Vietnam in a Nutshell is lots and lots of motorbikes...Okay, maybe that's not true. Motorbikes and noodle soup. But in all seriousness, I've never seen so many motorbikes in all my life. And my favorite part was reading in the magazine on the plane before we landed on "how to cross the street in vietnam." Seemed like an odd topic for a magazine article..I mean are we idiots? I've been crossing the street since I was two. Well ladies and gentlemen, throw all you previous "look both ways" knowledge behind you because crossing a street in Vietnam is like no where else on earth. Cross walks? Yeah right. Traffic cops? Who are you kidding? (well there are some, but they just sit around and look pretty). Traffic lights? Functional but ignored by nearly everyone.
To give you an idea I've posted a video I found doing a quick search on youtube. Andrew tried to reassure me once by saying "don't worry if they're going to hit you, they'll honk." Little did he know they honk constantly so that brings absolutely no peace of mind.
My strategy was keep Andrew on the "motorbike" side of me so that they'd hit him first. Thanks honey!
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