- Published in Expat Life
Expatriates' Strange Lives in Cambodia by Frédéric Amat
So who are they, these Western expats who spend their lives in developing countries where they possess many privileges but few, if any, rights? Despised and envied in equal measure in their native lands, are they high-minded professionals anxious to help the helpless? Or are they ruthless entrepreneurs with an eye on the main chance? Or are they dope and sex fiends who merely ended up on the special place on earth where their vices could be reliably and inexpensively serviced?