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Originally Posted by deptrai4u
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...The truth of the matter is that we could have gone to some other places and paid a lower price and enjoyed a lot more. Not many locals know where is the best cheong places unless they are businessmen themselves, and even businessmen in the north, most could not even afford a decent shirt to wear.. think about this.. an engineer salary is very low, how could they afford to explore to know what is good!???
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I reached until the end of the entire post and then that line just struck me. Yah hor! How would they know? Anh Deptrai, yours has to be the most ultimate of KTVs. Nha que girls with mud on their faces! Laughed like mad. Was this in HN or in the countryside?
But you know what? Having all these war stories is part of the fun. Exploring and being an occasional carrot is part of the process. In fact, I've grown quite attached to:
1. Girls with too much make up and an accent from only goodness knows where in VN. ( I learnt my Tieng Viet from the North, cannot understand Saigonese/ Mekong dialects)
2. Sofas that make you think better of those in Sg's Salvation Army donation bin.
3. Towels in packets for VND 5,000 a piece. Fruit platters at around VND100,000 and lousy unchilled can beer for 25,000 a can.
4. Toilets where the door cannot lock and toilet cannot flush.
5. Stairs to KTV rooms that threaten to collapse under my weight.
6. Aircons that smell like body odour.
7. Taxi drivers that harass you after you walk out with a chick.
8. Most of all, the quiet walk at 1am after doing your deed in spring/autumn in HN.
9. Then get damned hungry and find supper. Hot chao is best in the wee hours of cold mornings.
I miss Ha Noi.