On the streets of Vietnam: 10 photos that convey the atmosphere of simple life (11 photos)

It still has its traditional flavor, which is mixed with the vibrations of modernization.





1. Healthy sleep

The favorite pastime of any self-respecting Vietnamese is to sleep at work. Taxi drivers are especially successful in this matter! Don't forget to let your feet breathe. Especially if you live in a hot city like Ho Chi Minh City, where temperatures rise to 40 degrees.



2. Law enforcement

This security guard at the entrance to a bank in Dalat also follows the golden rule of free legs. Do you often see people in uniform, freely breaking their dress code?





3. What is happening in this photo?

Seemingly incompatible things intertwined together. But nothing is impossible in Vietnam. These are office workers in traditional conical hats who decorate the entrance of the building with Santa and reindeer just before Christmas.

And since this is happening in the resort city of Da Nang, at the same moment someone is returning from the beach barefoot and without a T-shirt.



4. For some coffee, for others water

Vietnam is obsessed with coffee. Here in any city you will find coffee shops on every corner. Some are very simple and cheap for the most ordinary Vietnamese. Others are more modern, cozy and “European”.

But some people have not yet grown up to the magnificent drink, so they drink water.



5. Boiling of life

Green street of Ho Chi Minh City on a hot April day. Locals are rushing about their business, and tourists are fighting off the clingy people who offer to get rid of their “dirty green papers.”



6. Dogs are in place

No, the Vietnamese did not eat all the dogs, although you will hardly see stray mongrels on city streets. Some pensioners indeed still perceive animals as a delicacy, but this is almost a thing of the past. Young people completely condemn all this and love pets very much.



7. Let's play

Board games are very popular in Vietnam. For example, Xiangqi or Chinese chess. All over the country you can see stone tables with a playing field on the streets. You can relax and play. But these Ho Chi Minh City residents chose to get a little cool from the tiles (the "loose feet rule" still applies).



8. Dance and smile

This, of course, is not an ordinary snapshot from life, but a New Year's performance in Da Nang. Beautiful girls in festive traditional dresses put on a show for residents and tourists.



9. Shin Kamon, Senki Yu

There are enough tourists in Vietnam. Some of them really try to immerse themselves in the culture, actively communicate with the locals and even try to learn the difficult Vietnamese language.

“Sin kamon” means “thank you” in Vietnamese. "Sank yu" is the same in English.



10. Fruit dreams

And finally, another healthy sleep for the saleswoman at the market in Dalat. Well, whoever needs it, they’ll wake you up!