Siem Reap: 6 Things I Like, and 1 I don't !
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- What do I like about Siem Reap and what I don't.
Here I talk about a few things that I think are cool, and 1 thing that bothers me.
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Very humid this morning. I was dripping after my morning walk up to the fruit market. Long avocado and a bunch of bananas for $1. I livid in Kampot for 3 years and the air quality is definitely better. I agree, number 1 is the people. Keep well
Yes, it has been K'daw!! Thank you for your comment and thanks for watching !!
Yes, it has been K'daw. Thank you for your comment and also for watching the videos !!
So glad you’ve found happiness in Siem Reap Cambodia. Appreciate what you do ! Take good care of your diet and health. Poverty, garbage and bad infrastructure are part of the reason it’s so affordable for Westerners. 😊
Thank you for your comment and for watching the video.
Have a great day !!
Better than the tents on sidewalks in Biden's America (?) - and - health care many can hardly afford - including dental & vision ? 🤔
It's simply called - ''take the bitter with the sweet" - which really must be done everywhere ? Tradeoffs wherever you go & no real shangri la !
What i liked: easy visa, inexpensive housing, cheap meds, good doctors, feral cats to take care of, cheap massage, western selections in stores.
What i didnt like: THE HEAT and same-same every day.
Mark, I feel the same way.
Thank you for your comment and for watching !!
VISA is best in Cambodia. Poverty is hard to see.. I usually try to buy from the poorest looking vendors and donate… You are helping out a bit…Thanks
Thank you for your reply and thanks for watching the videos !!
3 years looking and can't find a better "retirement visa" ! Over 55 is awesome.
Good morning Mr Kelly! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feelings about Cambodia
No problem. Although some topics are a bit hard to talk about.
Thanks for watching !!
@@AutumninAsia you are welcome. I hope to meet you one day when I move there for my retirement in few years
$700 a month you doing good...... until you need a good doctor.
Good leadership leads to prosperity and happiness but poor leadership leads to suffering and death as the country has come a long way since its civil war was officially ended in 1998. I had to leave country in 1979 after living through Pol Pot killing madness from 1975 to 1979. Our family was sent from Phom Penh to work in the rice fields and to dig cannals . My first return trip from Minnesota was back in 1995 when the country was officially open up to the world and tried to locate my surving family members from horrific genocide there. The country was still in ruins and family members were separated. Luckily I found my sole surviving sister and the rest of 11 of them did not make it. Sharing is caring as life is short to do the things we don't love doing. Peace🎉
Wow, Thank you for sharing your story. It must be hard to talk about it. I cannot even imagine.
Thanks for watching the videos !!
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Thank you, sir, your videos help me prepare for my travel to Cambodia.
Glad to hear that and thanks for watching !!
Same same
Your apartment video is one thing viewers like about Autumn… they just go viral… thanks 🙏
Glad you like them and thank you very much for watching.
I like that the money is all paper, no metal coins.
It was a funny feeling when I went back to the USA recently having coins in my pocket. Thanks for watching !!
Cambodian weddings are amazing… food is incredible… been to 2 . One wedding had about 2000 guests.. 2nd had only 500 guests ( small for Cambodian wedding)… 💒
Yes, I agree. So much food and everyone is happy. Thank you for your comment and for watching.
I like your take on things. I think that laid back, zen outlook is necessary in Cambodia. It's either that or be miserable, and there's no point being miserable. I think getting away from the media and societal angst in America is really refreshing, and once you adjust to how things are in Siem Reap, the days are filled with more smiles and laughter.
You are absolutely right. Thanks for the comment and watching the video !!
I love your empathy. We are from the same generation when you couldn't fit a sheet of paper between a European and a Murican. Today I can't relate to young Muricans and most young Ropeans. But so glad to see us seniors still share the same humility and generosity. Welcome to Siem Reap 🙏
Thank you very much for your comment. Just being old school.
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Good video, Thank you sir.
Yes, I agree. Thanks again.
Glad you liked it.
I'm glad that you're glad he liked it! @@AutumninAsia
@@Charlie-phlezk WOW, that makes me glad.
Can’t believe you never mentioned the heat, just checking the temperature, it’s been as high as 43C/109F, this hot season so far and many expect it to even get worse in the future! Also the electric charge is higher than other nearby countries!
I kinda mentioned it but not in detail. yes, it is hot. this is the third April in Cambodia and it is K'dow. .25 per kwh. my last electric bill was $49. Mostly fans but a bit of AC at night.
Thanks for watching !!
