Vietnam is where….

……Where they don't have unexpired real milk

……..Where they can change the expiration dates on items that have not sold

……Where you pay double to have your clothes washed b/c youre white, and they dont even get clean.

……Where they use rice paper as napkins (which we used as rice paper for our faces haha…..world race!)

…..Where fruit is either bountiful or famine

….Where the chopsticks you're eating with were just wiped with a rag after the previous guy. it's clean right?

……Where it's ok for old ladies to hit you or punch you, or slap, or grope, whatever the preference.

……Where you question whether it's beef, pork, or dog.

…….Where youre best bet crossing road is just to walk out there slowly, dont make eye contact, hope that they will swerve around you. There are no traffic lights/laws here.

…..Where you honk 27 million times just because everyone else is doing it.

……Where you drive on the wrong side of the road & honk at
on-coming traffic to move out of your way or force them
off the road. Youre bigger…why not? 
This is completely normal and ok.

……Where you are CONSTANTLY stared at.

……Where jelly tastes like how a chinese restaraunt smells.barf

……Where peanut butter is $107,000.00 literally

…….Where you can almost put the smoothie stand lady out of business. Only 75 cent for a fresh fruit smoothie. Dont judge.

…….Where they think its ok for their kids to pee on the sidewalk or floor. yep. just like that. naked for all the world to see, even in the grocery store.

…..Where you can sense the oppression from the war.

…Where you can still see agent orange effects in generations down.

……Where you can bring joy to the orphans just by laughing and singing, even just sitting there. It's worth it.

…..Where you arent allowed to worship publicly….or else. We found this out the hard way.oops.

…..Where the local sandwhich stand lady gives great hugs…only because the first 5 akward times made good practice. Never give up.

…..Where you imagine yourself with a little asian baby in the future.

…….Where you see children in school uniforms with red ties around their necks symbolizing communism.

…..Where you fear getting hit by a motorbike at least 4 times a day.

…..Where they randomly turn off power and internet with no warning for a day or so.

….Where it rains all day, err'y day.

….Where the local "coffee" is comparable to concentrate, or tar.

….Where you want to come back to, just because the people are so beautiful.