Dating Cambodian girls can be an adventure. But it can also be your death.
I will never forget the day I landed in Phnom Penh.
It was already dark and I had no idea what I was getting myself into...
I wasn’t even alive 50 years ago but I finally understood why everyone kept saying that Cambodia is like Thailand 50 years ago. I mean, holy shit. I thought that I was trapped in some kind of Western movie.
In case I ever accidentally kill someone with my homemade Tom Yum Goong, I know that I will hide somewhere in Cambodia, the land of the outlaws and drunk foreigners.
It’s a weird country that has many problems.
But…
Khmer girls are beautiful and make you feel alive.
I can understand why you want to date Cambodian girls. I really do. And if you are up for an unforgettable adventure in a country that’s crazier than Gotham City before Batman learned to walk, you should better read the following 24 facts twice…
1. Dating Cambodian Women Makes You Feel Like a Celebrity
Cambodia is crazy, wild and unpredictable.
It’s not a place where you take your wife and kids for a nice family vacation. I also haven’t seen any expats who works in a local bank or software company. The only people I saw were old foreigners who drink more beer in one day than the average German in a lifetime.
What does that mean for your dating success in Cambodia?
Well, as long as you are…
- A Western man
- Not an alcoholic
- Not addicted to meth
- Dressed like a decent human being
…Khmer women will treat you like a king.
You don’t need to be an actor to feel like a celebrity. You just have to come to Cambodia.
In fact, I was shocked at how many girls stared at me. I haven’t experienced anything like that before, not even in the Philippines.
Creeepy
Just be careful that you don’t fall for the wrong girl, just because she has the brightest smile.
2. Good Cambodian Girls Avoid You When You Look Like a Sex Tourist
Cambodia has a dark side that you hopefully stay away from.
The moment you land in Phnom Penh you’ll see the dark side. Street hookers are everywhere. Shady men with catalogues approach you on every corner. But it gets worse. One of three prostitutes is under 18.
I’m not a saint but this is disturbing, dangerous and disgusting.
And it has ruined the reputation of Western men. As a decent man who wants to know how to get a Cambodian girlfriend who doesn’t work in a bar, you have to overcome one major stumbling block.
You need to convince her that you are not a sex tourist.
How do you do that?
Well, you could approach girls with “excuse me, I’m not a sex tourist but I think that you are really beautiful”. You could do that but it’s kind of weird.
There are a few other things you can do that are not that weird:
- Wear jeans instead of cargo shorts.
- Wear a nice shirt instead of a wife beater with the imprint “I love Cambodia”.
- Drink water instead of beer (you might not believe it, but this can make a huge difference)
- Rent an apartment that’s not in a red light district.
If you follow this advice, you exponentially increase your chances to meet good girls in Cambodia.
3. Cambodian Girls Speak Better English than Thai Women
This surprised me.
Apparently, Cambodia is Thailand 50 years ago. That’s why I assumed that nobody speaks English.
especially when she works in the service industry
I was wrong.
Cambodian girls speak better English than Thai women. I don’t know why, but most girls I talked with online and in Phnom Penh could actually talk to me. That was the last thing I expected.
Don’t worry. You don’t have to learn the Khmer language to date Cambodian girls. But I have to continue to study Thai.
4. Most Western Men Overlook Cambodian Women
Cambodia is a relatively small South East Asian country with 15 million inhabitants.
Yes, that’s smaller than Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines, but that doesn’t mean that there are no beautiful women among these 15 million people. There are a lot of beautiful girls and many of them are single.
Most of them are looking for a Western boyfriend.
They dream about their Western prince, but he never comes. They desperately want to meet decent Western men, but the only guys that show up are alcoholic sex tourists.
For some reason most Western men overlook Cambodian women.
In case you are one of them, you miss out on a huge opportunity. Thousands of men compete for the attention of girls on ThaiCupid, VietnamCupid, and FilipinoCupid but nobody is looking for Cambodian girls on AsianDating.
That’s insane.
The last time I logged into my account, I saw thousands of young Khmer girls. They are waiting, and waiting, and waiting…
5. AsianDating is the Best Khmer Dating Site (Because Cambodia Cupid Doesn’t Exist)
Cambodia is the only South East Asian country that didn’t get its own international dating site from the Cupid Media group. Heck, even Malaysia got one.
Maybe there will be a Cambodia Cupid in the future. Right now it doesn’t exist. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t meet sexy Khmer girls online.
You can. You just have to know where to look for them.
The only Asian online dating site where you can chat with thousands of beautiful Cambodian women is called Asiandating.com.
The site has more than 2.500.000 active members and many of them are from Cambodia.
Give it a shot and you’ll see how shocked (in a positive way) they are when a guy like you sends them a message. I experienced it firsthand. They couldn’t believe that I wanted to meet them. That’s how amazing it is when you connect with girls that other men ignore.
Check out the replies I received from hot Cambodian girls on AsianDating
6. Marriage Agencies are the Worst Option to Meet Cambodian Ladies
I did a lot of research about marriage agencies in Cambodia and even though I’m sure that there are some legit agencies, I can’t paint a beautiful picture.
A conversation with a guy who has a Khmer girlfriend confirmed my suspicion.
- Some of these agencies are run by Cambodian men who want to scam foreigners.
- Others are run by foreigners who have the same intention.
- Most female members are prostitutes who get a commission whenever they scam a guy.
Please be careful.
