To the south of Saigon is the delta and a different way of life on the water. The way of life for the people living on the shores of this water way will change in the very near future. The powers to be are moving all the folks living along the shore to living spaces off of the water way and it will be a big change for them. They want to clean up the river which is good but I feel sorry for the people and the change coming for them. I went to the floating market that is held each day of the week and it is like the wholesaler selling to the retailer. These boat come from all over loaded down with all sorts of things and they fly from a pole what wears they are selling. They are up very early in the AM to beat the heat and are done by 10AM I stayed with a local family for the night on the canal and did a bike tour of the area that day and the next morning went to the market on the river at 7AM. The family all live in one complex and the family is a unit. The grand mother was still with them and at 93 was still up and moving around. No one spoke English so was interesting to connect with them and understand each other sort of.
Life is speeding up for this country and big changes are on the way. You can see it in all parts of the country. Some of it will be good and others not. Going toward the Wester way of life.
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