https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2017-09-26 14:57:07 UTC 2023-03-24 03:32:25 UTC hello@padlet.com nschecter2023 https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191290744 The Cambodian currency is called Reil. If you use US dollar in Cambodia in some places they will take it. One Cambodian Riel is equivalent to 0.00025 american dollars. One US dollar is equivalent to 4071.83 Cambodian Riel. A carton of eggs in Cambodia costs 8,812 Reil and that is 2.16 US dollars. The Items from Riel to US is similar to the cost of that item in the US. The cost of sport shoes (ex.Nike, Adidas) is 188,420 Reil and 29.08 US dollars. Reil sounds like more than it actually is. If you hear 5000 Riel, it sounds like a lot but it is actually is a little bit over a dollar. ]]> 2017-09-26 14:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191290744 nschecter2023 https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191294619 The average household income is 4452379.98 Cambodian Riel which is 1093.46 US dollars. If you said to an american that their income had to be 1093.46 they would not believe it. Most people in america are very fortunate while people in Cambodia struggle to get what they actually need.  The average US income is  $81,400. In comparison to Cambodia, the US spends a lot more.Cambodia is a relatively poor country so they don’t spend a lot on stuff they don’t need. The toys that the average american kid has is not even a thought in a Cambodian kids mind. 

]]> 2017-09-26 15:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191294619 nschecter2023 https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191671214 Cambodia has three branches, the executive branch, the legislative branch and the judicial branch. The picture below shows how the Cambodian government works. Cambodia has a Prime Minister named Hun Sen. He is been prime minister for 33 years. He is the head of the executive branch. There is fair elections throughout Cambodia. In Cambodia there is The Constituent Assembly, now called the National Assembly. Their constitution in 1993 declares liberal democracy and a multiparty system. Under the Constitution, the Cambodian people are considered masters of their own country.The judicial branch is the branch that handles court. They call their highest court, Supreme Council of the Magistracy. 

]]> 2017-09-27 14:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191671214 nschecter2023 https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191672347 Cambodia has some very serious laws, the punishments are usually severe. One law that is a big law is Child abuse. Child Abuse is a very serious offence. It is the most talked about crime. They take it very seriously. You could spend many years in prison and or a life sentence. The Cambodian prison is very poor and you could get sick. Drug use is also something that you can not do. Any kind of drug use is illegal is Cambodia. (Except for medical reasons.) You could serve many years in prison. You could serve in prison for possession, manufacture, or distribution. You don’t have to do the drug to get arrested. That is how serious it is. 

 It is illegal to take pictures near airports or military bases. You also can not take pictures around religious things and temples. It is a weird law but they are very strict about it. If they catch you than the punishment will be very severe.

]]> 2017-09-27 14:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191672347 nschecter2023 https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191675863 In May 1993 Cambodia held fair elections. The Khmer Rouge boycotted them. Before this time, the Cambodian people were mad. They always wanted free elections and they were not happy that they didn’t have them. Another big event in Cambodia was war. On September 26, 1989 The last Vietnamese troops withdrew from Cambodia. Which helped end war. This was a very brutal war and Cambodia was very happy that it was over. On October 12, 2012, Their king died.  King of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk died in Beijing at the age of 89. He was beloved by the people of Cambodia]]> 2017-09-27 14:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191675863 nschecter2023 https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191676945 Cambodia has many holidays. On November 9th Cambodia officially gained its independence from France. It is a big deal in Cambodia. It is like the Cambodian 4th of July. In Cambodia they have Khmer New year  This is like new year but in the Cambodian calendar. This national holiday was established to celebrate the New Year in Cambodia. The holiday lasts for three days and is considered to be the most important festival on the calendar. Again, the holiday in america that relates is New year. They also have a holiday called constitution day. This national holiday was established to celebrate the signing of the Cambodian constitution by King Sihanouk. Their constitution was a very big deal. It was an important milestone.]]> 2017-09-27 14:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191676945 nschecter2023 https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191678084 Cambodia has a few popular religions. Buddhism has existed in Cambodia since at least the 5th century AD, with some sources placing its origin as early as the 3rd century BC.Theravada Buddhism has been the Cambodian state religion since the 13th century AD (excepting the Khmer Rouge period), and is currently estimated to be the religion of 97% of the population. Another popular religion is Hinduism. Cambodia was first influenced by Hinduism during the beginning of the Kingdom of Funan. Hinduism was one of the Khmer Empire's official religions. Cambodia is the home to one of the only two temples dedicated to Brahma in the world. Angkor Wat of Cambodia is the largest Hindu temple of the world. Islam is another religion that is popular. Islam is the religion of a majority of the Cham and Malay minorities in Cambodia. According to Po Dharma, there were 150,000 to 200,000 Muslims in Cambodia as late as 1975 while Ben Kiernan's research documents numbers as high as 250,000.

