Gum kids

I have fallen madly in love with Vietnamese children. Not only are they cute but they're charming, sassy and have a lot of attitude. Every time we sit at the street cafes here in Saigon, we get bombarded by kids ranging from 5 to 15 years old who are selling gum, roses, gum, lottery tickets and more gum. A friend of mine consistently succumbs to the pressure of the pleas (and not to mention the painful massages that are meant to entice) and has accumulated a collection of chewing gum far greater than any one person could need.

These kids are persistent and won't take no for an answer which can get overwhelming, especially when you consider that they are often not allowed to go home without a full pocket of cash from their night's earnings. So I've now become a regular gum chewer because who could resist buying gum from these cuties?