Genius Cambodian Girl

While walking around the Ancient Ruins of Angkor Wat I met this young genius. If you have trouble understanding, here's what we're saying:

Camboian Girl: Where you from?

American Tourist: United States of America.

Cambodian Girl: Capital Washington DC, what state you live?

Tourist: We're from California.

Cambodian: Capital Sacramento, And I know you have 50 states, 300 Million people,
(and then something about one dollar being 4 quarters, 10 dimes, 20 nickels and 100 pennies! SO SMART!!)

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Comedy

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• Angkor Wat

[xjade11]

Thank you!!

I just love this video. I can't stop watching it. So adorable. I will be in Cambodia in 5 weeks.

[kiffennicole]

@xjade11 Glad you get to go over there! Hope you had a great time!

[jeffmagic32]

I love all the Cambodian kids. They have to work hard to make money to pay for school, so the smart ones end up both street smart and book smart. When I was there, I tried to bargain a girl down when she was selling me a book. She said 'but there's no profit!" - haha, of course I bought several books and paid full price. I just made her promise to share the money with her friend and little brother who were with her. But I suspect she outsmarted them and got all the money.

[kiffennicole]

What a great story! I think they have a pretty good set up over there in relation to some of the other SE Asian countries- thanks for sharing!

[lchan90a]

she's so smart!

[shandy227]

hello...smart girl!!

[014aircanada]

thats so cute she's so adorable and too funny..

[itsrebeccany]

she is so smart.Cambodian people are smart, except Cambodian's President so fool.He been president for along time untill now . Powerfull man don't want to step down.

[spinalcrackerbox]

I feel the best way to help people is with an education followed by paid work or given the means to run their own business, which is not that hard in SE Asia as the start up costs are relatively small. However, education is a huge issue in Cambodia as hardly any kid stays in school long enough. It's the making of a huge rich - poor gap (for the small part of society that can afford a continuing education and has "connections" as well) that's already become very apparent.

[spinalcrackerbox]

I'm always torn when I see that. It's a joy to interact with the trinket selling kids in Angkor Wat (I visit every year as I love being there and in Cambodia in general) but it is still work and given the choice, I'm sure they'd rather be playing. Don't even ask if they are missing school, I guess. On the other hand, the families depend on the income and would we do it differently if in their shoes.

[dinomand]

@jetixiz84

Actually it is quite easy to say., it is my experience that being able to regurgitate useless knowledge is not a sign of intelligence, only the ability to repeat what youve heard.

I did the same with animal trivia as a child, sure didnt make me a genius, just kinda a geek.

But for all I know the girl could be a new Einstein, but its not likely is it ?

[jetixiz84]

@dinomand How are you gonna say something like that...

[dinomand]

Maybe she is not a genius at all

Maybe she is a peculiar cambodian parrot !

[jrrail09]

i love Cambodja

[lyzasrey]

sometimes i think i'm jealous to them!