Guille and his moto

My Son OR "Vietnamese Driver's Ed"

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July 25th 2009
Motorbike Guy: "You good driver?" Me: "Yes, very good driver" *He looks me up and down skeptically* MBG: "Ok, gas- here, brake here. Ok, ok?" Me: "Ok, ok." MBG: " Gears here, 1 2 3 4, ok ok? Me: "Ok ok." MbG: " Number 4 very good" Me: "OK, 4 very good. Got it." MBG: *hands me a helmet* "ok, GO!" ....and then we drove 30miles to find the My Son ruins- several wrong turns, one minor ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more