When they answer their ubiquitous cellphones, Cambodians begin by saying Hallo, which is not a typo. I suspect the word has its roots from the years that this nation was a protectorate of France, where they don’t pronounce the “h” and the first sound is “ah.”
The telephone greeting often is linked to the Khmer phrase for “how are you?” The populace apparently has tired of the words, and many can be counted on to reassemble the few syllables in their response to amuse themselves.
When I answer the way they do, I await Continue reading
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