F8T Thoughts on Hanoi and Saigon

• Honking is everywhere, no matter what time of the day it is or where you are
  • expect to hear honking from everyone.
• It doesn’t matter what size vehicle you drive or the size of the road
  • everything will try to pass you
    • Big buses
    • mini buses
    • vans
    • cars
    • motorcycles
    • scooters
    • bicycles
    • fast moving elderly
  • They will all try to get ahead if you give them the room.
• Although English is spoken, listen carefully!
  • sometimes it may be hard to understand
  • but they will definitely repeat it for you so if you didn’t understand it the first time
    • just kindly ask them to say it again
• The Capitol of Vietnam, Hanoi, located in the North seems more like a small town
• Ho Chi Minh City otherwise known as HCMC, or Saigon, located in the South that has the look and feel of a big city
• Look down each and every side of the street when you decide to cross the road
  • bikes go in all directions at all times
    • and even ride on the sidewalk
• When it comes to food, be prepared to try anything that looks to be delicious
  • and you may just have a new outlook on Vietnamese cuisine
• We have heard this a lot; “I eat and eat, but I never gain any weight.”
• When it comes to food, there are peanuts in some way, shape, or form served with their dishes!
  • Be careful if you HAVE a peanut allergy
• People in general have been very down to Earth and accommodating everywhere we went.
• It gets cold in Hanoi.
  • Who knew?

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