Episode 23 - Humor, Habits, and Hidden Wisdom

About this episode

The episode explores the unique humor and social norms of the Khmer people through the experiences of the hosts.

Host Christian Pearson and assistant producer Carson Frederiksen take an anthropological look at the Khmer people, diving deep into their unique sense of humor, subtle mannerisms, and social norms. Carson shares some of the most valuable lessons he learned from living in Cambodia, and Christian takes a closer look at how the Khmer culture may inform their research on the Cambodia Project.

People in this episode

Host: Christian Pearson

Guest: Carson Frederiksen

Topics covered

• Khmer culture
• humor
• social norms
• anthropology
• life lessons

Keywords

• Cambodia
• Khmer
• humor
• social norms
• anthropology
• life lessons

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Cambodia, Khmer

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