Cambodia officially known as Kingdom of Cambodia with a population 15.14 million (2013 World Bank). This country is a conservative country but because of flowing in of tourists so local people and especially young generation influence by western culture.
There are thousands of tourists visit Angkor Wat and other temples everyday that cause Siem Reap province become the most touristy city in the country. So in order to avoid the impact between your culture and Cambodian's culture please make sure you read these tips:
- Do not walk in a public area with no shirt
- Do not Hand out money or candies to kids or villagers: a part of encouraging them to beg for money and stay away from the school and also make jealousy among them.
- Do not take a picture of a person without asking for permission ( also please should show them as well after you took a picture of him or her.)
- Do not touch the head of a person because is considering as the highest part of the soul
- Do not talk to older people with hat on (no respect at all to them)
Hope a few of these tips would help you!