In case you know of a legit Cambodian marriage agency, you can share it in the comments below. If not, you should stick to AsianDating.
7. Getting a Date in Cambodia is Easier than Getting a Date in Thailand (But Harder than In the Philippines)
Why is it so easy to get a date in Cambodia?
Because…
- The girls speak English.
- As a white guy you have celebrity status.
- Most Western men don’t even consider dating Khmer women.
No competition, no problems.
But even though it’s ridiculously easy to get a date with a Cambodian woman, it’s still harder than in the Philippines, at least when you don’t speak the local language.
8. You Will Love Cambodian Girls if You Like Small Dark-Skinned Asian Women
Do you like small women?
Do you like dark-skinned women?
Do you like Asian girls?
If you answer these three questions with “hell yeah”, you will love Cambodian women.
The average Thai woman is 1.59 meters tall. The average Khmer woman is 1.52 meters tall…or should I better say small? They are tiny, cute and have darker skin than Thai and Filipina girls.
But the fact that they are so tiny and cute can get you into big trouble…
9. Dating a Cambodian Girl Requires a Passport Check
I’m not kidding.
Dating in Cambodia can get you into big trouble, even if you are not looking for it.
Because most girls in this country are cute little midgets, it’s easy to assume that every girl you meet is over 18.
If I were you, I wouldn’t rely on my judgement.
Believe me. You don’t want to end up in a hotel room with a girl who is under 18 and who threatens to call the police when you don’t give her money. I don’t say that the average Cambodian girl will do this, but if you are unlucky enough to fall for a girl who works as a prostitute, you are at risk.
My advice: Check her passport. No exception.
I want to help you to get a Cambodian girlfriend. I don’t want you to rod in a prison in the crazies South East Asian country in the world.
10. Cambodian Chinese Girls Won the Genetic Lottery
The locals call them Khmer kat Chen and even a blind man could see that they won the genetic lottery. They are stunning.
Apparently, mixing wild and dark-skinned Khmer genes with soft and light-skinned Chinese genes produces some of the most beautiful women in South East Asia.
That’s all I have to say.
11. You Should Tell the Women of Cambodia That You are a Virgin
No, I don’t mean that you should tell them that you never had sex. You should tell them that you are a Cambodia Virgin.
They love guys who visit the country for the first time. Guys who visit the country for the first time are no sex tourists who come the fiftieth time. It’s that simple.
Put yourself in her shoes and imagine you were a beautiful Cambodian girl.
You don’t want to date a guy who spends every holiday in the Wild West of South East Asia. You know that he could have a more comfortable vacation on a beach in Thailand.
What about the guy who visits the first time?
She thinks…
“He wants to experience an adventure. He wants to know what it’s like in this country. And because he’s never dated a Khmer girl, he’s much more likely to fall in love with me. “
12. Say No When a Cambodian Lady Offers You a Drink
Yes, one does, at least when one is in Cambodia.
The people in this country are nice and friendly. But most of them are also dirt poor. Never forget that, especially not when you step into one of Phnom Penh’s shady bars. If you are not careful, you’ll lose your wallet, your passport…and your consciousness.
The scam is simple:
- A local (probably a pretty young lady) approaches you with two glasses.
- She smiles and makes you believe that you are more attractive than Ryan Gosling.
- You take a sip from the glass and suddenly your left hand has seven fingers.
- You wake up without your belongings but with your life (if you are lucky).
So yeah…one does turn down free beer.
13. 95% of the Sexy Cambodian Girls in Irish Pubs are Prostitutes or Freelancers
Do you know why there are so many Irish pups in South East Asian countries?
There's a reason why she's dressed like this in a bar
Once upon a time a smart Asian dude figured out that some Western men are stupid enough to pay the same price for a beer than back home when you write “Irish Pub” on the wall of the building.
Siem Reap has one. Phnom Penh has many. And the hookers know that 100% of the guests are foreigners.
Why should they go anywhere else to make a living?
I don’t want to take away your illusion but the sexy Cambodian girl in the tight miniskirt who “accidentally” sits next to you is not here because she likes the beer. She’s here to hunt and you are her prey.
14. Dating Cambodian Women is Fun Because She Dreams of You
Yes, YOU!
You don’t believe me?
Then have a look at the local men she can choose from.
I don’t want to be rude and I’m sure that there are a lot of good men in this country, but let’s have a look at the facts.
Cambodian men are way smaller than the global average, but drink a lot more alcohol. Dr. Yal Daravuth, who works for the World Health Organization in Cambodia, says that “it’s a big public health concern because they don’t just drink a little…the drink a lot.”
I think I don’t have to tell you that too much alcohol leads to aggressive behavior. In fact, it makes the local men so aggressive that 25% of all Cambodian women experience domestic violence. This was revealed by a national survey in 2008.
As a man who doesn’t drink five beers before noon and treats her with respect, you are already more desirable than the local men. In Cambodia “men are gold and women are fabric”. She dreams about a man who treats her like gold and she will shine when you do.
15. Even Thick Cambodian Women are Thinner than Western Women
I like curvy women. And I like Asian women. But it’s no secret that this combination is hard to find in South East Asia.
Not in Cambodia.
I was surprised at how many curvy girls I saw. I expected them to have less curves than Thai girls. Or maybe they just looked curvier because they are smaller. I don’t know.
All I know is that this country has beautiful curvy inhabitants and that no matter how thick your Cambodian girlfriend is…she’s still thinner than the average Western woman.
