How to Immerse yourself in a new Country. Siem Reap, Cambodia. 

Family will help with your mental health, isolation and cultural activities…. It helps if your girlfriend is an amazing cook and supportive person… Great 👍 for your… stay strong and healthy!!!

Great Topic...I have traveled to other 60 counntries in my military career and 9 years ago I moved from California to Mexico. I have the advantage of speaking Spanish and I grew up in San Diego so I know Alot about Mexico. I bought a house in a area deep enough into Mexico and still close to California. I live in a area with local people and I don't see many tourists. Here is something people don't talk about between the US AND MEXICO when it comes to living together...the Americans who live in the tourists area in Mexico have a wonderful relationship with the local people. They give back to the community and they raise money for kids during Christmas..there are groups that give free rides to the border or they take food orders to bring back from the US for older people who live in Mexico...this is a relationship like no other in the world because it all started from Christian groups helping out and building Orphanage here in Mexico. I teach English here twice a week for free and I have donated over $150,000 to build a Orphanage that helps families and most importantly it helps them get paperwork to enter the US legally.....

Great video

Great real life experience… yes, expand your your network and will increase knowledge= increase your life experience/ happiness…

Seems very logical. Nice video for newbies. Here's some timestamps. * Don't put yourself in a bubble (1:01) * Make friends with locals (2:22) * Learn some of the language (4:12) * Be open-minded about Buddhism (5:21) * Learn about the culture through relationships (5:46)

You seem to be happier after you have a family and communities (I.e Khmer and expats). Good for you… wish you great health and happiness…😂🎉😢

Cambodian wedding is amazing. My 1st one had 2,000+ guests and 10 courses dinner… my 2nd had 500 guests because they couldn’t find a facility that could host 1,500+…Wedding food is incredible…

Wow you walked right by my house, you must live not to far from me. I will be back in June we should have a beer together...John

There are always pros and cons no matter where we live. Be open minded and kind whenever possible. It's always possible as life is short to do the things we don't love doing. Sharing is caring. Peace from Minnesnowta 🎉

I know all about it! Moved to China from America last decade. Let's see if I agree with your list. I'm betting so, they're fairly obvious. Cheers and howdy. Do you need anything sent from the states? I was trying to ask you on Claire's live chat haha. If so let me know, I'm still here.

I’m thinking of on moving there.😅

Cambodians generally appreciate when you can speak some Khmer. 👍👍👍

Great video. Informative as always!

Enjoyed video Happy you have a girlfriend. More videos please

Happy and healthy life… appreciate your note …

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Thanks for the video and your nice comments about the khmer culture and people. 😊

really good practical information , thank you

The doctor will tell you otherwise, but look into the carnivore diet.

Thanks for you and your presentation.Exploring different people or culture in itself is adventurous.We are not stranges here on this beautiful earth.Seen some videos and liked.All goodness to you.

Just came across your channel and subscribed. Thanks for the interesting content!

I came across your channel and really interested to watch as your open mind. As a Cambodian,I would say our tradition is not used to start a conversation with the word “hello or hi” when you see strangers or even with someone we knows. However if we see Cambodian smile at you, it would be considered as a “Hi or hello”. If you meet someone who you know at around your age or younger, we would start a conversation with “how have you been doing?”. If we start a conversation with someone older, then we would start a conversation with the respected words“ Chom reap suor” and “how are you doing?” The difference is that we do not use the word “you” directly in the conversation. So it would be replaced with “older brother/sister, uncle, aunty, grandpa or grandma” to indicate the respect to someone older than you.

Y'know a lot of things, Autumny

Thank you John for your time and effort to deliver a great laid back informative vlog. I have watched a couple of your vlog's and I must say that you are on the money. I have subscribed. I have not been to Siem yet. But it will happen. Cheers and thanks 😊

Really good advice! I made the mistake of getting into a little bubble last time I was there and really wish I hadn't. I'm certainly going to be exploring much more when I get back.

Nice video Thanks !

What a lovely smile on that lovely young lady at your video cover.

Nice video. And I love your attitude I live and work in Myanmar and Im a RU-vidr as well with around the same amount of subscribers. I will be coming there next year when I retire as here has no retirement visa. You are a lot more organized with how you lay out videos. I got overly complicated with my editing and I got exhausted as I also work full time. Now I will do more simple talking head stuff like you do and try not to ramble on too much. Ive struggled with scripts as I forget what line I'm on. Stressful! Now I'm trying to go more bullet point and not wander off in 5 different thought directions. Go us older RU-vidrs!

Guide for Americans - remembering how to be social again lol

I’m allergic to shellfish and don’t care for fish in general. Would I be able to survive in Cambodia?

Old ppl being called "uncle" is normal in all asian "languages"... its a trem of respect.. not honorific.