I explained previously how the driving is here though now it's all about the culture right now, simple things we do can be taken to offence, things like touching a child or baby on the head which is a right reserved for Monks. Khmer people also do not yell or raise their voice to one another even in heavy discussion or argument it's all very quiet, so when we see a foreigner yelling at a driver over 2000 Riel (0.50c) it's pretty insulting to them and the Khmer people around them seeing this will shake their heads and look at us as if for us to take note and share our disgust of how rude that is and completely unnecessary.
No matter how regularly a Cambodian may see foreigners they smile and play along if we attempt to speak their language. As with most cultures do they appreciate the effort, currently our security guard here at the house is trying so hard to learn English. Every night he brings his little notebook with the 'Gangnam Style' cover and we teach him new phrases and he practices them with us over and over. Last Friday I spend 3 hours teaching him and he is so eager to learn! To the point where we kind of have to end the session by distracting with something else or he keeps going :)
He comes in everyday and speaks to us in English the very best he can and he spends his nights practicing his English and pulsing the taser he carries around throughout the night ;)
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