RIPPED OFF IN SIHANOUKVILLE but it was worth it
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- čas přidán 14. 03. 2023
- Cambodia Day 10 - I spent the day in Kampong Som with Channin and her family and it was a pleasant surprise. I typically don't like touristy destinations but Sihanoukville is actually a nice and relaxing place to enjoy the Cambodian sun while eating some great seafood. Just becareful of the beach side vendors who offer everything from fruits to pedicures.
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I had the same experience visiting Srok Khmer for the first time after 40 plus years being in the States. It was awkward at first speaking Khmer but after a few days of hearing everyone around you speaking Khmer, you start to become more comfortable. And you’re right Savi, Khmer people are so warm and accepting. I was criticized more in the States for my accent than in Srok Khmer. 😅
Yes your right, I never understood why some khmer diaspora make fun of other Cambodian American/ diaspora who can’t speak khmer language well. The haters are just making the Khmer people born or grew up abroad not want to learn or speak khmer even more if they shame them for not speaking khmer well.
Not everyone born in Cambodia are Khmer. Because they know how to speak it doesn’t make them Khmer
@@MyWorld51578 what are you talking about?
@@MyWorld51578 I am talking about what the admin was saying in his video about Cambodians people who makes fun of other Cambodian born in France or USA etc for not speaking khmer clearly.
@@a.t5952 I feel it’s also because a lot of their parents work manual labor and long hours so a lot of the kids are raised by the streets. Savi actually speaks well compared to most who can’t speak any at all
@@tainanking if you were a kid during the Khmer Rouge era and are born in the refugee camp then most of them do not know how to read or write khmer because pol pot did not gave those children no school to learn to read and write, also in the refugee camps they taught the children how to speak English. So most of the second generation khmer-American children’s of refugees parents can’t speak clearly or read /write unless their parents put them in khmer class in America.
This is different from the new immigrant cambodian American family who came here by their own choice in this modern era
Thank you for making these videos and sharing your experience in Cambodian culture. I grew up in Germany and left Khmer when I was around 3 years, because of the war. Now I live in the states and I'm an ARMY Combat Vet. My home is America, but I'm trying to get back to my roots. I hope one day I can travel with my son and visit Phnom P where I was born. I don't have Cambodian friends and I'm not close to my Cambodian family. I lived in Long beach for a bit and once you move out, you'll bound to get haters. Please continue the great vids and experience of your travel. Much appreciated! P.S I hate you because you get to eat all that delicious food! my guy! Enjoy! =)
I was deployed there in 2012! I'm not that great at speaking khmer but i spoke well enough to translate for my CO. It was my first and only time back in Cambodia since my family left in 1988. Thanks for sharing, I enjoy and appreciate your efforts in making these videos.
My 80 year old father, son and I love your shows!!! Middle fingers to all the haters!!!!
Your Cambodian is definitely getting better. Thanks for sharing
I worked at the seaport there at late 1979 after surviving the brutal Khmer Rouge in Pursat and most of my family members did not survive. Snookyville was like a ghost town as I was a first team to work there as the Cargo Controller . The city was in ruins with collapsed building destroyed by Pol Pot before they left the city. Only memory lives on as I had returned before the COVID to find my old friends who worked there. Peace out!
No worries bro. I to forget khmer language to I'm living in England about 38 years now. Keep do what you do I love your. You tube
Seems like you guys having fun over there. Enjoy your vacation trip brother.
