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03-25-2009, 03:36 AM
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| vietnam wtf
It's weird how there is such insane poverty in this city, yet i've seen a brabus s class, a murcialogo, and old vietnamese people walking around with d3x's giving me the look of death.
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03-25-2009, 03:40 AM
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#2 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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general rule of thumb, the poorer the country's general population is the richer the country's elite 1% is.
ok did that sentence have major grammatical error, its late.
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03-25-2009, 03:52 AM
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and every 2 seconds im being handed brouchers for "spas"
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03-25-2009, 03:52 AM
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im stayin gin a really nice hotel in saigon... sheraton in district one. The STREET FOOD IS SO FUCKING GOOD. I had like 2 bahn mi. But its night now and im scared to go out :O
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03-25-2009, 04:02 AM
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#5 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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What is a d3x?
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03-25-2009, 04:15 AM
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an 8000 usd dollar nikon dslr.
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03-25-2009, 04:16 AM
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so its nighttime and im scared to go back outside....
thoughts?
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03-25-2009, 04:26 AM
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#8 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by MajinHurricane  so its nighttime and im scared to go back outside....
thoughts? | easy, just go out in your wife beater and boxer. you will blend right in nobody will even look at you
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03-25-2009, 04:42 AM
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the funny part is its actually true.
well im going back out. I'm going to hire a cycle to take me somewhere.
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03-25-2009, 06:36 AM
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#10 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Are you there yourself?...i can call people to come and take you around....will you be staying there long?
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03-25-2009, 07:16 AM
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#11 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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Originally Posted by Supafly Are you there yourself?...i can call people to come and take you around....will you be staying there long? | I don't know why but this post is awsome. I wish something like that would happen to me when I travel.
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03-25-2009, 07:25 AM
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YES I AM HERE IN SAIGON RIGHT NOW.
I am here for 4 more days then im going to hop on a bus and go to hoi an or nha trang.
also everything is cheap here and people are scamming you for an extra 2 dollars and its kinda sad it my defence. This city is breaking my heart right now. Little kids coming up to you trying to sell you napkins.
tonight my xe om took me to the backpackers area and it really pissed me off because thats it's not the vietnam i want to see. I want to eat street food (which i had best buhn bo and bahn mi ever. Like I dont mind staying in a resort in a resort area, but why would i want to hang around australians. I want to see how vietnamese live here.
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03-25-2009, 07:35 AM
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Post some pics! I am getting so stoked for my Vietnam trip
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03-25-2009, 07:38 AM
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can't netbook too annoying to do raw conversions. Plus i havn't got much because every 2 seconds some vietnamese person is trying to hustle so im scqared of getting robbed
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03-25-2009, 07:39 AM
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also after spending 4 days in tokyo.
all girls there are hideous.
over here all hot
and even though vietnam airlines has a shitty plane, the food was fucking awesome, the girls were hot, and the liquore is free and the service is top notch
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03-25-2009, 07:40 AM
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also the humidity SUCKS
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03-25-2009, 07:41 AM
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Rent a scooter and ride man seriously
Right now its almost 11pm so i think they got the night market and night foodage thing going on at Cho Ben Thanh, should be like a 5-10min walk from the sheraton
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03-25-2009, 07:42 AM
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btw xe om's are the best.
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03-25-2009, 07:42 AM
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03-25-2009, 07:43 AM
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I'm in my underwear already. I didn't sleep last night as i didn't wanna miss the metro fromy my hostel in tokyo to narita. so im pretty poooped.
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03-25-2009, 07:44 AM
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Don't be too scared. Not everyone is trying to rip you off. When going to countries like Vietnam, people are often going to be curious, so you will get a lot of stares and such. Sometimes people will even follow you.
That's not to say you should be completely careless, but don't let it ruin your trip! Watch your wallet and stuff, and try to enjoy yourself  | |
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03-25-2009, 07:48 AM
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Well go there tomorrow when you get the chance, tons of food!
Also if you wanna get away from the backpacker scene, get the hell out of district one lol
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03-25-2009, 07:49 AM
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true. But my heart still hurts when I hear, "please sir buy a postcard" from a 6 year old girl, speaking perfect english.
I kinda want to go back out now to that market... but fuck im tireeeeeeeeeed. I want to take the xe om and get some sigma 30mm f/1.4 action going omnomnomnmo
tomorrow im going to check out cao vihn tunnels, go to the behn tan market and then check out vehn tang or w/e its called. At least food is cheap here. Saddly I spend a ridicilous amount of money in tokyo so visa might be getting a call soon  | |
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03-25-2009, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by cool moe D Rent a scooter and ride man seriously
Right now its almost 11pm so i think they got the night market and night foodage thing going on at Cho Ben Thanh, should be like a 5-10min walk from the sheraton | Scooters are pimp!!
Scooters>Public Transportation
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03-25-2009, 07:53 AM
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try crossing the street here and you will understand why renting a scooter in this city IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.
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