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are shocked by how friendly the place is. People are genuinely happy to see you. This is hanois old quarter. But its looking less and less old these days. Changed. In the irish czech themed pub next door. Vietnam is a young country. Almost half of vietnamese of under the age of 30. Fewer every year even remember what they call here, The American War. Those years were defining time for just about everyone vietnamese or amer
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