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[snaker]

Trust me, VN is different from China. If you go live here, you will not have any problem with 'freedom '. Many westerners work or live here even fell having more 'freedom' than in their homeland. One fact, doing business and earning (legal) money in VN is easier than in the West.

You (westerners) already knew and practiced the true democracy more than 2000 years ago. We only knew it since 1945, we could not have the same level as yours in democracy after a night. Same as our politics, it is more complicated than your thoughts and it could not easily change after a night. It needs time.

[Burgerman]

As you say. In time hopefully you will become a free country.

But right now, usuing a common set of standard qualifications, https://freedomhouse.org/country/vietna ... world/2020
Compared to say britain, https://freedomhouse.org/country/united ... world/2022
Map. https://freedomhouse.org/explore-the-ma ... &year=2022

So you might see it as free. But I am not sure I do. Or most in the west. Not yet. Heading in a better direction yes.

ECONOMIC freedom. https://www.heritage.org/index/country/vietnam
https://www.heritage.org/index/ranking

[Scooterman]

Fortunately most of the imigrants are still in the now socialist south in our once great capital. Where its hard to spot a white native british face.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/databl ... wales#data

[Burgerman]

According to your list we are 94% White Native in NE Lincolnshire. Althoug the census showed 96%. And much of the non city parts of the country is pretty high here too.

According to your list, London as a whole is now down to just 59% White native. Thats bad 41% are non white.
And some areas of london are as low as 34% White Native. Thats worse than even I expected. So as I said, hard to spot a white native.

Thats why its a violent crime ridden, poverty stricken socialist shithole.Run by a pakistani sotialist mayor. With at least 5x higher crime rate and all other bad metrics like drugs, rapes, single parent, prison record, child abuse, and education problems. And both murder and murdered proportions than the rest of the country, mostly black on black crime. Then they say its "racist" to have more black "stop and search"...

The capital is gone. Its no longer britain. Its no longer representitive or similar in its makup or its politics to the rest of the UK.

[snaker]

Driving up a mountain


youtu.be/xS-GEKB-1Y4

[Burgerman]

Is that a public road?

If so and it was here the local council would soon end up backrupt as all accidents and vehicle damage would end up paid for by tem as they would be sued.

Our roads must be kept servicable clear of danger, like overgrown trees and obvious damage that can cause say someone to crash a motorcycle or damage a car.

Yes there are a few pot holes etc here. And these are way worse than they were when I grew up. But nothing on that scale!

[snaker]

Yes, it's a public road

But there is no accident that happened here yet. As the road is not good, everybody must be careful when driving. Accidents usually happen more in good roads

[snaker]

VN streets


youtu.be/JzKFbp4cWsQ

[Dan]

Thanks for the video, you are a brave man. Traffic control measures seem to be very laxed to say the least and you're driving on the wrong site of the road

I see that there are sill a lot of Honda step through knock off's in Vietnam.

[Burgerman]

You must use the roads because even where pedestrian footpaths/pavements exist they are blocked every few meters with cars, other things and no ramps where junctions etc are. I would consider that dangerous too! It illegal to block the footpaths with cars, bikes, signs, chairs, etc here. So 99% of the time you dont have to use a road. Which has to be safer. And ramps or slopes on street corners are manditory.

These. Even in places a long way from busy cities etc. Its law. Also in most other countries in europe/usa etc. You need to lobby your local authorities. Make them do it. Better also for prams, etc. And even older people.

[snaker]

Does "Honda step through knock off" mean faked/cloned Honda? The price for a genuine bike (moped?) in VN is cheap enough. I think there is no reason for a faked/cloned bike exists. Ancient bikes exist and they might be faked. Someone prefer ancient bikes as a hobby but they could not find genuine replacement parts. They might use faked parts in those bikes.

VN is another planet. People think and live different from yours, your laws/rules won't work here

[Burgerman]

Does "Honda step through knock off" mean faked/cloned Honda?

Yes.They are cloned, half a dozen different chinese ones, same "copy", or similar, and half the price here. They dont have the quality or last as well.