I can say with confidence that one of the first things anyone will notice when venturing out in a metropolitan area of Vietnam is the roads and, more specifically, the traffic on them - by far the most prominent feature. Having dealt with the traffic firsthand in Hanoi, and, to a lesser extent, in other cities, both as pedestrians and as motorists, Klaudia and I became adept at crossing the street by the time we’d reached Ho Chi Minh City. We also learned to notice any newcomers. Almost as a rule, people will begin their Vietnam tour either in Hanoi and head south, or in HCMC and head north, and we could tell who was heading north: stopped at a curb, the newcomers stared at the oncoming swarm of beeping motorbikes - atop which sit not only people, but also some of the most amazing products possible, like living produce and other animals, stacked to unbelievable heights – with uncertainty and a hint of panic in their eyes, awestruck by the idea of crossing this particular street without a traffic light.
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