Ho Chi Minh is a national hero here and people still call him uncle. We went to see his body at the mausoleum in Hanoi. Joe thought that was pretty creepy.
He's the guy responsible for bringing communism to Vietnam. You can often see Uncle Ho iconography around the city.
We were kind of scared ahead of our trip. Phrases like arbitrary interrogation made us want to stay home. But in reality, all I think communism is responsible for is lack of progress. Construction is slow, we have seen half complete bridges where it looked like no one has worked for days. People still use hand tools, although we have seen machine tools though few. Social problems are the same they just present themselves in a different way.
Just slow slow progress yet I'm sure each year it becomes more Americanized and tourist friendly.
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