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Someone has asked on an online travel forum on what he have to do to see the real Vietnam. Some participants have pointed him to cities the North, somes directed hime to regions in the South. To me, the real Vietnam is what you are experiencing now. Maybe what the original forum poster wants to look for is a certain charms in the past. But for all the bad, the good, the beauty, the ugly experiences that one will have in Vietnam, all of it, IS the REAL Vietnam.
       
    
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It is a tradition for the women to have breakfast in the market before doing the shopping
  • 16It is a tradition for the women …
Highschool students at end of day in the traditional áo dài. A graceful sight to be experienced preferably in a small city as the charms is distracted by noisy circuclations in major cities
  • 17Highschool students at end of day in the traditional áo dài. A graceful sight to be experienced preferably in a small city as the charms is distracted by noisy circuclations in major cities
Highschool student on the way to school
  • 18Highschool student on the way to…
Life is still hard for most people. The Vietnamese women are perfect examples of selflessness hardworking models. The men are mostly, well, useless twats
  • 19Life is still hard for most peop…
These women carries fruits, vegetables, meat, bread and other types of food to the alleys throughout the city
  • 20These women carries fruits, vege…
Fishnet commonly used in Vietnam but this one is just a model at a buffet restaurant in the outskirt of Saigon
  • 21Fishnet commonly used in Vietnam…
This homeless lady seems to be very content with her life. I wish I could see life as well as she does
  • 22This homeless lady seems to be v…
Photography is very much enjoyed in Vietnam. I ran accross this photo club on an outside portrait lesson. I begged to join and was graceciously accepted. Unfortunately, I was too nervious to have any decent photos. Dohhh!
  • 23Photography is very much enjoyed…
Students mostly used bicycles but for more wealthy families, motorbikes are also used by students. Recent laws has made it difficult for youth to ride motorbikes
  • 24Students mostly used bicycles bu…
For years, getting people to stop at red lights fell on deaf ears. But now, the fine is so stiff that people actually stop at the lights. Hooray!!!
  • 25For years, getting people to sto…
At night, some shop still opens. Of course, the cafes opens till the wee hours. Some tourists has even asked me if the men actually worked at all as there are a lots of them in the cafes at amytime of the day. I honestly have no clue.
  • 26At night, some shop still opens.…
Still a very communist country, banners and propagandas can still be seen everywhere. Although, it is more pronounced in the countrysides. Loudspeakers are still blaring the doctrine of the communist in the rural areas.
  • 27Still a very communist country, …
Old habit dies hard. Next to this woman are the seats of a bus stop. Although, Vietnam is not such a developped country, people from the rural areas are still very intimidated by the moderness of the city
  • 28Old habit dies hard. Next to thi…
One of the many mode of transportation; the "xích lô ôm". These drivers will drive you around town for a fee. Be prepare to negociate.
  • 29One of the many mode of transportation; the "xích lô ôm". These drivers will drive you around town for a fee. Be prepare to negociate.
Collecting used paper and metal scraps is still a way of bringing daily bread home for some.
  • 30Collecting used paper and metal …