You did great Savi. Welcome to Cambodia
You’re right 😂 As a Khmer from Long Beach, these old folks always make fun of us “ How are you a Cambodian child, but don’t know how to speak Khmer”, “You’re not a real Khmer” We have no schools here to teach us Khmer. We knew how to speak when we were young a little but then the education here teaches English and other language but not Khmer. We don’t have much Khmer learning resources here & most of us are neglected as a child, parents don’t really conversate with us, don’t bring us to the temples to learn our culture, and not much guidance overall. But now that I’m older, I’ve been self teaching myself the Khmer language, dharma, & history. I know my alphabets now and read Khmer in Kindergarden level 😂 Learning new words and understanding my parents more & more 😂 I can’t believe I grew up calling my dad “Via” which means It, all my life 😂😂😂 and calling my older brother “Ah Oun” 😂😂😂 and who knows maybe my mom will stop hitting me once I know more vegetable words 😂 watching you try made me wanna try harder. Love your channel, keep uploading more please 💕🇰🇭
nah you need to try harder and learn more
@@YGSnB som tos
That was very enjoyable seeing your side of Sihanoukville. Thanks for sharing with us! 😎🙏 Mmmmmm grilled squid 🐙😋
I lived there in the 70's and was there to Koh Rong and Koh Rong Sonlem in November 2022.
We love watching your videos, both my wife and I just subscribed to the channel, and will always support your and good luck. I love Sihanoukville too
GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!! KEEP IT UP SAV!!!!
Thank you! Will do!
Looks like your having a great time
Good on you savi dont worry about the haters they don’t understand keep doing you ma man.
I been speaking it for 3 days. You'll get there. 🤣😂
Thanks for what you do!
Also, I'm a vet with culinary experience if you ever open that store. 😉
Good trip to Sihanouk ville
Ignore the haters. You're awesome 👌 Love watching your channel. Keep up the good work 👏 🙌
Love your videos Savi! Keep it up. How long it take you to grow out your hair?
I think your Khmer has improved a lot since your older Khmer trip vlogs. I'm really happy to hear you speak more Khmer. 😊
That fried mantis shrimp looks so delicious.
Don't worry Savi. I'm 65 years old. I visited Cambodia. People couldn't understand me either.
I’m proud of you that you’re there showing our cultures and traditions. Ignorant people are everywhere I can almost bet the ones who made fun of how you speak Khmer probably don’t even speak fluent English or whatever language they so called their new adopted country.
The food looked good as fruit 😋 👍
I can hear your khmer accent when you speak english you speak khmer very well no CAP dont let them Hater pursade you Fam
Nice video!
I stand with khmer krom forever. I am khmer in France. Khmer love khmer
💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 respect to bong savi!
Love for your video if have more time you could Visit Khos Rong and Khos Rong Sanloem it is very nice view of the sea
haters gon hate bro i like when ure trying ur best to speak khmer just keep it up man
I feel you savi. I am half Khmer and i speak Khmer very “ka-ply” when I interact with all the local khmai people in Cambodia. A lot of them will say the same thing to the Cambodians in southern Vietnam known as the Khmer Krom people of An Giang, Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, & etc. Khmers in cambodia like to discriminate against their own people, which is sad.
I wouldn’t call it discrimination but not being aware of your situation and not having the luxury to travel beyond their villages. It is akin to them being surprised by foreigners speaking Khmer but in reverse. If you love the culture and people, you gotta take your humble pill and keep trying. I know it was hard for me at first but I kept trying.
We love you brothers. No hate
Hi Savi, Another Great video And I am Glad that you go to Sihanoukville because I am looking for buying a Condo for my Vacation Home. Also I am Glad that you Mention those Hater know try to making fun of you speak Khmer. Don't let them bother you. All love here from San Francisco.
A lot of new construction happening in Koh Ream. It’s a lot safer and quieter there too!
That mantis lobster looks good!
Beautiful 👍👍👍❤️💕
Some day iam going to visit Cambodia bigger city in phnom bench halpfun with you family savi
I miss this place
Khmer surin is the same. They are khmer who grew up in Thailand or near. They developed this dialect similar to Khmer American. Geeze. But, I kinda understand why some khmer are haters. They don’t have a larger view of the world. Their perspective is very narrow.
I like this video more because you speak Khmer 😊
That’s the problem with some Asian or Khmer they don’t encourage you but instead they kind of make fun in a sarcastic way. That causes kids born in America or got here at a young age don’t even want to try speak Khmer. So, please people don’t make them feel awkward by trying to learn to speak Khmer. And you are doing great,keep trying , the more practices the better you will be, don’t be discouraged by those nonsenses ignorance.
