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As I wrote in the Guardian in 2001, "Another thing a visitor to Vietnam can readily see is the ubiquity of the written language - that is, of civilisation. Signs and banners are everywhere. None of this is apparent in any of the panoramic shots of Apocalypse Now. Coppola hasn't just withheld speech from the Vietnamese, he has also banned them from writing."

On TV is an U23 soccer match between Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates.

Among the menu items listed on the wall are roasted pigeon, crispy eel, frogs fried with fish sauce and stir fried wild boar.



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