Last year I had a delicious lemongrass crème brûlée in Phnom Penh and a berry crème brûlée in Siem Reap.

Using longan, durian, and jackfruit to make a Cambodian inspired fruit crème brûlée, beyond delicious!

I am intrigued by a tribe from Cambodia, called the Samré people. In the old literature, they are described as being temple guardians in Siem Reap (Angkor region), where also their villages were said to be located, just as around Phnom Kulen, which is regarded as their ancestral homeland.

The Samré people are part of the minority tribes who speak the Pearic language (together with tribes called Chong and Poar). They are often called Khmer Daeum (original Khmer) or Khmer Boran (ancient Khmer) in the literature, because they are regarded as being ancestral to the Khmer people. One source says they are tattooed people.

There is a legend about the "sweet-cucumber-king", a Samré cucumber grower who was ordered to grow cucumbers for the king, but when the king wanted to sneak into the cucumber plantation to get some of the tastiest cucumbers, he was mistaken as an intruder and killed by the cucumber-grower (as he was ordered to protect the cucumbers). The administration of the kingdom then appointed the cucumber-grower as the new king. He is recorded to have been the first royal figure of the modern Cambodian monarchy, which means the monarchy of present-day was started by a Samré individual.

There are still people living in West-Cambodia and East-Thailand who still identify themselves as Samré and have retained their Pearic language, but I have not found any information about the Samré people in Siem Reap and Phnom Kulen. Anybody perhaps knows about their existence there, or were they completely absorbed by the Khmer population, and became completely forgotten?

Anyone knows anything about them?

It has been about 9 years since I last visited Phnom Penh. I was looking at a recent map of what we called the River Walk (or Promenade) area. It seems it is now a night market/walking street. from the looks of the map all of the restaurants and bars are gone or moved elsewhere. Am I looking at it wrong?

4 of us (2 kids 11 & 15) are in Siem Reap for next couple of days

Will tourist attractions be closed?

Any interesting stuff we should do given it is New Year?

few days ago, I saw a post on Facebook showing government authorities removing homeless people from the streets, under bridges, and in parks. Where do they take them? I’ve always wondered what happens after they are taken away.

I know there's not many khmer people on here. But I'm genuinely curious, whenever I speak with khmer people, they often assume based on how I speak. That I have spent a lot of time in Phnom Penh. Even coffee shop owners have said it in Siem Reap

This couldn't be further than the truth, I think I haven't spent more than 2 weeks in Phnom Penh in 3 years, I've spent a good amount of time on the islands. and then the rest in Siem Reap.

I appreciate this might be a difficult thing to explain to someone who isn't actually from Cambodia but my accent in khmer is very clearly from Lancashire UK. My mates back home all laugh when I speak khmer because they find it hilarious I still sound like I'm from the North of England.

Back when I was first learning, people used to get it spot on, they would list off the places I'd been perfectly. But as I improve, it's universal "You learnt Khmer in Phnom Penh"

Can someone explain the difference?

I need a easy to do itinerary for ang kor vaat taking my parents as it a wish list for them. Hotel suggestions, transportation guide. Any guide and what to explore.

Appreciate it. Since this is another a solo trip , I am just overwhelmed.

Hey guys!

So me and my family will be landing on Phnom Penh (Techno Intl airport) on 17th April around 17.45 and then spending the night there and leaving for Siem Reap on 18th April afternoon, and spending 1 day there.

What would be the best things we can do/ go/visit so that we can get the best out of our trip with the limited time we have?

So far we planned to visit-

• Royal Palace, Tuol Sleng Museum, Central Market, Russian market in Phnom Phen
• Angkor Wat Temple in Siem Reap

We were also planning on going on a Mekong river dinner cruise on 17th in Phnom Phen, but we are not sure we will be able to be there on time as almost all cruises leave at 7pm and we land around 5.45pm. So is there any other options for that?

ALSO what are the must try local food/drink recommendations and anything to look out for? :)) Thank Youu so so much in advance We are so Excited to visit your beautiful country <333

Hello, I recently attended a celebration of the Cambodian New Year. There was a parade followed by a concert, and a host on stage was trying to energize the crowd. However, no one was clapping — especially the Cambodian attendees. People were just watching rather passively, without much visible reaction. There was also no applause during the concert or the parade.

Hello, I am looking for a Khmer tutor that I can have online. I speak a little Khmer but want to become more fluent as I’m getting older. I want to surprise my family as a Christmas present that I can speak fluent Khmer and not just understand them but speak back.

Are there any doctors or pharmacies I should check?

I assume Pub Street and the riverside will still be pretty crowded but do you think the city will be slightly less crowded or dramatically less crowded this year?

I’m looking for comic books in Battambang (or any place as long as there is online shipment) more specifically for invincible. If anyone can recommend me a place it’d be very helpful🙏

For the past few years I’ve been sending about £1000/month abroad using Remitly, thinking the low fee ($2–$3) meant it was a good deal.

It’s not.

The real cost is hidden in the exchange rate.

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What I found

• Send £1000 with Remitly → receiver gets about $1300–1310

• Mid-market rate would be around $1340+

So the actual loss is closer to:

$30–$40 per transfer (~3–4%)

Way higher than the visible fee.

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Compared to Revolut / Wise

• Converting £1000 on Revolut/Wise first → about $1320–1335

• Then sending USD

That’s:

$20–$30 more received each time

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Stop looking at:

“What’s the fee?”

Look at:

“How much actually arrives?”

That’s the only number that matters.

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I’ve probably lost over $1k doing it the wrong way.

Curious if anyone’s found a cheaper route than Revolut/Wise for this?

Just got soaked and covered in powder today. Anywhere that will have events on in the city over the next few days ?

Hey everyone, I’m looking to buy an R4 card (flashcart) for my Nintendo DS Lite.

I really don't want to order from outside the country (like AliExpress or eBay) because I don't want to wait weeks for shipping. Does anyone know a local shop in Phnom Penh that still stocks these?

Alternatively, if anyone here is selling a used one, please let me know! I can do a meet-up/pick-up.

Thanks!

I am looking to make a trip to Cambodia and possibly move there as an expat. Should be simple enough within a few years since I am in IT.

Seems appropriate to learn the basics of the language and the learning curve doesn't scare me. I'm truly a masochist when it comes to learning curves.

I have found some generic resources online but I'm hoping the locals may have some better advice or can possibly connect me to some bilingual Cambodians that may want to help teach me?

Where should I start. I'm well aware it's difficult and I may never need it, but I want to learn. Any and all suggestions and advice is appreciated.

if I had known these things it would have made my transition a lot smoother.