We just got back from Sihanoukville, after a couple of nights in Koh Rong Sanloem. The development is good for the city but lost the laid back lifestyle. Hate what I see at beautiful Koh Rong Sanloem.
une chamgement radicale de puis 1993 j'aime beaucoup cette ville dynamique j'aime le peuple cambodgien merci
What city in P.A ?
Fabulous video, you should checkout Kep and Kampot
I’ve been there before but not this time
Hi Pu when are you going back to Cambodia?
I’m here now 😉
Look so good pu to see you eat lobster I’m also hungry 😅
It's all good brother , when I got married to my wife in Cambodia just like you mention they say they like hearing me speaking my Khmerican language.
Great video Savi🙏🏽 and don’t worry about those societal people on the sidelines that always have something to criticize about others. I’m so sorry you had to go through it. I did as well. These people prop you up when you’re successful but when people fail they knock them down even more and at other times they just mindlessly say things just to hurt others. These are the ones from the old society that ruined the Cambodian culture in the past. Sorry for the rant. Bottom line is keep doing what you love. My family love your videos and we always share to others lol 👊🏽 by the way, how is Sihanoukville from Battambang? When I get my dual citizenship I will most definitely live near Battambang, where I was born 🙏🏽
Oh so you're from Pennsylvania you are from my neck of the woods I'm planning on moving to Cambodia this year. Are you there on vacation or retired tell us a little bit about your past.
I think they will make fun of my Khmer speaking too bong. I just don’t understand Khmer in Cambodia making fun of us Khmer abroad. We try our best to speak our.
Keep the vids coming and keep in mind that most of the comments are toxic.
Yeah, Im continuously learning khmer and have grown up getting my Khmer made fun of. At least thats what most Cambodian Americans had to deal with. So yeah, forget about them. At least its better late than never. I like the last song you've played at the ending. Thats a remix I've never heard of. Pretty cool👍
Hello savi but u speaking khmer good but iam glad you speaking khmer with family
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got swarmed... aka Hustled!
so many best beers in Cambodia i wouldn't even know which to pick! 😂 #TeamKrud
The lobster you just ate it called mantis lobster or shrimp I love Khmer food
I have restaurant in Sihanoukville Otres, next time visit me
Khmer people in Cambodia they don't care. Their attitude are more humane and respect none hostility that those in America. It's the culture goes along with the attitude, i guess,
don't listen to the haters
My Khmer is just as good as yours. I don’t get to speak it much since I live in the South.
Can't believe you said Anchor is #1, Cambo Vlog is disappointed.
Anchor taste like someone drank a few cans of Ganzberg, took a piss and canned it
You probably left Cambodia already. You missed a very good fresh water prawn at Nak Leung. It's the best in the world.
Thanks for sharing your video the last time me and my whole family went to sihanoukville in 2016 relaxing in beach koh rong why i never seen you take your wife and your 2 daughters to Cambodia let them see the difference i brought my 2 son to Cambodia 2 times in 2006 and 2016 take care and enjoy your time in Cambodia bye from milton Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
They can’t come during school but I will bring them someday.
We are planning to go there soon to see what it's really like. A lot of bad CZcams videos about it, but some people we have met said it's not that bad.
I had a good time but it was definitely on the expensive side, I'm sure you could find some bargains...beach looks nice.
You have to go to see for yourself. Cambodia has change so much, the country have everything just like the US. I have an 18 year old son, we just got back. He’s thinking about living there after college.
Fuck the haters brotha. i wish my khmer is as good as yours.
You eating good bong! It’s okay bong practice speaking Khmer.
My house is an hrs a way from khep,,
Tappin in 👇🏾
Well savi. I am married to a khmer women I sent her to school to learn nails design she works at old market in phnom penh funny you have a nail salon and you live in PA. I live close to canton ohio pro football hall of fame
Take some apple cider vinegar and eat lots of sweet potatoes to get rid of stomach aches. If you want to improve your overall health, try eating One Meal A Day (OMAD). You'll get skinnier and feel better in a short time, and it takes no effort to achieve it... 😃
No worries nephew all my kids no speaking, khmer either your better than them they jealous ignore it
You sound great to me 😅
Sihanoukville was much more affordable and much more beautiful before the Chinese invasion.
