I had to see the ol' corpse of Ho Chi Minh while in the cesspool of Hanoi. There are many good reasons to pay the old stiff a visit: He was a great historic figure, you're an aspiring embalmer, you are hot for dead people, but the most interesting aspect is watching asian people in the city of Hanoi being respectful and quiet! It's quite a shock witnessing people actually lining up instead of pushing each other out of the way and being able to keep quiet for so long. Experiencing this was well worth the price of admission (actually, there was no charge...) I guess the strict rules and the vigilant guards helped a bit. No hats, no "disrespectful clothing", no cameras, no sickness (!), no laughter etc. Us gents respectfully removed our hats but
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