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Xin chào

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September 12th 2013
Xin chào = Hello In what is no doubt a very small thing, I feel like I jumped a major hurdle. I went to get my hair cut. It had been almost 3 months since my monthly cut. Fears can be so silly. I did not know if I would be a curiosity when I walked in (using charades since pronouncing the Vietnamese would not give a clue what I wanted), or maybe have them laugh at me. And I wondered if the cut ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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