SUVs

The story goes like this. At one time, a few years ago, the government bought a fleet of SUVs for officials. These were the only SUVs on the streets of Cambodia. The mafia (and apparently, there are a lot of them) got the idea that cops wouldn’t stop SUVs , thinking them government vehicles, so started driving them themselves. They are now everywhere. Anna-Marie commented she has seen more Hummers here than at home. The bigger and blacker the better the vehicle. Never mind that the streets are tiny and congested with motos, tuk tuks, and bicycles. I think the government should replace its fleet of SUVs with one of Smartcars or Priuses.

As an aside, our dog is part retriever, and loves to carry a stick around when out for a walk. Her gate and whole bearing change. She shifts into a trot, holding her head high, and seems to say, “Move aside, important stick coming through!” I can't help but think, as SUVs drive past, of the IQ of my dog, and the importance of the stick behind the wheel.