Being Black In Cambodia

A warm conversation with Sam Jr as he shared with me his experience living in Cambodia as a black. Thank you so much appreciate it
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[@austintukwa]

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[@lanah954]

I love his mindset. With his experiences, some people might see them in negative ways or racism but he chose to see them in positive ways.

[@munisuon2664]

I give you a lot of credit for learning Khmer. You have to remember that Khmer people do not tolerate discrimination against anyone, compared to living in the U.S. It is good that you can show right and wrong with Khmer people. Don't worry. You will find a sweet person to love since you know some Khmer languages. You have to be patient and keep interacting with women.

[@phendadira988]

I was born here, There is a huge racism problems towards ethnic minorities groups ( cham Vietnamese…) and as well as colorism but it’s rather ignorance than arrogance when it comes to foreign people of color due to not as much exposure to education than the rest of the developed countries, but that does not make it okey.

[@kevinadams9468]

After what the Cambodian people have been through, I grant them the right to do whatever they please.

[@leewang6518]

​​@@phendadira988 បងប្អូនខ្មែរអុីស្លាមកុំខ្វល់រឿងនឹងខ្មែរនឹងបងប្អូនខ្មែរអុីស្លាមរស់នៅចុះសម្រុងនឹងគ្នាយូមកហើយ។ទើបឃើញថ្មីៗនេះមានអាខោន tiktokក្មេងៗដែលអត់គិតវែងឆ្ងាយផុសតាម tiktok វាយប្រហារបងប្អូនខ្មែរអុីស្លាមនិយាយរួមតាំងពីសង្គ្រាមអុីស្រាអ៊ែល នឹងប៉ាលេស្ទីនល្បីខ្លាំងនៅខ្មែរឆ្នាំ២០២៤នេះក៏ចាប់ផ្ដើមឃើញ tiktok ក្មេងៗទាំងអាខោនខ្លះទើបបង្កើតបាន១ខែអីនឹងដោយខ្លះតាំងខ្លួនជា អ្នកជាតិនិយម ខ្លះតាំងខ្លួនជា sigma ខ្លះតាំងខ្លួនជាកាតូលិក ខ្លះថាគេមានសាច់ញាតិស្លាប់នៅ១១.៩.២០០១តែពួកគេបែរផុសវាយប្រហារបងប្អូនខ្មែរអុីស្លាមដែលកើតនៅខ្មែរ រស់នៅស្រលាញ់ខំកសាងការពារប្រទេសខ្មែរយើងដូចគ្នា។ខ្ញុំក៏មិនយល់ពីបំណងក្មេងៗទាំងនោះទោះខំពន្យល់ពួកគេយ៉ាងណាក៏ពួកគេមិនយល់។ពួកគិតតែធ្វើតាមអំពើរចិត្រពួកគេតែពួកគេមិនដឹងដាសកម្មភាពផុសរបស់ពួកគេអាចធ្វើឲខ្មែរនឹងបងប្អូនខ្មែរអុីស្លាមដែលរស់នៅចុះសម្រុះងជាមួយគ្នាកន្លងមកក្លាយជាការបែកបាក់សាម្គីផ្ទៃក្នុងរបស់ខ្មែរយើងដែលអាចបណ្ដាលឲកើតមានការរើសអើងសាសនា ជម្លោះសាសនាក្នុងប្រទេសយើងឬមួយអ្នកផុសទាំងនោះពួកគេដឹងហើយតែបំណងចង់ឲខ្មែរនឹងបងប្អូនខ្មែរអុីស្លាមបែកបាក់ការសាមគ្គីផ្ទៃក្នុងប្រទេសតែម្ដង។ហើយសូមបងប្អូនខ្មែរអុីស្លាមកុំយកចិត្រទុកដាក់ចំពោះក្មេងៗដែលផុសតាម tiktokនឹងអី🙏🙏តែពេលខ្លះខ្ញុំធ្លាប់ឆ្លល់លេងៗថាអ្នកផុសទាំងនឹងជាចារកិច្ចផុសចាក់រុកឲខ្មែរនឹងប្អូនខ្មែរអុីស្លាមឈ្លោះគ្នានាំកើតជម្លោះគ្នាឯងក្នុងប្រទេសយើង។ចំពោះវៀតណាមមិនអាចហាមការស្អប់បានទេព្រោះប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រឈឺចាប់បាត់បង់។

