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Real Name: Shawn
Lives In: Tampa, US
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Politics: Ho Chi Mihn City or Saigon??
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    • Is it OK to call Ho Chi Mihn City, SAIGON…? YES

    In fact, most Vietnamese locals prefer the pre 1975 name of “Saigon”…the name Ho Chi Mihn just doesn’t match the city…Saigon is just too zany, loud, independent and free-enterprising…to be named after a communist leader…no matter how loved

    Pictured here...Dong Khoi street from the rooftop of the Rex Hotel...Dong Khoi was
    known as Tu Do Street (meaning FREEDOM) to the American GIs during the war....it had a glut of bars (enough said)...now it has fancy high end boutiques and souvenir shops

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    Politics: Saigon and Communism
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    • Even with the free enterprise in Saigon, Vietnam is still a communist country and if you look you will see evidence of this. The Government of Vietnam posts bill boards everywhere giving messages to its citizens. Some of the bill boards just say to be a good citizen, where others talk about family commitment, getting regular immunizations for children or warn about AIDs.

    Pictured here...one sign with several messages

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    SLLiew Wed Nov 22, 2006 16:32 UTC
     Shawn, Nice pics of HCMC or Saigon. Those poor animals in cages. Had great beef noodles at Cholon Chinatown. Bring back memories. Cheers, SL    		Sininen Fri Sep 1, 2006 17:20 UTC
     Hello Shawn! I loved Saigon too. Great page! Happy birthday from Finland!
    JonnyVN Tue Jul 11, 2006 00:32 UTC
     On the HCMC page "is it OK to call HCMC Saigon", not widely known is that the area in the photo is in fact officially called Saigon, i.e. most of district one. One of the reasons that newspapers and mags have Saigon in their name    		bpacker Wed Nov 24, 2004 04:23 UTC
     Ah, Cao Dai Temple, I missed that...must have been a great visit.
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