Our entrance to the communist country of Vietnam was not as smooth nor as grand as our other entrances. First-off, the bus ride from Siem Reap took the entire day. Secondly, the Vietnamese Immigration is corruption in action! Crossing the border was easy enough - bus conductor got all our passports, Cambodian immigration officer stamps it and off we go. A few minutes away and we all get down, this time for Vietnam Immigration and all hell broke loose. Apparently, the system is not to have a system. Everyone just brings his/her passport (preferably with cash stuck in between) to the Immigration officer’s booth, wait for his/her name to be called, disregard the queue and just stand within hearing distance, jump the queue when you are called, exit, fill-up or submit something at the Customs’ booth
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