Do you own a house back home?

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Do you own a house back home?

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Samouth wrote:
Anchor Moy wrote:Apart from PP, house prices in Cambodia are very cheap (compared to western countries.) :good:
That should include, the city of Sihanoukville, Kampongcham, Kep, Kampot, Siem Reap and Battambang. House prices in those provinces are incredibly expensive too.
You can't imagine how expensive it is to buy a home in most western countries these days, unless you buy something in an area where nobody wants to buy because it is too poor, too far from "civilization" or just not a nice place. (ie, dirty, polluted, full of crime etc.)
In comparison, cambodia house prices are relatively cheap by western standards. Even in beautiful cities like Kompong Som... :stir:
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Re: Do you own a house back home?

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Anchor Moy wrote:
Samouth wrote:
Anchor Moy wrote:Apart from PP, house prices in Cambodia are very cheap (compared to western countries.) :good:
That should include, the city of Sihanoukville, Kampongcham, Kep, Kampot, Siem Reap and Battambang. House prices in those provinces are incredibly expensive too.
You can't imagine how expensive it is to buy a home in most western countries these days, unless you buy something in an area where nobody wants to buy because it is too poor, too far from "civilization" or just not a nice place. (ie, dirty, polluted, full of crime etc.)
In comparison, cambodia house prices are relatively cheap by western standards. Even in beautiful cities like Kompong Som... :stir:
You are right. My uncle once lived in California then moved to Tenseness where he finally owned a house. He always said that his house is way cheaper than most houses in Cambodia. :)
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Location is the key word. All over the US you can buy cheap houses in bad areas, but nobody wants them because they are not good places to live.
Samouth wrote:
Anchor Moy wrote:
Samouth wrote:
Anchor Moy wrote:Apart from PP, house prices in Cambodia are very cheap (compared to western countries.) :good:
That should include, the city of Sihanoukville, Kampongcham, Kep, Kampot, Siem Reap and Battambang. House prices in those provinces are incredibly expensive too.
You can't imagine how expensive it is to buy a home in most western countries these days, unless you buy something in an area where nobody wants to buy because it is too poor, too far from "civilization" or just not a nice place. (ie, dirty, polluted, full of crime etc.)
In comparison, cambodia house prices are relatively cheap by western standards. Even in beautiful cities like Kompong Som... :stir:
You are right. My uncle once lived in California then moved to Tenseness where he finally owned a house. He always said that his house is way cheaper than most houses in Cambodia. :)
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I don't have any house. I live with my parents. I want a house in the city but I prefer to live in countryside.
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prahkeitouj wrote:I don't have any house. I live with my parents. I want a house in the city but I prefer to live in countryside.
Do you mind me asking how old you are? I first moved abroad when I was 17, and after moving back and forth a few times I left for good when I was 21. I've noticed that kids these days seem to stay in their parents house till they are much older. Perhaps it's because accommodation is less affordable nowadays. I do find it strange how Cambodian kids are so dependant on their parents though. I would have been very embarrassed if I had to live with my parents when I was that old.
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John Bingham wrote:
Do you mind me asking how old you are? I first moved abroad when I was 17, and after moving back and forth a few times I left for good when I was 21. I've noticed that kids these days seem to stay in their parents house till they are much older. Perhaps it's because accommodation is less affordable nowadays. I do find it strange how Cambodian kids are so dependant on their parents though. I would have been very embarrassed if I had to live with my parents when I was that old.
I'm old enough to move and very embarrassed!!!!! But it's unusual for daughters to move if she doesn't get married yet. Moreover my parents live in the city and I work here too. I don't like the way Asians parents keep their children live with them too. But it's the norm. so I don't have any deal with it. I just think living with them I can save some money till I get married or have my own one. Or I should go abroad few years until my parents stop keeping me to live with them.
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John Bingham wrote:
prahkeitouj wrote:I don't have any house. I live with my parents. I want a house in the city but I prefer to live in countryside.
Do you mind me asking how old you are? I first moved abroad when I was 17, and after moving back and forth a few times I left for good when I was 21. I've noticed that kids these days seem to stay in their parents house till they are much older. Perhaps it's because accommodation is less affordable nowadays. I do find it strange how Cambodian kids are so dependant on their parents though. I would have been very embarrassed if I had to live with my parents when I was that old.
I was told from a young age at 16 you leave the house.....okay I made some mistakes but ,this made me what I am. It wasn't like get out fend for your self,they helped me find a flat and bought me pots and pans etc.....looking back at I have to say thanks Dad. :hattip:
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John Bingham wrote:
prahkeitouj wrote:I don't have any house. I live with my parents. I want a house in the city but I prefer to live in countryside.
Do you mind me asking how old you are? I first moved abroad when I was 17, and after moving back and forth a few times I left for good when I was 21. I've noticed that kids these days seem to stay in their parents house till they are much older. Perhaps it's because accommodation is less affordable nowadays. I do find it strange how Cambodian kids are so dependant on their parents though. I would have been very embarrassed if I had to live with my parents when I was that old.
I also left home at 17, but I think the Cambodian norm is to stay at home unless you move away to work or marry. More and more western kids do this too because accomodation is so expensive. (And probably because Mum does the washing, cooking, housework etc.)
I have a friend who started buying her house at age 23 - 20 years later it belongs to her. Amazing what you can do when you really want to leave home.
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You guys luckier than me. I was born in a Country which full of complicated norms and culture.
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I also started to live far away from my family when i was 17 years old too, that was because my school was far from my house. If not there was no reason or excuse for me to move from my family. As little salary and Anchor Moy mentioned, it is not really common for Cambodian to move away from their family, unless they have to study or work away from their house.

I am living by myself in Phnom Penh, because my family is not here, if they were living here, sure i would be still living with them. Little salary case is different as her family is living, so she has to live with her family for the reason that she is a girl and not yet married.
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