tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post7946795150912269891..comments2024-03-27T09:44:59.329-04:00Comments on Free North Carolina: Saigon: December 14, 2016Brock Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-71004690198343006892016-12-16T09:10:29.695-05:002016-12-16T09:10:29.695-05:00if foreigners are able to put profit ahead of pres...if foreigners are able to put profit ahead of preserving the native interests.<br /><br />Thanks and guaranteed they will.Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-69954270041574435292016-12-16T08:55:50.214-05:002016-12-16T08:55:50.214-05:00Growth can be dangerous if foreigners are able to ...Growth can be dangerous if foreigners are able to put profit ahead of preserving the native interests. But that sounds potentially good :)<br /><br />The Marxists aren't wrong that "capitalists" can abuse locals. The Marxists just twist the narrative and misguide the aggrieved.<br /><br />Globalism is best spread with capitalism, so I'm always thinking of that in my mind. And, of course, globalism is generally bad :) No one wants to live in poverty, but maybe the Devil is a capitalist, so to speak.Weavernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-24496370369094386512016-12-15T08:57:29.284-05:002016-12-15T08:57:29.284-05:00Just noticed his address: 138-142 Hai Ba Trung Str...Just noticed his address: 138-142 Hai Ba Trung Street<br /><br />I worked at 176 Hai Ba Trung for Navy OICC in 1969 and 1970. Small world. :)<br /><br />For old nostalgic U.S. Navy C.E.C. officers only<br />http://layered.typepad.com/antidote_to_burnout/2007/05/for_old_nostalg.html<br /><br />Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-83949903529014697662016-12-15T08:40:22.458-05:002016-12-15T08:40:22.458-05:00Thanks and it's Thursday night here and I imag...Thanks and it's Thursday night here and I imagine he will be busy tomorrow getting ready, so it might be more convenient to get together when he comes back.Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-81091600459969711262016-12-15T07:25:30.393-05:002016-12-15T07:25:30.393-05:00I talked to him last night and told him about you....I talked to him last night and told him about you. He said he could get together before this Saturday, because he is flying back to the States for Christmas. I can e-mail you his contact info. Sandersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-80874416588226685552016-12-15T00:32:52.724-05:002016-12-15T00:32:52.724-05:00I'll meet you at the airport! :)I'll meet you at the airport! :)Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-27522794947070901992016-12-15T00:32:24.021-05:002016-12-15T00:32:24.021-05:00Apply on line and in hours you will receive a visa...Apply on line and in hours you will receive a visa approval letter which will get you a visa at the airport. $135. Americans, only, get a one year multiple entry visa, but you have to leave the country every three months which means a short trip to the Cambodian border on a cheap bus and back or staying in Phnom Penh and getting in trouble. :)The bus there is $20 to $12, 150 miles. The old buses are gone and they look good to me. Even have a toilet! :) The air fare is under $200 (A monopoly, and takes 25 minutes.Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-81430286177477916692016-12-15T00:20:39.259-05:002016-12-15T00:20:39.259-05:00I sat beside a girl from Bangkok on the way over a...I sat beside a girl from Bangkok on the way over and she said Vietnam is outpacing Thailand in growth. A lot of this is because the Communist government stopped trying to force the South to accept their way and the huge influx of $ from Vietnamese who fled Saigon,their children and their family members who have come here LEGALLY! Novel thought,I know...There have been changes among the young people, but they remain conservative, (As long as they don't go to our schools.) Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-32023460338400633162016-12-15T00:13:29.327-05:002016-12-15T00:13:29.327-05:00Now I remember. Why don't you contact him and...Now I remember. Why don't you contact him and ask if he would like to get together sometime? I believe I will leave next Thursday for Christmas in Long Xuyen to search for someone at the Catholic church there that holds 1,000.Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-24035688656669224552016-12-15T00:02:28.432-05:002016-12-15T00:02:28.432-05:00*Downtown everything is maintained well, but like ...*Downtown everything is maintained well, but like where I am the sidewalks and streets aren't. The owners of businesses usually take care of the area in front of them. It's of no consequence to me. In Can Tho I lived on a dirt street and it was fine. I've also used the gem below though not my favorite. As soon as anything hits the water, the fish attack! :)<br /><br />If you want to visit let me know.<br /><br />https://youtu.be/DGXvD2e22CE<br /><br />*There are cheaper hotels downtown but you can also pay $100 to $300 a night which is just insane. I guess they have enough first time tourists scared about going to the county for the first time who support them.Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-35311274121142589672016-12-14T22:20:47.901-05:002016-12-14T22:20:47.901-05:00Brock, all that food looks amazing!
I am jealous...Brock, all that food looks amazing! <br /><br />I am jealous.<br /><br />ToneDeafnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-14823316763944737792016-12-14T21:50:22.564-05:002016-12-14T21:50:22.564-05:00I'm telling you right now, I would love to try...I'm telling you right now, I would love to try some of that food.Alex Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02035414041818641875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-34170436868440521252016-12-14T16:39:42.093-05:002016-12-14T16:39:42.093-05:00I don't know, I could retire there and live li...I don't know, I could retire there and live like a poor prince with the cheaper prices, and what struck me was how clean and ordered it was on the street scenes. In your pics you don't see urban decay... wonder why?Cederqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603951063463035196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-58020351499127061332016-12-14T15:23:41.278-05:002016-12-14T15:23:41.278-05:00Looks like paradise to visit.
I hope it preserves...Looks like paradise to visit.<br /><br />I hope it preserves some of that character as it develops. I don't mean to sound overly cold, but you'd expect Vietnam to develop well since it seems to have innate ability and a conservative culture. From your post, it appears to have a happy working culture, as opposed to angry class warriors who refuse to work. If investors are rewarded, they'll invest there.<br /><br />And I'm not suggesting I'm a capitalist, but that's not worth ranting on again.Weavernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-5989481483699629122016-12-14T13:34:23.634-05:002016-12-14T13:34:23.634-05:00You could go visit my little brother and say, Hi. ...You could go visit my little brother and say, Hi. <br /><br />He's in Saigon, now.Sandersnoreply@blogger.com