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KhmerLove
Do you know what people around the world are thinking when they heard about Khmer?

Poor, Unsecured, Full of War....or....?
KhmerLove
Some foreigners said they used to know that Cambodia are unsecured, shoudn't go. But when they come, they said our country is good, people are friendly....
Goombaking209
QUOTE(KhmerLove @ Aug 8 2008, 10:10 PM) *
Do you know what people around the world are thinking when they heard about Khmer?

Poor, Unsecured, Full of War....or....?


Thailand, Khmer Rouge killing Cambodians, an ancient race, a great civilization.
TINMAN
The famous Angkor Wat biggthumpup.gif
transtic
According to my friends: Angkor Wat, land mines, Pol Pot, Prahok.
Congradufuckalations
Spiders.
mano2mano
the poll pot war,
poor country,
some people scare to visit, but curious
they know about cambodia struggle back in the 70"s through the song call"The Dead Kennedy", i think that's the title
people who seen the movie about the killing field, they love the movie purpose and how the story is told,


But after they visit, from what i seen and heard on Tv, they love our country just because our country is not so modern and the people are nice, and they love to visit angkor and all the ruins. biggthumpup.gif

Nikkie_nid
Yellowish Blackening Skinned Woman?
sonofgunongjerai
Pol Pot and Khmer Roudge. I agree that Khmer people are friendly and at least they understand jokes, would like to visit Cambodia maybe some day.
KhmerLove
Hmm, they may think abt Sex Tourism ...in Cambodia, Thai...
lemongrass
A complicated history and very violent recent past. Have glorious past of Ankor Complex. A failed civilization that once very powerful. Japanese people love to visit and admire Khmer people very much. There is a show about Cambodia travel in Ankor Wat and the Japanese research into her antiquity just about once a week in Japanese's television.
IamKhmer
QUOTE(lemongrass @ Aug 14 2008, 04:49 AM) *
A complicated history and very violent recent past. Have glorious past of Ankor Complex. A failed civilization that once very powerful. Japanese people love to visit and admire Khmer people very much. There is a show about Cambodia travel in Ankor Wat and the Japanese research into her antiquity just about once a week in Japanese's television.

I agree with you, Japanes love khmers. Both countries had long history together during WWII. We were helping Japanese soldiers to escape from killing by french soldiers. One of Japanese generals, still alive till today and he went back to Cambodia to recall his memory and helped build a bridge in one village. Japanese goverment give billion dollar to help cambodia and not asking for anything back.
Goombaking209
QUOTE(IamKhmer @ Aug 16 2008, 06:52 PM) *
I agree with you, Japanes love khmers. Both countries had long history together during WWII. We were helping Japanese soldiers to escape from killing by french soldiers. One of Japanese generals, still alive till today and he went back to Cambodia to recall his memory and helped build a bridge in one village. Japanese goverment give billion dollar to help cambodia and not asking for anything back.


That's what I like about Japanese foreign aid. They give but never publicize about how generous they are, unlike the Chinese who make it known how much they give and to whom. Either way both aids are good for the people of Cambodia, but I admire the humbleness of Japanese foreign aid.
Vinceroni
No oil.
Super Khmer
Friendly, poor, Angkor Wat, Pol Pot, Killing fields, landmines.

QUOTE(mano2mano @ Aug 10 2008, 10:54 AM) *
they know about cambodia struggle back in the 70"s through the song call"The Dead Kennedy"

Isn't it called Holiday in Cambodia by Dead Kennedy? confused.gif

QUOTE(Vinceroni @ Aug 17 2008, 02:41 PM) *
No oil.

Actually Cambodia has oil reserves! Talktohand.gif
lemongrass
QUOTE(IamKhmer @ Aug 16 2008, 08:52 PM) *
I agree with you, Japanes love khmers. Both countries had long history together during WWII. We were helping Japanese soldiers to escape from killing by french soldiers. One of Japanese generals, still alive till today and he went back to Cambodia to recall his memory and helped build a bridge in one village. Japanese goverment give billion dollar to help cambodia and not asking for anything back.

When I was studying in Japan, I was very curious about a pumpkin called Kambujak, and I asked my Cambodian friends who are living in Japan, the meanings behind it. He told me that the Japanese soldiers brought the seeds back from south-east asia. Well, during their desperate times and when WW II was coming to an end, Khmer people were helping the Japanese to stay alive by feeding them all kinds of food stuffs. What they really fond of is the la-pao (pumkin).
What they grow in Japan, is the sweet kind that also grew in Cambodia. Actually, I do not see any other kinds that grow there. No American, Halloween types that grow in the USA.
lemongrass
QUOTE(Vinceroni @ Aug 16 2008, 09:41 PM) *
No oil.

Like or not Cambodia have just turn from a frog into a princess overnight. The discovery of oil reserves in the Cambodian coast have change everything. The world used to ignore that country, now, even the US and China are fighting for influence in that country.
I hope the fight for influence will not turn Cambodia into another war zone. I hope peace come for Khmer people.
Realpolitik
angelina jolie and babies...cute babies
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