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To Dead Guy or Not To Dead Guy

February 2, 2007 at 9:45 AM | 0 Comments

This month, pretty online mag Pology features a story on the ol' dead guy, Ho Chi Minh. Writer Jennifer Anthony isn't quite sure about going to see dead people, likening it to a greedy relative peeking in the coffin before the will is read.

An interesting discussion on the Vietnamese attitude to Americans follows, and as one of her guides told her:

"The war is over." He, like the cyclo driver and everyone else I've met, don't harbor ill will or malice towards Americans, or the French, or the Chinese, all who have a history here. They have moved on.

Good to know. Jennifer ended up skipping the mausoleum and there's a good tip in it for you--avoid heading to see the bearded guy on weekends, when long, long queues of Vietnamese wait to pay their respects. Or perhaps if you want to meet some locals, it's a good place to hang around.

[Photo: wufgaeng]

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