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[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I lived in Hanoi Vietnam for just over a year, but that was 15 years ago. It was incredible. It's a lovely place with lovely people and amazing food. It's not without it's problems (no freedom of press/speach, relatively poor air quality, etc.), but overall it was a nice place to live.

[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Seems nice, would you ever recommend it over places like Egypt turkey or South Africa?

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 1 points 2 months ago

I've never been to Turkey or South Africa, and I've only ever been to an airport in Egypt so that's not a fair assessment.

I can say, however, that my overall worldview makes those places unappealing to me compared to Southeast Asia.