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24-07-08, 07:37 AM
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| | | Vietnam Regardless of what you think of that war I for one was happy it happened.
My father is asking if I want to take a trip with him back "home", this holiday season.
2000.00 for tickets, and maybe another 500 for any expenses.
I'm considering it.
But 2,000 bucks is also a lot of money.
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24-07-08, 07:42 AM
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| | | you should go. it'd be fun.
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24-07-08, 07:49 AM
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| | | What, you're Vietnamese?
Yeah I'd take the trip though. Haven't you ever seen Full Metal Jacket? They'll love you long time for 5 dolla
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24-07-08, 08:15 AM
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| | | I would love to visit Vietnam. Definitely go. You will regret if you don't, esp if that is your heritage. The airfare isn't ever going to get cheaper, hun. | |
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| | | If your dad is inviting you, maybe he will contribute to the cost?
But yeah, you should go.
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25-07-08, 05:43 AM
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| | | Hey Fras.....I just spent three weeks in Vietnam in November, and I freakin' LOVED it. I recommend it to anyone. In fact, I want to go back so I can explore the north, which I never got to.
You can get Heineken for $1 a bottle, and local beer for only 75 cents!! It's crazy!! I spent a lot of time in Saigon and travelled through south and central Vietnam. The people are great and so is the food. If you have any questions about it, I'd be happy to help.
Oh, and $2,000 for a ticket?? That seems a little crazy. I only paid about $1200. As for spendin, $500 is proabably more than enough. I brought $600 USD and brought home $200......and I spent like crazy. Everything over there is ridiculously cheap.
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25-07-08, 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by DoesntMatter  He was in the Navy and served on the USS New Jersey, and they were off the coast of Vietnam a lot. Boats of fishermen were allowed to go as close as they wanted to the battleship, and often the Viet Cong would be on a boat posing as a fisherman and lob a grenade or two onto the deck, killing or wounding sailors. Despite this, they still kept the policy of letting the fishermen fish wherever they wanted so as to please them, yet at the same time it killed sailors and could have killed my uncle. This is what happens when politics decides military tactics. I would have ordered gunning down any boat within a 100 yard distance of a battlehsip DM.
Shut up.
Anyway, my dad was telling me that everything there is cheap. I think it'd be cool to see everything he used to tell me about. No, I'm not Vietnamese, my dad's family were Chinese by blood and Vietnamese nationals. But they carry a lot of Vietnamese traditions.
And so far, I'd have to say, Vietnamese women are some of the best looking in asia.
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| | | Will you two please shut up and stop turning every thread into a pro-war thread. I would hate to have to see Fras' thread get closed.
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| | | There ya go, back to Frasbees contemplation of whether or not to go
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| | | I'd recommend it, haven't been there myself but had some pals who went there, for some reason they seem to like americans alot.
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| | | You can get a full body massage for $5. I don't know what they charge for the 'extras'....but I'd imagine it's not much.
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25-07-08, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Lipp I'd recommend it, haven't been there myself but had some pals who went there, for some reason they seem to like americans alot. I've heard they're a rather friendly culture.
And I'm sure they like Americans, or Europeans.
We got lots of money.
Vietnam is still practically third world.
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