>--- 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.
Hmm, my friend who spent several years there as a Dow Jones/AP reporter said so. Guess I'll have to go check it out myself.
Doug