16. Every Cambodian Girl You Meet Thinks That You Are Rich
The economy in Cambodia is on the rise. Wages are increasing. But that doesn’t change anything about the fact that most people in this country earn less than $200 a month. That’s not even enough to rent a decent place.
That’s why every Cambodian girl you meet thinks that you are rich.
Just in case you wonder why...
That’s good and bad at the same time.
It’s good because your higher salary makes you even more desirable. You don’t drink excessively, you don’t beat women AND you earn more than $1000 a month. You are the perfect catch.
The downside is that she might just see a dollar bill on two legs when she looks at you. It’s your job to find out if she wants a guy who treats her good or a guy who buys nice things for her BEFORE you marry her.
17. Pretty Cambodian Ladies are Pretty Conservative
I don’t want to hurt your feelings but if you meet a girl who goes to your place (after talking to her for 5minutes) and jumps in the shower (after another 5 minutes), she’s not girlfriend or wife material.
She’s probably a hooker or a girl who expects more money for the taxi than the taxi costs.
Listen carefully: A traditional Cambodian girl would NEVER do that.
- She won’t give you her number in front of other people.
- She won’t take her clothes off in front of you.
- She won’t sleep with you on the first date.
You should give her the time she needs because the girls who need time are the ones who make good girlfriends and wives.
18. You Better Avoid Cambodian Karaoke Girls and Street Hookers
I don’t know where you are from but there’s a high chance that you are from Western Europe, the USA or Australia.
Let me ask you a question:
Would you date a girl back home who has the following qualities and experiences?
- She has no formal education and can neither read nor write.
- She has experienced sexual abuse as a child and was sold by her own mother.
- She has sex with strangers who give her $5 more if she leaves the condom in the handbag.
That’s the sad reality of these girls and to be honest, if you came here because you want to give a street hooker $5 more to take off the condom, you can fuck of now.
However, if you dream about having a beautiful Cambodian girlfriend, you should avoid the Karaoke girls and the street hookers and read this article to the very end.
19. There’s a 99% Chance that the Girl You Are Dating Lives With Her Family
Let’s say you meet a girl who really likes you. Even though she is conservative, she slept with you on the first date. You like her too and you want her to spend the night with you.
Don’t be surprised when she says “no”.
This doesn’t mean that she doesn’t like you. She does. It’s just that her parents would kill her if they found out that she spent the night with you. And believe me, they will find out because her bed is empty.
No matter if she’s 18 or 28, she still lives with her parents.
It’s normal in the Khmer culture that daughters live with their parents until they get married. You better respect that, especially when you want to see her again.
20. Getting Bored with a Cambodian Girl is Nearly Impossible
Being around Cambodian women is fun. I can’t deny that.
They are shy when you meet them the first time but as soon as they trust you, they transform into bubbly entertainers who love to have fun and joke around. Making sure that you have a good time is their top priority.
And even though it doesn’t get boring with them, this entertainer mindset has a downside…
21. Having a Deep Conversation with a Cambodian Girl is Impossible
I tried it. I really did. But it’s impossible.
Having a deep conversation about political or philosophical topics is impossible in this country. Let me know if you find a Cambodian girl who knows who Donald Trump is and I write a personal apology letter at the end of this article.
But why are Cambodian women so uneducated?
It’s not their fault.
The history of the country destroyed the education system. To be more precise, the communist movement of the Khmer Rouge destroyed the education system. In this time more than 1.5 million people were killed, mostly educated people, teachers and professors.
This country needs more girls like her
It will take a long time until you can meet a Cambodian girl who is not only beautiful but also educated.
22. When You Are Dating a Cambodian Girl She Wants You for Life
It’s easy to get a date with a sexy Cambodian girl. It’s a lot harder to break up with her.
Please remember that this is a traditional country. The girls are conservative in every way. A boyfriend is almost the same as a husband and marriage is for life. That’s what they believe.
If you are looking for a loyal Cambodian bride, this is what you want.
What if you want to get rid of her after one night?
Expect tears and a broken heart.
23. Having a Relationship with Your Cambodian Girlfriend Can Cost More Than You Think
Cambodian women earn three times less than Thai women. The infrastructure is worse than in Thailand and the quality of the apartments is also worse.
But the prices are the same.
I was shocked when I found out that the prices in Phnom Penh, a city with 1.5 million people, are the same (sometimes even more expensive) than the prices in Bangkok, a city with more than 10 million people.
If you think that living in Phnom Penh with your Khmer girlfriend is cheaper than living in Bangkok with your Thai girlfriend, you need to think again.
24. Having a Relationship with a Beautiful Khmer Girl is Easier than You Think
But even though the cost of living is surprisingly high, dating Cambodian women can still be worth it.
Not just because your future girlfriend combines traditional family values with a fun and playful attitude.
It’s also very easy to get a long-stay visa that allows you to stay in Cambodia for a whole year. In Thailand you have to jump through hoops to stay for more than six months. Believe me, I live there.
- It’s easy to meet beautiful Cambodian women, especially when you join AsianDating.com.
- It’s easy to date these girls because they want a man like you.
- It’s easy to stay in Cambodia to spend time with your girlfriend.
What are you waiting for?
Summed Up Wisdom
Dating Cambodian girls is fun. Most of them can speak English and due to the fact that one in four women experiences domestic violence (and because of a bunch of other facts), these girls want to meet Western men more than anything else.
