--- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> Vietnam is an
> impoverished wreck.
It really, honestly, isn't. Even the really poor parts in the central highlands are not all that bad by the standards of SE Asia. I've been all over the country, helping Tess research "Vietnam By Rail". and I just don't recognise this description.
dd
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