whats going on with Cambodian forums?
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whats going on with Cambodian forums?
i long for the old days of K440 an the early days here>
it was like Cambodia was, raw, exciting, nothing held back
Now all we get is weird ones posting stuff that always features themselves, ( welcome Walter Mitty) as the stars, others confident that their intelligence will show thru in their words & obvious trolls
Than OTOF the Anonymous fuckers posting, cause they dont want their posts linked to them
Bet KIR is turning over in his grave
As they say,
......you should have been here........"
carry on
it was like Cambodia was, raw, exciting, nothing held back
Now all we get is weird ones posting stuff that always features themselves, ( welcome Walter Mitty) as the stars, others confident that their intelligence will show thru in their words & obvious trolls
Than OTOF the Anonymous fuckers posting, cause they dont want their posts linked to them
Bet KIR is turning over in his grave
As they say,
......you should have been here........"
carry on
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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Re: whats going on with Cambodian forums?
Cambodia was a lot different in 2003 when that forum started. The country was not very developed and there were very few foreigners living here, and they a very different bunch than those who arrived much more recently. There was also no Facebook, the only other online source of information was Canby, Tales of Asia and Thorn Tree. The world has changed and there's no going back.phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 1:55 pm i long for the old days of K440 an the early days here>
it was like Cambodia was, raw, exciting, nothing held back
Silence, exile, and cunning.
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Re: whats going on with Cambodian forums?
And not only is it not going back to what it was 20 years ago, for it really to work I'd also have to be 20 years younger.
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Re: whats going on with Cambodian forums?
Most of us who were about 20+ years ago aren't tearing around trying to kill ourselves anymore - our attitudes and lifestyles have been reoriented. We've become stately refined bastions of society mellowing in older age so we might squeeze out an extra five years at the end of what must be a considerably reduced life span because of our earlier waywardness. Our contributions (and lack of them) on these forums, their sedateness or benign nature are representative of the tired subdued resigned old boots we've become.
And frankly, I'd much sooner place my exposed arse on a nest of particularly voracious ants than get involved in much of the expat giddyup and gobbledegook that forums offer. I'd just quite like to travel somewhere and a nice cup of tea.
And frankly, I'd much sooner place my exposed arse on a nest of particularly voracious ants than get involved in much of the expat giddyup and gobbledegook that forums offer. I'd just quite like to travel somewhere and a nice cup of tea.
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Re: whats going on with Cambodian forums?
This weekend I was in Phnom Penh, helped out an expat community, and met quite a few expats I never met before.phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 1:55 pm i long for the old days of K440 an the early days here>
it was like Cambodia was, raw, exciting, nothing held back
Now all we get is weird ones posting stuff that always features themselves, ( welcome Walter Mitty) as the stars, others confident that their intelligence will show thru in their words & obvious trolls
Than OTOF the Anonymous fuckers posting, cause they dont want their posts linked to them
Bet KIR is turning over in his grave
As they say,
......you should have been here........"
carry on
I would be surprised if any of them would use this (or the other) forum. They're all connected by FB and DM.
Re: whats going on with Cambodian forums?
MAYBE good moment to do statistics:
how old is the average CEO-member ???
i THINK 60 !!
how old is the average CEO-member ???
i THINK 60 !!
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Re: whats going on with Cambodian forums?
same year as my first thai wife>
that didn't end well
its not the age of the posters
its the ordinary live that most have led or live
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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Re: whats going on with Cambodian forums?
Every day is a gift for me ... I've died 3 times ... life is a gift.Kung-fu Hillbilly wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:50 pm Most of us who were about 20+ years ago aren't tearing around trying to kill ourselves anymore - our attitudes and lifestyles have been reoriented. We've become stately refined bastions of society mellowing in older age so we might squeeze out an extra five years at the end of what must be a considerably reduced life span because of our earlier waywardness. Our contributions (and lack of them) on these forums, their sedateness or benign nature are representative of the tired subdued resigned old boots we've become.
And frankly, I'd much sooner place my exposed arse on a nest of particularly voracious ants than get involved in much of the expat giddyup and gobbledegook that forums offer. I'd just quite like to travel somewhere and a nice cup of tea.
Re: whats going on with Cambodian forums?
Yes, but why does that surprise you?phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:03 pm its not the age of the posters
its the ordinary live that most have led or live
Moving to Southeast Asia doesn't require an adventurous spirit anymore, since mommy is only a WhatsApp video call away and can send emergency funds via Western Union online within minutes. So a lot more "ordinary" people come.
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