"I love your nose...."

...... I have been told several times by market stall holders!!! Every day, my colleagues say to me "Alison sahaat", meaning "Alison is pretty"! I thought it was a joke at first, but no, they really do think I'm a bit of a bombshell!! Cambodian people have a very different idea of beauty. They love my white skin, portly shape, short blond hair and even my glasses!!! Richer Khmer women spend a lot of money on whitening creams and hair dye to try to look less Asian. By contrast, Western women prefer to be tanned and slim with pert noses and they like long glossy black hair. A clear case of the other side's grass being greener!