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March 14, 2007
Vietnam, some observations
Having spent a bit of time in Vietnam, these are some of the things I've noticed.
Every where we've been in Vietnam so far, whether it's been city or countryside, coast or inland,
it seems to be the women who do all the work. They row boats and fish on the sea and rivers, they work the paddy fields, they work at the markets, they work on building sites with what seems like very little help from the men.
Although the currency in Vietnam is the Dong, and they do always use it (not like in Cambodia),
they often give you prices for things in US dollars, which means you have to multiply the number they tell you by 16,000. Why can't they just make things easy and just tell you the amount in their own currency?
Posted by admins at March 14, 2007 8:16 AM
Comments
Lovely pictures. I think you're very brave and have seen some wonderful things. Look forward to seeing you when you get back, but don't bring any snakes with you! Love Grandma.
Posted by: grandma thompson at March 18, 2007 3:20 PM