I know. I wanted to love Cambodia more than Thailand for said visa reasons. I had 6 months EG visa. Because Thailand does not really appreciate tourists. They make it hard for us to stay. Cambodia does not.
But what Cambodia has to offer they destroyed. Left is big dirty cities not much nature and poluted sea😰
Khmers are more friendly than Thais imo. But the country really is not developped to the point I really feel comfortable. And the only thing would compensate the beautiful nature they destroyed.