Crossing the street in Vietnam

[SuperDuper! 230]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Skp2aBij2A

[Tim/Mav 305]

Whats the Average Lifespan for a Pedestrian.

[Hot Vit Lon 7]

.......................and some people desire to move back and live in that society................................yawning...................................good luck and wish ya the best trying not to be killed in traffic and no one cares (literally since in that society it's much cheaper to kill an injured person than keeping that person alive)

[ScottThuy 140]

crossed far busier in VN and that guy in the vid is a noob.... if he had a real set he would have actually walked rather than slithered. pedestrians are far safer that the folks on motorbikes.. I have only seen a few peds hit, but alot of peoplegetting hit on motorbikes.

[quann 26]

yea that street is nothing...key is to just keep going and don't stop while making eye contact with the drivers.

one thing I always wonder when I see white or black people in hcm...why? There aremuch better places to travel or sightsee. Why would you want to be stuck in vietnam? They must really love adventures.

[luckytxn 2,264]

Wuss.

[ScottThuy 140]

yea that street is nothing...key is to just keep going and don't stop while making eye contact with the drivers.

one thing I always wonder when I see white or black people in hcm...why? There aremuch better places to travel or sightsee. Why would you want to be stuck in vietnam? They must really love adventures.

Wow!!!!

[quann 26]

we have alot of caucasian members here so i knew some might take the statement the wrong way...but yes most of them look miserable to me and not having any fun walking about in the harsh weather. unless you're a vietnam war buff, have family ties, or some business to be there...i don't see the reason to visit that hellhole (spoken with fondest term of endearment). it's always super muggy hot, super dirty, noisy, unsafe, people looking to rip you off everywhere etc.

i wouldn't be caught dead in iraq or afghanistan...and that's about the equivalent of vietnam to white folks imo in term of culture shock and comfort.

[tcTTct 37]

i wouldn't be caught dead in iraq or afghanistan...and that's about the equivalent of vietnam to white folks imo in term of culture shock and comfort.

You're not serious with this statement right?

[tcTTct 37]

Just make sure you avoid the big things like cars, trucks, buses etc. Keep walking and the mopeds will aim to miss you. Only when you stop suddenly will they run into you.

[Ronnie&Hang 12]

we have alot of caucasian members here so i knew some might take the statement the wrong way...but yes most of them look miserable to me and not having any fun walking about in the harsh weather. unless you're a vietnam war buff, have family ties, or some business to be there...i don't see the reason to visit that hellhole (spoken with fondest term of endearment). it's always super muggy hot, super dirty, noisy, unsafe, people looking to rip you off everywhere etc.

i wouldn't be caught dead in iraq or afghanistan...and that's about the equivalent of vietnam to white folks imo in term of culture shock and comfort.

I love you guys and always respect your individual perpectives about VN but come on..you guys ran off of a simple crossing-the-street video to ridicule your "mother land" like that is very very sad...if there is nothing positive to say then don't..respect the differences and always love your own kinds

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

we have alot of caucasian members here so i knew some might take the statement the wrong way...but yes most of them look miserable to me and not having any fun walking about in the harsh weather. unless you're a vietnam war buff, have family ties, or some business to be there...i don't see the reason to visit that hellhole (spoken with fondest term of endearment). it's always super muggy hot, super dirty, noisy, unsafe, people looking to rip you off everywhere etc.

i wouldn't be caught dead in iraq or afghanistan...and that's about the equivalent of vietnam to white folks imo in term of culture shock and comfort.

Nobody has fun in harsh weather, but visiting Vietnam IS an adventure for a white bread American. It's completely and radically different from the US, so much that it might as well be another planet. By and large, the people are very friendly to foreign tourists. Yeah, I know... they just love your money. Well, the French also love your money but they're not shy about treating you like dirt while overcharging you for stale bread and undercooked meat. I wasn't in Paris for ten minutes before I hated the place, and my feelings never changed. I haven't stayed in Vietnam more than a few weeks at a time, but so far it hasn't been long enough for me to get tired of it.

If I had to live in Vietnam for an extended period of time then I'd probably feel the same way you do, but visiting occasionally for a few weeks at a time really is like an adventure for me.

[luckytxn 2,264]

I loved Saigon and probably enjoyed it more than my wife's family when we went into the city. This next time I plan on doing even more there. But again I always enjoy everywhere I go.

[WeatherEmperor 21]

Tha'ts so funny because I cross the streets the same way he does! When it comes to crossing streets in VN, I am a total wuss!!

[VinceN 25]

we have alot of caucasian members here so i knew some might take the statement the wrong way...but yes most of them look miserable to me and not having any fun walking about in the harsh weather. unless you're a vietnam war buff, have family ties, or some business to be there...i don't see the reason to visit that hellhole (spoken with fondest term of endearment). it's always super muggy hot, super dirty, noisy, unsafe, people looking to rip you off everywhere etc.

i wouldn't be caught dead in iraq or afghanistan...and that's about the equivalent of vietnam to white folks imo in term of culture shock and comfort.

Sounds like a very educated statement