Koh Rong is amazing but overrated especially prices in my opinion Chai. Last year I stayed at Royal Sands and I really love it the beach and the food the service

The older woman has a weird thought process

When I first arrived to the US, I used to call older people not by their names but by their status. They weren’t happy until I had explained my Khmer culture and traditions to them. My parents always tell me to be respectful to the elders. We do not address them by their names.

i was in Pai in the year 2000 i come back in 2025 ..same same but different

Thanks chai ❤love u

Best street interview ever ❤Nicely done Chai.

I point out to Americans afraid to travel that we're already in a dangerous country. At least statistically. After traveling Central America of most my life then going to live in SE Asia I had to learn to let my guard down and relax. Guatemala and Cambodia may look similar in poverty but are different worlds in safety. Philippines may be a slight exception. If Central America had a baby with SE Asia = Philippines lol.

Thank you for compliments about my beautiful Cambodia 🇰🇭.

Great time in Cambodia,

When is Brian coming back to seattle? next time i want to come too! How many people is Brian coming with??? We should b new friends with his family too, since we r very close by!!! city wise lol

Nice video! I'm visiting Cambodia tomorrow for about 3-4 weeks, lets see😁

Is this island worth visiting for a relaxing holiday? Or is it party focused?

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Welcome back to Cambodia . Good that you interview some tourists . I like to hear some little thing about Litters and Cleanliness . Good luck and be safe 😊

I just want to tell you about my personal feelings towards neighboring Khmer. In the past, I didn't think about it. Khmer is a country that is a country that is close to Thailand comfortably. But now more Khmer people come to Thailand. Come to do illegal things in Thailand almost every day, beg and also distort their own culture. Like to claim Thai culture, slander Thai people, destroy Thai people, even though the Khmer lives today, it is because of Thai people. Thailand has always helped, both education, economy, life, public health. Khmer people have crossed overcome to Thailand for treatment so much that they overflowed hospitals. Plus, there are many problems. There is no money for treatment. Thai people have to help because it is humanitarian. What else does Thailand get? What else? What have the Khmer people helped do you helped Thai people!!! 😒🤔

Yeah, Cambodia take foreigner word more seriously than a local people that’s living there. I sometimes think it’s unfair 😒

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That last Cambodian guy is just a good example of "When shit happens to the tourist in MY country, just blame them, not us" XD. That's just a typical stereotype of an irresponsible person. That's one of the reasons why people will not come back to the country. Embarrassing...

Congratulations on being part of the Khmer people Chai and I’m glad you are one of us now through DNA

Hi I would like to add my two cents. I'm 55 yr old retired lawman in MA. I was born in battombong Cambodia. I know this for a fact, the term grandmother isn't reserved for relatives like the western culture. So please advise the older woman not to feel bad. It's just different culture. Like your video, thanks.

I’m from Los Angeles and I don’t feel safe even driving through a certain neighborhood and Cambodia is definitely much more safer than in America. I’ve been in the U.S. for the last 42 years and now only getting worse with crimes here due to democrats party policies were you steal things and don’t get arrested or going to jails anything under $1000 in some cities

Safe trip bro

Thank you for interviewing them which allowed me to comprehend. more about Cambodia

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Yes, you should go to Mondulkiri Province. I felt in love with the province when I went there in 2023, beautiful scenery, less tourists, a lot of beautiful hills and forests, water falls and awesome people.

If you want real smiles from people and real warmth. I dare say Cambodia is the best. If you come and the people don't welcome you, you can blame me.🥰

Nice street interview❤ Chai and maybe because of old age laura granny doesn't like to be called mommy or granny i understand.. I know some people even i encounter one incident in front of me..

laura seems highly sensitive. considering she’s traveled the world i expected her to be a little more open minded about the cultural differences and not bring her own european cultural idea into how things are. what she considered disrespectful in actuality, was respect and not meant to be offensive or rude. as someone who loves history and studying artifacts, etc. going to angkor wat is definitely up there and it’s best to get a tour guide who are knowledgeable about what you are looking at.

I feel sad for the old lady from Scotland because she seem grumpy and didn’t like visiting Cambodia and it’s too bad because it’s a beautiful country and nothing in Scotland that want to make me go visit there. Angkor Trump anything in Scotland as a ecological site

Welcome and thank you for helping spread the word about Cambodia. Cambodian love you ❤🥰

If you are called Mother, mama, or granny by the local people it show respect and love.

