Saturday, December 15, 2007

Uncle Ho

Before leaving Vietnam, I need to mention how much the Vietnamese love Ho Chi Minh, or Uncle Ho, as they often call him. There are statues of him everywhere, and many billboards and signs all around Vietnam contain his picture along with some communist propaganda and often pictures of a farmer, a soldier, a student, a child, and a sheaf of wheat. Apparently, he loved children, as he is often pictured teaching a child. In Vietnam, you don't see any U.S. chains, except, curiously, Kentucky Fried Chicken. This is because Colonel Sanders looks a lot like Uncle Ho. Seriously.


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