I grew up in Zambia, in the capital city in the 80's and to this day this is still a fairly common thing. No subways of course, but small children will walk to

I grew up in Zambia, in the capital city in the 80's and to this day this is still a fairly common thing. No subways of course, but small children will walk to the store or school unaccompanied all the time. I live in South Africa now where it's probably not a great idea. Pretty sad.