by dee_gomez » Mon Jun 26, 2017 8:32 am
[quote="ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ"][quote="PenhMan"]Immigration officers are getting damned surly these days, speaking of ridiculing comments. First of all, many of them give you a disgusted look on arrival. And, no, I'm not a haggard-looking, dirty alcoholic foreigner.
Into Siem Reap last year, the c*nt stamped me in 3-4 blank pages into my diminishing passport, and upside down and in the middle of the page. I walked away and went back to ask if this was OK. Gave me a dismissive gesture and a grunt. On the way out, I gave a female officer a shoulder shrug when she saw where the stamp was. She looked over somewhere to other officer desks and then stamped me out.
Another time later, the officer threw the passport and almost off the counter top.
On the way in a couple of weeks ago, I handed the officer my passport and realized I'd forgotten to write in the visa number. I told him I could write it in for you. "Who's immigration? Are you immigration?" I said, "You are, sir". "You can stand over there," pointing to the lineup. It was a strange exchange. He did his job but what a miserable bunch overall.
I thought the Viets were grouchy. Have to say they've been better lately at SGN Airport.[/quote]
Yeah, it's not easy to get a hello or good morning out of them in English or Khmer.
I've given up being friendly and just scowl back at them. They seem to appreciate this.[/quote]
Dear ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ - sorry for being off topic here, but I am studying how to read khmer and just read your name. Awesome!
If I could chime in on the scam subject, I got an evisa before coming into PP. no issues on the entry and it was pretty quick. However on the way out, I practiced khmer with the immigration official and asked him how he was. He replied that he was "not good because he had no money."
Me not being the swiftest ship in the fleet, felt bad and told him in khmer "I hope you feel better tomorrow." He laughed.
Later, at the gate it hit me what he was doing. The info above from others is terrific.
Thank you board.
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[quote="ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ"][quote="PenhMan"]Immigration officers are getting damned surly these days, speaking of ridiculing comments. First of all, many of them give you a disgusted look on arrival. And, no, I'm not a haggard-looking, dirty alcoholic foreigner.
Into Siem Reap last year, the c*nt stamped me in 3-4 blank pages into my diminishing passport, and upside down and in the middle of the page. I walked away and went back to ask if this was OK. Gave me a dismissive gesture and a grunt. On the way out, I gave a female officer a shoulder shrug when she saw where the stamp was. She looked over somewhere to other officer desks and then stamped me out.
Another time later, the officer threw the passport and almost off the counter top.
On the way in a couple of weeks ago, I handed the officer my passport and realized I'd forgotten to write in the visa number. I told him I could write it in for you. "Who's immigration? Are you immigration?" I said, "You are, sir". "You can stand over there," pointing to the lineup. It was a strange exchange. He did his job but what a miserable bunch overall.
I thought the Viets were grouchy. Have to say they've been better lately at SGN Airport.[/quote]
Yeah, it's not easy to get a hello or good morning out of them in English or Khmer.
I've given up being friendly and just scowl back at them. They seem to appreciate this.[/quote]
Dear ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ - sorry for being off topic here, but I am studying how to read khmer and just read your name. Awesome!
If I could chime in on the scam subject, I got an evisa before coming into PP. no issues on the entry and it was pretty quick. However on the way out, I practiced khmer with the immigration official and asked him how he was. He replied that he was "not good because he had no money."
Me not being the swiftest ship in the fleet, felt bad and told him in khmer "I hope you feel better tomorrow." He laughed.
Later, at the gate it hit me what he was doing. The info above from others is terrific.
Thank you board.
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