Kids, Bangladesh, originally uploaded by Rod Edwards.
This is a shot of a group of mischevious kids from the town of Rayenda, deep in the south of Bangladesh. The kids of Bangladesh are a wild and crazy bunch, without the reservations of the generally pretty conservative adults. They’ll happily spend the day following you around, chatting in the English they know, teaching you Bangla, and generally having a great time and offering commentary on everything you do.
Keep in mind, I’m talking about rural kids; this shot is from deep in floodplain hinterlands. We certainly didn’t get the same crowds of kids in Dhaka (the national capital) or Khulna (a large regional city).
Truth be told, the mob scene that followed you around wherever you went could be trying at times – there were days when we literally run away from our gang of youthful friends – laughing the whole way, mind you, but running nonetheless.
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I like the photo and interesting story. When the kids get you running here in Toronto you are really running for you life. If anybody doubts this they should have been the fly on my shoulder today on the bus listening to that ‘girl gang’ slamming this and dat. I had to rub my eyes and ears a few times cause I must be old, but when I was that age girls didn’t act that way.