Ho Chi Minh City Local Custom Tips by sunshinejo

It might seem like a simple enough task, but, until you get there, you have no idea how tricky this can be! Luckily I met some people who'd already been to Saigon before I arrived and they filled me in on how to do it. If it weren't for them I may just have found myself stuck on the same block during the whole of my stay! Unlike anywhere else I've been, there's no point in waiting for a gap in the traffic, this never happens! And the green lights on the pedestrian crossings are a bit of a waste of time too. Basically, the trick is to just go! Stick you're head down and walk slowly and steadily accross the road and the millions of motorbikes that fill the streets of Saigon will just go around you - kind of like water flowing around a rock in a river. The first couple of times you do it are incredibly scary, but you get used to it pretty quickly! If in doubt then just find a local and shadow them! Good Luck!

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