by Guest9999 » Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:59 am
TeacherDom, just saying my experience about that border.
No matter how crowded it is crossing into Thailand, on the Thai side there are always at least two unstaffed immigration counters, and at least 2 Thai immigration officers sitting around eating, and they are never, never, never in a rush.
Cambodia, we know, is not a land of milk, purity, and honey, corruption is certainly not hard to find. However, I guess I want to be able to hold relatively rich Thailand to a higher standard, and at that border, I cannot. Immigration cops wear Rolex and huge gemstone rings and demand an unposted 100 Baht fee from every Khmer passport holder.
On the Khmer side, they used to demand Baht not dollars with a laugh and a smile, on the Thai side, the corruption comes with unsmiling arrogance. Don't get me wrong, I love Thailand for all kinds of reasons too, but when I re-enter Cambodia I breathe easy, because I feel I am home. (Oh ya, sorry, this post is for the worse things.)
TeacherDom, just saying my experience about that border.
No matter how crowded it is crossing into Thailand, on the Thai side there are always at least two unstaffed immigration counters, and at least 2 Thai immigration officers sitting around eating, and they are never, never, never in a rush.
Cambodia, we know, is not a land of milk, purity, and honey, corruption is certainly not hard to find. However, I guess I want to be able to hold relatively rich Thailand to a higher standard, and at that border, I cannot. Immigration cops wear Rolex and huge gemstone rings and demand an unposted 100 Baht fee from every Khmer passport holder.
On the Khmer side, they used to demand Baht not dollars with a laugh and a smile, on the Thai side, the corruption comes with unsmiling arrogance. Don't get me wrong, I love Thailand for all kinds of reasons too, but when I re-enter Cambodia I breathe easy, because I feel I am home. (Oh ya, sorry, this post is for the worse things.)