It is, just expensive, import tax on cars is around 2-3x what that car is worth, I’ve never done it though so I couldnt tell you exact numbers. Easiest to buy a car in Cambodia or arrange things with a car importer in Cambodia
Hi there, email me at thatguyincambodia@gmail.com and let me know a little about what you want to get involved with. Would love to connect you. I know many people here looking for help
@@wrd980 It does have a lot - have you ever seen one in the shop without the molding? I could hardly believe it. I'm a fan of the design tbh. It at least fits my body size a bit better. Tall foreigners on some of those motos can look pretty funny sometimes.
Only kids 15-16 have scooters here waiting for their restricted license. Why don't people have small motor cross bikes with the rough roads. I guess cost and parts has a big part to play in it
In the countryside i see some foreigners have motor cross bikes but thats more for off roading. To be honest, those motos can be taken on some pretty wild roads, I definitely pushed my first bike to the limit!
@@ThatGuyInCambodia do you run different tyres? Have to do anything with the air filter or water proof the electrics? Or are they not to bad out of the box? I thought the ground clearance and flooding in the wet season would make it hard to get around.
I’ve driven mine through multiple floods and havent had an issue. Usually worth changing the air filter after going through dirty water, you will likely have problems eventually but I have been surprised no electrical issues. Tires, you kinda just get what you can get, usually just a couple options in the roadside shops
have you used any of these sites to secure a job? if so, did you manage to find any that pays a non-khmer wage? bongthom, for example, has the same 'jobs' posted on it constantly .... you apply, get no replies.
Thanks for posting! Yes, there are several that pay high wages, if you want to email me your resume at thatguyincambodia@gmail.com I can have a look and advise where to apply directly.
My wife's family been here 30 years - Same thought Western religion western religion. Majority are citizens and I said why? It's Western? They said nice things USA is this and that. I told them then try Jesus - My and 4 family members are searching - I think them see me taking care of my Mom - 24X7 for 4 years helped show them that Christians do take care of parents. I usually don't do this- but I need your prayers please! I mean Anghor Wat was not built as Buddhism - they are hypocrites to their own thought process and don't realize it.
Thanks for serving for 30 years!As you know there are of misconceptions about God (in USA and Cambodia), I don’t think it’s as much hypocrisy as much as people truly dont know - 1 Cor 4:4 os what I think we are seeing and it is very spiritual. We have got to be praying and remaining in Him. So awesome that you can demonstrate what loving your parents looks like. I’ll be praying for ya’ll and let me know if you want specific help with anything.
@@ThatGuyInCambodia thank you. My wife is starting to pray with me more. Giving blessing and thanks for food ect Next time the family members are over going to show them this video
@@AAsoberlife Awesome!! I'll take some more time to pray for you both. "And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." (Galations 6:9) Sounds like you've been doing that already. Colossians 1:9-12 is a beautiful prayer to pray over loved ones. I will take time to pray it for you and your family right now. i've seen wild life change in people praying this for people consistently.
What would be better to use than cash? Maybe barter like in a village where different people produce different things for other members of the village? Personally, I think the problem is less about cash and more about habits and behaviors that (across cultures and across nations) lead to unhealthy communities and outcomes.
This helps. I've been through China and I'll include Vietnam where you really wanted to know "the website/s" and it would seem that 80% or more of all recruiters, schools etc were active on just those, at that time. Really, if you only used "echinacities" between 2014-2020 - you were plugged into more job offers, connections, replies than you'd be able to work through. Conversely, it does seem like some sites are practically defunct. So this is good stuff, thanks.
"When I came to Cambodia it became a survival tactic. If I didn't have time with God, every morning, I literally wouldn't make it through that day." 🙏❤️ What he said right before this was so true, even still, of most Christian Americans.
Amen to that! I was expecting it to be easier in the USA but I’ve found there are so many subtle things that detract or distract from my quiet time. One of my mentors said something like : “It shouldn’t come as a surprise when we experience resistance in taking our daily quiet time with God. There is always a resistance from the enemy whether subtle or explicit. God, in His wisdom, allows that resistance because resistance is how we grow.” I have found that very helpful over the past month!
