History Main / HolidayInCambodia

* In the [[VacationEpisode prologue]] of [[FanFic/MassFoundations Mass Foundations: A New Day]], Eric and his family visited Bangkok, Thailand, then Angkor Wat in the prologue until Eric stumbled upon a strange artifact at the after-mentioned temple.

* The Music/DeadKennedys' song "Holiday in Cambodia" uses this trope for satirical contrast, with the vocalist inviting pretentious, insensitive {{Hipster}}s who claim Communism is a good thing to take a holiday to Pol Pot's regime, to find out what it's really like.

* ''Film/TheKillingFields'', obviously.

* ''BangkokHilton'' (the real prison associated with that nickname, where TheOtherWiki claims that Death Row prisoners have their leg-chains welded together, is all-male)

-->-- '''[[Music/DeadKennedys The Dead Kennedys]]''', "[[TropeNamers Holiday in Cambodia]]"

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Southeast Asia is a rich land of many cultures and nations. Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, The Philippines and Indonesia ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Singapore, Brunei and Timor Leste]]).

So, when a piece of media goes to Southeast Asia, it usually goes on a Holiday In Cambodia. The setting will either be little jungle villages with wooden huts or cities so seedy they leave marks on the screen. Vice will be both upheld and punished, with the main characters either being told "[[YouNoTakeCandle Me love you long time]]" by a woman (very often a [[AsianHookerStereotype prostitute]]) who [[UnsettlingGenderReveal may or may not have a vagina]], or being thrown in some [[HellholePrison hellhole of a prison]] on drug charges. And someone, some time, is getting a gun in the face. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Oh, and there may be elephants.]]

->''Well, you'll work harder with a gun in your back''

->''Then your head is skewered on a stake''
-->--'''[[Music/DeadKennedys The Dead Kennedys]]''', "[[TropeNamers Holiday in Cambodia]]"

* ''WishYouWereHere'' is about two young couples of [[LandDownUnder Aussies]] who decides to go visiting, [[TemptingFate and partying]], in Sihanoukville in [[HolidayInCambodia Cambodia]]. They [[FromBadToWorse get into more and more trouble]].

So, when a piece of media goes to Southeast Asia, it usually goes on a Holiday In Cambodia. The setting will either be little jungle villages with wooden huts or cities so seedy they leave marks on the screen. Vice will be both upheld and punished, with the main characters either being told "[[AsianHookerStereotype Me love you]] [[YouNoTakeCandle long time]]" by a woman (very often a prostitute) who [[UnsettlingGenderReveal may or may not have a vagina]], or being thrown in some [[HellholePrison hellhole of a prison]] on drug charges. And someone, some time, is getting a gun in the face. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Oh, and there may be elephants.]]

So, when a piece of media goes to Southeast Asia, it usually goes on a Holiday In Cambodia. The setting will either be little jungle villages with wooden huts or cities so seedy they leave marks on the screen. Vice will be both upheld and punished, with the main characters either being told "[[AsianHookerStereotype Me love you]] [[YouNoTakeCandle long time]]" by a woman (very often a prostitute) who [[UnsettlingGenderReveal may or may not actually be a biological female]], or being thrown in some [[HellholePrison hellhole of a prison]] on drug charges. And someone, some time, is getting a gun in the face. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Oh, and there may be elephants.]]

So, when a piece of media goes to Southeast Asia, it usually goes on a Holiday In Cambodia. The setting will either be little jungle villages with wooden huts or cities so seedy they leave marks on the screen. Vice will be both upheld and punished, with the main characters either being told "[[AsianHookerStereotype Me love you]] [[YouNoTakeCandle long time]]" by a woman (very often a prostitute) who [[UnsettlingGenderReveal may or may not actually be a biological woman]], or being thrown in some [[HellholePrison hellhole of a prison]] on drug charges. And someone, some time, is getting a gun in the face. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Oh, and there may be elephants.]]

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Southeast Asia is a rich land of many cultures and nations. Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, The Philippines and Indonesia ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Singapore and Timor Leste]]).

* Saito is implied to be a connoisseur of such vacations (the sexual side anyway) in ''BeckMongolianChopSquad''.

** Odd, given the more realistic portrayal of Seoul in the Sun and Jin episodes.
*** Since Seoul isn't in Southeast Asia, it actually serves to solidify that this trope is in full effect, and is not just a part of larger ArtisticLicenseGeography issues.

* The Dead Kennedys song "Holiday in Cambodia" uses this trope for satirical contrast, with the vocalist inviting pretentious, insensitive {{Hipster}}s who claim Communism is a good thing to take a holiday to Pol Pot's regime, to find out what it's really like.

* The [[ForcedTutorial training level]] of ''Franchise/TombRaider: The Last Revelation'' takes place in Angkor Wat. In the backstory of the Creator/CrystalDynamics trilogy, Richard Croft was killed by Natla in Cambodia.

* The Dead Kennedys song "Holiday in Cambodia" uses this trope for satirical contrast, with a pretentious, insensitive {{Hipster}} liberal stereotype going on vacation and getting captured by Pol Pot's regime.

->''Well, you'll work harder with a gun in your back''
->''For a bowl of rice a day''
->''Slave for soldiers 'til you starve''
->''Then your head is skewered on a stake''

->''Now you can go where people are one''
->''Now you go where they get things done''
->''What you need, my son''
->''What you need, my son''

->''Is a [[TropeNamers holiday in Cambodia]]''
->''Where people dress in black''
->''A holiday in Cambodia''
->''Where you'll kiss ass or crack''
-->--'''[[Music/DeadKennedys The Dead Kennedys]]''', "[[TropeNamers Holiday in Cambodia]]"

* The Dead Kennedys song "[[TropeNamers Holiday in Cambodia]]" uses this trope for satirical contrast, with a pretentious, insensitive {{Hipster}} liberal stereotype going on vacation and getting captured by Pol Pot's regime.

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Southeast Asia is a rich land of many cultures and nations. Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, The Phillipines and Indonesia ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Singapore and Timor Leste]]).

* ''[[Film/JohnCarpentersVampires Vampires: The Turning]]'' revolves around a man named Connor whose girlfriend is kidnapped by vampires and must race against clock before she turns into a vampire herself.

* ''BrokedownPalace'' presents a somewhat more grim variant of the above scenario, with the two female leads thrown into a Thai women's prison with no chance for parole after a fling sneaks large amounts of heroin into one's luggage.

Southeast Asia is a rich land of many cultures and nations. Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

* The Dead Kennedys song "[[TropeNamers Holiday in Cambodia]]" uses this trope for satirical contrast, with a pretentious, insensitive [=hipster=] liberal stereotype going on vacation and getting captured by Pol Pot's regime.