I just spent the last 30 minutes writing a really long entry and this daggone public computer lost it when I tried to submit it, so I’ve got to write a shorter replacement.
We arrived in Hanoi last night and are in the middle of sightseeing now. We’ve seen a bunch of nice buildings and gardens so far and even visited the resting place of Ho Chi Minh, which lies in a glass encasement and has tours run to see him every day. The one thing that is unsettling to me so far is the level of poverty here. I thought that some people in the US had it bad, but most of America is big ballin’ compared to folks here. Beggars and sick people are all over the place here and we know that we can’t give them any money ebcause we’ll get swarmed by other beggars if we do. I’m defintely going to leave here this weekend with a new outlook on life because I’m seeing that I’ve been taking a whole lot of things for granted over the years.
We arrived in Hanoi last night and are in the middle of sightseeing now. We’ve seen a bunch of nice buildings and gardens so far and even visited the resting place of Ho Chi Minh, which lies in a glass encasement and has tours run to see him every day. The one thing that is unsettling to me so far is the level of poverty here. I thought that some people in the US had it bad, but most of America is big ballin’ compared to folks here. Beggars and sick people are all over the place here and we know that we can’t give them any money ebcause we’ll get swarmed by other beggars if we do. I’m defintely going to leave here this weekend with a new outlook on life because I’m seeing that I’ve been taking a whole lot of things for granted over the years.
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i really appreciate when I hear an American say “I’m defintely going to leave here this weekend with a new outlook on life because I’m seeing that I’ve been taking a whole lot of things for granted over the years.”
America has been at the forefront of a lot of stuff, and hence its people have enjoyed a lot of benefits. but life beyond your shores is a lot tougher, as you now realise in Vietnam, which is not alone.
its time the rich get a little inspired to being not-so-rich, sharing their wealth with people who dont even get a meal a day. what do you say ?