It´s not all bad..
It´s not all bad..
As we are all well aware Cambodia is a developing country and it has it´s problems . There are many aspects which, from a westerners point of view are strange , bewildering and sometimes shocking. Some things I hate and disagree with and yes , I know if I dont like it then I should leave , but regardless of this I remain because there are also many things which I love about KH and actually think some "developed " countries could learn from .
I´d like to ask what aspects of Cambodia and it´s culture would you miss if you left and /or other countries would benefit from if they took a leaf out of Camboda´s book ?
I´d like to ask what aspects of Cambodia and it´s culture would you miss if you left and /or other countries would benefit from if they took a leaf out of Camboda´s book ?
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I'll take "Bum gun" for 10 points, BenMrBen87 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:54 pm As we are all well aware Cambodia is a developing country and it has it´s problems . There are many aspects which, from a westerners point of view are strange , bewildering and sometimes shocking. Some things I hate and disagree with and yes , I know if I dont like it then I should leave , but regardless of this I remain because there are also many things which I love about KH and actually think some "developed " countries could learn from .
I´d like to ask what aspects of Cambodia and it´s culture would you miss if you left and /or other countries would benefit from if they took a leaf out of Camboda´s book ?
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Well, I wouldn’t say it has anything to do with the culture, but I miss the ease of going out drinking and jumping in a tuk tuk for next to nothing to get home at the end of the night.
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I've always felt that the bum gun is something that is hugely underrated. The problem with taking it to other countries though is that you need constant warm water. My friend, after spending some time in Thailand, wanted to put one in his apartment until it was pointed out to him that when you live in a place where the temperatures go way below freezing point in winter a bum gun isn't going to get much use. Nobody wants to blast freezing cold water up their freckle.Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 1:03 pmI'll take "Bum gun" for 10 points, BenMrBen87 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:54 pm As we are all well aware Cambodia is a developing country and it has it´s problems . There are many aspects which, from a westerners point of view are strange , bewildering and sometimes shocking. Some things I hate and disagree with and yes , I know if I dont like it then I should leave , but regardless of this I remain because there are also many things which I love about KH and actually think some "developed " countries could learn from .
I´d like to ask what aspects of Cambodia and it´s culture would you miss if you left and /or other countries would benefit from if they took a leaf out of Camboda´s book ?
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yes cold water more of a stun gun
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Not a one that is Cambodian specific, ( that is not in Thailand, Laos or Burma)MrBen87 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:54 pm As we are all well aware Cambodia is a developing country and it has it´s problems . There are many aspects which, from a westerners point of view are strange , bewildering and sometimes shocking. Some things I hate and disagree with and yes , I know if I dont like it then I should leave , but regardless of this I remain because there are also many things which I love about KH and actually think some "developed " countries could learn from .
I´d like to ask what aspects of Cambodia and it´s culture would you miss if you left and /or other countries would benefit from if they took a leaf out of Camboda´s book ?
cold climate? want a bum shot:
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I've known a few who have plumbed hot water pipes to use bum guns in Europe after leaving CambodiaRandom Dude wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 2:04 pmI've always felt that the bum gun is something that is hugely underrated. The problem with taking it to other countries though is that you need constant warm water. My friend, after spending some time in Thailand, wanted to put one in his apartment until it was pointed out to him that when you live in a place where the temperatures go way below freezing point in winter a bum gun isn't going to get much use. Nobody wants to blast freezing cold water up their freckle.Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 1:03 pmI'll take "Bum gun" for 10 points, BenMrBen87 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:54 pm As we are all well aware Cambodia is a developing country and it has it´s problems . There are many aspects which, from a westerners point of view are strange , bewildering and sometimes shocking. Some things I hate and disagree with and yes , I know if I dont like it then I should leave , but regardless of this I remain because there are also many things which I love about KH and actually think some "developed " countries could learn from .
I´d like to ask what aspects of Cambodia and it´s culture would you miss if you left and /or other countries would benefit from if they took a leaf out of Camboda´s book ?
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A happy medium for me would be between the complete lack of regulation here and the hyper regulation on things back "home" for me.
i.e. One time back "home" I ran out of gas in my car because of cracked fuel line. Fixed the line (cut the old end off, put the hose back on) but had no gas, so I picked up an empty oil container and went to the bus stop. Bus driver wouldn't let me on because "no flammable liquids" even though it was empty, so I walked an hour to the nearest gas station, but then I got stopped and wasn't allowed to buy gas unless into a "proper gas can", so I had to buy a "proper" gas can for like $20 just so I could make that hour long walk back to my stranded car, which then had a ticket on it because I wasn't supposed to have left it where it was.
Here, doesn't matter what container you have, so long as you have money for that and a tuk tuk, you're good to go.
i.e. One time back "home" I ran out of gas in my car because of cracked fuel line. Fixed the line (cut the old end off, put the hose back on) but had no gas, so I picked up an empty oil container and went to the bus stop. Bus driver wouldn't let me on because "no flammable liquids" even though it was empty, so I walked an hour to the nearest gas station, but then I got stopped and wasn't allowed to buy gas unless into a "proper gas can", so I had to buy a "proper" gas can for like $20 just so I could make that hour long walk back to my stranded car, which then had a ticket on it because I wasn't supposed to have left it where it was.
Here, doesn't matter what container you have, so long as you have money for that and a tuk tuk, you're good to go.
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Finland has bum guns.
I like the easy access to local transport, but with it comes people living on a very different position socially/monetarily.
I hate using taxis in the UK for the same reason I don’t bother getting a haircut there, anymore. Too expense, and not really worth the result.
Truth, though, is that there is little that’s unique to everyday Cambodia that I’d want to have anywhere else.
I like the easy access to local transport, but with it comes people living on a very different position socially/monetarily.
I hate using taxis in the UK for the same reason I don’t bother getting a haircut there, anymore. Too expense, and not really worth the result.
Truth, though, is that there is little that’s unique to everyday Cambodia that I’d want to have anywhere else.
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"Finland has bum guns."
It says a lot for their plumbing, or maybe just for their toughness.
Speaking for myself, when I turn on a hot tap or the shower I need to wait for the hot water to come through. If I had a bum gun here there's no way I'd be man enough to use it without running it for 10 or 20 seconds first because the water would be freezing.
It says a lot for their plumbing, or maybe just for their toughness.
Speaking for myself, when I turn on a hot tap or the shower I need to wait for the hot water to come through. If I had a bum gun here there's no way I'd be man enough to use it without running it for 10 or 20 seconds first because the water would be freezing.
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