The first thing you need to learn when riding in Cambodia is to get used to the local conditions. It doesn't matter if you've ridden bikes for years. For example when he says don't go fast, it will be some one on another bike who drives out into your lane without looking and you hit them every time. You get used to this as it's so common. Don't ride like the west, it's too dangerous here, road rules are more like a suggestion. One thing I'm surprised he doesn't mention, is if you ride a 125cc or less bike, you don't need any kind of a license in this country. So his last two recommendations aren't great. Semi manual Honda dreams shift opposite to big bikes and just about every bike you ride in the west. Don't ride them it will teach you habits that can get you killed on a big bike. Also, although I've not seen a Honda dream do it, clutch less automatics sometimes have sticking throttle issues and most scooters don't have kill switches. Learn to use a clutch. This means buy something like an MSX/grom making sure you don't buy a Chinese copy, you can pick them up for under $400 these days.Hint, don't buy one that doesn't have two throttle cables and fuel injection. Another problem with Honda dreams, is they like the older carbureted version here that also has a cable operated drum brake on the front. Most Khmers don't understand disk brakes and fuel injection is better. When a cable operated front brake is new, you have to adjust it. Then it will be fine for ages. When you adjust it again, get a new one immediately as it will break very soon, when you need it the most in an emergency situation. As it's fraying inside the plastic, it's weaker and in an emergency you hit the front brake hard and fast. His Honda air blade recommendation is rubbish. I picked up a couple of old ones for the family here. They are the worst Honda I've ever come across. Water cooled (although this didn't cause me any problems) Constant starter motor problems, I got rid of the last one when a niece had a sticking throttle and raced across the street smashing into a neighbors door. I've seen a zoomer do it as well, odd because they are both fuel injected. I had a Suzuki step with a sticking throttle slide on a carburetor. I've had this on a 250 that I didn't fix for a year. This isn't a big problem if you have a clutch, you don't even need to think about it. I crashed the Suzuki. It is a minimum requirement for a bike to have a clutch for me these days.
Was the airblade you got used and assembled in VN? If so, then that makes sense. (Also, how much had it been messed with by mechanics before you got it - some mechanics can totally mess those machines up.) if the airblade was assembled in Japan or Thailand, those things can last for years and take a beating -perhaps one of the reasons they’re often used as rentals. Good note about the clutch being different on dreams vs bigger bikes. I’d add that there’s LOTS of differences to driving a honda dream and a bigger bike in Cambodia. Plenty of things that could get you in a wreck going from 125cc to an actual motorcycle. Thanks for the comment!
@@ThatGuyInCambodia I'm unfamiliar with the airblade150 in the video. I've mostly dealt with the 110's A mate had one that was as fast as my air cooled 125 MSX. It overheated a few times showing why I don't recommend water cooled bikes to people. He has a dodgy head gasket. If he didn't slow down he destroys the engine. Incidentally the head gasket has been blown on my MSX for over a year now. It doesn't seem to be using any oil so I'm not that worried about it. Air cooled bikes are just far more indestructible. One of the airblades I had, I had to argue with the mechanic to get him to fix the breather to the overflow bottle on the bike. I wasn't riding it and I didn't even know it was water cooled until then. Most scooters look pretty similar but are air cooled. Now that guys not a bad mechanic, but he doesn't know how essential maintaining the connection to the overflow bottle is? You used to be able to buy the old airblades for $1400 brand new. I think Honda was getting rid of them and that's why so many rental places purchased them. They were very cheap for an auto. A Honda Scoopie was worth about 2200USD at about the same time. Assembled in Vietnam? I don't think that's really much of a problem. Vietnam bikes like wins come over here all the time and run fine. Actually, if some one's touring, they can buy an old win 100 for about 200USD in Vietnam. If they get a blue card with the purchase they can ride that bike back and forth between Vietnam and Cambodia, with very few customs or excise issues. A 100 win also has a manual clutch and changes gears like a big bike. It's the same bike as Hammond rode on Top Gear's Vietnam special. A Honda dream has an automatic clutch just like an automatic scooter. But you still have to select gears with your left foot. From neutral first gear is left toes up. Then you push down for 2,3 and 4. Most western bikes are one down, four or five up, the exact opposite. If you accidentally push down when you want to go up a gear on your sports bike on a highway somewhere, you will wind up in the bushes possibly without your head. If you have to have a scooter without a manual clutch, my recommendation is get an automatic, so you don't get used to reverse shifting.
Thank you for your candor. I recently returned from China 🇨🇳 after an eight year stint. Unfortunately, due to new legislation, foreigners over sixty are no longer eligible to work in China. Prior to China, I taught ten years in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 I’m not ready to retire. I would like to teach ESL English or primary mathematics in Cambodia 🇰🇭, however there are so many horrors with agencies that I don’t know where to begin anymore. Can you please advise. I look forward to your reply.