]]> 2017-09-27 14:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191678084 nschecter2023 https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191679037 Cambodia has a few popular religions. Buddhism has existed in Cambodia since at least the 5th century AD, with some sources placing its origin as early as the 3rd century BC.Theravada Buddhism has been the Cambodian state religion since the 13th century AD (excepting the Khmer Rouge period), and is currently estimated to be the religion of 97% of the population. Another popular religion is Hinduism. Cambodia was first influenced by Hinduism during the beginning of the Kingdom of Funan. Hinduism was one of the Khmer Empire's official religions. Cambodia is the home to one of the only two temples dedicated to Brahma in the world. Angkor Wat of Cambodia is the largest Hindu temple of the world. Islam is another religion that is popular. Islam is the religion of a majority of the Cham and Malay minorities in Cambodia. According to Po Dharma, there were 150,000 to 200,000 Muslims in Cambodia as late as 1975 while Ben Kiernan's research documents numbers as high as 250,000.

]]> 2017-09-27 14:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191679037 nschecter2023 https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191680144 The typical breakfast options here are rice soup (congee), grilled pork or chicken and rice and beef or pork noodle soup. Noodles and rice are very common in Cambodia. Pork and rice, Fish, red curry, and beef salad are all common lunches in Cambodia. Pork and rice are the most common. Many people in Cambodia eat a serving of rice every day. noodles, fried crab, Red tree ants with beef, grilled squid, Fried fish are all dinners in Cambodia. In Cambodia they eat many foods that we would consider strange. No one in america would eat ants. There are many foods in America that Cambodians wouldn't eat. 

]]> 2017-09-27 14:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191680144 nschecter2023 https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191680579 There are many jobs in Cambodia. Sales: This is very popular and is a needed job. Accounting: This is a popular position that every company needs. Management: This kind of job is simply to manage the job role to accomplish things. Banking/Insurance: There are over 50 places and positions around Phnom Penh. Information Technologies: For this position in Phnom Penh, there are over 100 places and positions available in 2016. Assistant/Secretary: Over 100 positions are available in Phnom Penh. Marketing: This position also has lots of jobs in Phnom Penh. There are over 200 places that offer this job to people around Phnom Penh. Administrator: This kind of jobs becomes very popular right now in Phnom Penh.

]]> 2017-09-27 14:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191680579 nschecter2023 https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191682701 Cambodian Art music is highly influenced by ancient forms as well as Hindu forms. Religious dancing, many of which depict stories and ancient myths, are common in Cambodian culture.Cambodian pop music, or modern music, includes slow rhythms. Dance music is classified according to the type of dance signified by the rhythm. Cambodian music would sound weird to americans. American music is very different and weird to Cambodian people as well. Also, we would have no idea what the words are saying because it is not in english. But it is the same for the Cambodian people to us, they would have no idea what our music was saying.]]> 2017-09-27 14:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191682701 nschecter2023 https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191685081 There are different types of art all throughout Cambodia.  There are many temples in Cambodia and they have art in them. The carvings on the sides are remarkable. It is crazy how small and detailed the carvings truly are.Household art in Cambodia is also amazing. Much of the art is religious. If you go into a Buddhists house, they probably have some painting or some type of a buddha. They also have regular paintings that look beautiful.  No matter what type of art it is, it is always nice and pretty.]]> 2017-09-27 14:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191685081 nschecter2023 https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191687102 Khmer is considered the national language of Cambodia. They speak many other languages but Khmer is the most popular. It is named after an old king Khmer Rouge.  Another language that some Cambodians speak is Cambodian French. This is another language that they speak in Cambodia. It is a very similar dialect to french but there are a good amount of changes. This is a language that is commonly spoken in Cambodia. Cham is a language that you won’t see to many people speak but there is still a good amount.  There are many languages everywhere in Cambodia.]]> 2017-09-27 14:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191687102 nschecter2023 https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191687256 The languages in Cambodia come from different things. Khmer was created by ancient people. Cambodia was not a country in ancient times so there was no Cambodians at that time. Cham is not the main language in any country but a secondary language in many countries. This language was created because of a religion not a country.This was a semi-new language that is spoken only in Cambodia. It is called Cambodian french so the Cambodians are the only people that speak it.

]]> 2017-09-27 14:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191687256 nschecter2023 https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191692549 There are many endangered and vulnerable animals in Cambodia.The kouprey is a type of bull that is highly endangered. There has not been sightings of them for decades. In Cambodia, wild water buffalos only remain in the Eastern Plains Landscape's Mondulkiri Protected Forest. Sarus crane, the tallest flying bird in the world, is suspected to breed in Mondulkiri Protected Forest within Cambodia's Eastern Plains Landscape. Elephants are a big part of Cambodia. Riding and feeding elephants is a popular attraction in Cambodia. There is a holiday called The Elephant Festival. ]]> 2017-09-27 14:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191692549 nschecter2023 https://padlet.com/nschecter2023/8xsf2tw8u81c/wish/191693307  It is not okay to hurt animals in Cambodia. While there are zoos in Cambodia, it is not like america where they keep animals captive. It is a big offence for animal abuse. In Cambodia they treat animals well. They would also have the cages to look like their habitat. A species would not be split up from their family. That is another big issue. You have to realize that animals have families too. There are programs where you can ride an elephant, but they make you ride it a certain way, so it doesn’t hurt the elephant. They treat the elephants so well. Even if there is activities that look harmful to animals, they probably have a way to make it okay.

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