Little Salesman
The literacy rate in Cambodia is 70%. Most of the kids who were selling things would go to school and sell things after school. They had some very clever tactics. One little girl asked me where I was from. When I said "America" she was off. "I know your President, Mr. Bush." I laughed and said "Yes, that's right." She asked if I voted for Bush. When I said "No" she said quick as a whip, "Me neither I vote for John Kerry." I just died laughing. Not exactly what you'd expect from a kid on a street in Cambodia selling straw bangles.
Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more 