Weather is temporary 😁✌️
You are correct about being dissatisfied, with your home country ,
And the way it’s going , I’m Australian and feel that way , but getting angry , only has a negative effect on your self ,
I have been to Cambodia many times ,
There is some thing about it , I will try a long term stay ,
Peter
So true. Thanks for watching the video !!
Cambodia has one of the most corrupt forms of government. Land is being siezed and used to enrich those in power. As long as that continues, there will be no middle class. Human rights abuses are rampant. As long as you're willing to look the other way on these issues and know you're living there because it's cheap, you'll be fine.
Good morning bong!
Morning!
Wish foreigners could apply for a one time PR (permanent resident) status and get it over with, than to renew visa every year.
That would be the easiest ever. Thanks for watching !!
Agree with everything you stated.
I agree with what you said. Thanks for watching !!
Yes, weddings are a nice way to experience the local culture - even for the price of 20$ you pay before leaving 😊😮😢😊😊😊😊
So true! Thanks for watching my videos !!
I agree with you. Whenever we go to Cambodia, it breaks our heart to see so many people that are so poor. Sadly to say that there is no government social welfare. We do what we could to help some local people. Thanks for a great video!
Changed times. Granted there’s not universal help for poor people and many appear to fall through the net but some qualify for a “Poor Card” . I don’t know the full criteria but I’ve seen them show that and get free hospital care at the Provincial hospital .
There is now the National Social Security Fund which is for employees and the self-employed (it should be but some employers are still avoiding it) and is a low cost scheme which guarantees free health care at the provincial hospital and a good number of clinics and, under this scheme, many Cambodians are able to contribute to an old age pension for the first time.
Small steps, yes, but the new Prime Minister could actually call himself Dr Hun Manet as he has a PhD in economics from a good English University. He has some interesting and positive ideas for this country so, hopefully, despite him having a great deal to do, things will continue to improve under his administration.
Yes, you are right, we can just do what we can. Thank you for your comment and for watching the video !!
Hopefully, the Doctor is in. Thanks for watching !!
Ordinary visa ✌️😎
Yes, it is the way to go.
I like the clarity of your video What kind of camera do you use? Thanks for showing Cambodia to the world
DJI Osmo
@@Charlie-phlezk Thanks
DJI Osmo Pocket 3. Great new vlogging camera that I just bought. I love it. Thanks for watching the video !!
Thank you for posting. I think things will improve soon regarding the trash problem. Phnom Penh is pretty clean nowadays due to the trash carts coming around every evening. Hopefully, that will expand nationwide over the coming months and years.
I hope so too. It would help on many levels.
Thank you for the comment and watching !!
I enjoyed your walk and talk, very calming and informative. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it and I'm glad you watched the video !!
a really nice video , thank you
Glad you liked it!
I was in Siem Reap in 2008 and I was disgusted with the multi million dollar resorts bussing people to the temples and back.. I did not see the money make its way to the city itself.. It seems very different today.. the buildings, the homes are much much better.
It is great to know that in the last 20 years or so, things have improved a lot. Things are looking up.
Thanks for your comment and for watching !!
Six things I like about Autumn and 1 thing I don’t like… 👍
OH OH, What could that 1 thing be....Hummmm I wonder !!
Keep on wondering in the Kingdom of Wonder
You are inspiring. I can't wait to visit.
Cambodia is an underrated Kingdom to visit. Hope you can visit soon. Have a great day !!!
Yes there's poverty, like in all countries that's why you just do what you can i support one family and send their little girl to two international schools and will do it with the other girl they have because education brakes the cycle. I love when people talk about the rubbish as they don't have council rates there is no collection unless they pay. Rubbish can even be found on the footpath in Manhattan.
Yes, you are spot on and I agree with what you are saying and doing.
I support 1 girl in regular school and also in English and Chinese language schools.
Thank you for your comment and for watching !!
Will you do this walk again, but this show some of the houses? From what I could see, it looks like there are some pretty amazing homes in that area.
Yes, I will do more Walkie Talkies and be sure to show more houses. Thanks for watching the videos !!
Are you serious? $1000 USD a month and one can do quite well?
Yes, in the country side. I went to Cambodia a few year ago I lived
in the capital city, and I spent less than $1000.00 a month.
@@user-se3ro4hz3d wow! Even in the capitol city?
Capital city would need perhaps 1500. Really depends on two things mostly : housing and food. and transportation perhaps. @@ronwagoner8358
Yes, like I had mentioned it is all about your lifestyle. If you want fancy everything and hit the girly bars every night, well, you won't survive for very long. I've seen it happen.
