Tips

Cambodia has been molded and shaped into a society where tipping is a norm now. I am not sure whether anyone has ever paused to give some serious thoughts to the buckets of cash that are splashed out of his pocket in the course of a typical uneventful day. If you own a bike, you always have to tip off the guy or the uncle who supposedly "looks after" your bike with the minimum amount of 500 Riels despite the fact that all he ever does is to simply sit there and entertain himself with the songs on the radio. The bad news is there is no one-stop service shop where you can get everything done. In fact, in the worst scenario, you may have to drop in on five different places. This apparently means the more places you stop, the more tips you give out.

People who own cars like me are at no mercy of fate, in this case. As much as you wish to save up the amount of money you tip off everyday, it is not probable that you can spend 500Riels each time you park. Along with car ownership comes greater expectations too. At the very least, each time of parking costs you 1000Riels. In more luxurious places, though, you feel the need to spend twice or thrice the usual amount. 

While owning a vehicle is costly in the respect of tipping off people, even going to places like barber's also requires you to give out tips.

Just take some time to think of how much you spend simply on tipping off!