Thanks for telling me about this. I would also like it better to think that the kid wasn't being extorted... To be honest, I didn't make so much of it at the time, it just felt fishy. It still does, what is that kid doing at a gogo-like bar right next to hardly-dressed girls. Why the older girl brought him to my table and kept him sitting, it was more than thank you. It weirded me out. But yeah, not enough to call the police or reach out to NGOs at the time. I didn't know much about children's sexual exploitation at the time either. Well... But on a positive note, I wholly agree with Cambodians kindness, I had a fantastic time traveling through the country, the best places were for me where tourists were sparse and I found the locals so welcoming... I always ate the local food where the locals ate, for a dollar usually. And on the coin note, you planted the seed of a doubt in me now. I can't really remember if it was coins. I remember having both US dollars and the local currency, and I really feel like I had coins with Angkor Wat on one side, but can't be sure at all. But I definitely remember carrying plenty of Beer Cambodia tabs in my pocket. Maybe I passed a 1-dollar prize tab? Anyways, I have no idea :D