friendliest cambo or thai?

[silomplaya]

just did a day trip to poi pet and you wouldn't believe the warmness and genuine smile of the Cambodians on the other side of the boarder compared with the snarls , head-shakes and shark-tooth smiles and looks they give farang back in Bangkok and pattaya.

[benalibina]

When you 1st came to thailand, you must have felt the same.....right ?

[David48]

Did you buy a Radio over there?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758334-security-called-for-returning-broken-goods/

Interesting ...

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[Costas2008]

For big spenders like us, they will even drop their trousers.

Thais haven't realised yet that we are holding the Thai economy by buying all that som tam and riding their Baht buses.

Mr JT, is angry with me today.

[silomplaya]

Did you buy a Radio over there?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758334-security-called-for-returning-broken-goods/

Interesting ...

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no but i got no idea what your getting at??? please explain

[DP25]

Yeah, nothing but smiles in Poipet

[silomplaya]

Yeah, nothing but smiles in Poipet

sorry actualy i traveled to surrounding areas doing some photography stuff and actually there was a lot of smiles , pessimistic POV any one??

[David48]

Well, I would presume before one could make a valued judgement between the relative or perceived 'friendliness' of Thailand vs Cambodia, one would have to have spent extensive time in both countries, spoke at a reasonable level the language and a good sprinkling of the respective Cultures.

My sister came to Thailand for the 3rd time.

She remarked at the friendliness and positive disposition of the local fruit seller.

I asked what she was paying for her fruit ... she was paying 50% more then I would.

Oh course, the seller was 'Friendly'.

So, one day's casual observation doesn't really form a basis for comparison.

That said, I'm glad you enjoyed your 'day trip to poi pet' ...

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[silomplaya]

Well, I would presume before one could make a valued judgement between the relative or perceived 'friendliness' of Thailand vs Cambodia, one would have to have spent extensive time in both countries, spoke at a reasonable level the language and a good sprinkling of the respective Cultures.

My sister came to Thailand for the 3rd time.

She remarked at the friendliness and positive disposition of the local fruit seller.

I asked what she was paying for her fruit ... she was paying 50% more then I would.

Oh course, the seller was 'Friendly'.

So, one day's casual observation doesn't really form a basis for comparison.

That said, I'm glad you enjoyed your 'day trip to poi pet' ...

actually ive spent alot of time in both but times change and cambodia more suits the name land of smiles

[Bender]

friendly? thai

serious thai are as friendly than bear, wolf, jackal, vulture....

I have been many time to Cambodian, and i would describe them with one word : sweet

[KittenKong]

Thais smile a lot but with few exceptions they aren't really friendly. In fact the general impression that I have had since first coming here nearly 40 years ago is that Thais want my money but not much else.

Based on my experience over the same time period I would say that Filipinos are genuinely friendly. Maybe the lack of a language/culture barrier has something to do with it.

I dont have enough experience of Cambodians to say exactly where they come on the friendliness scale, but what I have seen of them would put them somewhere between the two.

[mynameisphil]

I'd say Cambodians are more friendly, and seem to have more character IMO.

[bendejo]

Not a good place to travel with a dog.