Cambodia is better than Thailand. Change my mind..?

[bob smith]

 

 

Looks like a whole lotta fun to me and not a single mask in sight!. double rooms for $9 a night and the beers are a dollar a pint and no immigration officers busting in checking visas/testing your pee etc.... Thailand needs to get its act together sharpish, i feel like moving there myself! who knows, maybe i bloody well WILL!! ???? 

[Maha Sarakham]

Grass is always greener...

[Lacessit]

@BritManToo is the guy you need for information.

[bob smith]

5 minutes ago, Maha Sarakham said:

Grass is always greener...

it sometimes is ???? 

[Mac Mickmanus]

I would find it really weird , being the only older White guy in a Club full of 20 something Asians in Cambodia .

   Getting on the dancefloor and showing the locals your dance moves 

[bob smith]

Just now, Mac Mickmanus said:

I would find it really weird , being the only older White guy in a Club full of 20 something Asians in Cambodia .

i personally would find it weirder sleeping next to a fat 50 year old bag of spuds that snores her head off half the night and never makes me breakfast in bed but each to their own m8. 

[Mac Mickmanus]

2 minutes ago, bob smith said:

i personally would find it weirder sleeping next to a fat 50 year old bag of spuds that snores her head off half the night and never makes me breakfast in bed but each to their own m8. 

The 20 something year olds in the bars probably have the same opinion about having sex with the older Western guys in the nightclubs 

[Simple Jack]

2 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

The 20 something year olds in the bars probably have the same opinion about having sex with the older Western guys in the nightclubs 

Everyone has a price.

[Mac Mickmanus]

1 minute ago, Simple Jack said:

Everyone has a price.

What is yours ?

[FritsSikkink]

Goodbye then, good luck with the champagne and pink strings there.

[Northstar1]

42 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I would find it really weird , being the only older White guy in a Club full of 20 something Asians in Cambodia .

   Getting on the dancefloor and showing the locals your dance moves 

Sounds like expats in Thailand 

[Mac Mickmanus]

3 minutes ago, Northstar1 said:

Sounds like expats in Thailand 

No, they would be sat at the bar, nodding their head in time  to the music and watching the girls dancing and sometimes waving their arms around a bit 

[Baron Samedi]

I agree.

Thailand's bar prices have become ridiculous.

A beer costs as much as a McChicken set.

A lady drink costs as much as a month of 5G mobile internet.

A BF costs as much as a VIP bus from Hua Hin to Phuket.

For more than that, it will cost you as much as an AirAsia ticket to Singapore ( or even further).

I mean come on... ????????

Cambodia seems to be dirt cheap in comparison !

However I wouldn't be surprised if Siem Reap was facing the same problem as many Thai cities, namely a lack of tourists leading to a feeling of emptiness.

[ChaiyaTH]

The partying might be a bit cheaper, the rest is nothing even worth mentioning. You would also pay more for the modern things you do have in Thailand, or the diversity in things you can do and things, services and products that are available.

You can just as easy party your head off using anything without police around in the south of Thailand. Or in PTY, wherever. The difference? 20-30 dollars? Nah, I tried cambodia, it is fun if you are stuck at the bottom with a super tight budget only, because then it kind of sucks to be in the more expensive ones. Else you are done with it soon enough.

[Scouse123]

I go very regularly and my last trip was last month and I'll be there next month.

 

Siem Reap is great for four days and then I've had enough and wish to get back to Thailand.

 

They are suffering through lack of tourism and have not had the huge uptick in customers they were hoping for.

 

That being said, there are a great deal of expats living there that love the place, they are an eclectic mix from all walks of life, not just the Pattaya bar flies.

 

For me at 60 years old, (and a fairly young at heart 60 year old) and fairly healthy, I still yearn to come home to Thailand after a few days.

 

There's only so many temples to see, and so much lok lak you can eat!

 

Pub street has been dead this last few months by the way so I care not what the OP says about it. The Cambodians down there are a very friendly bunch and far more genuine than the Thais.

 

Beer and cigarettes are cheap and plenty restaurants to suit all tastes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Scouse123]

7 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said:

The partying might be a bit cheaper, the rest is nothing even worth mentioning. You would also pay more for the modern things you do have in Thailand, or the diversity in things you can do and things, services and products that are available.

You can just as easy party your head off using anything without police around in the south of Thailand. Or in PTY, wherever. The difference? 20-30 dollars? Nah, I tried cambodia, it is fun if you are stuck at the bottom with a super tight budget only, because then it kind of sucks to be in the more expensive ones. Else you are done with it soon enough.

I agree!

 

Spot on regards Scambodia.

 

I don't know much these days though about Southern Thailand as we seldom go anymore as my other half is not keen and says they are just not friendly enough for her.

