pm ..nor in Vietnam, which seems to lack any kind of jizz...
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Re: Cambodian tourism will be the “new Thailand”

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techietraveller84 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 24, 2022 11:57 pm people still think Cambodia hasn't recovered from Pol Pot.
But did they ?
I don't think so.
Check out the 60's videos, try convince me this is the natural legacy of the Pearl of Asia when walking around Pp nowadays...^^
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