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Re: What khmer in general doesn't know about westerner?

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Captain Steve Rogers » Mon Jul 13, 2015 1:40 am
To answer your question you would have to read about my stance on what I think about SOME Khmer people. Khmer people can be ignorant and arrogant to a lot of things which is hard to determine what are their weak points. Although one particular problem I had with SOME Khmer people was that they are too proud to admit their mistakes and that I'm sure pisses everybody off. While I do understand the concept of saving face it's just a moronic way of thinking things.

Even Jeremy Clarkson thinks Americans are stupid
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Samouth, one example from real life. I work with one woman who perhaps thinks that she has to scream all the time because everyone else is deaf. She works PT for an estate agent. Today I showed her a property for sale overseas, and she commented that it's more expensive than Cambodia, they should buy here. I tried to explain that value is also dependent on location, infrastructure etc, and in that particular case, the property overseas is better value.

She responded by asking me why I live here. I asked he what she meant, and she said that if I hate it here so much why don't I leave? I explained that she had completely misunderstood me, the comparison between 2 properties has to involve certain things other than price. I asked her where she would rather live, on Norodom or on Veng Sreng St.

She then told me she was going to speak to her uncle who is in the police, and bad things could happen.

There are those that take offence too easily, and confuse a comparison with criticism. That is the first part. The second problem is that so many think that any hint criticism (even when no criticism was made or intended) should be punishable by death and that is the duty of the police, not prevention of crime.
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vladimir wrote:Samouth, one example from real life. I work with one woman who perhaps thinks that she has to scream all the time because everyone else is deaf. She works PT for an estate agent. Today I showed her a property for sale overseas, and she commented that it's more expensive than Cambodia, they should buy here. I tried to explain that value is also dependent on location, infrastructure etc, and in that particular case, the property overseas is better value.

She responded by asking me why I live here. I asked he what she meant, and she said that if I hate it here so much why don't I leave? I explained that she had completely misunderstood me, the comparison between 2 properties has to involve certain things other than price. I asked her where she would rather live, on Norodom or on Veng Sreng St.

She then told me she was going to speak to her uncle who is in the police, and bad things could happen.

Silly me, I thought that pol Pot was dead. There are those that take offence too easily, and confuse a comparison with criticism. That is the first part. The second problem is that so many think that any hint criticism (even when no criticism was made or intended) should be punishable by death and that is the duty of the police, not prevention of crime.

Samouth, please educate this stupid woman.
Poor you Vladimir.
As we always discussed here about it. Many Cambodians are really sensitive and they get offended so easily especially when it comes to constructive criticism. I rather leave than trying to explain people who think they are better and know more than me on any topics that they are absolutely clueless.

I wonder if one doesn't really understand some small thing about real estate, how come she got a job at real estate company. It is absolutely true that the price of real estate depends on location, infrastructure and the equality of the structure.

Do you think she would believe you that she could buy a big house or mansion in the USA for small money in some states in the US.

My uncle first lived in Washington state when he arrived in the United State. Recently he moved to TN and run a Donuts shop. His shop is really big and he bought it for only 40K USD. He can't really get the same size of shop here in Phnom Penh for the same amount of money.
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Personal notice, Most of Cambodians always underestimated that all westerners are big spender. :facepalm: Actually this is not true, i sometime felt like i spent more then westerner when travelling. :(
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I'm broke and have no money
I'll give ya 500 Riel for it...
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Sir_Quality_U_Feel wrote:I'm broke and have no money
Ok serious advise, go and drop your CV at any schools. I guarantee you at lest get 1000 USD per month since you are a native speaker of English. :lol:
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Samouth wrote:
Sir_Quality_U_Feel wrote:I'm broke and have no money
Ok serious advise, go and drop your CV at any schools. I guarantee you at lest get 1000 USD per month since you are a native speaker of English. Image
I make over $1500 per month, which is peanuts.
I'll give ya 500 Riel for it...
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Hey, if you consider it peanuts, give it to me.

I get quite a bit less and have a 14-year old kid to look after as well.

You need to cut down on stuff if 2 of you can't live on 1500, imo.
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Sir_Quality_U_Feel wrote:
Samouth wrote:
Sir_Quality_U_Feel wrote:I'm broke and have no money
Ok serious advise, go and drop your CV at any schools. I guarantee you at lest get 1000 USD per month since you are a native speaker of English. Image
I make over $1500 per month, which is peanuts.
If i ever make that amount i would be really rich and would have saved enough to make a trip to European countries. That's is such a lot of money. That is such a really good money sir.
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AVERAGE $1,200- $1,500 is break even for 2 people ( if at least one is a westerner) in se asia
u wouldn't save a dime

to enjoy Europe u need budget $300++/day
thats what i did when i took my daughter to Paris, Amsterdam and Athens for 16 days back in 20008!!

I wouldn't get out of bed for under $1,000/month
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