 

 

 

 

[Scouse123]

8 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

The 20 something year olds in the bars probably have the same opinion about having sex with the older Western guys in the nightclubs 

Why would they?

 

You seem to miss the point that both Thais, Cambodians and to an extent, plenty Vietnamese, it is a trade off.

 

They are giving youth in exchange for food, drink, money and whatever else life gives to them from older guys.

 

Do you think they aren't doing exactly the same with their own people?

 

Plenty of Thais and Cambodians giving themselves away to higher status Thai and Cambodian males that are older, balding and fat, for financial gain.

 

So, don't put yourself down!! ????????????

 

 

 

 

 

 

[daveAustin]

Siem Reap is (was) great fun at night, esp pub street. Them multi-storey bar complexes are buzzing, super loud. Also some good eating and cocktail bars. The beer might be cheap but found that 50c/$1 Anchor to be like dishwater after a while.
 

Generally though, Cambodia is pretty threadbare… didn’t enjoy PP ($5 lady drinks) and found it a lot more pushy and can be just as expensive as Thailand, plus you have to keep your wits about you. Pickpocketed first night. Caught them at it and perhaps just unlucky, but not a good first impression after literally hundreds and hundreds of nights out in Thailand without issue. 
 

Hasn’t put me off going again, however, and generally found the people very nice. But echoing above, reckon it’s more a weekend place. The lack of services (and 7-11) and obvious poverty will probably grind on you eventually. As for cheap beer, perhaps look to Vietnam… more Thailand’s equal. And yes, it is now relatively very expensive for a beer / nights out. 

[nigelforbes]

Good luck when you get sick in Cambodia and need a decent hospital.

[Hanaguma]

Hit Siem Reap for a week this summer. Good points;

a/ English widely spoken and understood

b/ Generally very friendly folks

c/ Renting a motorbike and cruising the Angkor complex was a hoot!

d/ Discount admission to the Angkor complex and next to nobody there.

e/ Cheap beer in shops , pretty cheap in bars/restaurants

 

Bad Points;

a/ In Your Face poverty and begging

b/ Limited options for foreign food- what was available was good though

c/ Cambodian food doesnt do it for me

d/ Bland scenery outside of the temples

[Hanuman2547]

If you like it in Cambodia then that's great!  I'm not here to change your mind as everyone is different and like different places.  

[Scouse123]

51 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

As for cheap beer, perhaps look to Vietnam… more Thailand’s equal. And yes, it is now relatively very expensive for a beer / nights out. 

Where are you saying

is relatively expensive?

.Cambodia or Vietnam?

[NoshowJones]

10 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I would find it really weird , being the only older White guy in a Club full of 20 something Asians in Cambodia .

   Getting on the dancefloor and showing the locals your dance moves 

I am the only white guy in my surrounding area, when I first came here 15 years ago there were loads of them, some have left the country, the rest have died, I cannot remember the last time any new farangs came into my area.

If I was starting off in retirement now I would spend a few months in Thailand and a few months in Cambodia before I decided.

The only really good thing about Thailand now is the safety of being able to walk the streets after dark, but again I do not drink or frequent bars.

The good also still outweighs the bad compared to the UK.

[scubascuba3]

I didn't go for 10 years as i was warned they were always trying to scam you so i left it for 10 years and guess what some classic scams were tried straight out of a book.

 

Anyway, was ok, enjoyed it but not enough to go back. The farang dregs in PP were a bit shocking to me at the time

[Sparktrader]

I need 7/11

[NoshowJones]

10 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

The 20 something year olds in the bars probably have the same opinion about having sex with the older Western guys in the nightclubs 

Yes it may be easy money for the bar girls, but when you see the state of a lot of the old and even the not so old guys, very overweight etc, the money is not really that easy for them, is it?

[mjakob007]

Many of us are hesitant to step outside our comfort zones, which is why we are exploited and treated as commodities.

 

Never been to cambodia, but the obstacles around us here is certainly on the rise

[Sparktrader]

4 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

Yes it may be easy money for the bar girls, but when you see the state of a lot of the old and even the not so old guys, very overweight etc, the money is not really that easy for them, is it?

Fat guys tire more easily. Probably a lot easier than a fit guy. Half the work.

[jesimps]

10 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

The 20 something year olds in the bars probably have the same opinion about having sex with the older Western guys in the nightclubs 

I don't suppose the old guys care so long as they're having their rocks off on the cheap.

[BritManToo]

1 hour ago, mjakob007 said:

Many of us are hesitant to step outside our comfort zones, which is why we are exploited and treated as commodities.

 

Never been to cambodia, but the obstacles around us here is certainly on the rise

Retirement VISA extension much easier $300, no paperwork, no visits to immigration.