So, this week, we had our first, public cultural clash. We have been doing the Cambodian-thing, and driving our moto everywhere. So, one afternoon, after work, we drove home to change into our gym clothes. Since we would only be in the house for a few minutes, we decided to leave the moto outside on the sidewalk, rather than rolling it into the house. We didn't lock it up, since it was only 5:30pm and all our neighbors were sitting outside, enjoying the day and people-watching. When we came back outside 5 mins later, one of our neighbors - an older man - walked up to us and started yelling in Khmer. From his gesturing, and our very limited Khmer vocabulary (we know the word for "to go"), we are pretty sure he was yelling at
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