What is Cambodians, Europeans, and Chinese‘s lifestyle and their prefer home to live in?

    In our world, each country and each nation has its own way of lifestyle and it is different according to the culture, traditions, and customs in the country. If we observe in Cambodia, we will see that many multi-ethnic people come to work and stay here year after year, Especially Europeans and Chinese. Let's find out what are the differences between Cambodian, European and Chinese lifestyles and what kind of housing is popular for each nation?

1. Cambodian

    Describing the nature of the lifestyle of the Cambodian people, we will highlight the life of Phnom Penh Capital. In the last 20 years, we can see that many low-high commercial buildings and various residential buildings have appeared like mushrooms. For the Cambodian people, there is a traditional lifestyle of the family which is preferring to live in a large group with many members. 

Therefore, most Cambodians tend to stay in housing types such as flats, townhouses, and villas, depending on the affordability. According to most statistics, those houses are considered large enough to live in with family members without worries. Whether the location is good, they can also run business. Not only that for the regular house types, but they also do not need to pay for additional services fees such as security and maintenance fees which will be included in the Borey or condominium project cost.

Although it has additional service fees, the Borey projects are still popular. It is due to the growing population, the demand for housing has also increased, and the additional services fees of a large number of Boreys are acceptable. If we turn our attention to the western style of housing, which is mostly known as apartments or condominiums, there are not many Cambodians living there. Based on statistics obtained by Compass from some project developers, the locals who bought it may have kept it for their temporary living, they keep it to rent out and sell to make a profit. Because many condominiums have a high quality of privacy, if there is a party or get-together can be more difficult than living in a Borey or ordinary type of housing.

2. Chinese

    As we are Asian as well, the living style between Chinese and Cambodians is not much different. If you look in China, we also see the type of villas, but because of population growth, there is a shortage of land for construction in the city. As a result, the price of most villas is in the high range which is why most people can not afford to buy.

And for the most popular housing types, it is an apartment that can accommodate many families in one building, using small land to build and the price is also affordable. So it understands why Chinese people are used to living in an apartment. They do not have to worry about property maintenance and other problems. 

However, there is a small group of people who like to live in villas or houses in the Borey because it is large enough to live together, they can live with friends or family, can have a private swimming pool or they can gather in the villa freely, while the security is also good. For example, there are many Chinese living in Borey Peng Huoth, Boeung Snor.

3. European

    Take your eyes on European lifestyle, they have a culture, from the age of 18 up, they have the responsibility to live apart from their families, which is one of their habits in living alone. On the other hand, most Europeans like to live in peace and enjoy the scenery around them.

Thus, we see that Europeans often live in apartments or condos that are quiet, green in nature with a balcony where they can relax and enjoy their free time. Generally in Phnom Penh, the most popular areas for foreigners are Boeung Keng Kang, Toul Tompong, and so on, because these locations are downtown areas and surrounded by markets, supermarkets, and many other places that are convenient in daily life.

    As we have seen above, we can also say that apartments and condominiums are popular for foreigners such as Chinese and Europeans to stay in Cambodia, and for locals, most of them prefer land-based housing to facilitate daily living. Thus, today, many types of housing projects have developed various housing projects to meet all needs both for locals and foreigners.

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