The funny thing is that they are ignored by most Western men. Everyone is looking for Thai girls on ThaiCupid and for Filipinas on FilipinoCupid but nobody is looking for Cambodian women on AsianDating. They are lonely and waiting for your message.
Meeting sexy Cambodian girls online is definitely better than going to shady bars. You avoid getting robbed and ending up in bed with a girl who doesn’t know what a condom is. Oh, and it’s easy to get a visa and to spend time with your girlfriend.
You can try.
about number 21. deep conversation.
Donald is not important :p
ask the american people about China or India.
U think u will get a deep conversation about whats going on???
Hey Robert,
as long as you are honest about what you want it’s okay.
Very interesting article. Thanks for sharing. I’m Asian American – 50 yrs old. I’ll be visiting Thailand and Cambodia for the 1st time this coming July mainly for sightseeing but also checking out which country be a better fit for my retirement years – 10 years from now 🙂
Stupid/Silly question…. I have debating on going to Asiandating site and see if I can find a nice girl in Phnom Phen who would like to sight see with me. My intention is sightseeing companion – not mongering/etc.
So the question would be whether that’ll be just strange and/or mean if that would give her false hopes?
Thanks for sharing
That’s the one I would be looking for…..
Hey Wade,
thanks for this positive comment!
Hi Khartoum! Been to your country once and coming back this febuary. Loved it! The women are smart and beautiful like yourself!
Wcw
your right….and there smart in there ways…..i love the cambodia people.. so nice sweet and humble….
Hey Dave,
you can stay in every area. Stay in a good hotel and you’ll be fine.
I`m planning to finally visit Cambodia in November. I don’t drink at all, yet confess the sound of attractive ladies whom are so sweet and much more can be a great drawcard and very positive ~ especially since in mid 50`s and western women will not even speak nicely to me or even snarl when I hold a door for them! I thank you for your blog here..its great and well done. On one note what is recommended area to stay in PP if just in for a week? Note I`m ok for the best hotels in town too as is a paid business trip.
Thanks a lot for sharing.
Hi Sebastian, I came across your article by chance thank you for writing this about Cambodian women . You have have stated the facts in most cases but I have to disagree with you on the education part and that you mentioned you could not have a deep conversation with Cambodian women. You probably did not meet the right group of those intellectual girls who run successful international NGOs, he can speak multi languages and who travel the worlds and they were at one stage just an ordinary conservative Cambodian women. You can actually can talk about anything/ everything with those group of women I have just mentioned. I’m a Cambodian girl myself I was nit allowed out partying during my teenagers life and the same as the group of my girl friends but now we have all the freedom in the world and we travel some of us graduated from Oxford University , some from Harvard uni so here we are you can talk to us about anything and everything. Politics, sports life and so on ……
Do you mean those frustrated Japanese/Korean businessmen who will spend a little fortune in so-called “parlours” just to have a companion for whom they can buy lady drinks just to be heard out? ha ha ha….
Hey Molinda,
thanks for sharing your opinion. I recently met a very educated Cambodian woman in Bangkok. Maybe I’ve just met the wrong people. Again, thanks for sharing.
That jus one side of the story, you will never know until you get to know that person . Me too I feel sorry for her .
i had read everything that you wrote and some of them true and some of them not . At one point you said Cambodian women is not educated that you can’t have a deep conversation also yes it is easy to get a visa to go to Cambodia and spend time with your love one but at the one point you said “You avoid getting robbed and ending up in bed with a girl who doesn’t know what a condom is” . Well , I’m nineteen years old CAMBODIAN teen and I know who is Donald Trump , I know what is CONDOM since I was 10 years of age . Not everyone in Cambodia is uneducated! I hope you can update for what you wrote on this site and please apologize !
PS: every country have people who is educated and uneducated, even if they uneducated don’t take advantage of them .
Thanks !
Hi Nay
Yes unfortunately there are good and bad ppl in all cultures. I just got back from Cambodia and at the end of my trip I met an amazing Khmer girl. She is very respectful as she likes me and I can only kiss her cheek which is fine with me. I’d honestly rather go slow and get to know each other first.
I hope you meet a better barang. I saw though how shitty it is all the Barang’s there for sex tourism. It’s terrible how it represents us foreigners and the effects on Khmer culture.
Hello Maria,
I am sorry your dating foreigner men has not been a good experience for you so far. Just like all cultures you have good and bad examples. What’s meant to be will work out for you.
As far as foreigners travelling there, I do not believe jobless, drug addicts and alcoholics would have the money to travel 🙂
Example: I just got back from Cambodia on the 29th of May and I do not drink, no drugs, and have a great job.
I love Khmer women morals compared to Western women.
Hey Jasmine,
I have no idea.
Do Cambodian women ever date women? Like if a woman were to come to find a bride there would Cambodian women ever do that? I am just curious. I have a feeling that a fellow woman would treat another woman with more respect but It also may be seen as wrong in that culture.
– 80% true? From my opinion, 90% are mistake, fantasy and imagination from a stereotype western man, but it reveals what most western foreigners mindset. The fact is:
– Hot, white skin(Asian white not Caucasian white skin) more pretty Thai/Cambodian girls prefer to work in Karaoke and Parlours that welcome local, Thai and East Asian male customers only; dark looking, non attractive ones have no choice but to work at gogobars to rip off western sex tourists.
