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Things You Should Know About Sai Gon

Sai Gon, or Ho Chi Minh, is the big city of Vietnam. This city has exotic food, colonial architecture, and memories and a must-see destination for tourists to visit when traveling to Vietnam. If you are going to travel this city, there are things need to know about Sai Gon and this writing will be useful for you to discover this city.

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Things You Should Know About Sai Gon

1. Friendly local people

First and foremost, the thing you should know about Sai Gon is the local people. They are always friendly. They do not have any distinguishing among regions but are friendly to all. If you are about to live in Saigon as an expat, you will easily get on well with the local people here since they always greet you in a very natural way.

Saigon people usually help other people in the enthusiastic way even they are not in acquaintance with each other. They help a stranger but do not require your thankfulness or any reward at all. When traveling to this city, please don’t hesitate to ask directions people around. Saigon girls are intelligent but equally dynamic. Saigon boys are strong, healthy and gallantry. If you have a chance to visit the university or see the active participation of young people in Saigon, you will have the full feeling about these people there.

Friendly local people

2. Food

Coming to Saigon city, you should not miss the chance to enjoy the delicious and tasty local food. It can be said that Saigon food is the mixture flavor of all every regional cuisine. From the savory food such as Pho Hanoi, Bun Bo Hue, Quang Noodle to snacks like lemon tea, sour friend spring rolls… are all in this place. To enjoy the all the tastes of Saigon, take the chance and join the Saigon street food tour of Journey Vietnam. You will not only discover the local cuisine but also widen your knowledge about this city.

Food

3. Holidays

Every day is the holiday of the Saigon people and evening is the time local people to go for relaxing. Weather day or night, Saigon is always busy and bustling and you can go around through the night in this city on the roads such as Bui Vien, Pham Ngu Lao in District 1. The bar, restaurant, pub, or sidewalk cafes decorated but very much affordable for foreigners to chat and take pictures. In addition, there are many restaurants opened at night, the 24h stores can serve pedestrians at any time with all commodities, food, drinks, medicine…

Holidays

4. Parks

There are a number of green parks in Saigon. They are all clean and convenient for people, for instance, Tao Dan Park, here you can enjoy the fresh and clean air and the peaceful view: untouched green trees, fresh air, and beautiful park benches.

Parks

5. Lifestyle

Saigon people have a very opening and independent lifestyle. When the young children grew up, they live independently and often make money by their own hand. Certifications here are not very important. Candidates are recruited by their talent and experience rather than a piece of cardboard in color. As a result, many people from other cities flock here and thriving.

To discover Saigon, it takes a long time but for tourists, understand above things will help you to have a wonderful and memorable experience here.

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