FANTASTIC time to emigrate!!!!

[HappyChappy]

Flipping heck!!!

3yrs of planning to come at one of the LESS ideal times to start a new life in a foreign country. FRANKLY, rent is cheap, as is food. So I can actually survive fairly cheaply for a few months and HOPE this will blow over soon???

My dreams of working as a "fun guy" in a hostel have been crushed, my plan B for being a teacher on hold until the schools stabilise....... And my tan....... Tbf I've got a decent tan so it's not all bad.

When will this end people??? 1 month, 3 months, longer????

[happygilmore]

when we are all dead, and the whole world is infected.

[Kung-fu Hillbilly]

Edited because the post was in quite bad taste.

[j57]

Don't listen to these quitters who ran home to mommy or a closet on loan.
If you have cash and a place to live..
chill...back up generator is a plus.
Stock up on food..water...an extra fridge/freezer helps.
cook your own food..
Buy a bottle of clorox..it is the cheapest and best way to sanitize your place...just follow the instructions..
it takes very little to make a gallon/4liters of product you can use to kill viruses and bacteria.
Darwin saw quitters throughout his travels.
If you are here...work on your tan and stock up.
I swam 90 minutes today... caught some rays..
Just my wife and me....no visitors...
I live in a small apartment building with 7 units.
ride it out and be part of the rebuilding efforts.
It is better than eating your granny and hiding from the gang bangers losing your tan.

[Kung-fu Hillbilly]

Don't listen to these quitters who ran home to mommy or a closet on loan.
If you have cash and a place to live..
chill...back up generator is a plus.
Stock up on food..water...an extra fridge/freezer helps.
cook your own food..
Buy a bottle of clorox..it is the cheapest and best way to sanitize your place...just follow the instructions..
it takes very little to make a gallon/4liters of product you can use to kill viruses and bacteria.
Darwin saw quitters throughout his travels.
If you are here...work on your tan and stock up.
I swam 90 minutes today... caught some rays..
Just my wife and me....no visitors...
I live in a small apartment building with 7 units.
ride it out and be part of the rebuilding efforts.
It is better than eating your granny and hiding from the gang bangers losing your tan.

Of coarse it's everyone's personal decision to hang tight or leave. But having lived through a couple of catastrophic events in Asia myself, trust me, it can go to shit in a second and "mommy or a closet on loan" could be the last jibe you'll make.

[Kung-fu Hillbilly]

double post

[Doc67]

Flipping heck!!!

3yrs of planning to come at one of the LESS ideal times to start a new life in a foreign country. FRANKLY, rent is cheap, as is food. So I can actually survive fairly cheaply for a few months and HOPE this will blow over soon???

My dreams of working as a "fun guy" in a hostel have been crushed, my plan B for being a teacher on hold until the schools stabilise....... And my tan....... Tbf I've got a decent tan so it's not all bad.

When will this end people??? 1 month, 3 months, longer????

I seem to remember you posting for advice some time ago and getting the benefit of some very sage advice, in summary have a plan b and c and so on.

You wanted an adventure right? Well, you got one! If you don't have a sense of humour you should not have come to Cambodia.

Look on the bright side, when this is all over and the seasoned old expats return, you will have bragging rights to say you were there and rode out the storm. You might not have any money, possessions, body fat or rectal virginity left, but you will have bragging rights.

Good luck!

[Ghostwriter]

. But having lived through a couple of catastrophic events in Asia myself, trust me, it can go to shit in a second and "mommy or a closet on loan" could be the last jibe you'll make.

Having been in Indonesia when the 2004 tsunami hitted, and having been on the spot when the 2006 earthquake hitted Kasongan, and when the Merapi erupted in 2010, i can tell you that you reeeeally hope for a safe exit door.
And when you live on an island, things tends to bottleneck right quick.

[Ghostwriter]

So yeah, plan B, plan C.

I told you before.

[newkidontheblock]

Lots of out of work Khmer out there. Many local families have even fewer resources than the barang have to fall back on. As things get worse in the Kingdom of Wonder, a high number might turn to crime, especially in the cities where there is a greater degree of anonymity and social isolation.

Foreigners have always been perceived as richer (compared to locals) and less protected (compared to the Okhna) and make ideal targets.

Be careful out there.