How many people come to Cambodia to repay domestic debts? How many people are coming, they are more and more owing more and more, and it is difficult to turn over? How many people have gradually paid off all their debts?
"Most people are in debt more than when they came." This is the voice of most Chinese people.
How to "spend the winter" for this group of Chinese in debt? How to pay off debts and make money to support your family? How to survive the difficult period of the epidemic?
Reporter: Pan Meiqi
Editor: Wei Qimeng
Coming in debt came to Cambodia: I realized a counterattack here
There are many people who came to Cambodia due to debt, and this group is available in all walks of life and age. Cambodia has become the "best place" for them to fight against the enemy.
In 2019, when Mr. Li came to Cambodia, he was in debt of 830,000 yuan. After graduating from technical secondary school, he has been working in a shoemaking factory. He has been doing well for ten years and has reached an annual salary of 100,000 in 2008.
This was already a lot of money for that time. "After earning some money, he started to float away." So he often wastes extravagance and spends more and more money until he is in debt in the end. He also joked himself, "I owe 830,000, I happened to be in 1983."
Just when he was at a loss, his friend introduced him to Cambodia to develop and start over with a different environment. He had no choice but to come and do flyer printing and other work.
And like him, there are many people who choose to come to Cambodia to redevelop because they are unable to repay their debts.
Li Li, who opened a hair salon in Cambodia, couldn't even afford a plane ticket when he came. It was his parents who bought him a plane ticket that he was able to embark on his itinerary and start his business.
In 2016, he was in debt of hundreds of thousands of yuan, which was the most down and down time. At the age of 27, he almost couldn't recover.
Fortunately, he came to Cambodia. From 2020 to the present, he has gone from being an empty-handed hairdressing studio owner. He can not only repay his debts slowly, but also be filial to his parents and raise his children.
Draven was in debt of 300,000 yuan when he came to Cambodia, and 130,000 yuan was borrowed for starting a business in Cambodia. Almost all of this money was borrowed from relatives and friends. Although there is no pressure on bank loan interest, the pressure from relatives and friends is not small.
After coming to Cambodia, he always wanted to earn money and pay off his debts. Over the past four years, he has gradually gained a foothold in the refrigeration industry and has slowly paid off his debts.
When Li Xiaochun, the founder of Cambodia's "IKEA", came to Cambodia, he was in debt of tens of millions. Now that he has been developing here for nearly 4 years, he has not only paid off his debts, but also intends to develop the catering industry, from furniture to catering, and stand firm in Phnom Penh step by step.
Not all liabilities are due to "greed" and "desire", and sometimes liabilities are only because of a wrong choice. Debt is not shameful. At least they have not evaded, and they have the courage to assume debts and fulfill their responsibilities.
But not everyone can be as lucky as them, and after experiencing struggle, they can get good results. Many people in debt have almost no chance of "turning over" after the epidemic. Until now, not only are I in debt, but I may also owe more and more...
owes more and more: I can't make money, and I can't go back to
How many people have been in debt after coming to Cambodia? This may be more tormenting than before coming to Cambodia. When I came to Cambodia, I had the goal of making money, but I didn’t make money and I even lost all my debts.
Mr. Lin, who is in Kampot Province, was relaxed before coming to Cambodia, and his family was not hungry after eating alone. But now, he is married and had children in Cambodia, and he is responsible for the food and clothing of the family of five, and he also needs to bear the living expenses of his father-in-law and mother-in-law's family. Now, he is in debt of about 180,000 yuan, part of which is used to support his children, and most of it is used in the construction of a new house.
But while he was in debt, although the process was very hard, he also had the warmth of his family. Mr. Lin believes that this sweet burden can be gradually alleviated in the near future, because according to his monthly salary of more than 10,000 yuan, he will be paid back soon.
Mr. Lin's debts still have hope. Mr. Li, who has been in Cambodia for three years, failed in March this year, and his career was completely over. Now he has lost all his money, not only has no money to go back, but also "no face to go back." Because most of his money was borrowed from relatives and friends.
Before the gambling ban order, Mr. Chen and his friends opened a hotel in Xigang , and the two made a lot of money. After the gambling ban, the hotel closed down and owed a lot of debts. Friends at least have girlfriends in Cambodia and can rely on them.
But he has nothing. Helplessly, he had to go to work and pay off his debts slowly. From a boss to an employee, from brilliant development to heavy debt, he experienced a major change in his life in Cambodia.
Another netizen posted on Cambodia that he came here with the mentality of making money at the beginning, but now he is "more than death". My passport was lost, I had no money to pay a fine, and I had no money to buy a plane ticket. Now my visa is about to expire.
When he was helpless, "If possible, I will go to the Immigration Bureau immediately and let him detain me." He said.
Regarding whether to be in debt in Cambodia, many netizens of Cambodia have expressed their thoughts:
"I don't expect to turn over in this life."
"When I came, I was a rich man, and when I returned, I was a traitor."
"I owe how much I came, but I still owe how much I owe now."
"I have worked for six years, and I owe a lot of debt when I came, but now I have both debts."
"I didn't owe money when I came, but now I have been 6 years, and I owe $30,000."
What have I gained in Cambodia in recent years? For this group of people, they lost the opportunity to accompany their loved ones, but did not earn the corresponding money.
Now it is less than 3 months away from the Spring Festival in 2023, and it is about to be the time when many wanderers go home for the New Year.
The first two years were delayed due to the epidemic and high-priced air tickets. Now the price is about to return to the previous level. The air tickets are already money, but there is no more confidence in your pocket.
Working abroad always sounds like you make money, and you can't help but be expected by your family, examined by your relatives, and guessed by your friends. Without money, it is equivalent to losing face. How dare you say you have no money? When I go back, I always have to hold some capital in my pocket to "explain" them.
comes to "Cambodia" and becomes "simple debt". Are you here because of debt? Have you achieved your own "counterattack" in Cambodia?
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