I've got to hand it to them. Cambodians are the best hustlers in the world. Not only are they incredibly warm and friendly, approachable and unthreatening, they are intelligent. Cambodia, being a 3rd world country, has a true working class of merchants, tuk-tuk drivers, vendors, hotel/hostel staff, servers... you name it, they probably have it.
A common conversation...
Cambodian boy: Hello lady.
Me: Hello.
C.B.: Would you like to buy a pack of postcards? Or how about this bracelet? Only one dollar.
Me: Oh, no thanks. I just bought postcards at the temples yesterday.
C.B.: Where do you come from?
Me: America.
C.B.: What state?
Me: Massachusetts.
C.B.: Capitol is Boston. America's capitol is Washington D.C., and America has two neighbors: Mexico and Canada. America and Mexico are not getting along very well right now around the boarder. It is very dangerous.
Me: Wow, impressive. I come from America, but I am living in Bangkok teaching English right now.
C.B.: Oh, Thailand is very nice. But Thailand and Cambodia are fighting over a historical temple at the moment.
Side notes:
-Cambodia has their own currency, but the dollar is used more than their own. The ATMs dispense US dollars.
-English is not their native tongue, yet people in Cambodia speak nearly flawless English.
-These children merchants, usually between 6 and 14, know practically every state capitol in America. Most high-schoolers in America couldn't do this.
-Cambodians are really cute.
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