Heinekens, Cambodian People, and BBQ

 Boston, we had the weekend BBQs, the ice-cold Heinekens, and the occasional snow storms. Cambodian food was always good. I'd remembered and missed the sizzling beef teriyaki marinated with lemon grass grilling on the BBQ.

I wanted change in my life, and so I left everything behind in Boston to start a new life in the Golden State. California here I come!

I came here hoping to meet new Cambodian friends, and hopefully do the same thing we did in Boston. Little did I know that Cambodians are hard to come by here in Nor Cal.

It's rare to meet any Cambodians here in Northern California regardless of where you go.

It's been ove a year since I moved to Nor Cal, and I have only found ONE Cambodiain friend. Unfortunately, we met at a karaoake bar. Unless I'm mistaken, the Cambodians I know don't go to karaoke bars to sing their hearts out -- they do it from home.

My new Cambodian friend was nested in a pool of Chinese people so it was hard to distinguish since we all looked similar to them.

Time has passed, and the only way to see Cambodians is to drive over 2 hours to Stockton, and hang out on Hammer Lane. And if you pick the right park, you may see some people grilling traditional beef teriyaki and other Cambodian dishes to sell.

Driving to Stockton is just too much work. Where do you guys or gals who live here in Nor Cal hang out?

A new year is just around the corner and I want to meet and network with more Cambodians. I need to dilute my 99% concentration of Chinese friends that I have now. :-)

Yes, I've tried meetup.com, and have not found any Cambodians there. In fact, I was going to start my own meetup, but from what I saw there are no Cambodians participating in any of these activities.

Could someone shed some light on this topic please and guide me?

Thanks!

the only way to drink heinkens has to be ice-cold. now, i might just grab some tonight. thanks for the reminder.

So you had a going away bbq?  Food sounded good.  But the only way I'd drink Heineken is at gun point.

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btw. Calif Peep drink Corona. Maybe wrong beer buddy.

I live in Nor Cal my whole life and I do not have any close friends who are Cambodians.  Being on KL has given me the opportunity of making some Cambodian friends who understands the Cambodian ways.

I would suggest keeping an eye on the forums when members here set up some dates to hang out.  Everyone I met from here are really nice and fun to hang out with. It might be akward because it's an internet things, but hey it's just like making friends at a bar or where every.

Forewarned: Most cambodian you will meet is going to be male. Females are busy with men of their choice or too stuck up or too busy.

Cambodian people, BBQ, Heinekens = Me ...

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Lets get some desserts....

i dont like heineken.

there's plenty of cambodian folks here in the east bay of nor cal!! just ask bboyffect! he leads the pack here!

Meeh I dont lead no Pack, I'm not the ring leader you got to holla at the monkeyking hah.

FAWKIN GHETTO AZZ CAMBOZ

mmm i live in modesto man and there's tons of cambodians here. i met most of them growing up from elementary to junior high, high school, and some college. stockton's not bad either. mmm but yeah one time i went to san francisco and i have yet to meet a cambodian there.

I spent most of childhood in california. Not much has change I see. I moved on to Shocktop, Shiner, Red Stripe, Blue Moon, Fat Tire, and my favorite (thanks Boston) Sam Adams and Guiness. Why stay with Heineken when there's so much better beer out there. A few pubs and bars here in the H even have their own micro brew.

I have family in NorCal. Sacramento/Citrus Heights to be exact. Not many Khmers in that area is right. Not many here in Houston either. Some but not many.

hey, that is so true. lol san fran dif hardly have any khmers who participate in those type of activity. i came from lowell, and doode do i miss the real khmer food there. huy, the authentic khmer food. lol, in fresno, there r khmer ppl, but the restaurant doesnt have that khmer khmer taste to it. there is like a mix of viet or chinese in them. not so good. ive been here since feb and still looking for that authentic khmer food taste. the only place i know that have that is in stockton which is a 2 hr drive and long beach, 4 hr drive. i dont have old folks to cook for me so i am sooo missing out on good food lol

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stop being so salty ian, or else me give you something better yellow liquid!

holla hola golla one tame!

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the monkeyclan

there's cambodians everywhere in stockton

con: hard to fight right minded khmer folks, not saying all are stupid/ignorant. just most

the most i have come across anywho so i limit my amount of khmer friends

overall, there's cambodians everywhere of different varieties and personalities of people

I used to live near citrus heights, now I avoid it at all costs...too many police in a such a small concentrated area lol and its all bad if your not white lol.

in this case, just say free heinekens and food, and the cambodians will come out =p , but yea, great place to try and meet more cambodians are on here.

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where is the most "concentrated" area that khmer ppl live in the United States of America? is it california?? Edit*** yes according to my browse index thingy,, KL ppl mostly in "cali"