1st Impressions Of Sihanoukville, Cambodia 🇰🇭 (Is This China?!)

1st Impressions Of Sihanoukville, Cambodia - A city that feels like it's turning into a Chinese city.
I have arrived in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. I city I have been to already 5 years ago and where I didn't get the best impressions to be honest. Back then, the city was dirty and half of it was under constructions. There are many Chinese hotels and casinos in Sihanoukville. The Chinese investing a lot here in Cambodia. Now, I am back to get new first impressions of Sihanoukville. Let's see if the city has changed and if it really feels like a Chinese city or actually feels like Cambodia
Here is my main channel vlog about Sihanoukville and the nearby island Koh Rong: • Does China Ruin This C...
#cambodia #sihanoukville #kenabroad
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[@KenAbroadClips]

Would you visit Sihanoukville? My main channel video about this city and the nearby island: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmHFqGd-hbyenK8si=9zeRT2DEoj7H5NSc

[@-KindheatedReach]

In Cambodia We also use qr code called Bakong Tourist or local bank app for payment, in this video the women who sells dumpling asked you to scan qr code if you don't have currency.

[@eatthebaek7748]

I was really looking forward to seeing you go back to the auntie’s pork bun vendor, but you didn’t, and it bothered me because she had already packed it for you! 😂

[@avil8686]

It's wierd when there were English everywhere in a country, westerners didn't comment anything 😅

[@chaw294]

An interesting and cool walkabout in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. It's quite a nice place/town afterall. Great that you still remember our famous Malaysian drink "teh tarik" 😅 Well, your hotel room is spacious and nice. Thank you very much for sharing your first impression of Sihanoukville with me/us. Cheers Ken.

[@KenAbroadClips]

Of course I remember Teh Tarik 🙏

[@chenda5200]

I drink Teh Tarik everyday

[@PhyNarith_OfficialTrip]

Yeah, Sihanoukville is a very nice place in Cambodia.

[@TUANDANH-hz6kz]

Thank you very much for sharing your first impression of Sihanoukville with us. I hope you will make more about video Cambodia

[@sirmomon5602]

The price for taxi in the airport is a lot more expensive than booking from Grab due to the airport fee. The drivers have to registered and paying a percentage to the airport per ride.

[@ominkan3129]

That was almost like being there walking with you Ken. Thanks for the tour.

[@KenAbroadClips]

Thanks for joining 🙏

[@HarveyChenBlog]

Hi. Ken. it's your second channel. Laos and Cambodia have a lot china's influence. Because They both are on one belts on road initiative❤

[@akl4709]

Exactly. The BRI is the reason for that

[@bencheung-d5j]

Helpful info.🎉

[@bahaosmn]

Sudden LOL with my wife, when you mention the Malaysian 'teh tarik' 😂😂

[@tombulek5231]

Why dont you put this vlog in your main channel? Just wondering why.. You could get more views there. 😊 Great vlog as usual ❤❤

[@林木老寄卖]

因为🇨🇳和🇰🇭国家关系很好 两国有很高的交流合作

[@ВладимирШангин-к9ф]

Thanks Ken. Amazing.

[@Kushal6831]

Love your video's ❤❤

[@twenisix]

quite frustrating that certain countries that uses foreign currency besides theirs for local transactions.

[@Kushal6831]

Love your video's ❤❤❤❤ken 😊

[@firadyshop7939]

welcome to Cambodia❤

[@godfrey3053]

Hello, Ken - nice to watch your video again. Any restrictions on flying a drone there?

[@rodolphegilles]

I think Grab are not allowed to pick up within the airport. Best is to walk outside the airport then get a Grab once waiting on the roadside.

[@craigb2644]

Ken, are you celebrating Oktoberfest this year?

[@annikaminina7670]

Hi I have a question why do you have 2 channels with the same content 😊?

[@canonind1909]

👍 video.

[@Tex_Symbol69]

I was there about 12 years ago and it was nothing like this ! ( thank god ) it’s been destroyed by Chinese developers

[@mayer7631]

There is huge American influence throughout Latin America and Canada, I haven't heard any complaints.

[@vgshwk]

Sihanoukville used to be nice back in 2015 before the Chinese came in and destroyed it with too many casinos and high rises. They made many of the locals move out or become homeless. Many of the tourists that used to go there don’t go there anymore and call it chinoukville.

