The average domestic lot is 4 meters by 25 meters, so homes are very narrow, tall and deep. At least in northern Vietnam.
We have not been able to log onto Facebook anywhere in Vietnam yet. We hypothesize the communist government blocks social media somehow?
We learned the difference in the meaning of "salary" versus "income". For example a government official who issues motorcycle licenses is paid a salary by the government. But he also earns "income" when applicants pay a $50 "fee" when they want to obtain a license without passing the test. Otherwise called a bribe.
Official government-issued I.D. Card with photo includes "ethnicity" (such as H'Mong tribe) and "religion" which 90 percent of citizens report as "none", a hangover from the days of official prohibition against any religion. People are very class-conscious about tribal identity and willingly share their stereotypes.
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