A Short Conversation with a Tourist at in front of Royal Palace

On Saturday two weeks ago, I had a very useful conversation with a tourist to complete my assignment.  My conversation was taken at in front of Royal Palace on the riverside. I spent two hours to make a short conversation with him. This conversation was so great for me, for I got many thing from it. I could know about the foreigners'' ideas of Cambodia. Even though I got some good and some not good for me, I liked do it. So it happeded like these.

After I left my school to make group meeting, I rode my motor bicycle to the riverside. I took a seat alone for seeking a tourist who was free. Truly, I asked four different tourists because of it.

First, while I was sitting under a tree, I thought I got one for making conversation. Nevertheless, when I asked him to have a conversation, he refused my request quickly. I just said hello sir the he quitted with the word no. 

Second, two old people were walking and taking pictures on the park. Soon, I tried to connect them. Then I went to them. Unfortunately, I asked same questions, however, with them at that time. They did not reply to me. Even though I tried to smile, said politely and make contact, they did not care my speech. Moreover, they did not look to my face. I really did not why it was like that; I gave up. I thought I should try with others.

Next, because it was 2:24 pm, maybe it was not on time for foreigners for going for a walk. Then I took my seat at the same place. Ten minutes later, other teenage couple came to the riverside then they took their seats for looking to the river view. I felt very tired because I got failure with them for two times already, but I pushed myself to do it. Then I walked to them while they were sitting closely each other. "Excuse me sir! Could I have a short a conversation with you for couple of minutes?" I asked to a man. "What!" he replied to me without looking to my face. I repeat what I asked him. After they both understand my purpose, they said that it was nice action. However, they were very sorry because they were French people. They can speak only a little English. That was why I did not have conversation with them.

The last make me success.  

                                                                                            

The last, I could found a tourist to have conversation with. Twenty minutes later, I saw a tourist was walking with a tour guide to visit the riverside. He wore gray T-shirt and short paints, and his hair covered his ears. Moreover, he has thick bead. Before I started conversation, I asked to the Cambodian tour guide whether I could have it or not. Then that tour guide let me to have conversation with an Italian. Even he is an Italian; he can speak English very well.

His name is Be Yack, 26, Italian. He finished his university, and his major was law. "I know many things about Khmer Rouge," he said. He came to Cambodia for his holyday. He got holidays for four days. The day that I had conversation with him was the second day. Tow day after, he would fly to Laos.

About his ideas, Be Yack like Cambodian so much. Because Cambodia has good weather, he said he liked to live in. 

The cool wind blowing included warm of sunlight. He told me many things about his feeling of Cambodia. "Cambodian is safer than Europe because we can walk at night," Be Yack said. "in Italia, people are not allowed to walk at night." Be Yack added. 

Moreover, Be Yack had told me about the most interesting place in Cambodia. They were Siem Riep and Phnom Penh, but Phnom Penh is more polluted than Siem Riep.

Be Yack "I love Cambodian people because they don’t lie". "For example, motor taxi driver told me about price," he continues. Other thing that took me very interested on him was Be Yack told me that he liked Khmer foods.

Finally, Be Yack also told me that in the future, he liked to live in Cambodia. For politic, he did not say anything. We finished our conversation at 3:15 pm. He and I shacked hand each other. Then say thank you.