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Showing posts with label Soc Trang. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Soc Trang. Show all posts

Sunday, May 18, 2025








Trần Clan Mutual Help House on 5-16-25--Sóc Trăng copy



Trần Clan Mutual Help House. Originating in China, this name can be found all over East Asia, with the exception of Japan. 陳 can appear as Chan, Chen, Jin or Chun. Sometimes it's even spelled as Tang, Zen or Ding! Starting out as 媯, this family dates back more than four thousand years.









Good luck figurines at food stand on 5-16-25--Sóc Trăng copy






Saturday, May 17, 2025








IMG_8128 copy



["âu phục" means "European clothing"]









Woman in fancy hat grilling pork at main market on 5-16-25--Sóc Trăng copy













People drinking coffee before work on 5-16-25--Sóc Trăng copy













Woman in I WILL NEVER GHOST YOU shirt at funeral on 5-16-25--Soc Trang copy



[funeral]


2:02 of lion dance at funeral in Sóc Trăng on 5/16/25





















Lion dance at funeral on 5-16-25--Sóc Trăng copy



First time I've seen a lion dance at a funeral. Vietnamese are endlessly creative.









Funeral on 5-16-25--Sóc Trăng copy



[funeral]









Maneki-nekos and Snoop Dogg smoking thuốc lào on 5-16-25--Sóc Trăng copy



[Snoop Dogg smoking thuốc lào on T-shirt]









Virgin Mary at Sóc Trăng Church on 5-16-25--Sóc Trăng copy













Khmer, Viet and Chinese women monument on 5-16-25--Sóc Trăng copy



The women are Cambodian, Vietnamese and Chinese, to represent the three major ethnics in this city. Same monument in 2019.









Old woman smoking at main market on 5-16-25--Sóc Trăng copy













PLEASE DON'T WASH FEET IN TOILET on 5-16-25--Soc Trang copy



"PLEASE DON'T WASH FEET IN TOILET." It's written in such a way, I thought they meant don't dip your feet into the toilet bowl!