You can simply ignore the jokers and haters. My first language is Thai and then Khmer, and then English, and then trying to learn my wife's Tagalog. My accents are among the worst of all. It might be worse than the Australian accent. People made fun of me all the time, but I simply ignored those jokers... 😂
Nice 👍 foods looking good
Yes, I really think you got ripped off for pedicure and head massage. I noticed often that when we forget to ask the price upfront we end up paying too much always. I just don’t understand why they’re doing that? Non of them are being honest when it come to money. Just like the charge the white more than the Khmer in anything and everything, Sounds bad but it is true. 1 example river front boat ride Khmer $1, white and tourist who isn’t Khmer $5.00. That is totally unfair in my opinion. In the USA 🇺🇸 here we only has one price for All. Anyway thanks for the video. My husband and I loved watching your channel👍🙏
Stick with English Savy 😂
My Khmer is not that great either bro and I’m 40 years old . I grew up in the South in Georgia and my Khmer accent is mix with Southern Country lol
Well worth $40
Your massage luxe like yes I want one
Good foot massage
Why you mad chicken 🍗? 🤣
Nah I’m not mad
Yeah, you did get rip off. Like you you reiterate it; always asked for the pricing first. Five or ten dollars is the going rate. Now when you get back home; get your own manicures and pay your employee. 😂🤣
Khmer for several decades, have not raised their population. Been very stagnant in the 14 million versus 80 million of Vietnam and 100 million in Thailand. Why? Not because of war. Vietnam was in a war, yet, their economy recovered relatively quickly. Something about Cambodia is just out of place
Sihanoukville is a horrible place. It’s made out of money laundered. They did this in Laos as well. A city called Botan which is now deserted because of its super illegal activity. Chinese will spring these types of places out everywhere in Southeast Asia for their citizens to go launder their money and for criminals to continue their enterprises. Recently a lot of Taiwanese and tigers were trafficked to Sihanouk in the previous years but I heard they’ve been cleaning it up somewhat.
Savi, watch Chinese construction to see how long it lasts before you pray for them. I watched CZcams about Chinese dam construction in Pakistan, Bolivia, African countries. After 4 months the dam wall cracked and after several years later, the dam stops function. It is a disaster. Don't say "American construction is worst than China". American construction is the best in the World. It builds to last. One of my Cambodian civil engineer in America supervised the road construction. He will test the compact soil that private contractor just finished it with a nuclear device. If the soil is not compacted to meet the standard, he asked the contractor to add more soil and redo it again. I don't blame you not to speak Khmer well because you live in White majority town. My kids who are born in US speak broken Khmer too. So, don't feel bad. When my kids grow older in college, they start to interest learning Khmer language. Khmer community is not strong as other groups like Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Vietnamese. We don't fight for Khmer language recognition in public places in America.
Most us highways are good in the US but search pennsylvania highways you'll see...they are some of the worst. But i agree, let's see how long the chinese built highway lasts.
If you go with me we be fuck up bro
How much did you pay for your feet and hands?
Please don’t tell me $50 all up
You didn’t even get them panted nail polish 💅 ?😂
Serious it should only be a few dollars at the most, for massages the girls will come to your hotel room and it doesn’t even cost nearly as much!
But you have to give them Khmer $2000 $3000 rels for the ride back home
Only a few dollars at front of the shops I use to get mind done but that was years ago not even a dollar $1 💵
lmao you need to try harder
I thinks you can speak fluently in Khmer because your parents they spoken Khmer at home where you grew up around people speaking Khmer You just don’t want to speak Khmer lol
That is not how it work. Most of the time the parents speak to their kids in khmer but the kids reply back in English. The kids end up understanding to hear khmer language perfectly but they can’t speak khmer correctly because they talk in English most of the time. 😅
the Chinese eat all Khmer lunch that right my man ?
Shaved up you will look better
Lost my razor