Some more thghouts...

Following up on Coles' post regarding phrases and terminology, I thought a few more were needed:

Cambodian traffic jam - Such a traffic jam can be caused by a number of factors, including flooding, construction (reshuffling of the dirt mounds), any number of animals in the road (cows more prevalent, but dogs, chickens, water buffalo have all been causes), mopeds that have fallen over in the mud, two busses trying to pass at once (insert any rediculously unlikely event inlcuding water, animals, no traffic rules, etc.). Truly unbelievable stuff...

'Squid' Pototao - Dont get me wrong, there are a number of words and phrases mispronounced by the locals, but this one stuck out and has become used by the group. Originally encountered in Vietnam, we were offered Squid Potato chips while boating on the Mekong River. Evan decided to smell it the chip, as he was weary of such a flavor. Turns out it was really sweet potato...with a simple mispronounciation. We have encountered the same mispronounciation many times, and have incorporated 'squid' to mean sweet in our daily diction.

Finally, as my internet time runs out, Evan wanted to me to let the readers know that he will post again - however because he must prewrite his blogs, and post later - he has not had a chance to orchestrate such preparation. He will post shortly to fulfill the needs of his unsatisfied readers.