"The Khmer phrase for visit is “sua sok tok,” which roughly means “asking about peace and problems.”"
"He often eats Thai food, including fresh Thai salads like nam tok (a sliced beef dish) and larb (ground meat and vegetables)."
"I felt bad, still, abandoning him like that, but I reminded myself that the goal was to try to avoid a meltdown, and tok a moment to try to restore some degree of calm."