– These ‘not that famous’ prostitutes know the tricks to get benefits from customers from the West, western men, however go to Cambodia/Thailand red light districts to ‘date’ the girls(hookers) for love, most of these men(e.g. the author of this article) can’t get enough loves from the women at home, so ultimately, its a trade. I know most western men don’t want to believe these sad points for them but they’re facts.
How scared you people are of the feminists and western women !! Khmer girls cooking is very normal. Nothing sexist about it.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Hi! Guys, Am Rayh a Filipino… And i have a Khmer Girlfriend and… We’d read this article together and we laugh together but dont get us wrong we’d just fun because we’ve found this so true, and… I think if there’s another couple dating in cambodia they’ll future partners because Cambodian/Khemr girls are so lovely, i just wanna share that my chubby khmer girlfriend is so lovely and i really love her so much right now we’re planning our future wedding so.. Goodluck to the one’s who’s searching for a cambodian girl you’ll never regret choosing them.
I am reading this article in 2018 while it was written in 2017. Aggreed on some points not all.
Good educated Cambodian exists but where and how you meet them is different. I think the culture barrier good girl to meet some good western. The same some good western go to bars then assume the rest are the same .
You are kemar girl I got so many questions
It works great. It’s the number one dating site for Cambodian women.
Hello,
I am an american man living in Cyprus (great place !) I am trying to help my former gf in Phnom Penh find a husband. She is currently using DateinAsia with mixed results.. I think if she were to use a site wherein the men must pay, she would get more serious replies. I cannot find information about how AsianDating works from the female perspective. Can you point me to such ?
Glad to hear that you are happy.
Why don’t you ask her about her work?
I meet girl in casino and we had sex first night and shower together, the following nights too no payment,and she realy took care of me in a special way,after her nothing but khmer girls for me 🙂
we did meet in thailand too… i have my thoughts of her beeing some type of bargirl or likewise but why not payment from me then ?
I am lucky enough to have met a lovely Cambodian girl who left her country to live in Thailand. Best of both worlds in many ways.
True she’s demanding, but totally worth it- I never met anyone so wholehearted and affectionate as her. Even with her limited English she radiates a larger than life sense of humour and very playful side. To survive, she’s had to work since the age of ten with menial waiting and cleaning jobs. In contrast to many Thai girls who are beautiful, but just want someone to fund her (though of course that stereotype is somewhat overloaded- many Thai girls do genuinely marry foreigners), she will give a hundred per cent if shown loyalty and a willingness to step up to the plate. My trip ended today and I’m on my stopover in HK, but already looking to return to her ASAP, and totally head over heels.
The sweetest thing… She asked for a bit of money to help her mother (who is still back in Cambodia- hence she’s not in the 99% who live with family and she encouraged me to move in after seeing each other every day for the first three days) but then went out for five minutes. She came back saying “Mother can wait this time… I think we need this more!” and showed me the ring she had chosen for me to give to her! Yes, its only been a week, yes it feels a bit insane but after asking her the previous night whether she really was serious about us, I got my answer and it warmed me to the heart, leaving me more fully alive than ever- you’re totally right to put that point top of your list. So I’m kind of nervous, keeping it secret a while, but exhilarated and hopeful that if we persevere and both want this to work equally it will. Again, you’re right- she wasn’t looking for a sex tourist. After meeting her on my way home from a few drinks on my first night in her town, chatting and exchanging contact details, I invited her out for lunch the following day, and I like to think showing I wanted to get to know her as a whole person, not just an object of desire removed many potential barriers at a stroke. In our week together we went to the cinema three times, averaged two meals a day out, lots of long walks, she beat me at pool (I’m no shark, but only two girls had beaten me before and that was on a single game- but she beat me 3-1 the first time we played, only to let on later that she had worked in a pool club in the past, so had plenty practice) We went for long walks, to karaoke together (though she unlike me is too shy to sing). All in all we had as many of the experience building dates in a week, in a living together type setting as many new couples perhaps have in a few months, so perhaps this intensity is slightly different from the usual holiday romance of which only 3% lead to anything long term. (But pause and think… of all the dates we go on over the years which are not in the holiday environment- Do those really have a much better success ratio? I buy a lottery ticket weekly in a dream of wild riches which a much much lower than 3% chance of hitting the jackpot. Richard Branson was not daunted when research said (only) 10% would fly with an airline called Virgin- he saw 10% of a huge industry like that as a huge success if it could be achieved- perhaps the same approach is needed in more situations.
I’m glad I get 80% 😉
It’s funny and weird at the same time after reading this article but it’s 80% accurate. As a Khmer girl (me and my best friend) find European attractive that’s correct with what you said but among other female friends they said this is none sense to fall for foreigners. Those friends of mine said foreigners who come to Cambodia are jobless, drug addicted, alcoholic, sex tourist etc. In the other hand, in this article you said Khmer girl think Foreigner are rich, it’s sound not right to me. I have go on dates (just meet and talk) with three guys, the first guy is from Pakistan, we met in a mall and have a flow conversation. He pay for the food and ask to meet me again but sadly I came to know that he has a girl friend so I quit. The second guy is from Germany, same meet at a mall n eat, when the cashier come I pay for my food and his food as he seem like doesn’t want to take his money out his wallet. We went to museum and I came to know that he has a girlfriend, so I quit. The third guy France Canada, I met him at the mall before we met he said he’s not comfortable eating in front of stranger so I said ok you drink I eat. when the time come he wait me in the front entrance and I enter from the back entrance, I was thinking that he might be late or he might not come so I got to the salad section and pick up two sets. I was about to go back home but I suddenly saw him, when he saw me he said he will get some food as well (after he saw I have bought two salad box). Our conversation goes smoothly and we meet again When I were on a camping at Kampot. I was assuming he has some feeling for me but he said he like me as a friend and I know what is Friendzone mean (He told me after he arrived in Vietnam and meet a girl there hahaha). Anyway, That’s my experience as a Khmer girls meet up with foreigners and I hope you can see what it’s like to go on a date with Khmer girl (not all Khmer girl are virgin it’s depend on individual but most Khmer girl prefer a normal talk on the first date than go to hotel room with you). Thank me later if it’s help you
Yes I agree with you.
