Comparing Hanoi and Saigon
Rain:
Saigon: like Saigon girls, easy come – easy go.
Hanoi: compared with Hanoi girls: dull and lasting.
Traffic at red light:
Hanoi: DO NOT turn right.
Saigon: sometimes you can even turn left!
Footwear:
Hanoi men can wear shoes without socks.
Saigon Girls can wear socks without shoes.
Proposing: When you say to your girl “Do you love me?”
Hanoi girl: “What if I say no?”
Saigon girl: “Why not?”
You’re a rich man when:
In Hanoi: you have lots of money
In Saigon: You spend lots of money
Motobike keepers at shops, café and restaurants:
Hanoi: Free parking and keeping
Saigon: "5000VND!" (without “please”)
Beer o’clock
Hanoi: BIA HOI (draught beer), roasted peanut, go home at 9pm.
Saigon: Cold beer bottles, big ice bucket, a steam boat, drink till midnight.
Pho noodles:
Hanoi: must go with MSG and “quay” – kind of finger-shape soufflé batter.
Saigon: Pho is not pho without vegetable, beans proud and chili sauce!
Flirting girls:
Hanoi girls: easy to pick, hard to dump.
Saigon girls: hard to pick, easy to dump.
Weekend:
Hanoi: family get-together for a home-cooked lunch or dinner.
Saigon: Let’s go to the restaurant!
Styles:
Hanoi: Nice bike, nice mobile phone, nice dress up but the wallet is just empty
Saigon: Old bike, old phone, shorts and T-shirts, money? How much you want?
Ways of Life
Hanoi man: Go out in day time, home to family and his wife at night time
Saigon man: Stay home with his wife in day time, out drinking with friends in night time.
Houses
In Hanoi: Large and "deep” – long
In Saigon: Small and Short.
Taste
Hanoian like salty food.
Saigonese prefer sweet and and sour.
And so much more...
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