| rdfs:comment | - Another example which demonstrates political differences is sides-of-the-street driving. Other "more civilised" countries are proud of their one-way systems, and having traffic drive on the correct side of the road. In Vietnam, vehicles drive whichever way they like; these also include pavements, alleyways, inside the house, on buildings, through restaurants, in lakes as well as rivers, and into each other.
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| abstract | - Another example which demonstrates political differences is sides-of-the-street driving. Other "more civilised" countries are proud of their one-way systems, and having traffic drive on the correct side of the road. In Vietnam, vehicles drive whichever way they like; these also include pavements, alleyways, inside the house, on buildings, through restaurants, in lakes as well as rivers, and into each other. Another law that remains relatively unknown to outsiders is bigger vehicle has the right to run over smaller vehicle (note: pedestrian is viewed as a type of "vehicle" in Vietnam and stationary human beings are viewed as "parked vehicles"). However, due to the considerate-nature of Vietnamese, these laws result in only 2 deaths per decade. In recent years a new craze has taken Vietnam's motorists. The craze is known as "Text Riding". In this craze, motorists are required to drive as quickly as possible whilst writing text messages. More experienced Text Riders are able to drive one-handed without looking at the road for 30 seconds or more. There have been no accidents resulting from this practice, and as such, it has replaced more convential driving practices - indicating, checking mirrors, and braking. Their main diet is Pho which can be found everywhere, i.e. KFC, Lotteria, Pizza Hut and Pho 24. Interestingly, Pho 24 restaurants are neither open 24 hours a day, nor serve Pho for 24000 VND. The average height for Vietnamese men is 5'1" and Vietnamese women is 4'10". They stand to be the shortest among the World's countries, even including Japan, Korea, and China. There have been mutations that cause a portion of the Vietnamese to grow to a towering 5'2". Common hobbies for Vietnamese include: squatting, smoking, staring idly into space, wearing pyjamas at all times, wearing motorcycle crash helmets at inappropriate times (Eg. weddings, funerals, in restaurants, and whilst riding elevators), playing pool, civil war, plowing, digging tunnels, growing rice, eating rice, drinking fish sauce, and prostitution. Like all Asians, Vietnamese enjoy martial arts, long division, and refusing to pluralise words. Upon first meeting someone from Vietnam, it is customary to comment on this, as this conveys your great knowledge and respect for their culture. Vietnamese exclusively wear brand name clothing (e.g. Calvin Klein, Armani, Tommy Hilfiger, Lucky, Versace, DKNY), preferably all black, and best of all, Chinese knock-offs. Most Vietnamese girls wear thick-platform shoes, super flare jeans, and cropped tops showing their navels. Their hair will be dyed brownish red and dead-straightened. Some sluttier ones have tattoos and big bling-bling. They prefer boyfriends who are either morbidly obese ageing and white or Asian gangster tryhards wearing Made-in-China-Hip-Hop clothings. Some Viet Kieu men living in Vietnam suffer from excessive levels of self esteem because they tower over the indigenous population (5ft4") and have high incomes derived from minimum wage jobs in the USA. These Vietnamese are easily identified by their conspicuously new trainers, "cool" motorbikes, and casual contempt for both foreigners and Vietnamese. Vietnamese are the most gangsta Asians in the World. With the Japanese and Chinese being mafia Asians in gay suits.
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