Expat attitudes to their Cambodian homes
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I find Kep boring and happily my family think the same. OK for a day trip but that's enough.
TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
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So in summary of the various parts of the KOW;
Phnom Penh : mostly full of professional hard working expatriates rather than Henry Chinaski barfly type sexpats. (Copyright Scobienz)
Kampot : can be abit rapey...but on the plus side you can get an exceedingly good apple crumble down there.
Siem Reap : a truly wonderful utopia where expats skip through the fields hand in hand like the Waltons....although recently it has become abit stabby & snatchy with the odd samarai sword thrown in as well.
Sihanoukville - a den of vice, depravity and impure thoughts, where everything is coated in a layer of filth and sewage, and the ocean is full of toxic chemicals that will make you itch for a week.
Phnom Penh : mostly full of professional hard working expatriates rather than Henry Chinaski barfly type sexpats. (Copyright Scobienz)
Kampot : can be abit rapey...but on the plus side you can get an exceedingly good apple crumble down there.
Siem Reap : a truly wonderful utopia where expats skip through the fields hand in hand like the Waltons....although recently it has become abit stabby & snatchy with the odd samarai sword thrown in as well.
Sihanoukville - a den of vice, depravity and impure thoughts, where everything is coated in a layer of filth and sewage, and the ocean is full of toxic chemicals that will make you itch for a week.
"I don't care what the people are thinking, i ain't drunk i'm just drinking"
I enjoy my visits to Sihanoukville, with or without the family in tow. As long as one can afford to stay somewhere pleasant and secure (cctv + roomsafe) and, most importantly, one has one's own vehicle then a very nice time can be had.
The good thing about Phnom Penh is that all the other places are easily accessible.
The good thing about Phnom Penh is that all the other places are easily accessible.
TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
The first place that I visited was Siem Bloody Riep after flying from Bangkok. I really liked it back then, the trees were beautiful and i still think that it is probably Cambodia's nicest town. But that wouldnt be hard.
I spent an awful long time in Sihanoukville and wanted to love it, but the awful city fathers and the selling off of the place to the Russians with green fences on too many beaches really pissed me off. Why did they cut down the trees on Eckaraeach, fucking morons. And the police down there are particularly malicious, some of them are real bastards compared to police in Phnom Penh.
And the town is so recent that it has no character at all, its just another port city. Apart from the lovely catholic church there is not an attractive building in the whole place.
Siem Bloody Riep is looking more and more attractive, close to Thailand with its civilisation, a vibrant facebook culture, heaps of tourists making it economically viable and some lovely hotels most of which seem to be for sale.
I will have a look shortly.
I spent an awful long time in Sihanoukville and wanted to love it, but the awful city fathers and the selling off of the place to the Russians with green fences on too many beaches really pissed me off. Why did they cut down the trees on Eckaraeach, fucking morons. And the police down there are particularly malicious, some of them are real bastards compared to police in Phnom Penh.
And the town is so recent that it has no character at all, its just another port city. Apart from the lovely catholic church there is not an attractive building in the whole place.
Siem Bloody Riep is looking more and more attractive, close to Thailand with its civilisation, a vibrant facebook culture, heaps of tourists making it economically viable and some lovely hotels most of which seem to be for sale.
I will have a look shortly.
I find it hard to believe there are many hard working professionals in Cambodia.
Might get the odd few, but I'm sure they're living the easy life.
Siem Reap is a nice town, they should move it to the sea and it would be perfect.
I wonder if people in Vietnam and India have these types of discussions.
Might get the odd few, but I'm sure they're living the easy life.
Siem Reap is a nice town, they should move it to the sea and it would be perfect.
I wonder if people in Vietnam and India have these types of discussions.
Buy one Ken and we can all go and have our stuff nicked there.ken svay wrote:lovely hotels most of which seem to be for sale.
I will have a look shortly.
TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
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Because we have had an influx of morons. They are not what I would call expats. If you decide to take a dark street at 2 am with your handbag in the basket of your pushbike, you deserve whatever is coming your way.gavinmac wrote:The Siem Reap expats don't seem that deeply satisfied lately - they've been on Facebook for months reporting on the sharp increase in bag snatchings and burglaries.Steve Zodiac wrote:Very true.scobienz wrote: It never seems to be an issue for Siem Reap expats though, most of whom are quietly confident about their living choice and who couldn't care less what other people think of the place. There seems to be a deep satisfaction within Siem Reap based expats.
I love Siem Reap, to the extent that I try and fly back every weekend. Traffic sucks,the power cuts are a pain in the arse, TV is shite, but I still love it.
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Everywhere is for sale in SHK too.
Even the shops/bars/restaurants that are still open.
I guess the dream has worn off and they want out.
Even the shops/bars/restaurants that are still open.
I guess the dream has worn off and they want out.
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This thread is disappointing. I was hoping someone would have a pop at Kampot and then we'd get the Local Business Mafia closing ranks and getting all creepy and defensive about the place.
SR being pretty disappointing now, given the huge traffic jams around town, probably due to the water festival. I use my GPS to drive on the back roads to not get stuck in 10+ km of hardly moving traffic.
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its all due to the water festival,3 days a year the traffic is bad but nothing like the daily grind of traffic in pp.v12 wrote:SR being pretty disappointing now, given the huge traffic jams around town, probably due to the water festival. I use my GPS to drive on the back roads to not get stuck in 10+ km of hardly moving traffic.
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