Each time I come back I gain a little more insight into the culture of Vietnam, there has been many subjects on the site which have been critical of life here and in many ways I can understand. The people have a dual character 1st is the caring for those close to them emotionally, the 2nd is an overt indifference to those not in their WORLD, it can be seen in the way westerners ask something and get that hand gesture ( sort of wave/ shake ). Some VN student friends of mine have a presentation on economics and 1 of their teachers asked for their thoughts on why infrastructure has faltered until now, I give the example of standing in the que at Lotte mart, a small gap appears and some young girl steps in , until she was told where the que started, at the back and then there is the incident where, at the intersection a young m/c rider was looking intently at the bus drivers face to discern where he was focused ( 2nd point ). I don't think this is exclusive to Vietnam just more overt, the old story, it's not a lie if both parties agree is the same in the west, don't pay anyone till the job is done. From watching my parents die, Mum with Alzheimer's, I have learnt that stimulation of the brain to develop synapses so that Alzheimer's is delayed is something I don't have to try hard to do....These are just my musings and I'm open to correction , Mark