Letter From Siem Reap
Videos of Cambodia's mud builders go viral on YouTube
Survivalist-style videos, featuring villagers, have amassed a large following
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The villager before me walks with a slight stoop, his furrowed forehead shielding deep-set eyes. It is the first time we are meeting, but I recognise him immediately.
He is the face of the YouTube channel called Building Technology. He is the nameless, shirtless craftsman who digs 3m-deep basements, and shapes elaborate furniture and wall displays from dried mud.