Hi there! That’s awesome that you have so much teaching experience. Definitely apply to the jobs you see on those websites I mentioned. I did an updated video recently too with more websites. Let me know how it goes!
I have 128 hours from a State University. I am a Historian and learn languages fast. I am an ancient Historian and greatly interested in Angkor Wat civilization. How do I apply. I'm 58 years old. I have taught at the middle school level. How can I apply.
Hi there! Applying online would be the best and esp since you have teaching experience that could help you land a job quicker. Check out those websites I mentioned! Most applications are done online
This felt like it was barely getting started. But I appreciated you touched on personal responsibility and people's choices. Not only is this rarely addressed, but if you dare mention this, you're immediately thought to be heartless / cruel / etc.
Is there any proof if any of the myth is true? None. If the prayers work, please help pray for my amputated friend who lost his legs to land mime and also for all the cancer children around the world.
If people without God/Love work, ask them to stop making landmines and maybe tell them to stop putting chemicals in food that cause children to get cancer. They didnt listen to me. But I know God heals cancer and give amputees new life: ru-vid.comflGfO4Os7Tw and ru-vid.comdwlgT3tGZRU Test for yourself… ask Jesus to reveal himself to you. You’ll have more proof than you know what to do with. That’s what happened to me.
@@ThatGuyInCambodia What kind of proofs are you talking about? The Hindu, the Jew and Muslim are also make the same claim and they all claimed that they have personal relationship with their God or Gods. What evidences or claims you have to proof those people are false?
Bikes and cars are about 20-30% dearer in Cambodia as compared to Thailand. Probably the best scooter to buy especially if you are taller is Honda ADV160 and Yamaha Nmax….or ADV350 and Xmax.
Yes very popular at the moment. Not the cheapest option though. Also, water cooled, air cooled is comparatively indestructible & no one needs an extra %10 to 15% more power in Cambodia that much. You need a license as they're over 125cc and they lack a clutch. They seem to go alright on the highway and in town though...
@@martinherald6492 yes, i travelled on my ADV350 from Phuket to Siem Reap. I love Honda CUBs but it is small, shift pedal is short for bigger foot. Very nice bikes though, like you said indestructible…in Thailand ct125 cub is popular, ideal for Cambodia.
You're doing very good job. You're giving helpful guidance for those who want to move in cambodia stay blessed. I want to ask something for myself. Here is Asad Ali from Pakistan. Here, I'm doing an English teacher job + accountant job in part time. Who manage accounts and work also as a data entry operator. I'm coming in cambodia within a month for job. Can you suggest me some sites. No doubt these sites are also helpful. Thanks
Thanks for kind comment! If you send me your resume to thatguyincambodia@gmail.com, happy to give you some recommendations for free. Check out the sites and after i see your teaching exp, i can direct you to some places. Are you Christian? If so, there are additional opportunities I know. Hope you’re getting excited for Cambodia - it’s amazing here.
Obligatory, "She's so cute!" comment. (She really is.) This was actually really encouraging. I wish I'd had messages like this when I was young. (50s now.) So often, people say they were "called" and "God led me", "God told me", etc. But they never really explain how. People spend their whole lives waiting & praying for that "call" and... before you know it. you're in your 50s and have wasted your life. That's where I am now. When I got saved at 18, I was doing my best in living for God in whatever circumstances I found myself, and praying to know what God wanted me to do. But honestly, I never really found it. I ended up just working office jobs. And the few times I did take a bit of a risk to try certain things (living a Christian community, later moving to a different area of my city) things imploded so badly, through no actions of my own, that I never wanted to take any risk again. I figured I'd misheard God somehow. I wish I'd heard things like this earlier, instead of waiting for some "sign". I also remember hearing at church that if you're too scared to go across the street and share the gospel with your neighbor, what makes you think you can go across the world to share it with strangers? I've always been a very shy person. I can't imagine going up to anyone that way. So I never even pursued going somewhere else in the world because I knew I was pretty much a failure at home. It's hard to have so many regrets. My life situation the past 7 years was taking care of elderly parents. Mother is now dead, father is left. I'm barely working part time, so I can't even financially help ministries. I honestly don't have any hope that I will ever do more than that. I wanted to love and serve God with all my heart. But I just never knew where/how. I hope I can find some way to make myself useful before I stand before Him. I really have very little to show for my life.
