Cambodia Travel Haiku Series - What An Envy These Trishaw Boys Poem by john tiong chunghoo

what an envy
these trishaw boys
every deal is in US dollars

doing better than us
these trishaw boys
they only take US dollars

For the trishaw or tut tut boys in Seam Reap, everything is done in US dollars. They charge at least US2 for a normal ride and more if the distance is far. However, it is always better to bargain since the boys tend to overcharge. The problem is also with police who try to take
a cut of their earnings. Seam Reap and Phnom Penh are two Asian cities I have been to with a fixation for US dollars. In some shopping complexes merchandise are labelled in US dollars. This perhaps is due to the fact that the nation's currency riel tend to fluctuate in value. So it is always better to deal in US dollars from the big shopping complexes down to the trishaw boys.