Comments on: Global children with their favorite toys

By: Trefunk

Trefunk — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:30:00 +0000

Next: photo of a boy from Chicago, Stati Uniti d’America

By: Stephan

Stephan — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:56:00 +0000

That girl from Bali is a true American patriot.

By: L_Mariachi

L_Mariachi — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 08:11:00 +0000

Pretty sure Texas, Colorado, Alaska, Iceland, Italy, Sweden, and Utah are considered parts of the “western world.” (We are looking for a nice world to take Texas off our hands though.)

Interesting to see that girls’ toys are boring and stupid everywhere.

By: Sirkowski

Sirkowski — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:35:00 +0000

It’s telling, because we all know being poor is awesome.

By: Boundegar

Boundegar — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:09:00 +0000

Holy crap! Somebody suspend that kid, pronto!

By: adonai

adonai — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:13:00 +0000

However, it’s telling which kids seem happier with what they have…

By: ocschwar

ocschwar — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:32:00 +0000

It’s Utah. If your ball lands near rattlers, you get a home run. But you don’t get your ball back

By: gandalf23

gandalf23 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:08:00 +0000

title says “favorite toys” not only toys.

By: sigismund

sigismund — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:44:00 +0000

when you say “global”, you mean : “outside western world” ? I remember Gilberto Gil interviewed : “the Roman used to call “the world”, the roman empire ; everything else was outside the world. Now you call “world music” everything that’s OUTSIDE your empire.”

By: David Pescovitz

David Pescovitz — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:26:00 +0000

Um, people who speak Italian.

By: chgoliz

chgoliz — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:03:00 +0000

That girl from Haiti: one doll with 4 dresses, and the rest of the “toys” are plastic hair clips and ponytail holders. When I look at some of these photos, I think “toy” is being translated into “something that is specifically mine instead of being for the whole family”.

What’s with the girl from Utah, who supposedly only has about 8 bats (and one ball)?

By: alesloan

alesloan — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:58:00 +0000

Who spells Ukraine as “Ucraina”? Weird!

But yeah, the contrast is astonishing, yet you can still see prevailing patterns (e.g. that boys like speed and weapons)…

By: Trefunk

Trefunk — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:16:00 +0000

*Ukraine.

By: CH

CH — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:09:00 +0000

“At top, Pavel (Kiev, Ucraina).”

By: Marios P.

Marios P. — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:08:00 +0000

The kid with the guns is kinda terryfying. And the bob hat doesn’t fit in the collection. I wonder where is he from US or UK?
Edit: Neither. Kiev damn!
the stark diferences between the wealthy and the poor kids make me so damn sad

By: Nash Rambler

Nash Rambler — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:42:00 +0000

This seems like a combination “serious kid/kentucky” site. I find it fascinating, yet just a bit disturbing. C’mon kids, you should be playing with that fun-looking stuff!