My family does not warn me to not date foreigner (Barang) but they afraid they would get my virgin or make me become slave or whatever. Because some Barang used to have bad image in my country plus, once i told my mother that: a barang guy i knew from dating side want to marry me then she said that’s okay and wait him to come here we will discuss then a week later, he told me to send money for him to buy flight ticket. You know what i was shocked because He is the scammer.”
I really think both side (khmer girl and Barang) start to scared of each other. and I wish many guys would understand our circumstance like you do.
I always think foreigner is open-minded more than Khmer guy and i hope i can date with him without do the sex thing. I want him love me because of love not lust, not my money, not my reputation.
I am deeply touched by your comments
i hope you both will live happily ever after.
There are many good girls in cambodia. But i always see negative about Khmer girl and I am khmer i feel so bad about it.
Age is not a huge issue.
i want to go visit Angor .. , my ideal plan: find nice , pretty, decent, educated, sexy, not virgin ( asking too much??? ) haha, to go with me to visit temples there, and come back to her base.
what is my chance of landing a deal like this? can you find a girl that will travel with you in country?
i guess you agree with me, traveling with local girl makes things a lot more fun, and safe..
of course, i will make it worth her while. she will have the time of her life with guy like me. ( reay for the final cry and tears )
meeting educated girls… my penny
why don’t you guys go to UNIVERSITIES… yes, universities .. walk around and meet girls who are schooled..
i did that in a lot of countries i visited . this is where you might find someone who knows east from west..
how safe is traveling around there in rural areas?
how much age is a factor there?
I am dating a Cambodian girl..and she owns pizza shop and tax analyst..very loyal to family.and great person..
I really can’t imagine this. There must be a reason why you don’t have any success. Let me know if I can help you somehow.
It’s O.K. for you good looking guy’s,. I’ve been living in the Kingdom for twenty years now, and, I promise this is true, but I’ve have NEVER managed to secure a date.
I dress well , don’t drink but do smoke a little. So I’ve actually found that Khmer women are not that much different to many others. There after your cash, and if your nor rolling in it and offering presents your basically out of the game.
There really is no such thing as love.
I have been several times to Philippines ( i was engaged with a filipina girl untill she did some thing really wrong ). I can compare Filipino men with European men, and i can say that European men are far more loyal than Filipino men. But when i say that I am comparing with the average European men living in Europe. Not that part of western men that travel to Asia with the sole purpose of having sex with asian girls , coz off course those are not loyal coz being loyal is not one of their goals in life. What i wanna say is that they are not representative of European men, they are not like the average European guy. I think one has to differentiate. I guess not all Khmer girl has the same attitude and not all foreigners traveling to Asia have the same attitude and goals in life. Maybe it is in Cambodia the same as in the Philippines and in Europe, namely that it depends on the girl , each person is different. It would be easy for me to generalize about Filipina girls coz I had bad experience with one. But that would not be fair, it is not coz of me choosing the wrong one that all of them are bad. Any way this is interesting and learning article. I appreciate the effort of the writer
Hey Dave,
thanks for sharing.
Hey De,
glad to hear that you made a smiliar experience.
Hey Sebastian,
I’m San Francisco and visited Cambodia in January and may return soon. I found your points to be very accurate. I met a girl in Seim Reap and we had a great time. She wouldn’t even hug me good night afterward, which I respected. She came to Ho Chi Min City to spend time with me, I can’t describe how deeply I was touched. But when she got off the bus, she brought her mother. As an American I couldn’t believe it, but again I appreciated it. You are very right about them being marriage minded, which I’m open to if we’re able to spend enough time together.
I am engaged to a Kmer girl. She was born in the Kao Lak refugee camp in Thailand, her parents fled the Kmer Rouge and then became refugees in New Zealand. Whilst she grew up in NZ and sounds like a Kiwi, she exhibits all of the great traits that you mention above, no doubt picked up by her mother, who also has the same traits as you mention. She is absolutely stunning and whilst she could have chosen any ‘Parang’ in NZ she chose me, again, for all the reasons you stated as to what Kmer girls look for in a man. She is honest, loyal, funny, is an amazing cook (I’m not trying to be sexist with that last statement) and is my best friend. She is 34 and still gets carded at bars and her mum is in her early 60’s and looks about 40! So, if you are a decent bloke, looking for a genuine partner in life, definitely consider a Kmer girl. If you are a sleezebag looking to take advantage, you can fuck right off and leave Kmer girls alone.
You are welcome 🙂
This is a great thread and a well penned bit of writing. I’ve no experience with Khmer girls in their native Cambodia, but the Khmer girls here in the PNW are a real handful.
