...What a great way to start our trip...
After our flight is delayed 1 hour leaving Abu Dhabi, we arrive in Bangkok just as our transit flight to Phnom Penh is leaving, so, we miss our flight. After running around through the airport, trying to understand the Thai accent, getting new tickets, getting frustrated at very aggressive, short-tempered airport staff, finding a way to contact Rustic Pathways staff and more, we finally get a chance to chill out before our new connecting flight.
Walking through the airport, we can already notice the culture shock; yes we were prepared for it and we knew what to expect, but still. Rustic Pathways set us up to believe that the dress would be very conservative and it would be something we won't be used to. And yes we aren't used to it, but that's because it's LESS conservative than the UAE. But again, we understand how different people from the States would view this way of dress and for them, it would probably also be a change. Other than that, we were also in awe when walking up to Burger King to see "Bacon Burger", "Ham Breakfast Burger", "Pork Patty"... pork?! Almost as if we forgot it existed... The availability of alcohol and pork is not something that we see often in the UAE...or at all for that matter, so maybe, for Tas and I, that will take a little more getting used to than the way of dress.
LM
After our flight is delayed 1 hour leaving Abu Dhabi, we arrive in Bangkok just as our transit flight to Phnom Penh is leaving, so, we miss our flight. After running around through the airport, trying to understand the Thai accent, getting new tickets, getting frustrated at very aggressive, short-tempered airport staff, finding a way to contact Rustic Pathways staff and more, we finally get a chance to chill out before our new connecting flight.
Walking through the airport, we can already notice the culture shock; yes we were prepared for it and we knew what to expect, but still. Rustic Pathways set us up to believe that the dress would be very conservative and it would be something we won't be used to. And yes we aren't used to it, but that's because it's LESS conservative than the UAE. But again, we understand how different people from the States would view this way of dress and for them, it would probably also be a change. Other than that, we were also in awe when walking up to Burger King to see "Bacon Burger", "Ham Breakfast Burger", "Pork Patty"... pork?! Almost as if we forgot it existed... The availability of alcohol and pork is not something that we see often in the UAE...or at all for that matter, so maybe, for Tas and I, that will take a little more getting used to than the way of dress.
LM