2:12 go to China Town, or the hood

The lady misunderstands completely the Khmer people and culture (they aren't allowed to call elders by their first names but grandpa, grandma, mummy, uncle, brother, etc...)! I'm pretty sure it's not only in Cambodia as she mentioned. In many Asian countries, this is the way.

That old lady did not find one good thing about Cambodia, not even Angkor Wat. Definitely went to Cambodia with a biased attitude to make sure she doesn’t enjoy Cambodia at all. She can now go back to her son in Vietnam and tell him and his family the horror stories of her experiences in Cambodia and that they were right to warn her not to go.

Look. I've lived in Asia off n on since 1970, 9 years old to 64 years old. I'm in Vietnam living currently. I Speak Korean. Westerners, please understand Asian languages use titles when addressing u. Otherwise it's rude. Asia rarely uses "you". Its rude! So, uncle, aunt, older brother, older sister, grandma are respectful titles to address u. If you don't get it, ask a question and leave the western assumptions behind. But, yesterday returning to Vietnam from 0:08 Thailand, I had to really light up some rude grab ride drivers at the airport. But that's different. I'm surrounded by 5 guys hammering me. It happens and it happens everywhere! Nothing is perfect. But each place is unique and an opportunity to expand.

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Luv the follow up interviews in Phnom Penh ✔️ - the Scottish lady’s claims were interesting 🤩 , everyone speaks well , particularly the Cambodian guy - great work again my friend ✔️👋👌👍🙏

I think the Cambodian guy described it best. Keep an open mind and just use your best judgement common sense when you’re out and about. And that applies to every country you visit. I used to live in San Francisco and got mugged in the best neighborhood (Nob Hill), getting off from work at 11 o’clock at night. What can I say I let my guards down, thinkin I was safe. Thank you Chai for keeping it real. I love all of your videos from all different countries

Cash and bills don´t cause you any problems in Cambodia, if you pay everything in Riel. Only bigger dollar bills will sometimes still be rejected. But the cambodian government gave out a directive that dollar bills with minor issues should be accepted by everyone. Not everyone knows that yet. But the banks are already taking 100$ bills with marks and cracks. Just a few months ago you would have had to pay them 5$ to take your damaged 100$ bill. That means more and more vendors are going to accept those bills too, because they can cash them in at their bank without loosing 5%.

The Mon-Khmer people also invaded Burma and my brother in law is Mon. .They brought so much culture and education into Burma. Respect Cambodia.

Most Westerners can't seem to leave their egos at home, dont they? You can't even make them to patiently wait and adapt to the change in pace.

Laura from Scotland is an inspiration to me. I enjoyed her dialogue with you! I am so motivated to experience Cambodia.

Thank you for having me ❤

It's remarkable how well the country functions given a 1/4 of their population was wiped out in the 70s and before that, the US bombed the shit out of them for shits and giggles basically. And then, a civil war up until 1998. The resolve of the people is immense. Pnomh Penh was better than I even expected. Historically fascinating, and even the 'tourist' areas like Bassac Lane were just so safe and didn't feel cheap or sleazy at all.

The lady said she has travelled a lot, but seems like she has not learnt anything about cultural difference. She feels disrespected by a word that locals use to respect people. She should adjust to the local culture, not vice-versa. Yet she mentioned she didn't experience that in other SE ASIA countries, as if Cambodia were the same as their neighbour countries. Complaining about the crowds in Angkor Wat? Oh well, maybe she has been a solo traveller for way too long.

ពូ រៀនថត interview Very nice❤❤ @reanthort

wow pu @reanthort was there too !

In Khmer culture, we do not call elderly people by there names; it's offensive and disrespectful. We, as young people, when we feel close to elderly people, call them "Mea" (Mom) out of respect and closure. Even if they are the same age, if they meet for the first time, we call each other "Bong" (Brother or Sister) out of respect; we don't want to offend someone by miscalling them. I guess this is a culture different . btw good content this the way that we can openly to understand each other.

My mother would slap my mouth hard if I dared to call an elder by their name instead of addressing them as Aunt, Granny, or Sister. And for those Cambodians who called her Granny or Grandma, I believe they had the same experience as me back home 😂😂