Being an American born luk khrueng, I have to agree with your assessment about Thai girls, thus I would assume the same here, regarding Cambodian girls. In any case, thanks again for a fun article. Cheers!
Dear Aby,
I’m so happy to read your response! I hate when people stereotype a group of people and try to fit them into a “set.” Good girls are just that, good girls. I personally love asian women. I was married to a Philippino for 30 years until she passed away. I have heard so many people trash PI girls and compare them all as hookers. She was definitely not a hooker.
Someday I want to fall in love again and I am open to all women, but especially asian women. I hope that whoever I date, does so because they like me for me, and not for my white skin, my American heritage or my bank account.
Randy
You are so right on man I lived in the Philippines for a year and I know how the dollar is compared in their eyes to a peso I don’t know about Thailand my friend has been there but I have only to imagine what it is like in Cambodia where the dollar for a thousand you could live for a year but you are right on brother about what you said about the bayous there and yes they’re selling their cells way too cheap for the amount that they have to sacrifice take care and you all be good I’ve been trying to find a Chinese wife and it is very hard not to get the run around, .. I am 6’3″233lb. ass kicker, and I’m nervous about flying to China and walk around town to seek a woman for marriage, the gangs look for foreigners to play their game on or who knows.. organ Harvesters I wouldn’t mind if they would put me in a room filled with women and told me to make videos hahaha
Hey Trader,
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I spent more than 2 years in Thailand, now my next Destination is Siam Reap Cambodia, I been once from Bangkok for just to renew my visa, the most of the time I used to go Laos..
I need sweet Cambodian girl for long term relationship possibly marriage.. I keep checking online dating but I don’t see that much choices from Cambodia.
Hey Keye,
you can ask me anything.
Hello I’m very interested in moving their my name is Mr Y Smih please feel free to respond looking for my friend…
I’ve also written an article about Vietnamese girls 😉
Hello Sebastian,
I’m totally agree with you as I had worked in Cambodia more than 1 year.
I’m wondering whether there is any article for Vietnamese girls (Btw I’m Vietnamese) ^^
I AGREE 100%
You’re absolutely right, there are many educated Khmer girls, it’s just that most western guys tend to hang out in places like #163 and Pontoon, any self respecting or educated wouldn’t be seen dead in those places. It’s not easy to meet the educated girls, I was lucky to meet a beautiful girl on a double date, who is well educated and beautiful, yet humble with it. When you find a Khmer girl like this, you quickly establish just how amazing Cambodian girls are.
Good for you. They are amongst the sweetest women in the entire world for sure.
This is because Thai girls are far more slutty than Khmer girls ever were, this is a given. You can meet a Thai girl in a shopping mall and be sleeping with her on the same day, trust me on this. This would never happen with a Khmer girl, they have far more self worth and self respect than the Thai. I’ve lived on and off in Asia for 23 years, many of those years spent in Thailand, but now happily settled down in Cambodia with a stunning yet humble and well educated Khmer Kat Chen. I have experienced all S.E Asian countries, and I would say that the Filipina girls are the most loose for sure.
Hi yes I’m a black British guy and I am more welcome and accepted then in my own country
I too would like to know whether Cambodian women are open to dating non-whites. I am mixed race … people say I’m not ugly 🙂
Darren
Would this be true for American born non-whites?
All the best!
They are lovely I’ve dated with many Thai and my last wife was Indonesian I’ve met a lovely new girl she Khmer Chinese and we are going to marry I’m from the UK
Hey Lily,
everything you say sounds like heaven for foreign men. I believe you 😉
Not all Cambodian women follow what their parents tell them what to do, by that i mean there are some Cambodian teens ( I’m one of them ) watch way too many American YouTube videos and most of the 21st generation girls had changed their life and everyday routines. Most of the 21st generation girls have been studying English since they were about 6 ( at most ). Most of the girls in this generation, their average height IS NOT 1.52 anymore. most 14 year old girls these days can be up to 1.60m so imagine when their age reach 18. And believe me 14 year old girls that speak incredible English with American accents DO NOT look like 14 no more and I don’t know why but i think it’s amazing and trust me on this too, they are just too obsessed with hot foreigners. It’s unbelievable to know that this generation is so much different from the older generations.
Hello Raksmey,
I can use some advice on my educated Cambodian girlfriend and I can use your help from a western guy living in the United States…
Hey Darren,
it seems as if you have found a good girl. Keep me updated!
Hey Mark,
I wish you all the best!
My Cambodian girl is not very educated. It’s not her fault. She is very sweet and I love her the same.
I have a Cambodian girlfriend for 3 years. We are planning to get married. We met on Facebook. What you say here is very true.
Raksmey Bormey, that was very nice of you to share about the real needs of a conservative girls character.
I have never been to Cambodia and your advise should serve me some clues of the do & dont`s.
Thank You & Regards
She’s turned up,not missing at all
You have to see it for what it is…never felt so comfortable or at ease with a woman in my life..Yes I currently date local lady in her middle 30’s( she treats me like a God and is no comparison to a western woman)..After meeting her on my first visit went back several month’s later to enjoy the quality company and attention to detail that one provide’s..Girl’s all over the world are shy and most like to become familiar with someone before making commitments,nothing unusual about that and as a guy I share a similar philosophy..Although not ideal prostitution really is a necessary evil as most girl’s as you have mentioned have limited option’s being poorly educated and absolutely no support from the government so desperate people often do desperate thing’s..(put yourself in their shoes)..Highly spiritual,family orientated,loyal,caring and forever thoughtful there are no better long term companions out there..(been apart few months now and will be for a few more but not a day goes by without her calling me to say hi or inquire about my welfare/ well-being.and no not once has she asked me for money)..Maybe it’s a personality thing as I no oil painting and far from rich financially but never had so many girl’s/women interested in me as person or wanting just to be my friend..I see it also often with guy’s but a little respect,good manner’s and being kind/ polite will get you who you want(world over)..and don’t be so fucking stingy as they more or less giving you there ‘sole’ for a bargain basement price so help were you can..
