WTF?

I ask about Valentines Day. I had heard several months earlier that in Cambodia, Valentines Day has become synonymous with rape as young men believe that particular day is an excuse to go out and rape women.

However, the Cambodian woman appears to misunderstand my question:

‘Oh yes, Valentines Day. Parents here in Cambodia are particularly worried about that day.’

I assume that she is going to explain the problem with rape on Valentine's Day. Instead, she begins explaining how parents are worried about their daughters thinking they should "give their love" to their boyfriends.

What she means is, parents are concerned about their daughters losing their virginity before marriage — something that in Cambodia is considered a travesty. As a woman, if you are not a virgin before marriage – as demanded by men – then you cannot get married and consequently you can lose all social worth as well as your family’s reputation. Even in the case of being raped.