We share photos and admire the handsomeness of each other's families. We find that we're not all that different, the Vietnamese and us. They are friendly and sincere. They are very proud of their children and their country. They are happy, yet very poor.
Most people work seven days a week.
Ho Chi Minh's father, Nguyen Sinh Sac, is buried at Cao Lanh. The park-like memorial for him has about three acres of lawn. A gardener at the memorial is paid 15,000 dong per day for cutting the lawn. They cut the lawn with scissors. With little money, the people live simply.