[@leewang6518]

​@@phendadira988បងប្អនខ្មែរអុីស្លាមកុំខ្វល់រឿងនឹងយើងរស់នៅចុះសម្រុងនឹងគ្នាយូមកហើយខ្មែរនឹងខ្មែរអុីស្លាមបច្ចុប្បន្នយើងកើតលើទឹកដីនេះជាមួយគ្នា ស្រលាញ់ខំកសាងការពារទឹកដីខ្មែរដូចគ្នាហើយក៏មិនដែលមានខ្មែររើសអើងបងប្អូនទេកន្លងមកទើបឃើញថ្មីៗនេះមានអាខោន tiktokក្មេងៗមួយចំនួនផុសវាយប្រហាបងប្អូនខ្មែរអុីស្លាម ដោយខ្លះតាំងខ្លួនគេជាអ្នកជាតិនិយម ខ្លះតាំងខ្លួនជា sigmaស្អីគេ ខ្លះតាំងខ្លួនជាកាតូលិក ខ្លះតាំងខ្លួនថាមានសាច់ញាតិស្លាប់នៅព្រឹត្តិការណ៍១១.៩.២០០១និយាយរួមទើបឃើញអាខោន Tiktok អស់នឹងពេលសង្គ្រាមអ៊ីស្រាអែលនឹងប៉ាឡេស្ទីនល្បីខ្លាំងនៅប្រទេសយើង។តែពួកគេបែរផុសវាយប្រហារបងប្អូនខ្មែរអុីស្លាមតាម Tiktok ទៅវិញទោះពន្យល់ពួកគេយ៉ាងមិចក៏ពួកគេមិនយល់គិតតែធ្វើតាមអំពើចិត្ររបស់ពួកគេដោយមិនគិតវែងឆ្ងាយ។ហើយពួកគេមិនដឹងថាសម្មភាពពួកគេអាចធ្វើឲខ្មែរនឹងបងប្អូនខ្មែរអុីស្លាមបែកបាក់សាមគ្គីផ្ទៃក្នុងរបស់ប្រទេសយើង កើតមានការរើសអើងសាសនា ជម្លោះសាសនាឬមួយក៏ពួកគេដឹងហើយតែមានបំណងផុសញុះញង់ឲកើតមានការបែកបាក់រវាងខ្មែរនឹងបង្អូនខ្មែរអីស្លាមតែម្ដង។ពេលខ្លះខ្ញុំឆ្ងល់ថាពួកគេជាចារកិច្ចផុសឲមានការបែកបាក់កើតជម្លោះក្នុងប្រទេសយើង។ហើយអាខោនពួកគេខ្លះទើបបង្កើតបាន១ខែអីនឹង។ចឹងហើយសូមបងប្អូនខ្មែរអុីស្លាមកុំយកចិត្រទុកដាក់ជាមួយពួកគេអីប្រហែលពួកគេគ្មានបំណងល្អចំពោះប្រទេសយើងទេបើគេមានបំណងល្អចំពោះប្រទេសមិនមែនផុសសកម្មភាពធ្វើឲខ្មែរនឹងបងប្អូនខ្មែរបែកបាក់គ្នាទេ។ឯរឿងវៀតណាមមិនអាចហាមបងប្អូនខ្មែរមិនឲស្អប់បានទេព្រោះរឿងប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រឈឺចាប់បាត់បង់។

[@RiceEditz_TNR]

I’m Cambodia

[@Appokalis]

I have never, ever been a witness of racism by Cambodians or from Cambodians. They are the most open minded and honest and respectful people I know.

[@remhk6672]

@Appokalis unless ur vietnamese or possibly thai of course.😅

[@tunsaymovies]

As a Cambodian, I am very happy to you and other foreigner enjoy their time here!

[@PraveenRamavath]

I've been close to 40 countries and Cambodia hands down have one of the most friendly and polite people I've ever met.

[@sinomenghuy9556]

almost got beaten once, because I learnt the N word from the internet. Thought it was normal to call people with black skin in Europe🤣 , so I used it. Anyway, they were nice and told me the real meaning behind that word.

