Phnom Penh
Education is necessary.
My conclusion from visiting the killing fields in and genocide museum in Phnom Penh. This makes me feel better because I'm now over $30,000 in debt due to undertaking a degree, but for the Cambodian people the odds do not stack up well. Since the Khmer Rouge killed 20,000 (most) of the educated people in Phnom Penh, the general standard of education is very very poor. Of those that ever go to school, 41% attend for less than 3 years, and another 35% do not finish elementary school. This makes for a very superstitious and religious population, one easily influenced by the government, which is plagued by corruption. I even spotted the headquarters for the Anti-Corruption Unit - not entirely sure how effective this organisation could be or indeed who is in charge of it...
After a pretty heavy morning I spent the afternoon exploring Phnom Penh proper, discovering a fairly nice riverside promenade. On this was a sort of playground 'gym'. Obviously I immediately went for 'the rower', but fake erging in a monsoon isn't very fun and I should definitely have learned in my 18 years of education that black underwear under a thin cotton shirt isn't a flattering combination. Thankfully the general heat and a strategically situated fan in Wat Phnom ensured this wasn't and all-day look.
Education is necessary.
My conclusion from visiting the killing fields in and genocide museum in Phnom Penh. This makes me feel better because I'm now over $30,000 in debt due to undertaking a degree, but for the Cambodian people the odds do not stack up well. Since the Khmer Rouge killed 20,000 (most) of the educated people in Phnom Penh, the general standard of education is very very poor. Of those that ever go to school, 41% attend for less than 3 years, and another 35% do not finish elementary school. This makes for a very superstitious and religious population, one easily influenced by the government, which is plagued by corruption. I even spotted the headquarters for the Anti-Corruption Unit - not entirely sure how effective this organisation could be or indeed who is in charge of it...
After a pretty heavy morning I spent the afternoon exploring Phnom Penh proper, discovering a fairly nice riverside promenade. On this was a sort of playground 'gym'. Obviously I immediately went for 'the rower', but fake erging in a monsoon isn't very fun and I should definitely have learned in my 18 years of education that black underwear under a thin cotton shirt isn't a flattering combination. Thankfully the general heat and a strategically situated fan in Wat Phnom ensured this wasn't and all-day look.
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