Caveat No.1 - I don’t do politics.
Caveat No.2 - I’ve only been here twice, the last time was 30 years ago.
From a tourist’s point of view, Vietnam is a fairly clean, safe and welcoming country. The infrastructure is miles ahead of Cambodia and less frenetic than Indonesia or the Philippines and is probably on par with Thailand.
The people are fairly laid back and hospitable and I would recommend it as a holiday destination (but always do your research first).
The Vietnam war started before I was born, so it’s difficult for me to form a strong opinion on the whys and wherefores. From what I can gather, it appears that the US adopted the wrong tactics and could have brought the conflict to a close fairly quickly if they had taken advantage of their aerial superiority. But the beauty of hindsight is always 20/20, eh?
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OnanTheBarbarian (13183)
a year ago
It's not a matter of politics. I just think it's sad that so many died and so much money was spent by the American government to stop you from having two nice holidays in Vietnam. I guess those commies weren't so bad after all?
It's a lesson we can learn going forward. We should have known that before we lost two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan ... And while we're fueling that war right now in Ukraine.
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AndyKing1967 (39874)
a year ago
I don’t know how different it would be here today if the war had gone the other way.
There’s plenty of neon lights everywhere and it seems fairly westernised.
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OnanTheBarbarian (13183)
a year ago
Lol. It would probably be the same whether we lost or won the war. The whole thing was such a waste.
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AndyKing1967 (39874)
a year ago
I went to the Remnants War Museum and it was pretty harrowing.
I forgot to mention that they have McDonalds over here, which is hardly the best sign of Communism, lol.
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