[@Kiana978]

It's wonderful to hear you appreciate the rich Khmer culture and the warmth of the Cambodian people. My beautiful country Cambodia.

[@BeauBodhi88]

So basically you are the type to easily be seduced by artificially flavored house made of candies and words built by witches and sorcerers? Gotcha.

[@mimibigdy1917]

Great information ℹ️

[@Vimotta]

គាត់និយាយខ្មែរបានល្អមែន ☺️ អរគុណ😊

[@Cnalymey]

គាត់ថាគាត់នៅខ្មែរអស់៣ឆ្នាំហេីយ

[@endlesssummer9139]

Mad respect with this man who proud to speak khmer while some of khmer pretend not to speak khmer or understand khmer.

[@suzysong4783]

Thank you so much for the positive feedback of our country. Love the videos.

[@wneighbor2523]

Nice interview

[@tragon1304]

Love your video my man keep it up

[@hevham2150]

Live and learn khmer language big credit for you, bros No racist in Cambodia talk to them and respect But maybe just a little joke for them and in their language in a way But not for real. They are doing everything to accommodate the local and the tourists. But remember, Cambodia country genocide has just finished 40 years ago They're not looking for that ever again, and so much to develop in Cambodia. Peace out .

[@Unkown23277]

Stop making excuses they are racist

[@sileapek3372]

Thank you for sharing , when you guys are talking about racism in Cambodia against black people there is none.

[@heckyeah1998]

Great Interview, wish you great success in Cambodia

[@chewbaccac-3po129]

Your explanations about cambodia are amazing and true .

[@SereyvathHeng025]

I Love You From Cambodia 🇰🇭

[@whatupVC]

I am a Cambodian American born in the states god bless you brother

[@jennyfferm.so-chheng8675]

Because of this particular interview you just gained another subscriber 😊good luck, lot of love from the Khmer people, much success in all that you venture out in the kingdom of Cambodia🎉❤

[@kheanghongkry]

I’m a Cambodian people,that’s such a nice talk man.

[@thekampunews405]

As I am watching your interview, I am so proud that you really know Khmer or Cambodian Culture clearly and the way of living too. Good job! Bong!

[@Mengtraveling]

Thank you for talking good about Cambodia. Cambodian are with friendly behavior and welcome all people from the globe. We are not racist but we are helpful and kindness. Anyway, welcome to Cambodia 😊

[@lomross5741]

Thanks for you honestly 😊 about Cambodia 😊

[@socheatasom2207]

Thank! for the comment on Cambodia.

[@SanoRay]

Thanks a lot to Mr. Austin Tukwa and his guests on this show for touching on "racism in Cambodia", a rather sensitive yet it's like a norm, I guess. I also like many other contents you've posted--it's real, positive and respectful. Sincerely impressed by your Khmer skill! Love, respect and best wishes and God bless you.

[@onevision8097]

Bravo great interview.

[@SOPHALTOUCH-fi7ue]

bro even in prison we get a long,much love my brother.

[@VornVann]

AWESOME...WELCOME TO OUR COUNTRY...I USED TO HAVE FRIEND FROM GHANA, WE PLAYED SOCCER TOGETHER WHEN I WAS AT SCHOOL...HE WAS VERY FRIENDLY...💯❤

[@dearsoli]

Wow, 10 out of 10 is a huge compliment to us Cambodians. Thank you! I hope you’ll only meet good people and enjoy the best times here.

[@sinitsen9265]

Love for both of you guys ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥

[@champepang6824]

Sorry to hear about your experience 💔 Glad you corrected them.

[@sayserenade3157]

You made my day❤ thank you for loving my country

[@ezsal7102]

I listened to his podcast and it so refreshing to me

[@kurapika7294]

his khmer accent is fucking legendary i thought he was khmer for a sec holy shit

[@Nxqalty]

you're really good at speaking khmer man

[@a-tsbaybay6775]

This was beautiful. I respect his acknowledgment of the peoples ignorance. The country came back alive from year zero most Cambodians that survived didn’t have the opportunity to acquire education. We need more people like him in this world. ❤✌️

[@Cruzx.]

