-powercuts (this was not unusual, especially after a rainstorm, but i wasn't surprised due to the way the electric wires were so unordered on the streets)
- about a million people on one motorbike (slight exaggeration, but that also includes any peculiar item they need to move from A to B)
- waking up really early (and doing tai chi wherever possible)
- bringing the appetizer and meal at the same time & bringing the food out at different times (they served it whenever it was ready!)
- "same same but different" (quote for all of south east asia)
- matching trouser and top combinations (the women more than the men, there were a lot of matching outfits, generally a very colourful and decorative patterns)
- face masks (the kind they were on motorbikes, we figured it was to stop the inhaling of fumes)
- beeping their horn (A LOT, they like to make a lot of noise)
- keeping children up late (we noticed this a lot, children eating food at around 10pm or playing out in the street at dark, we wondered what time they finally got to sleep?)
- grouping their shops together (streets seemed to be categorised, shoes, painting, jewelery, food, etc)
- faffing around (taking ages to do something. especially when it came to transport or sorting something out, they left you waiting and for what it seemed they weren't doing anything constructive)
- hammocks (in tuk tuks, by the side of the road, anywhere they could be assembled)
- street food (they love it)
- squatting (it is their preferred way to sit, I figure they are petite people - it is a lot easier for them to do it for a long period of time compared to their western counterparts)
- riding a motorbike on the pavement (when the roads get too busy, some clever Vietnamese like to take over the pavement to avoid the traffic!)
Cute post, Ladies. Thanks for keeping my brother company :)
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