New York Had Messy Powerlines
Hanoi Has Messy Powerlines
New York Had Shoeshine Boys
New York Had Old Men Smoking Pipes on the Street
Hanoi Has Old Men Smoking Pipes on the Street
This man is smoking
Thuoc Lao, a Vietnamese grown tobacco, out of a traditional water pipe.
New York Had Flower Markets
New York Had Street Sweepers
Hanoi Has Street Sweepers
New York Had Bread Vendors
New York Kids Liked to Jump Rope
Hanoi Kids Like to Jump Rope
New York Had Clotheslines
Hanoi Has Clotheslines
Dryers don’t exist in Hanoi
New York Streets Were Patriotic
Taken in Chinatown. Despite rampant racism, these Chinese Americans still loved their new country.
Hanoi Streets are Patriotic
New York Had Homeless Kids
Hanoi Has Homeless Kids
Fortunately these boys are being helped by a great charity called
Blue Dragon
New York Had Traffic Jams
Hanoi Has Traffic Jams
This is actually pretty tame
New York Had Questionably Safe Schoolyards
Hanoi Has Questionably Safe Schoolyards
New York Was Building Skyscrapers
Hanoi is Buliding Skyscrapers
The now completed Keangnam Building
New York Had Crowded Swimming Pools
Hanoi Has Crowded Swimming Pools
New York Had Bustling Streets
Hanoi Has Bustling Streets
New York Had a Bridge in a Park in the Middle of the City
Still does I suppose
Hanoi Has a Bridge in a Park in the Middle of the City
This is the Huc bridge in Hoan Kiem Lake. It is in a much smaller, but still centrally located, park in Hanoi.
New Yorkers Enjoyed Lemonade
Hanoians Enjoy Lemonade
This is actually Tra Chanh an “Arnold Palmer” like concoction of sweetened green tea and lime juice
New Yorkers Liked Waving Flags on Bikes
A Fourth of July Celebration
Hanoians Like Waving Flags on Bikes
Hanoians Celebrating a Soccer Victory Near Hoan Kiem Lake
New York Had Crowded Classrooms
Hanoi Has Crowded Classrooms
New York Had Football Teams
New York Had Old Men Playing Chess in the Park
Hanoi Has Old Men Playing (Chinese) Chess in the Park
New York Had Indoor Markets
New York Had Hot Dog Stands
Hanoi Has “Hot Dog” Stands
That is what you think it is.
New Yorkers Loved New Years
The first Ball Drop in Times Square, 1907
Hanoians Love Tet (Lunar New Year)
My Wife and I enjoying Tet fireworks in Hanoi. Chuc Mung Nam Moi!