U spoke khmer so fluently gng

[@Pixel7ProKH]

Thanks for loving Cambodia ❤❤

[@channelanimationkhh.s.e8724]

In my country, no one care about your skin look white or black because they will know that not all people are living in the same place or the same habitat. However, most people in Cambodia think that those foreign people may be rich due they can travel or visit to another country. Also, as a Cambodian I would like to pay respect every regions in the world including both of you, too. 🙏🤝

[@sotheakhetkh]

Thanks, from Cambodia. We love you as our family.

[@librasun321]

you're so lucky to meet our PM! anyway, appreciate to hear your perspective living in our country.

[@thekampunews405]

Khmer people love everyone, every people from every countries. They always give everyone a smile so don't very if you are good people all Khmer or Cambodian people love you. Do not worry whether you are white or black or where you from, all people here in Cambodia love you..❤🇰🇭❤️🙏

[@Gneskos]

We love ‘everyone’ but our neighbours

[@KhmerSanjose]

Well spoken and good manner. For you to have met the PM that is in itself a paranormal activity. You sounded very diplomatic. You kept me entertain throughout the video. I actually finished the entire video. 👍

[@rithpanhasidth9261]

Cambodian citizens are very friendly and they don't judge someone with skinny❤.

[@Rayne_1220]

0:28 As a full-blooded Cambodian, I can say for certain that some of them do, in fact, joke about other people's parents. It's just an action that is frowned upon by most adults and by well-disciplined youngsters.

[@praisetoGodofficial262]

We're love you from Cambodia ❤❤

[@adventurelifetime6551]

Thump up for ur describes about Cambodia . Some foreigner just came by for short time but judgment without experience for living here,then spraying the poorest opinions about Our Country.Rememer Khmer Ppl always Bring the Word Respect before coversation. Not like other country spray bad about us.

[@SeangHeng-xq4oo]

that so nice to hear about that ma man 🎉

[@thoviki]

Just don’t feel bad brothers! Our Khmer people are races against our people all day as well.

[@Littlescientist885]

Omg. YOU speak khmer really well and Your accent is really Good❤❤love You

[@ckrurallife]

Hello from Cambodia, you are welcome...

[@sreynuonnhoem7688]

thank you hope you enjoy living our country 🎉

[@GraftingTactick]

I agree that, most people there use the word that they don't realise, it coud be racist, I would not think that it is intentionally meant so. They are super friendly.

[@love96968]

You Have a nice mindset ❤

[@sopauljauck4163]

Cambodian society teaches the youngs to be very respectful to strangers, elders, and family and to avoid conflicts at all cost. That said, there are the few exceptions so we'll ignore those. When it comes to racism, it doesn't come up. What you will experience might be class difference. Some rich people can be very pompus and will judge you on your looks.

[@ngetbun5526]

Yes right​ Brother 😍🥰👏👏👏

[@sopauljauck4163]

@@ngetbun5526 It's not racism that he experienced. He experienced the arrogance from upper class. Many of the poor in Cambodia is being treated the same way. It's a sad reality.

[@Leak-or2vd]

Welcome to Cambodia

[@Pejr]

Thank 🙏❤🍀

[@simfei8581]

Great sharing bro

[@-nf9vt]

Immersive translate is great for subtitles. They really help while watching the videos.

[@leaksmypok8817]

Cambodian is not racist people. We welcome all people around the world. Black or white is not a matter here; we have Cambodian with different faces and skin colors.

[@Unkown23277]

They are racist💀 maybe not all of them OBVIOUSLY

[@LIZATADIBATTAMBANG]

Thank you for reviewing my country 🙏❤️🇰🇭

[@Short-Vibee]

Nice explanation

[@KrySomoniboth]

Thank you so much for everything that you have said in this video it means so much to us as an Cambodian person and thank you for living in Cambodia learning our cultures, our language and everything else that you need to know we really appreciate it and I hope you will enjoy living here thank you for coming to Cambodia

[@leanghengleng3225]

Racism occurs in everywhere, but I’m Cambodian among another here living without negative judge to other people! ☺️ Hope you enjoy here and ignore negative mindset people! 🙏🏻☺️

[@chamnap2990]

Peaceful, respectful, considerate, loyal and humble are the noticeable personalities in most Khmer people in Cambodia. I can't say the same with Khmer who lived overseas. Anyway, this has always been our common traits. We expect the same from others. Respect is earn, no demand. However, we hold grudges when those good traits are violated. Please keep that in mind.

