Category: Daily Life in Cambodia
Street-side Recycling
How do you…?
Wrong-way Motos
So often I have mentioned that discipline and order are not strong values in Cambodian society. It is perfectly acceptable to go both ways on either side of the street as evidenced by all these motorcycles going the wrong way in the lane. Perfectly acceptable.
More Sun Stress
Defenses against the sun: the umbrella for the stock and customers, a leopard-skin cloth for a motorcycle, and a piece of paper for the shop proprietor.
“Here comes the sun….”
Cambodia’s close to the equator with a strong, direct sun that is very much part of daily life. Here in the early morning as businesses open up, they prepare for the day covering their stock, their cars, and their motorcycles to protect them from the sun.
Welding Crew
A couple welders heading off for their work site early in the morning. Notice the safety equipment(?). Do you think OSHA would approve? At least they’re wearing helmets.
You never know…
I had a new experience yesterday, riding in the motorized tuk-tuks that have become popular the last three or four years. This one had a seatbelt for the driver! Granted it wasn’t being used–and probably never has been, unless they use it for tying down cargo–but I never expected to see one in a conveyance like these tuk-tuks.