Don't Mess

Since we have been riding our motorbike around town, we have noticed how completely different being on a bike is from the bus, taxis, and even walking. You really are in the middle of everything as you are cruising amongst thousands of other mopeds. Also, since you are at street level and exposed to everything, you also really notice the exhaust and pollution as you cruise about town.

To combat this (and to not get suntanned) the Vietnamese work hard to cover and protect themselves. This sometimes goes as far as ladies literally covering themselves from head to toe with zero skin exposed -- complete with special arm and leg coverings that look like super duty nylons. Inevitably, everyone kind of ends up looking like they are ready to rob a bank with their face coverings and sunglasses. The other day Heidi wore her new face mask for the first time, hoping to block out some of the stench and to stop the black boogers from forming. She was not totally convinced that it helped with the exhaust at all, but we did decide that it made her look very intimidating. Don't mess.