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Comment by Travelin' man on April 28, 2008 at 2:02pm -
But by far the most hair-raising thing I witnessed was children as young as 6 or 7 driving cars (and hitching rides by standing on the rear bumper!). One was driving a Mercedes full of his friends down the winding alleys, with the car barely clearing the narrow lanes. Another was driving a huge truck piled high with sacks of flour 70 mph on a winding road up in the mountains with no guard rails or even a shoulder. Apparently kids learn to drive early, since most women don’t drive, and someone needs to drive their moms and sisters around. Between this and the incredible freedom kids have to move around the walled city, being a kid in Yemen is tough to beat. No play dates, no schedules, just plain and simple fun, which explains the big smiles you see on the kids faces everywhere you turn in San’a. But don’t be mislead –as the kids get older, they’re probably the hardest working kids you’ll see anywhere, helping their parents, minding the shops, pushing wheelbarrows full of goods. Play hard, work hard.
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