Friday 14 October 2011

Cambodian Counselling.

A conversation with a Cambodian street kid went a little something like this:

"You want to buy my book?"
"No thank you."
"How long you been in Cambodia?"
"Just a few days."
"Where you from?"
"England."
"Where you live?"
"London."
"You want to buy my book? Please mister!"
"No thank you."
"The Prime Minister of England is David Cameron. Before him Gordon Brown. Before him Tony Blair. Before him John Major. Before him Margaret Thatcher. Before him Callaghan."
"Oh very good!"
"You know there are 65 million people in Britain and 1 million people in London."
"Oh wow!"
"Britain has four countries. The capital of England is London. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh. The capital of Wales is Cardiff. The capital of North Ireland is Belfast."
"You're really good at geography!"
"You on your own?"
"Yes."
"Where your girlfriend?"
"I don't have one."
"You know why you don't have girlfriend?"
"Why?"
"Because you don't buy my book. Bye bye."

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