With $1000 you can live within your means provided you must differentiate between a need and a want.
Sure, I wish I had more money to do more things like travel more, but I am happy with what I have.
Thanks for the comment and for watching !!
Great Brah. Luvin the video. Very informative and interesting. 🙏💙
What’s ya name bruth ?
As someone who recently got divorced and lost 50% of everything and just on SS, you had me at "700-$100 per month.
It is easier here to live off of SS. Have a great day !!!!
Thanks for the video.
You are welcome!
With the wind blowing through your hair while riding your Moto, I guess you mean the hair on yur arms ???
Yuk Yuk ,,,, Good video , by the way .............
Hair is hair Bro. I had it when I needed it. Thanks for the comment and watching the video !!
I've been in Siem Reap since 2016. If the hospitals were better, it would be a great retirement destination.
It's true, healthcare facilities can be a key factor in choosing a retirement destination.
Neak Tep is very good. I had 2 excellent hernia operations.
@@markbigelow2608 Yeah, I spent time there when I had dengue fever. The local things and planned operations are fine, but emergency services are questionable. If you are out somewhere and suffer a heart attack or stroke, it's probably casket and flowers for you.
@@cecilwampler8733 i agree.
Yeah they use to invest more on sending students abroad to learn medicine pre 1975 but lately not sure if that’s the case as even the locals go abroad sometimes. Definitely need to invest more in healthcare there
You are absolutely correct that the pcverty in Cambodia is difficult to witness. it gives me a perspective that diminish my so called difficulties and problems. Respectfully
Yes, very humbling to see it. Thanks for the comment and for watching !!
I don’t like to get hot water when I turn on the cold
Oh you are so right Joe. Don't like that at all.
@@AutumninAsia hiden from Biden 🫣🫣🫣🫣joe 😉😉
I thought Cambodia/Sihanoukville was a great place when I arrived several years ago, but then the Chinese arrived and eventually forced me to move on, the place had become unbearable. I picked Vietnam as my next destination, and what a difference, I couldn't be happier; my quality of life has gone up 500%, thank you China for forcing me to leave Cambodia, what a hellhole compared to Vietnam. That goes for Kep as well btw. And looking at this video made me think of the horrific overall conditions in Cambodia, the endless dirt roads, filth everywhere, the unfinished projects, crappy infra structure, lousy power supply etc etc etc. In Vietnam my balcony practically hangs out over the ocean, electricity is always available as is high speed internet. I have yet to find a pothole, the sidewalks are gleeming and cleaned every morning, the roads are wide and orderly, and trash is picked up every evening by modern equipment/trucks; there are also parks everywhere along the ocean and everything is available in the stores. No wonder so many low-expectation westerners love Cambodia, it's a perfect fit, and the fact that it's so easy and cheap to get a visa says it all really; it's a hellhole. Cheers
I have never been to Vietnam yet. I would like to go some day and check it out.
Thank you for the comment and for watching the video !!
More to like than not to like - sounds like to me ? --- For frugal old me - I like the thrifty life - but - not to exclude my "comfort" - so AC as needed in a small easy to cool & easy to clean studio or small 1 br. ? --- Perhaps a weekly visit to clean & maybe cook for a couple days worth of food ? I hope the $700 - $800 / mo. life (?) - works for me over there -&- I'll be absolutely 100% elated !!! --- I'm old and Biden's America is not especially friendly to people like me on $1500 SS only. Many seniors in their 70's and 80's are sleeping in tents on sidewalks - yea - in the richest country in the world ! 🤔 I have no desire to join them - a $100 room w/ac in Siem Reap sounds so much better !!! ❤🙏👍🍺👋 Enjoy your videos.
Depending on your lifestyle, $800-900 should be enough.
Do your due diligence before you come over to live. Most expats will tell you to come here first for a month or two before committing to the big move.
What about healthcare there????????
I will post this again for you incase you missed the last one.
I did this video last year. Check it out, I hope it helps.
ruclips.net/video/9H2Kq6lufU8/видео.html
Thanks for watching !
I dont like the trash on the roadside. 😢😢😢😢😢😢
It is a S E Asian thing. Unfortunate.
Trash is everywhere
Yup, It is. Too bad, such a beautiful Country. Some villages although are very clean. Thanks for watching !!
No roadside rubbish in Siem Reap,
Big fines if you do
Saya lihat vidio kamu sayang ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for watching my video and for the comment !!