I like the hashtag 😀
Hey EC,
thanks for sharing that. It’s great to hear that you have such a positive opinion of Cambodian women. I hope you find a girl like her again.
I was with a Cambodian girl for a couple of years and let me tell you they are the best..there very loyal caring and spontaneous and they Cater to their men like no other race and spoil him like a king it was the best experience of my life ..she was dark skin about 5’5 height light brown eyes highlights in her hair very humble and down too earth and her butt was round and big it sat up on her back with hips small waist and high b cup in boobs lol ..she was so damn gorgeous In my eyes went to college and worked fulltime .i declare i would find me another like her if it is possible..
My aunts (in their late tweenties) and I had political debate about Obama vs Trump recently. Just to clarify #21, there are educated Cambodian women who can hold a deep conversation. As matter of fact, there are plenty of educated and independent Khmer girls out there; You just didn’t look hard enough #thisiswhyionlydatedasian
Hey Dave,
thanks a lot for sharing your experience. I agree with you that it’s way easier to meet normal girls in Thailand and that the girls in Thailand are more proactive when it comes to meeting guys. I also agree that this is due to the fact that they are used to foreigners and not so shy about it. That’s why I also mention that you should avoid looking like a sex tourist (point 2 + 11) and that the girls are pretty conservative and that it’s harder to have a deep conversation and to connect with them (point 17 + 21). However, as you can see in my Asian Dating review, I got a lot of positive responses from the girls in Cambodia. They were actually happy that I wrote them because most men don’t even look in Cambodia. I would be happy to continue the dialogue and to get your opinion on what I just said.
I could not disagree more with you about the women-situation in Cambodia. I am 32, decent-looking and work in a high-paid job in Phnom Penh. Before Cambodia I lived in Bangkok for several years, where I have always been able to date decent (Bangkok-born) and attractive women easily. In fact In Thailand I was never single. Since I have moved to Cambodia the dating situation has become a joke for me. The normal women you meet in every day life situations are way too shy and afraid of face-loss to properly talk to you.They mostly just ignore you I find. In Thailand I would give a girl my phone number and 90% of the time they would be sending me a message soon; in Cambodia nothing will happen. Online dating is not a real option as there are so few attractive women online and they are not nearly as active online as their Thai or Vietnamese counterparts. Maybe I am really missing out on something, but I am a very pro-active and outgoing person and I am not afraid to try new things. I just attest the situation to the conservative culture, the general mistrust of people in strangers in PP and the fact that most of the women in Cambodia exclusively look in their own social. circles. If there is a trick that I don’t know please educate me…
Hey Raksmey,
thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts. I always appreciate feedback from the women I write about 😉
I’m a cambodian girl this is what I have to say :
Well,most of the thing that you’ve wrote are correct.but not all cambodian women are uneducated.you have stated in the article that you would say sorry if some cambodian girl knows Donald trump.well as a cambodian girl, I’m only a young tween but I could write all this and understand what you’ve written this explained that I’m very educated I know science and all the stuff that are *deep*.i could say that from what I personally experienced most women who are khmer-Chinese( I’m one) are most likely to be very educated ( some khmer women are also very educated) it just like as one of those women we tend to be very conservative.so that’s why you can’t find these type of women. And the fact that khmer women like eroupean guy are very true ( me myself think that eroupean guys are more attractive than asian).but good girl tend to take care of our virginity ( me and all of my friend) in cambodian society if a women lost her virginity before marriage the neighbor and relative tend to be disgusted by us saying mean stuff.so if you’re dating a conservative cambodian girl please take note of this.and as you’ve stated when some of us are in a relationship we tend to be very loyal( this does not apply to all cambodian women ) .we tend to think that you are really rich( for some girl that have fanancial problem) . But I also personally think that european guy tend not to be loyal.(TIPS : I think if you want to find good women just don’t go to the pub or the bar… You should go to like museum or library or market and stuff and try to bring a conversation by asking this and that.) I’m consider young so I don’t know a lot about dating stuff,and if I’m wrong don mind me (#^.^#)
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am coming to combodia next month, i need life partner from combodia
Then read my AsianDating review. There are a lot of Cambodian girls on this site.
i would like to meet a woman
ok thanks !
You don’t need to show any visa to sing a renting contract. I never had any problems with that.
ho ok thanks, very interesting ! i thought i couldnt do a mid/long term renting deal with a tourist visa…i thought you need a long term residancy or work visa
That’s true.
Thanks a lot.
I often use local apartment sites because they are usually cheaper than Airbnb. Just type in “rent apartment CITY long-term/short-term” into Google and you will find many of them.
Great article as always !
Talking about cost of living, what solution do you use for housing during your travels in asia ?
The issue isnt the visa, it is to make money in this kind of country…and if you bring her back in your country then you have to support her (and one day kids) alone