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“One of the first lessons I was taught as a boy growing up is don’t cry, boys don’t cry, boys don’t share their emotions,” said Keith Simpson, a Learning Facilitator at the Liger Leadership Academy, “which was kind of difficult for me, because I was a very expressive, very sensitive person so . . . there was a conflict in what I was being taught vs. what I felt.” Some people are more expressive than others with their feelings, but […]

A common phrase spoken by Cambodians is “មនុស្សស្រីប្រៀបដូចជាកំណាត់សមួយ នៅពេលដែលប៉ះរបស់មិនស្អាត វានឹងនៅជាប់លើរហូត រីឯបុរសវិញ ប្រៀបដូចទៅនឹងមាសទឹកដប់ ទោះបីជាប្រលាក់អ្វីក៏ដោយ ក៏នៅតែលាងជ្រះ នៅតែស្អាតនិងមានតម្លៃដដែល។” which translates to “A woman is like a white cloth, when stained it is ruined forever, but on other hand, a man is like a piece of gold, no matter how dirty, it is still precious and valuable. In Cambodia nowadays, men and women are seen differently, as this famous phrase clearly shows. This mindset is still alive in our contemporary culture and affects the […]

Matthew Lee is a British chef who is married to a Khmer woman in Cambodia. He has been living with his wife for over 6 years now. They have two kids, and live a good life. Their marriage is cross-cultural marriage and something that is becoming increasingly common in the world. However, it is a controversial topic in history as well as the present.   Cross cultural marriage is an unpopular discussion amongst the older generation throughout Cambodia. It refers […]