I am not sure what context to give this. I was visiting a garment workers' dormitory in Phnom Penh, looking for people prepared to share their stories of the impact of the financial crisis on their lives. I just saw this young girl at work and asked her mother if I could video her. She is six year's old, and wields a cleaver like an expert. I was torn between admiring her mature dexterity and sheer horror at the idea of a six year old being let loose with a sharp blade. She started showing off a little when I started filming. She was chopping less and being much more careful with her vegetable cutting when I first saw her.
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