Arrived safely and without incident. Got checked into my hotel room, which is quite nice for the price. Now I’m going to hit the mean streets of Saigon and do some exploring.
First impressions: It’s a comparatively clean city. I haven’t seen anything like the poverty that is rampant back home in the Philippines. Traffic is crazy but somehow it works, like a mad dance or something. Oh, and the women are quite gorgeous. They appear sweet and innocent, at least from a distance. Of course, I’ll need to investigate further.
I heard about the great food choices here in Vietnam. And they were right! Right outside baggage claim I find this:
Just kidding, I’m holding out for some real food. Okay, time to get out there and have a look see.
Good luck and have fun! Hopefully, you’ll wander further afield than the standard bánh mì and phở. (Although I wouldn’t mind seeing pics of those, the way the Vietnamese actually do them.)
Also curious about what counts as street food over there.
Guess I went a little nuts with the italics HTML. Sorry. I’ll try again:
Good luck and have fun! Hopefully, you’ll wander further afield than the standard bánh mì and phở. (Although I wouldn’t mind seeing pics of those, the way the Vietnamese actually do them.)
Also curious about what counts as street food over there.
Oh, yeah: vocative comma!
(vocative = calling or addressing someone)
Good morning, Vietnam!
Yes, sir!
Hey, dude.
Oi, mate!
What is it, Rover?
Carl, I think I’m dying.
As the poster says:
“Eat, Grandpa!”
“EAT GRANDPA!”
—Commas save lives.
(Here’s one version of that poster.)
Yeah, actually I should have known better on the vocative comma. No excuses, but it is fixed now. Thanks for the feedback. And as a grandpa myself, I hope everyone takes heed!