Questions for the leavers

[Bob tailcat]

As I am spending more time shuttling between Kampot an PP, I notice more and more faces disappearing from both towns. A lot of teachers have gone to vietnam, and the old aussies with kids are starting to go back home to get them educated. Even most of the admin on this site seem to have left. We know who the replacements are....

I'm getting itchy feet myself, can see the way the tides turning and wonder whether its time to bail. So questions for those that did leave, how was readapting to life somewhere else? Have you gone forever, oor plan to return? Did you leave a partner behind? How did that go down? Do you still get 'homesick' for the place? So many questions, thanks guys!

[bolueeleh]

those that hv resources and had completed their "objectives" with no ties here wld hv left alr, those that hv resources but hv ties here, i.e. GF, wifes, kids, biz, assets, wld find it hard to leave, and lastly those that hv no resources wld hv to just stick it out, maybe not here but somewhere near, like vung tau, vietnam, yes so i assuming most wld want to leave at some point coz there is still so much lacking in KoW

[hanno]

those that hv resources and had completed their "objectives" with no ties here wld hv left alr, those that hv resources but hv ties here, i.e. GF, wifes, kids, biz, assets, wld find it hard to leave, and lastly those that hv no resources wld hv to just stick it out, maybe not here but somewhere near, like vung tau, vietnam, yes so i assuming most wld want to leave at some point coz there is still so much lacking in KoW

Jesus Christ bolueeleh, how about stopping writing in Morse code? It i giving me a headache.

[phuketrichard]

my life with Cambodia
lived here in 2008/09, (first visit was back in 1988), enjoyed it immensely, but knew that Living in thailand offered so much more.
Over the past 10 years have returned many times, acquired a khmer gf an she lives with me in Thailand, even she prefers it there...

Funny, whenever we are here she has to remind me to lock the car, ( in thailand, I never take the keys out of it)
tells me,"its Cambodia, not like Thailand"

NOW with the Chinese invasion, i wonder how many more will depart
I admire you all that remain here, it does not seem, ( in my eyes), to be getting easier to stay or better or less expensive, ( considering it is a 3rd world country).

[Duncan]

After nearly 15 years I'm getting to old and lazy to move and make a new start anywhere else , no matter how bad it is or gets here. While I still have a foot ( house ) in oz , the rest of my body and soul is happy to remain here and help educate the kids in the family. It gives me a reason to live.

[Ricky Dunn]

my life with Cambodia
lived here in 2008/09, (first visit was back in 1988), enjoyed it immensely, but knew that Living in thailand offered so much more.
Over the past 10 years have returned many times, acquired a khmer gf an she lives with me in Thailand, even she prefers it there...

Funny, whenever we are here she has to remind me to lock the car, ( in thailand, I never take the keys out of it)
tells me,"its Cambodia, not like Thailand"

NOW with the Chinese invasion, i wonder how many more will depart
I admire you all that remain here, it does not seem, ( in my eyes), to be getting easier to stay or better or less expensive, ( considering it is a 3rd world country).

You're full of shit, are the corrupt generals paying you? You're in every forum pushing the Thailand is so great nonsense. FO.

[fatuousdrivel]

my life with Cambodia
lived here in 2008/09, (first visit was back in 1988), enjoyed it immensely, but knew that Living in thailand offered so much more.
Over the past 10 years have returned many times, acquired a khmer gf an she lives with me in Thailand, even she prefers it there...

Funny, whenever we are here she has to remind me to lock the car, ( in thailand, I never take the keys out of it)
tells me,"its Cambodia, not like Thailand"

NOW with the Chinese invasion, i wonder how many more will depart
I admire you all that remain here, it does not seem, ( in my eyes), to be getting easier to stay or better or less expensive, ( considering it is a 3rd world country).

You're full of shit, are the corrupt generals paying you? You're in every forum pushing the Thailand is so great nonsense. FO.

Not on 440 he isn’t.

[Freytag]

After 11 years in KoW the boogyman finally came knocking on my door. I had to pull the eject button and landed back in the west again.

Now, the good news: Your wife and kids gonna love it here. For them it's exotic and full of adventures. And shiny new things. If your wife is like a typical Khmer "wife material" kind of girl, she won't have any problems to adapt. As soon as I turn my back on her, she's already chatting someone up. People are friendly and get this big smile on their faces. It's like they're thinking: Thank God, not another Muslima we have to feed!
As soon as the permanent visa is sorted, she already has numerous job offers.

If your wife is a kind of long leg knock off kind of girl, she's going to love it even more. And you better be carefull. Plenty of lonely men with big wallets around here. And big fat unmountiable white chicks. Can't blame them. But your hottie might kick you out. Because here's the bad news: You.

Your former "carrier" in shambles, no network, you find yourself on the dole, drinking cheap redwine and watching daytime TV. Where did those 11 years go? Well, up the hill we go again. With a little bit of luck we might come back again. When the kids finish highschool. That's in about 10 years. <sight>

[fatuousdrivel]

What the hell are you on about?

[Duncan]

What the hell are you on about?

Watch the movie and you will understand.