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For those who have been there and come out of it (and others), what is the country of Vietnam like today? |
Travel Info Most of us haven't been there, and our minds are filled with the ugly 40-year-old images of a ravaged country at war. What does the ratio of Communism-to-market economy of the country seem like? Is it primarily a tourist economy? And lastly, does any of war years still exist in the thinking and day-to-day life of the country? Travel Tips I didn't go to the war. But my step-father did as a Marine Recon and has made many trips back to vietnam since then, one of which in 2001 I accompained him on. The country is beautiful and very friend towards american's now in my opinion. The hills are as lush and green as ever and the people, although technically communist, seem to support americans and encourage there tourism. I spent about a month there, dividing my time between Hanoi/Hue/Danang/Saigon (ho chi mhin city). If you asked my stepdad he would probably say there are more anti-american feelings in hanoi, obviously cuz it is in north vietnamese, but i never once encoutered a single person there who was rude or acted as if we were unwanted. The country has turned towards tourism but you don't even notice it. There are still tons of poor vietnamese all over the place who couldn't seem happier with their subtle lives. The cyclo-pousse is still up and running as is the Hanoi opera. We did a walk by of the "Hanoi Hilton" (POW Camp) but nothing more. There are tons of war memorials and it is quite interesting to see the war through the communist vietnamese eyes as opposed to all the schooling and independent research I have done, which is mostly american based opinions and "Facts". I would definitely recommend a visit there and infact I plan to go there next year myself. It is a beautiful country with many great structures and memorials and places to visit. The people are very friendly and I don't notice any of the war time attitude in today's time that I imagine was there in the past. Others I went this summer and it is very cool. People are selling stuff at the street so if you vist there if you get hungrey you can only walk about 5 steps! The thing that freaks me out is bugs that bite me and bugs who poop on your head! but it is very great someday please visit there it is a great experimance! I would recommend a holiday in Vietnam to anyone. It has many beautiful places, great food, friendly people, reasonable hotels and cheap beer. I was there during the war and it has changed since then. We try to go there once every summer. We are going again to visit my wifes family this June/July. Have fun, enjoy. cheers I can tell everybody is happy, glad, fun, satisfied after come back from holiday in Vietnam - no complain Speech less, but you can understand why everybody is happy Come quick; I have been here almost two months. Before I started my trip to HCM City, Vietnam, I carry the same questions and pre-judgement of that country myself. I was so wrong and who ever told me about that country has completely mis-guided and mis-informed me about Vietnam and the Vietnamese people [reason- I think is purely prejudice]. However if you are a McDonald fast food friend, don't come because McDonald restaurants are not in Vietnam yet [at least not in HCM City]. However don't worry, plenty of Kentucky fried chicken joins here [ I wonder why]. Find out your answer to each of your question yourself and nonetheless you will never regret to visit this country. I am an Anthropology student from The University of Melbourne and will be doing my honour and PhD on one of the Vietnam religion called CaoDai. This brief visit re-affirms my decision to go-ahead with my research. Nevertheless please feel free to send me an email if you need first hand information on Vietnam. It's beautiful there now. It's very crowded in HCM city because of all the traffics and buildings. However, Da Lat is the best place that I went to over the summer. I spent 2 months straight there and if school didn't start too soon, I could've stayed for 3 to 4 months. It is stunning and beautiful. Just don't say anything stupid about the government and communists and you'll be fine, trust me. If you're planning to go, bring with you one of those mosquitoes/bug sprays before you get bitten by them, lol. Trust me, it's WORTH it..it's pretty cheap too |
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