She asked for the lunchboxes in my hand as I got off the bus. I tried in vain to tell her they were empty. She asked to be bought food. I tried to buy her some fruit - again, in vain because the fruitseller was trying to cheat me.
Behind her are trays of fruit and notably, fried insects. I suppose I'd be sulky, too.
Somewhere between Siem Reap and Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2 April 2009 at 4:18 am
I'd be a total sucker for begging kids. Well I would be, had I not watched Slumdog Millionaire. *shudder*
Did you try the insects?
I hear they taste like crisps.
2 April 2009 at 8:10 am
Yea, I was a sucker. And apparently those kids can tell because I was just mobbed everywhere I went.
I've tried insects before but wasn't very keen on getting some here because a) they tried to cheat me and b) the roadside stalls looked unhygienic... who knows how long those guys have been sitting on those trays?
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