whats going on with Cambodian forums?

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » 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

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:35 pm

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

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.

Stravaiger · Post by **Stravaiger** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:05 pm

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.

Kung-fu Hillbilly · Post by **Kung-fu Hillbilly** » 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.

Kammekor · Post by **Kammekor** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:55 pm

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

This weekend I was in Phnom Penh, helped out an expat community, and met quite a few expats I never met before.

I would be surprised if any of them would use this (or the other) forum. They're all connected by FB and DM.

Bongmab69 · Post by **Bongmab69** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:26 pm

MAYBE good moment to do statistics:

how old is the average CEO-member ???

i THINK 60 !!

Fridaywithmateo · Post by **Fridaywithmateo** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:39 pm

Bongmab69 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:26 pm MAYBE good moment to do statistics:

how old is the average CEO-member ???

i THINK 60 !!

1966 here

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:03 pm

Fridaywithmateo wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:39 pm
Bongmab69 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:26 pm MAYBE good moment to do statistics:

how old is the average CEO-member ???

i THINK 60 !!
1966 here

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

Fridaywithmateo · Post by **Fridaywithmateo** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:13 pm

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.

Every day is a gift for me ... I've died 3 times ... life is a gift.

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:24 pm

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

Yes, but why does that surprise you?

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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