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Only in Cambodia
This light-hearted thread is for sharing all those funny things you come across day-to-day in Cambodia.
I've been looking for a hair dryer, not wanting to pay a fortune, but not wanting Chinese rubbish either. Dropped in at the Japanese op-shop near Naga World and found a prime candidate...lightweight, neat styling, gold, 4 speed, made in Korea. Perfect, I thought, but no price tag.
Asked the girl at the counter how much. She gave me a blank look, then I got the standard wait-wait-wait while she trotted off to consult a higher authority. Following a three-way staff discussion, the group consensus was dop dollar. I was thinking yeah, I'm getting pretty interested, this could be 'the One'.
Next question, can I test it to make sure it works? Another round of blank looks, interspersed with plenty of blinking as a heavy silence settled on the trio. I stood my ground.
So I'm standing there, gesturing for the power point, ready to experience the full power and heat of this superior appliance. Then the penny drops...oh you want to plug it in. '100' says the girl. I'm thinking, surely she doesn't want 100 riel just to test it? Now all the staff are looking really concerned. The boss girl says 'no,no, cannot'.
'Why not?', says Marvin, 'look, there's a power point right here'.
'No, cannot use in Cambodia...this 240, Cambodia 100, make fire'. Then my penny dropped...it's the wrong voltage. Damn.
I managed to restrain my laughter as I joked with the shop assistant, still with the plastic bag deployed and ready to make the sale. She asked me again, 'you want?', rattling the plastic bag. I shook my head and continued laughing all the way out of the shop. Only in Cambodia!
I've been looking for a hair dryer, not wanting to pay a fortune, but not wanting Chinese rubbish either. Dropped in at the Japanese op-shop near Naga World and found a prime candidate...lightweight, neat styling, gold, 4 speed, made in Korea. Perfect, I thought, but no price tag.
Asked the girl at the counter how much. She gave me a blank look, then I got the standard wait-wait-wait while she trotted off to consult a higher authority. Following a three-way staff discussion, the group consensus was dop dollar. I was thinking yeah, I'm getting pretty interested, this could be 'the One'.
Next question, can I test it to make sure it works? Another round of blank looks, interspersed with plenty of blinking as a heavy silence settled on the trio. I stood my ground.
So I'm standing there, gesturing for the power point, ready to experience the full power and heat of this superior appliance. Then the penny drops...oh you want to plug it in. '100' says the girl. I'm thinking, surely she doesn't want 100 riel just to test it? Now all the staff are looking really concerned. The boss girl says 'no,no, cannot'.
'Why not?', says Marvin, 'look, there's a power point right here'.
'No, cannot use in Cambodia...this 240, Cambodia 100, make fire'. Then my penny dropped...it's the wrong voltage. Damn.
I managed to restrain my laughter as I joked with the shop assistant, still with the plastic bag deployed and ready to make the sale. She asked me again, 'you want?', rattling the plastic bag. I shook my head and continued laughing all the way out of the shop. Only in Cambodia!
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Asked the wife what dress size she is as I was looking at getting some nice stuff brought over from UK/Ireland.
"Size S" she said
"Yes but what size is that?"
"Size S" she repeated whilst doing an imaginary S with her finger
"Yes. I know you're a small. You're hardly going to be a medium! What size is S?"
"S! Small. Not medium not large. Small!"
Need a measuring tape so I can measure her dimensions. I'm guessing she's a UK 8 or maybe 6. I really don't know.
"Size S" she said
"Yes but what size is that?"
"Size S" she repeated whilst doing an imaginary S with her finger
"Yes. I know you're a small. You're hardly going to be a medium! What size is S?"
"S! Small. Not medium not large. Small!"
Need a measuring tape so I can measure her dimensions. I'm guessing she's a UK 8 or maybe 6. I really don't know.
pew, pew, pew, pew!
Come on, from your wedding picture everybody could clearly see she's a 7, don't be shy! If unsure buy 7,5. Gaining weight is easier for her than losing weight.YaTingPom wrote:Asked the wife what dress size she is as I was looking at getting some nice stuff brought over from UK/Ireland.
"Size S" she said
"Yes but what size is that?"
"Size S" she repeated whilst doing an imaginary S with her finger
"Yes. I know you're a small. You're hardly going to be a medium! What size is S?"
"S! Small. Not medium not large. Small!"
Need a measuring tape so I can measure her dimensions. I'm guessing she's a UK 8 or maybe 6. I really don't know.
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Most modern electrical appliances can take anything between 100 to 240 volts safely.
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What!Kachang wrote:Come on, from your wedding picture everybody could clearly see she's a 7, don't be shy! If unsure buy 7,5. Gaining weight is easier for her than losing weight.YaTingPom wrote:Asked the wife what dress size she is as I was looking at getting some nice stuff brought over from UK/Ireland.
"Size S" she said
"Yes but what size is that?"
"Size S" she repeated whilst doing an imaginary S with her finger
"Yes. I know you're a small. You're hardly going to be a medium! What size is S?"
"S! Small. Not medium not large. Small!"
Need a measuring tape so I can measure her dimensions. I'm guessing she's a UK 8 or maybe 6. I really don't know.
So you're Barang uncle "shriveled cock"!
Well, you must be unless you're Khmer because I was the only Barang there, plus 1. (His cock is massive)
pew, pew, pew, pew!
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She is British size 6YaTingPom wrote:Asked the wife what dress size she is as I was looking at getting some nice stuff brought over from UK/Ireland.
"Size S" she said
"Yes but what size is that?"
"Size S" she repeated whilst doing an imaginary S with her finger
"Yes. I know you're a small. You're hardly going to be a medium! What size is S?"
"S! Small. Not medium not large. Small!"
Need a measuring tape so I can measure her dimensions. I'm guessing she's a UK 8 or maybe 6. I really don't know.
Note to self: Must be nice to morons.
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I thought that was the case as well, especially for small appliances, but I googled it after reading the OP, and hair dryers really might be different.Lucky Lucan wrote:Most modern electrical appliances can take anything between 100 to 240 volts safely.
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The voltage in Cambodia is 220 & there would be no problem using a 240V hair dryer, wise to use a surge protector with most electrical appliances like laptops etc,
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I thought the same thing and plugged in my Kitchenaid shipped in from the USA. Turned into a very large, very heavy, and very expensive paper weight.Lucky Lucan wrote:Most modern electrical appliances can take anything between 100 to 240 volts safely.
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I once fried a friend's American desktop computer in his flat in London. He had it plugged into a converter and then into the wall. I was visiting him, and for some reason (I'm sure I had a good reason) I unplugged it from the converter and plugged it directly into the wall.
Loud popping sounds, smoke, no more desktop.
Loud popping sounds, smoke, no more desktop.
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Yeah. Definitely needs a Dick Award.gavinmac wrote:I once fried a friend's American desktop computer in his flat in London. He had it plugged into a converter and then into the wall. I was visiting him, and for some reason (I'm sure I had a good reason) I unplugged it from the converter and plugged it directly into the wall.
Loud popping sounds, smoke, no more desktop.
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