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<\/a><\/p>\nI met an interesting 83 year old man who has lived along the railroad tracks in Battambang all his life. Wearing the a traditional Kroma (Khmer scarf) and an Au\u2019acha (traditional style shirt)<\/p>\n
I found the man sitting in a small shop near the train station. We struck up a conversation in his broken\u00a0 English and the small number of Khmer words that I know. Soon, a crowd gathered and thankfully, someone who\u2019s English was quite good came to translate.<\/p>\n After talking for a while and making some photos, the man asked that when I return, I bring a printed photo of him. I said that I would be back next year and would bring him a picture.<\/p>\n The Bamboo train is an interesting phenomenon that is likely to see its end within a few years. The Cambodian rail company is upgrading the tracks and when the new trains and tracks are in place the bamboo train will be stopped for safety reasons. I wonder what the people who\u2019s lives depend on the meager earnings gained by moving passengers and goods along the lines will do for income.<\/p>\n i Phone Video<\/p>\n Bamboo Train<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n