Thanks for sharing such personal and heart felt message. Sometimes we feel stuck in our situations and you are definitely not alone. I was just living day to day in a since as well and now that i'm 40 is when i'm starting to truly live for God, though I often fail. However, its not where you start but where you end. In the end, it is a heart thing. Does your heart really love God and in turn loving others? I have to always make sure my heart is in the right place because once it is, God can work out the rest for our favor.
@@user-cc4fz1cj3o Thanks. I am nowhere near perfect, but since I became a Christian, I've always wanted to live for God and obey Him in my life. I've tried my best in my small situations. I know He sees that. But this is just...not where I expected or wanted to be when I was younger. And the older you get, the more people you start losing in your life, the more you realize how short life really is. It's the most common and "boring" cliche in the world, but it's so true! Thanks. Take care.
Taking time to pray for you today and if you feel like you need something in particular, let us know. Just as some encouragement, several of our missionary team members are introverts and share the gospel in different ways, and, they connect better with other introverted people. Also, just want to say that I am reminded all the time that the best things we do for the Lord are often the ones in secret, like caring for aging parents in a way that reflects Christ. It’s also in those daily conversations with God. Furthermore, in many cultures people only respect elders so missionaries that join the field past 50years can have an incredible influence that younger missionaries cannot simply due to age. One missionary had been working amongst a tribe and no one came to know Christ for years. His Dad visited him to cheer him up and spoke at a gathering and nearly the whole village was saved. The young missionary asked the chief why to which the chief replied something like: “we liked the Jesus you talked about but now we know elders have chosen to follow him too. Now we know it is safe for us to believe in Jesus.” Amazing. Whatever you bring to God today (even if “just” an honest conversation with him, praise, a song or prayer), He can and will use that. If missions is still on your heart ask God to make a way and I can join you in that prayer. Regardless, remember that “Nothing you ever do for the Lord is in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NLT) so your faithful love and care for your parents is likely more amazing than you realize. Blessings, thanks for sharing 🙏🏼
I hope you're not teaching English there? 'Expatriate' means someone who lives outside of the country of his birth. It can also be a verb. It has nothing do with 'patriotism'.
@@ThatGuyInCambodia sure, but you know the fact that your people is shamelessly trying to claim thai culture. So dont give me “have same culture”. Your media is always trying to cover up things and manipulate people with fake history IT CHANGED EVERY YEAR.
Some people say you don’t need tefl . Ones saying that Id be afraid to hire them n I’m easy. So I’ll take your word on it sir. Can you suggest best tefl program that will can be geared with teaching for all age ranges
You need teaching experience more than Tefl. The tefl program is easy to get, it’s the experience and quality teaching (plus being willing to move to different school when your situation isnt desirable - or negotiate higher pay) that will land you a good paying job.
I appreciate that this young man is honest. Missionary life is usually romanticized as some grand adventure. But sometimes, you really are spending the whole day (or even weeks!) trying to fix something in the house. And then not even succeeding. You're lonely. You may often be sick from unfamiliar foods and bad water. Progress will seem to be inching along, if at all. These things are just reality. I like that he was honest about that. I hope things continue to go well for him!
Why are women so obsessed over their relationship with their husbands? You're in a foreign country, in a very difficult situation, with all sorts of stresses already built in, for the purpose of obeying God in sharing the gospel with people who are at risk of being eternally separated from Jesus Christ. Wives must be a support to their husbands in this, not put more stress and demands on them by nagging them about "date nights" or whatever!
<<ខ្លួនទីពឹងខ្លួនុ>> I just finished writing a paper on that in my Buddhism class. Thanks for doing these interviews. It reminds me about life in Cambodia - Lest I forget.
Thanks for your encouraging comment. I love Cambodia and the Khmer people are incredible. The English is improving at a rapid rate in Cambodia. ស៉ូស៉ូស្រុកខ្មែរ !
Awesome podcast series! I've been a gospel tract missionary to Cambodia for three and a half years. (Mostly to the villages.) Lord willing, I'm here for life! (I even bought my grave here already, as my small attempt to tell the Lord, "Lord, I believe you want me here for life and I am committed to staying here.") Always praying for God to send more missionaries to Cambodia. I believe Good will use your podcast to draw them here! Thanks for your podcast work! Don't quit!🙏
Thanks a ton for your encouragement!! Season 2 is upcoming and it means a lot to know there’s still people who can benefit from the podcast. Would love to chat more with you and hear more about your ministry! Thanks for being faithful to the Lord’s calling!!
