CULTURE
The men and women usually wear silk or cotton sarongs.
The Cambodian families stick together and some times live together.
At night time celebrations women wear a sampot phamuong which is a type of pants that are made out of silk.
*religions=Hinduism, Buddhism, Animism, Islam,Christinality
ETIQUETTE
Always take off your shoes in houses.
It's important that you NEVER point you feet at a person or an image of a Buddha .
It's import that you don't step over anybody or anything.
NEVER touch a persons head.
Always take off your hat and bow to elderly or esteemed people.
Monks are not to be touched by women or to touch women.
Always exchange business cards when doing business.
CURRENCIES
$1.00= 4100 RIEL
$5.00= 20400 RIEL
$10.00= 40900 RIEL
$20.00= 81700 RIEL
$50.00= 204400 RIEL
$100.00= 408700 RIEL
The Cambodians still use the US dollar a lot so if you have enough cash you won't have to go the the bank. The Cambodian currency is called a Riel.
COMMON PHRASES
hello=johm riab sua/sua s'dei
Goodbye.=lia suhn hoa-y
yes.= men say baat women say jaa
Please.=sohm
Thank you=aw kohn
You're welcome=awt ei te/sohm anjoe-in
Excuse me/i'm sorry=sohm toh
Hi. How are you?=niak sohk sabaay te?
I'm fine=kh'nyohm sohk sabaay
These are some phrases we will need to know when we are in Cambodia.
~KAYLEY
2010
Kayley--It's great to know how enthusiastic you are about your next travels. It will be a very special visit for you, since you'll get to meet lots more of your family and you will see and learn so much more than just an ordinary tourist learns. I can't wait to read your posts when you get to Cambodia. They will be very interesting!
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Kayley,
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to see your research and soon I'll be seeing you here in Singapore on our way to Cambodia together! I booked us a hotel room for the first night in Siem Reap. I got 3 rooms with 3 beds in each room. It's pretty cheap and we'll be able to ride tuk tuks to get from place to place. A tuk tuk ride is pretty cheap. Tell your parents that we'll be able to have a beer for $1, and sometimes 50 cents during Happy Hour!