Many young African men in Phnom Penh these days?
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Many young African men in Phnom Penh these days?
Now this is not meant to be a racist threat or anything like that but I am just very curious as to something I have noticed in Phnom Penh after staying here for a few weeks now.
There are lots of African males, mostly young, around and I really wonder what it is that they are doing here. I have been to Africa myself in the past and find them to be a little...weird? They certainly don't fit the mold of "wealthy African" travelling around SEA and seem more like street hustlers to me.
They obviously aren't tourists so how do they make money here? I have noticed they often hang around in groups or have Khmer girlfriends (often old).
People told me they sell drugs, is that really all it is? Why is this tolerated here?
There are lots of African males, mostly young, around and I really wonder what it is that they are doing here. I have been to Africa myself in the past and find them to be a little...weird? They certainly don't fit the mold of "wealthy African" travelling around SEA and seem more like street hustlers to me.
They obviously aren't tourists so how do they make money here? I have noticed they often hang around in groups or have Khmer girlfriends (often old).
People told me they sell drugs, is that really all it is? Why is this tolerated here?
Re: Many young African men in Phnom Penh these days?
There were lots of African males in Thailand, footballers or trainers, do you think they may be doing the same occupation here?
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Re: Many young African men in Phnom Penh these days?
They have gotten a bad rep as there are some bad apples (same as westerners/Chinese), but they work a multitude of jobs. Many own businesses, coach football, and so forth. There actually aren't that many of them, but they're overrepresented in a few select neighbourhoods. Perhaps it's because of where you live it appears like there are a lot. Also, keep in mind that many you see might not even be African...
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Re: Many young African men in Phnom Penh these days?
There's African females here too broBraveMM1990 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:29 pm Now this is not meant to be a racist threat or anything like that but I am just very curious as to something I have noticed in Phnom Penh after staying here for a few weeks now.
There are lots of African males, mostly young, around and I really wonder what it is that they are doing here. I have been to Africa myself in the past and find them to be a little...weird? They certainly don't fit the mold of "wealthy African" travelling around SEA and seem more like street hustlers to me.
They obviously aren't tourists so how do they make money here? I have noticed they often hang around in groups or have Khmer girlfriends (often old).
People told me they sell drugs, is that really all it is? Why is this tolerated here?
There are Africans of all shapes, sizes, nationalities and colours here
Like any other group of expats some are highly successful, some are scraping the bottom of the barrel, some are legitimate immigrants and some are criminals
What part of Phnom Penh do you hang around in?
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I used to stay at Urban Village in the past now Russian Market. Especially at Urban Village it's crazy how many Africans there are. More than white people or at least equal. Always males in their 20s or 30s looking broke ... How do they even afford to stay there is what I am wondering.Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 1:38 pmThere's African females here too broBraveMM1990 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:29 pm Now this is not meant to be a racist threat or anything like that but I am just very curious as to something I have noticed in Phnom Penh after staying here for a few weeks now.
There are lots of African males, mostly young, around and I really wonder what it is that they are doing here. I have been to Africa myself in the past and find them to be a little...weird? They certainly don't fit the mold of "wealthy African" travelling around SEA and seem more like street hustlers to me.
They obviously aren't tourists so how do they make money here? I have noticed they often hang around in groups or have Khmer girlfriends (often old).
People told me they sell drugs, is that really all it is? Why is this tolerated here?
There are Africans of all shapes, sizes, nationalities and colours here
Like any other group of expats some are highly successful, some are scraping the bottom of the barrel, some are legitimate immigrants and some are criminals
What part of Phnom Penh do you hang around in?
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Re: Many young African men in Phnom Penh these days?
Buy them a beer and ask them if you are so curiousBraveMM1990 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 1:42 pmI used to stay at Urban Village in the past now Russian Market. Especially at Urban Village it's crazy how many Africans there are. More than white people or at least equal. Always males in their 20s or 30s looking broke ... How do they even afford to stay there is what I am wondering.Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 1:38 pmThere's African females here too broBraveMM1990 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:29 pm Now this is not meant to be a racist threat or anything like that but I am just very curious as to something I have noticed in Phnom Penh after staying here for a few weeks now.
