10-28-2018, 04:03 PM
(10-28-2018, 01:23 PM)SpecialEd Wrote: Swear to god i've got a love-loathe relationship with this place.Actually, I'd say it's really good to share the downsides of a place, too. I liked this post a lot.
Quote:The honking situation is just gratuitous noise pollution. People will honk for no apparent reason.Serious question - what the hell is with the honking? I was checking out a random YouTube video the other day to hear a sample of what the Vietnamese language sounds like, and this newscast was marred by a bunch of idiots honking horns like toddlers in their push-cart playmobiles. I figured it was just a weird video, but practically every one I stumbled across had ridiculous honk-honk-HONK-honk sound effects in the background.
Quote:Oh yea - people chew with their mouths open here.Uff. Absolute deal breaker for me. I've had girls do that to me in the US on first dates, and there has never been a second date thereafter.
Quote:This ain't Thailand or the 1st world. It's still pretty rough around the edges.It's cool that you've got experience with a bunch of different countries as a frame of reference. If you were stuck in one place for the rest of your life, would you go with Vietnam, Thailand, or Korea? The impression I always got was that the standard of living was far lower in a place like Vietnam or Thailand than Korea, but having never been to any of them, I can't really say for sure.