Well that's a pity, because from what I see here, the women would make good wives. They may be simple and humble and not very educated, but they seem loyal and caring and stable and have good domestic skills. Plus they are conservative, family oriented, sweet, humble, feminine, good natured and seem to have a pleasant disposition. I don't sense the kind of greed in them that I do with Filipinas and Thais. Their morals seem to be a lot better.
Also, spiritually I do not sense the dark side here. The people and culture are not heading toward any "spiritual darkness" like the West and NE Asia are. People here do NOT look or act degenerate or spoiled at all. That's amazing. Everywhere else I hear, the women and girls are getting more spoiled and demanding. But not here. That's very refreshing. It's like a society from the past here. As someone said, Cambodia is like Thailand was 20 years ago.
A few Tuk Tuk drivers do try to get an extra dollar from me, especially at night. But I am usually able to talk them down to the standard 2 dollar fare.
So Ladislav was right. His observations tend to be very accurate and reliable. The people here do seem more honest and less scamming toward foreigners (with the exception of the visa agent at the airport) in general. That's very refreshing, coming from the Philippines, where scams are rampant and out of control.
The people here also look more cheerful and good natured than in Thailand. And more humble too. In that sense, they act more Buddhist-like than the Thais do, it seems.
And the prices here are unbelievably cheap, even cheaper than Thailand. Your dollars go farther here than any other Asian country I know of so far. That's amazing if you're on a budget and trying to get the most for your buck. We got a nice hotel room in a resort here for under 15 dollars, which includes breakfast too. The other night, we saw a dinner theater with cultural dancers and a great dinner buffet, for 12 dollars a ticket. Amazing bargain. Etc. And cinemas here, though still few, are only 2 dollars for a movie ticket. Wow this is like living in the past!
In spite of the cheap prices here, the quality is still high. The food is top notch and well made, just like in Thailand. Far better than Philippines and cheaper too, because the Philippines is notorious for charging high prices while giving you the lowest value possible, which is an insult, but they don't care, due to their lack of pride or honor.
Also, Cambodia only has a few malls, at least here in Siem Reap, and they are little ones. They are not overrun with them like in modern developed Asian countries.
Furthermore, there are no beggars here, like the Philippines, even though this is supposed to be a poor country. I don't know why. I guess people here have more pride and honor so they don't beg, whereas pride and honor doesn't exist in the Philippines it seems. They also bow to you a lot, like Japanese do, and make the Buddhist hand gesture too, which is spiritual.
So I guess SE Asia isn't all the same after all, except for maybe similar weather.
We've also been seeing these amazing monuments and temples at Angkor Wat, which were originally Hindu but later on became Buddhist. They are huge and there are so many of them scattered out in a foresty area. You need between 3 days and one week to see them all, depending on your pace and how many photos you take. It's exhausting but fascinating and surreal. Like going back in time. Angkor Wat is not cheap though, it's now 37 dollars a ticket for a day, or 62 dollars for 3 days, or 72 dollars for a week.
Some documentaries about Angkor Wat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsDGDzwuQ-I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCzpJAm_y_Q
More videos about Angkor Wat.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=angkor+wat