[@jamesbartle6816]

If you cannot get Grab, then 20 seems reasonable

[@dfer2046]

Welcome to Cambodian❤

[@johanneskorte-nw1jp]

stay strong, never be stupid

[@davidmann4315]

Honestly Ken, the dirty water flowing into the ocean at the beach was disgusting. I don't think I would ever consider swimming there.😵‍💫

[@pp-bf2ec]

It's from next door construction site.It's just water/mud/sand mix as they are emptying from hole/xcavation after rains . The sea water is actually very clean.

[@5u1ton]

*Keren 🇮🇩👍

[@OliviaLiu-i4t]

快点回来吧，ken，中国观众想你了，来中国玩，中国已经度过了夏季，现在天气凉爽。

[@1MFoodie]

❤❤❤

[@mik3yztv378]

Becareful

[@keithgodfrey2023]

No U need wake up

[@immokie]

Chinese bring development and prosperity to the locals, thus you see all the stores are also in Chinese. Also Sihanoukville is a coastal city, so it’s trying to become a hot beach destination for tourists, I think!

[@fatdoi003]

westerners looking for original tribal taste when they visit other countries..... it's like "please stay poor so i can come and see how you live"

[@craigb2644]

To be fair to Ken, he respects all cultures, no need to comment political on his channel, plenty of other KZbin channels for that.

[@chenda5200]

Ask any Cambodian, Chinese only bring crime and destruction to Cambodia

[@mcscootie]

prosperity hahahaha. they bring drugs, guns and prostituition

[@kane2345]

Don't try & haggle with the locals, btw he ripped you off😂

[@timw4432]

Always take the Grab over a taxi

[@phinsorm2912]

what 20$ for taxi🤭

[@oasis7647]

Chinabodia

[@НурланАбдылдаев-к7э]

Почему не меняешь деньги зараннее, где твоя немецкая предусмотрительность

[@AuntyJack123]

I wonder if the hotel would of provided a better price for picking you up? Taxi mafia are very common in many tourist destinations. Thanks for the video, always interesting 😊

[@pp-bf2ec]

Not really taximafia in this case. It's just its official airport taxi. Grab etc.are not allowed to get in to airport. So the price is set by the French airport operator.

[@AuntyJack123]

@@pp-bf2ec surely if it's controlled to only allow taxi not grab/uber etc it's a taxi mafia? They control who is allowed then they control the price.

[@pp-bf2ec]

@@AuntyJack123 Well cannot call taxi mafia, if it's the French airport operator making rules. Taxi mafia it would be if it would taxi drivers not allowing others there, but in this case it's the airport operator. Everywhere else in Sihanoukville taxi, grab, etc is cheap and can enter anywhere.

[@AuntyJack123]

@@pp-bf2ec sure thing ok.

[@pepeee548]

i read feedbacks of customers at this hotel and they say they smell smoke as people smoke and have even smoking floors, not sure i want to stay there, you agree?

[@KenAbroadClips]

I didn't smell any smoke

[@pp-bf2ec]

I have went eat there multiple times, great buffet btw, and never really smell smoke inside there. Only where they really smoke is casino floor.

[@Vedran-gk3wb]

Just a friendly recommendation: for someone who travels a lot making great videos, you should learn how to pronounce word “HOTEL”. I know you are not an English native, but pronouncing that word correctly would make videos even more appealing. Safe journes, and all the best!

[@hirokeo]

Just call it Chinatown.... no foreigners or Khmers really go there anymore and honestly we(Khmers) really don't like what its turn into.....

[@YouYou-l6z]

Cambodia is a province of China

[@klinkhamerphoto]

There is $8 bus too

[@klinkhamerphoto]

Cambodia Riel currency is the main form of payment. Better too.. Yes $$ works too but is being faded. 20.000 riel is $5

[@keithgodfrey2023]

Because Maffia control air port pick ups , and how much do you waest time over couple dollars,

[@pp-bf2ec]

It's just those are official airport taxis. The airport operator controls them. That why the uniform. Grab etc. is not allowed inside the airport.

[@keithgodfrey2023]

Why not use Cambodia people gest house only 10$ a night , guess German ,

[@SopheakdeyMoeun]

17:10 There's a statue in front of you. According to Hindu myth, it's a statue of Skanda, the God of War and Victory, the firstborn son of Shiva. He's riding a peacock.

[@putheanhoem2639]

That my friend working at checkin counter 😅

[@gs46]

Chinese mafia place