There are lots of African males, mostly young, around and I really wonder what it is that they are doing here. I have been to Africa myself in the past and find them to be a little...weird? They certainly don't fit the mold of "wealthy African" travelling around SEA and seem more like street hustlers to me.
They obviously aren't tourists so how do they make money here? I have noticed they often hang around in groups or have Khmer girlfriends (often old).
People told me they sell drugs, is that really all it is? Why is this tolerated here?
There are Africans of all shapes, sizes, nationalities and colours here
Like any other group of expats some are highly successful, some are scraping the bottom of the barrel, some are legitimate immigrants and some are criminals
What part of Phnom Penh do you hang around in?
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Re: Many young African men in Phnom Penh these days?
Go to other areas (well, at least pre-Covid) and they would have been full of white males in their 20's or 30's looking broke. And parts of Riverside are full of white males in their 50's or 6 60's looking broke....BraveMM1990 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 1:42 pmI used to stay at Urban Village in the past now Russian Market. Especially at Urban Village it's crazy how many Africans there are. More than white people or at least equal. Always males in their 20s or 30s looking broke ... How do they even afford to stay there is what I am wondering.Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 1:38 pmThere's African females here too broBraveMM1990 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:29 pm Now this is not meant to be a racist threat or anything like that but I am just very curious as to something I have noticed in Phnom Penh after staying here for a few weeks now.
There are lots of African males, mostly young, around and I really wonder what it is that they are doing here. I have been to Africa myself in the past and find them to be a little...weird? They certainly don't fit the mold of "wealthy African" travelling around SEA and seem more like street hustlers to me.
They obviously aren't tourists so how do they make money here? I have noticed they often hang around in groups or have Khmer girlfriends (often old).
People told me they sell drugs, is that really all it is? Why is this tolerated here?
There are Africans of all shapes, sizes, nationalities and colours here
Like any other group of expats some are highly successful, some are scraping the bottom of the barrel, some are legitimate immigrants and some are criminals
What part of Phnom Penh do you hang around in?
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Of course, but it's obvious why they are here ... The (west) Africans however are probably not here for a vacation and I don't think they are here for paid sex either. Although I have seen plenty of broke looking Africans with rich-looking women so it seems like some of them are here for that, although the roles are reversed.hanno wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 2:19 pmGo to other areas (well, at least pre-Covid) and they would have been full of white males in their 20's or 30's looking broke. And parts of Riverside are full of white males in their 50's or 6 60's looking broke....BraveMM1990 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 1:42 pmI used to stay at Urban Village in the past now Russian Market. Especially at Urban Village it's crazy how many Africans there are. More than white people or at least equal. Always males in their 20s or 30s looking broke ... How do they even afford to stay there is what I am wondering.Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 1:38 pmThere's African females here too broBraveMM1990 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:29 pm Now this is not meant to be a racist threat or anything like that but I am just very curious as to something I have noticed in Phnom Penh after staying here for a few weeks now.
There are lots of African males, mostly young, around and I really wonder what it is that they are doing here. I have been to Africa myself in the past and find them to be a little...weird? They certainly don't fit the mold of "wealthy African" travelling around SEA and seem more like street hustlers to me.
They obviously aren't tourists so how do they make money here? I have noticed they often hang around in groups or have Khmer girlfriends (often old).
People told me they sell drugs, is that really all it is? Why is this tolerated here?
There are Africans of all shapes, sizes, nationalities and colours here
Like any other group of expats some are highly successful, some are scraping the bottom of the barrel, some are legitimate immigrants and some are criminals
What part of Phnom Penh do you hang around in?
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Re: Many young African men in Phnom Penh these days?
Ok, go ahead with the stereotype. Why are they here?BraveMM1990 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 2:49 pmOf course, but it's obvious why they are here ... The (west) Africans however are probably not here for a vacation and I don't think they are here for paid sex either. Although I have seen plenty of broke looking Africans with rich-looking women so it seems like some of them are here for that, although the roles are reversed.
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