Everyday I'm hustling! - Cambodia

Hidden down the side streets of Phnom Penh, and noticed by me country wide. You will find children all partaking in the game "leang cheu sbai-cheung" (play the kick shoe game). The aim of the game is to make MONEY!

The game is usually played with 3-7 players. The game is won by kicking money out of the circle, but each player’s first kick must not touch the money.

Players then have a choice: they can either try to kick the flip-flop further than the first player, if they think they can still kick accurately, or they can try to put it just beyond the circle in a position to block more distant players. Any money knocked out of the circle the player keeps and the game is continued until there is no loot left in the kitty.

I remember as a young girl living in Australia I would verse my neighbours next door and we would gamble our toys, much to my mothers detest!! What was your hustle as a kid? Drop me a line below.