I paid $3.66 for this lunch plus two cans of root beer. Everything was good, including the sausage that was more like a kielbasa than a hot dog. The canned sardine was a bit goofy, but what the hell. The iced tea was free, and the setting was much nicer than the low end places I usually sit in.
After walking several miles in extreme heat, down treeless roads, mostly, I was glad to find this pleasant restaurant.
Afterwards, I ran into a Chinese woman of about 60, on a sad bicycle.
"Oh, you are so handsome!"
"Huh?"
"You are so handsome! Would you like to hire me to dance bottomless?"
"Uh, no."
"No?!"
"No."
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So "No" means NO in Vietnam. Good to know, I will file that for future use if I am ever in your neck of the woods. Right now in my neck 'o the woods we are having a national conniption fit over that very question. The balance of power on the US Supreme Court is what the rage is all about. I suspect some long festering boils are soon to pop.
Perhaps one had to be there to witness your courage in the face of the tempting offer from the seasoned Chinese tradeswoman but my hat if off to you. It is through your eyes and words that I can put myself in your shoes and experience that too. Thanks (I think).
I hope your creative inspiration continues for a long time so you can record the world through your singularly unique point of view; it is a pleasure to read and see.
Cheers from Tacoma.
Hi Remonster,
It's 5AM here. I tend to get up around 4. Around 6:15, I'll take my first walk of the day while pushing my nephew in his carriage. We'll wander through the alleys, and at some point, will stop at Mrs. Yen's sidewalk cafe. My nephew loves that sweet lady, and the rather ragged bitch chained to a pole across the alley. Yesterday, we went to the market so my nephew could marvel at the fish, some still alive, in their tin basins. It's pitiful to see the live frogs tied around their waists.
Although Vietnam is all about mingling and looking, that is, immersing in your community, some people would rather spend time with their smart phone, likely on FaceBook, perhaps inside an air conditioned room, even in a nouveau riche, gated development.
Linh
is this american style root beer that you mention?
Hi mistah charley,
Yes, it's the same root beer. I had it as a child here before 1975, and it's still popular here. It's called xá xị, pronounced roughly sar see, and it's available here in several brands, including Vietnamese ones.
Linh
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