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- Wed May 14, 2014 6:08 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Tipping
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3410
Re: Tipping
I do. But not at Khmer places. Not in Asian places either. Maybe I'll leave behind a few thousand riel. At Western places, sure. It would be unkind to NOT tip. But at Asian places ... only on special occasions. I think on certain holidays, people are allowed to be generous, for good luck. You know,...
- Wed May 14, 2014 5:59 am
- Forum: Cambodia Speakeasy
- Topic: name and shame
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4517
Re: name and shame
Aren't cockroaches eaten by certain country-based people? And crickets, and other assorted bugs ... Are they thinking, "Hey, you got an extra meatball for free! Lucky you!" Or maybe they're saying, "People are starving in the countryside in this poor country, they would PAY MONEY for a cockroach, an...
- Wed May 14, 2014 5:50 am
- Forum: Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and Lao forums
- Topic: Vietnam vs. China
- Replies: 53
- Views: 9016
Re: Vietnam vs. China
This needn't be in the 'Not Cambodia' forum - it may affect Cambodia profoundly. Short of shooting, if China provokes Vietnam such that it must react with maximum diplomatic pressure, sucking in the UN and more significantly ASEAN neighbours, Japan and S Korea, Cambodia is going to be expected to c...
- Tue May 13, 2014 5:12 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Tipping
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3410
Re: Tipping
I do. But not at Khmer places. Not in Asian places either. Maybe I'll leave behind a few thousand riel. At Western places, sure. It would be unkind to NOT tip. But at Asian places ... only on special occasions. I think on certain holidays, people are allowed to be generous, for good luck. You know, ...
- Tue May 13, 2014 4:35 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Tipping
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3410
Re: Tipping
You jest, Mr. Burlesque? In Asia, tipping is bribery. It's just like an expedite fee to jump your paperwork to the front of the queue, at the expense of others. It is acceptable in the West, and I prefer places with good incentives, but not if they get twisted like out here. Same thing here: they'll...
- Tue May 13, 2014 4:16 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Tipping
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3410
Re: Tipping
Tipping is seen here as bribery, and in a way, it is, an acceptable form of bribery and behavior modification in the West. They may twist it a bit here. It makes them feel special, like they hold the key to the gateway, and someone has to pay them to open up the door. Kind of like, being able to fee...
- Tue May 13, 2014 1:11 pm
- Forum: Cambodia Speakeasy
- Topic: William George Jewsbury
- Replies: 811
- Views: 170433
Re: William George Jewsbury
The wolf pup of 172 street, more like it ... Oh, I think he's not as dumb as people think, although he takes some real risks. I think he chooses his marks wisely, sees first if they have the fire to fight back. All his marks I imagine were nice, non-violent, civilized people, I'm sure, so he probabl...
- Mon May 12, 2014 10:37 pm
- Forum: Cambodia Speakeasy
- Topic: William George Jewsbury
- Replies: 811
- Views: 170433
Re: William George Jewsbury
Maybe they'll make a movie out of him, "Catch Me If You Can" with Leonardo DiCaprio, but the darker version.
I hope he makes it out of his hole, he was human once. Kind of like looking at Gollum and Bilbo at the same time, related, but one twisted almost beyond recognition ...
I hope he makes it out of his hole, he was human once. Kind of like looking at Gollum and Bilbo at the same time, related, but one twisted almost beyond recognition ...
- Mon May 12, 2014 10:32 pm
- Forum: Cambodia Speakeasy
- Topic: An introduction is in order
- Replies: 48
- Views: 4051
Re: An introduction is in order
You're missing the whole point, Cambodians detest the Vietnamese for taking the eastern part of Cambodia (Saigon and surrounds) and love the Americans for giving the Viets a good bashing! Yay! They even took on their 60s style music, that beach boy twang with beehive hairdo girls? All from the Ameri...
- Mon May 12, 2014 3:08 pm
- Forum: Cambodia Speakeasy
- Topic: William George Jewsbury
- Replies: 811
- Views: 170433
Re: William George Jewsbury
Functional addicts are everywhere. And don't believe everything you hear about this guy. He's a smooth talker, and comes off as a harmless, smart young man. Some would even say charming. Then he got into some things, then he started scamming people. He's smart, young and right now, ruthless with len...
- Mon May 12, 2014 2:12 pm
- Forum: Cambodia Speakeasy
- Topic: William George Jewsbury
- Replies: 811
- Views: 170433
Re: William George Jewsbury
I know this lad, he's a troubled kid, physically not dangerous (as mentioned earlier), but a consummate scammer right now. Hangs around St 172. He owes a lot of people money, get in line, the safest way to deal with him is to not loan him any money, he needs medical help. He's harmless if he can't s...
- Tue May 06, 2014 9:33 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: The Best Repair Shop for My Big Bike?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2252
Re: The Best Repair Shop for My Big Bike?
Vay's on St 110 and St 51 (NE corner) is good, has a good reputation (when he's around, his nephew is a rock and speaks no English). Cheaper than most because he uses easily-sourced, less-expensive parts, of lower quality than Japanese. Yes, the parts won't last another 5-7 years, but that's no bigg...