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Post by mich64 on Feb 22, 2011 14:45:05 GMT
Very informative thread, I did learn alot about this region.
I adore the tiny balconies.
I was surprised to see that Pepsi is prominent there? You do not see it very much in Europe so I assumed it was more a North American product, not that this is important, just an observation.
What was your beverage for breakfast in the final pictures? Was is iced coffee, chocolate milk? I love soup with bread!!
Thank you very much for your photo essay hwinpp, the pictures are excellent. Cheers, Mich
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Post by bjd on Feb 22, 2011 16:17:06 GMT
I think the lucky trees are calamondins. They are too big to be kumquats and the wrong shape. And how cold was in in Hanoi? All those people sitting and eating outside are wearing parkas. Is it just that they are used to hot weather so wear coats as soon as it drops below 20° or was it really cold?
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Post by tod2 on Feb 28, 2011 12:04:28 GMT
I loved your photo report Hwinpp! It gives me a good insight as to what to expect when we hope to head out that way at the end of the year. Please can I ask you for a few details of how to get a bus from Hanoi to Phnom Penh?
Bixa- We need to meet up in the Martinipub first before launching into the Heart the Darkness Bar!
bjd - we call that fruit a Naartjie - which is the Dutch name(pronounced nar-chee) we have here - English translation., is Mandarin.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 28, 2011 16:38:40 GMT
Hello HW -- I'm finally getting to see your answers. Congratulations on the new contract & on the Siem Reap visit. You know what I have to say about that: "Mangia!" (chrah bai) Okay, Tod ~~ the Martinipub it is. I am even now dieting so I'll look nice in my áo dài.
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Post by hwinpp on Mar 2, 2011 8:06:15 GMT
I read that in Vietnamese every syllable is considered to be a separate word, which is why you will see the city names written Ha Noi, Da Nang, Sai Gon -- so it is common to see them split up compound words from English or other languages. I would imagine that some of this carries over to Cambodia as well, even though they did not adopt a romanized alphabet. Never seen it though. They don't use a tonal language, they've got long, multi- syllable words. Hmmm, now come to think of it, I have seen Bat Dambong instead of Battambong. I was surprised to see that Pepsi is prominent there? You do not see it very much in Europe so I assumed it was more a North American product, not that this is important, just an observation. What was your beverage for breakfast in the final pictures? Was is iced coffee, chocolate milk? I love soup with bread!! They drink Pepsi and its other drinks everywhere here, like Mirinda or 7Up/ Sprite. I can even get Root Beer and Ginger Beer/ Ginger Ale (these are from Schweppes though). What I haven't seen for decades is Canada Dry though. The breakfast drink is indeed an iced coffee. Not mine though, I drink it black. If you order milk you have to specify if you want evaporated or fresh milk. I agree with bread with soup. This is a beef stew, with a taste of star anise. We have it in Cambodia as well. I think the lucky trees are calamondins. They are too big to be kumquats and the wrong shape. And how cold was in in Hanoi? All those people sitting and eating outside are wearing parkas. Is it just that they are used to hot weather so wear coats as soon as it drops below 20° or was it really cold? You're probably right re the calamondins. The fruit were rounder and 'squatter' than kumquats but I didn't know how to call them properly This was a particularly cold and long winter, I was told. When I was there it was 13C, which is quite cool even in my books. But as you see, the people just put on more layers and enjoy. Life didn't go indoors as far as I could see. Them Viets are pretty game people ;D I loved your photo report Hwinpp! It gives me a good insight as to what to expect when we hope to head out that way at the end of the year. Please can I ask you for a few details of how to get a bus from Hanoi to Phnom Penh? Bixa- We need to meet up in the Martinipub first before launching into the Heart the Darkness Bar! No problems, fire away with your questions! I wouldn't take a bus from Hanoi all the way to PP though. Go by train along the main North/South line, then go off this line with point to point busses. Have a look at www.seat61.com for anything train related anywhere in the world. He's got pics of every train, including the private companies that are allowed to hang their waggons onto the government trains. Or fly Hanoi- Hue- Saigon. Then, once in Saigon, you can take a bus directly to Phnom Penh or go via the Mekong Delta and catching a boat from there to Phnom Penh. Hello HW -- I'm finally getting to see your answers. Congratulations on the new contract & on the Siem Reap visit. You know what I have to say about that: "Mangia!" (chrah bai) Tut, tut, Bixa! Don't ever say chrah/ chras bai to somebody who speaks Khmer... Very polite and hardly expected is mhop bai, followed by standard and polite nyam bai. Chrah/ chras is mainly used as a command, e.g. in jail you'd be told it. The worst is si bai, only to be used for animals if you value your life. Tomorrow I'm off to Stung Treng for a wedding I've got a thread on Stung Treng here somewhere. Will be back Saturday with pics, I hope
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 2, 2011 15:49:42 GMT
You give such great, complete answers to everything, HW. I really had no idea it got so cold in Vietnam. Thank you for that fabulous website link. Seat 61's facebook page has been added to AnyPort's facebook page as a favorite. on the wording boo-boo. I checked around on the internet. That combination was on a linguistics forum, with the poster claiming it was the most polite way to say it. Gawd, I would so love to go to that wedding with you! Can't wait to see your pictures. Here is the link to your Stung Trend thread, one of my absolute favorites: anyportinastorm.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cambodia&action=display&thread=4127
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2011 16:14:56 GMT
Do you get to do funny stuff at the wedding again?
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Post by mich64 on Mar 2, 2011 21:22:10 GMT
Ahhhhh, hnwipp, I had a Canada Dry the other day. I always have them in the bar fridge in the house and in the fridge down at the lake in summer. For myself there is nothing as crisp and refreshing as a Canada Dry. ;D
I am eager to hear these wedding adventures as well. All cultures seem to have fun and unique customs so I hope you share them with us. Cheers! Mich
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Post by hwinpp on Mar 5, 2011 5:12:16 GMT
Move over to the new thread in the Cambo forum, folks
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 5, 2011 6:28:42 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 5, 2011 8:19:20 GMT
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Post by hwinpp on Apr 7, 2011 3:49:23 GMT
Yes I heard about that. That turtle gets sighted all the time, but I've always believed it to be a myth. Hope they get it back on all fours soon.
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