Children of Poi Pet
BackPoi Pet is name of Cambodian town for border crossing with Thailand.
This video was shot on Thai side of border. On surface children look OK, but its a sad story. Supposedly they are rented from orphanages and put out on the streets to beg from tourist and rich Thais. You will notice in video a small girl is carrying a baby, this is a common ploy used at border. The baby in that shot was sick, I could hear the baby sniffling. Some of the kids offer to hold an umbrella.
Channel: Travel & Events
Uploaded: November 30, 2006 at 5:52 pm
Author: fbaker77
Length: 00:01:01
Rating: 4.67
Views: 5417
Tags: Children Poi Pet Begging Cambodia Thai Thailand Beggars
Video Comments:
icuicu2006 (August 24, 2008 at 4:23 am)
This is a common situation on the boarder town of Cambodia. I lived in Thailand for several years and sometimes went to see my monk friends in Siem Reap. Many of these kids beg and 80% are being exploited by their own parents! That's survival Cambodia.
Xschtar (April 4, 2008 at 11:26 am)
I saw the exact same situation when I was in Iceland, except the beggar kids were riding bolar bears.
MotelCambodia (February 10, 2008 at 2:39 am)
I seen the same thing in Seattle WA.
thai1959 (October 10, 2007 at 12:09 am)
Been there.Bought so much food for poor orphane Khmer kids I had little money left for me.There just to many of them.
Cocoabrothaa (July 24, 2007 at 3:27 pm)
Been there..."Prode" means please in Thai as for the rest it was hard to decipher.
babycakes209 (February 28, 2007 at 11:48 pm)
This makes me want to cry...
Kent14 (January 15, 2007 at 7:40 am)
Ive been there,the poor kids live under a bridge.
perkele0079 (December 30, 2007 at 10:04 pm)
Big deal, it's a tropical climate.