[@EvanChorm-le6tn]

Respect is through birth and genetics just like the idea of the hereditary prince or princess in stories and movies. Looks like you haven’t been paying attention to the moral stories or underlying messages in fate tales like I do. Don’t be a real life maleficent or Jafar.

[@EvanChorm-le6tn]

Respect is through birth and genetics just like the idea of the hereditary prince or princess in stories and movies. Looks like you haven’t been paying attention to the moral stories or underlying messages in fate tales like I do. Don’t be a real life maleficent or Jafar.

[@d.c.3534]

There’s a difference in culture that will clash with Khmer that you need to acknowledge and an example are videos like these. Even though the person being interviewed is for the most part positive, content like these would be considered disrespectful to Khmer because it’s essentially losing face. If you were invited over to someone’s house, you don’t openly complain about the food prepared or the accommodation provided. I don’t understand how Cambodians can say the smallest things against the government or voice concerns about neighboring countries and they get jail time for inciting chaos. But why when expats create videos talking about racism in Cambodia, trying to paint Cambodians with a broad brush, it’s not seen as inciting unrest?

[@EvanChorm-le6tn]

@@d.c.3534 Who cares for the opinions of people. Doesn’t bother me at all. This isn’t and shouldn’t be a Yelp review and black people are always accusing people of racism so who cares.

[@d.c.3534]

@@EvanChorm-le6tn when do you want to care? When a certain demographic grows to a certain point and they start protesting in the streets of Cambodia? I’m pointing out the leniency that the Cambodian government seems to extend to expats that they do not for Cambodians in terms of free speech.

[@sotheakhetkh]

Your Khmer Language very good!

[@danniserey108]

wow, I am speechlessly impress with speaking khmer language, hope everything will be successful for you brother, God bless 🥰🇰🇭🙏

[@goingbacktocambodia1288]

You speak very good Khmer bro👍🏾. Do you have Facebook blog to follow? I have big respect to see foreigner speak Khmer and living in Cambodia in peace.

[@peterRobinson10101]

Having lived in Thailand for many years I can testify that the racism there is very real. Against all forigners. As a white.. i am more of a 'novelty' racism exists but mostly not a hinderance to life. The racism I saw against Indians, khmers, Burmese was shocking. These ppl were suitable in the country as 'servants' or labor and anything else was against the kingdom. The racism against Africans (black) was even worse. Not to their face of course but at all other levels. Including simply serving me before serving them in a shop and i have asked..."hes next not me"... they continue to serve me.. or show real contempt at being pulled up on it. Cambodians 'seem' a lot less fake... but I havent lived there to know. So i enjoy getting this videos take on it.

[@SirNova2o9]

Ladyboy land always been racist.

[@cambodianpleasuresquad1753]

@@SirNova2o9 they are but they will deny it. same with the vietnamese.

[@d.c.3534]

Why Khmer choose to work or visit Thailand given the history is on them when they’re treated like second class citizens. And how often are you seeing discrimination against blacks in Thailand? Because I’ve seen a lot of videos by African Americans saying the complete opposite, of feeling safer and treated better in Thailand than they do in the USA.

[@mhouse1572]

@@d.c.3534Thais are racists against its neighbors and blame them for crimes because to make them feel better…

[@procheathepitai]

Khmer have family in Thailand ​becuase believe it or not we didnt leave when the land was administrated from the Khmer Kingdom to the Siamese. You wouldnt be able to tell us apart anyways because we speak both languages fluently. @@d.c.3534

[@PhirunSo_Thorika]

As a Cambodian myself, I would like to apologize on behalf of my people if there is any offensive acts inflicted on white or colored tourists. We do not mean any harm, or have any means of being a racist society. So big-big apologies to Sam and other black people living in Cambodia. Peace...

