The lease contract

Well, what’s said, is said ...

The contract has been signed. The deposit and other formalities have been settled. The apartment is ours! For three full years.

We were working on the content of the contract four of us: Mrs. Hao, her son, Sophea and me.

As you can see in the pictures, we adopted a Khmer style: in the absence of furniture - we were working on a mat on the floor.

Then there was a visit to the office. We had to wait for the lunch break time, not long for the officials’ digestion, and then for their slow return to work. Their task was to confirm the conclusion of the contract, enter into the relevant books and collect the appropriate fee.

A similar principle to ours, with the difference of the surroundings and the fact that no English-speaking officials ignored me completely. They did not look at me, they did not want anything from me, they did not notice me. As if I were not there at all ...

I know that this is due to their embarrassment, but it made a strange impression. Well, but we are in Cambodia, though.

A contract was signed in blood: a thumbprint in red ink. My signature is not there !!!!