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coming into cambodia broke
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 1:00 am
by whereami
when i arrived in phnompenh airport i was waiting in line to pay my visa . The guy in front of me told the immigration officers he was "6dollars short " of the 30 dollars needed . Not exactly welcoming vibe and the locals pointed off to other direction where the foreigner went to (atm)? what happens in this situation ? is there an atm and what if foreigner has no other money ? Personally , i would have been a nervous wreck , but the porener was cool as a cucumber . Very similar demeanor when your out drinking with your buddies and time to pay and split bill one guy says " i only have 9 dollars cash sorry"
Re: coming into cambodia broke
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 1:25 am
by theghost
whereami wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2017 1:00 am
when i arrived in phnompenh airport i was waiting in line to pay my visa . The guy in front of me told the immigration officers he was "6dollars short " of the 30 dollars needed . Not exactly welcoming vibe and the locals pointed off to other direction where the foreigner went to (atm)? what happens in this situation ? is there an atm and what if foreigner has no other money ? Personally , i would have been a nervous wreck , but the porener was cool as a cucumber . Very similar demeanor when your out drinking with your buddies and time to pay and split bill one guy says " i only have 9 dollars cash sorry"
Traveling with no money/ rocking up to Cambodia or and SEA nation with no money is a bad idea, it won't end well I can tell you now those fuckers are in for a hell ride.
Re: coming into cambodia broke
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 1:26 am
by John Bingham
I get the picture that he had money he could get with his card or something? I came through the airport about 8 years ago with only Euros and Baht. Paying for a visa in Baht was possible but I had only 900 instead of the rip off 1000 they wanted. Paying in Euros wasn't possible, so one of the immigration guys took me right through the terminal to the street to change some money, then I went back and paid in dollars. It was all pretty easy-going.
Re: coming into cambodia broke
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 1:26 am
by bobsboots
whereami wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2017 1:00 am
when i arrived in phnompenh airport i was waiting in line to pay my visa . The guy in front of me told the immigration officers he was "6dollars short " of the 30 dollars needed . Not exactly welcoming vibe and the locals pointed off to other direction where the foreigner went to (atm)? what happens in this situation ? is there an atm and what if foreigner has no other money ? Personally , i would have been a nervous wreck , but the porener was cool as a cucumber . Very similar demeanor when your out drinking with your buddies and time to pay and split bill one guy says " i only have 9 dollars cash sorry"
" but the porener was cool as a cucumber."
What is a porener?
Re: coming into cambodia broke
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 1:28 am
by theghost
bobsboots wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2017 1:26 am
whereami wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2017 1:00 am
when i arrived in phnompenh airport i was waiting in line to pay my visa . The guy in front of me told the immigration officers he was "6dollars short " of the 30 dollars needed . Not exactly welcoming vibe and the locals pointed off to other direction where the foreigner went to (atm)? what happens in this situation ? is there an atm and what if foreigner has no other money ? Personally , i would have been a nervous wreck , but the porener was cool as a cucumber . Very similar demeanor when your out drinking with your buddies and time to pay and split bill one guy says " i only have 9 dollars cash sorry"
" but the porener was cool as a cucumber."
What is a porener?
Poor+foreigner=poreigner
Re: coming into cambodia broke
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:26 am
by Cruisemonkey
Wouldn't 'pooreigner' be better? Or does that look like a foreigner who's full of shit?
Re: coming into cambodia broke
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 4:56 am
by Jamie_Lambo
its silly rocking up at an immigration without any money, but ive seen it done, and done it many times myself,
luckily theres an ATM at PP immigration
Re: coming into cambodia broke
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 5:57 am
by mauser765
Poor bastard probably had an airport meal before the flight which cost the earth.
Re: coming into cambodia broke
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 6:18 am
by theghost
mauser765 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2017 5:57 am
Poor bastard probably had an airport meal before the flight which cost the earth.
In Cairns airport a small shin Ramen win set you back a few quid.
Re: coming into cambodia broke
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 6:57 am
by mauser765
Up until around 2010, Pochentong was very good in that respect, then the management of the restaurants section changed...