[@britain1023]

It is true that cambodians love spicy I mean I'm Cambodian and I eat so much spicy food

[@The24winter]

I can feel for you. Being black is not easy in Cambodia and other countries in the region of SE. I would say it’s the matter of discrimination rather than racism.

[@naganada2214]

From my perspective, skin color doesn't matter since us cambodian from the ancient time also looks black and curly

[@BeauBodhi88]

We didn’t look black. We looked Southeast Asian or more specifically Asiatic mixed Indic. Or maybe even more so native Polynesian.

[@cambodianpleasuresquad1753]

@@BeauBodhi88 we were a black asian people in the past before the migration of viets, thais, chinese, lao and burmese into south east asia and mixed with us. just like how andamanese islanders are black asians and not african

[@vannymills5148]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Cambodian people very nice country

[@ngetbun5526]

I Like you Sharing About Cambodia🤩😍🥰👏👏

[@JamesrobertKh]

Sending ❤from Cambodia by Cambodian. Thanks. That’s the way we are.

[@SaoLyn]

Thank you for loving it as a Cambodian I want people to appreciate their. Time here .

[@chhovyphut5766]

Before the war, there were men living with men, women living with women relationship. We all know they were couples, but we only joke with them and they were left to live life the way they wanted. We all live and joke together and never harm anyone to the point of discrimination or racism.

[@jennyfferm.so-chheng8675]

Wow, amazingly talented Sam. Your knee is a lot better than me, immensely embarrassed 😂 with this much knowledge of RS ethnicity of language and cultural I recommend you to open a Ghanaian restaurant ❤

[@usaguru1]

He has a positive mindset.

[@veasnasao6793]

Much props Khmer Ghana

[@bunsovanthida7300]

Thank you ❤

[@lemdanh1377]

great you guys

[@dethichi5346]

I’m Cambodian and I’m brown, that’s okay for me.

[@ឥន្រ្ទីញូស៍]

Thank you Sam for choosing to live in my country. What I recommend some black people are smelling😂

[@yimtongmeng1924]

Wow so cool your khmer is so good❤️ love it beautiful

[@damonclark5742]

Next Tiger Economy? That's a pretty bold prediction. I guess we will have to wait and see. Nice video though. Very informative.

[@havk.b2446]

nahh trust me, mostly old bodians they still have that narrow mindset, they call black people " អា​ខ្មៅ " or fat people " អាម៉ាប់​ " it doesn't meant in a bad way, they still treat like everybody else, they don't call that for discrimination or hatred, it just sort of reaction in a funny way, it meant no harm. the new generation are more mindful and open to different world, right now is the best to time to visit cambodia.

[@Worldtradencentre]

As a Cambodian, our racism is like positive racism such as jokes or just a way to describe someone.

[@kakashiMEK]

Not racist but prejudice most of the time.

[@Driver2724]

Only been 3 1/2 years speaking Cambodian language very amazing guy .i admire him ❤

[@penghokkhov8078]

As a cambodian, we know the N word but we won't say it because cambodian also grew up within brownie skin. So we respect to foreigners and also black skin people

[@Ceji57]

Seriously? Cambodian doesn't say the n word? Are you even living in Cambodia? Many people here are fully aware that it is a racial slurs and yet still continues to say it, of all the people I'm friend with, at least 30% of them say the n word on a daily basis

[@majesticpapaya1736]

@@Ceji57literally the ppl at my school say the n word like it’s oxygen it’s so sad

[@nachbio558]

The gen z in Cambodia is abusing swear word

[@jinalexia]

Cambodi welcome to all people around the world ❤🥰

[@franklordcf419]

Racism is everywhere, every country and Africa do have racism against Asians or other races as well. The good thing is that Cambodian will never attack you for being different races like in America or Europe, or Western countries.

[@vickyneath3018]

As a Cambodian I’m impressed

[@phollathach9999]

Oh wow,you speak Khmer so good.👍🏼👍🏼

[@Dharma5000.]

Black, white and yellow are natural skin, all colors skinny was human being, human being is human being it’s should not change or created another racism issue. All human have heart to do wholesome or unwholesome it was natural behaviors only human being.

[@ghanaianwomantravellingthe3323]

I am Ghanaian and just moved here how can I link up with the Ghanaian or African community