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No, no, no, I know nothing.
9 months agoYou are right, as we are on bikes it's hard to judge a lot of things. Andrea had to go to a hospital last time we were here and we were impressed with their health care. We know that the kids go to school six days a week but we don't know the quality of education they are getting.
The value for these older ladies is social. The stuff they are chopping up has to be worth very little so in this case it wouldn't make any sense to develop the product/distribution further. As these women get older the assisted living situation will no doubt be the family. The family is everything here.
We have seen an incredibly industrious people here in Vietnam. I would imagine there are avenues for small business loans. And the Vietnamese can make anything. The do make everything and import almost nothing. I've never seen a more industrious people.
The bigger question is: DO they change the sheets on that bed? But it was very clean.
9 months agoWe absolutely said, “Yes! Very tasty!” Which it was. I probably looked amused though.
9 months agoI am very impressed by your knowledge of southeast Asian food. If I ever get to that part of the world, I'll use your journal as a culinary guide.
9 months agoWhen we pass through a country as tourists it can be hard to pick up on underlying social/political things that can be nonetheless very important to the people. So we know of course that Vietnam is a one party state, but how is the access to education and health care? And, could those old ladies get a small business loan and invest in a shredder and a dryer, tripling their output and going into national distribution of the dried blended product, allowing them to die in a nice assisted living as rich old ladies? Importantly, since you mention people smiling a lot, do they even care about the accessibility of shredders (and etc)?
9 months agoI wonder if she was warning you about ghost peppers. I've heard those chilis are very hot.
"Our orange sinh tos were brain-freeze freezimonious . . . " I love it.
How on Earth does one change sheets on that bed?
9 months agoWere I in that situation, I would want to respond with an enthusiastic "Yes! Very tasty!"
And I have no poker face, and probably could not suppress an instant Juju-like giggle fit.
How did you respond?
“Watch out for hot ghosts” is a keeper!
9 months agoDodie points out that "many a truth is said in jest". One of the most comfortable things about a longstanding relationship, be it friendship or marriage, is having someone to blame for things you don't like and knowing that there is still love even after that unfair attribution.
9 months agoEverything in my life has always gotten fixed, reused or repurposed by myself as well. Maybe this is why I feel akin to the Vietnamese.
This is only a short trip to a tiny portion of Vietnam but you might want to read our journal from 2016, https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/tomorrow1616/
when we rode much of the country from north to south for two months. It was a great trip.
Yes, I hadn't thought of that but you are right!
9 months agoLoved this day, from the first to the last word! You are waking my dormannt longing for SE Asia, and if just for the fun Google Translator provides.
9 months ago
Aren't you afraid of getting it dirty?
9 months ago