Culture Shock

Adaptation in English below…sort of 🙂

Scriu asta cat am curajul ca sa nu cumva sa imi gasesc scuze dupa. Si cu toata circumspectia legata de faptul ca suntem aici de doar 2 zile.

Desi nu anticipam, m-am simtit mult mai dezorientat decat as fi crezut. E drept ca am “intrat in paine” de cand am ajuns luand transportul in comun de  la aeroport si continuand sa ne ferim de a ne feri. Insa….

Ieri seara ne-am refugiat intr-un restaurant plin de europeni si ne-am bucurat ca doi copii de niste cartofi prajiti. Azi am dat peste un super market (un fel de monop crossed cu galeriile lafayette, lotte tower). Am fost bucurosi cand am gasit crema solara si ziploc bags si pijamale (dormitul in merinos nu e super comod).

Partea cealalta, cu adapatarea, exista si ea. Trecutul de strada in Hanoi este..special. Primele 2 dati te simti de parca ai face bungee jumping. Te arunci in necunoscut. Adapatarea vine f repede dupa aceea si incepi sa faci zig zag printre motociclete aproape la fel de agil ca un localnic. Street-fodul este intr-adevar excelent, curatenia inexistenta si din cand in cand pe strada te fixeaza un “random chicken”

I’ll write this while it’s still fresh and I have not found a way to rationalize it. I felt much more confused and disoriented than I expected, even after only two days here. Yesterday we crashed into a westerner filled restaurant where a plate of french fries got us ‘high’. Today we found a department store and the sight of pajamas, sunscreen and ziplocs made us giddy for half an hour. We almost bought haagen dazs 🙂

On the other side, we took public transport from the airport downtown, eat a lot of savory streetfood (just don’t look around when you eat and avoid the bathroom) and in general tried to be as local as possible. Still, culture shock after two days, I must be less adventurous than I thought:

Bonus, poze de la vot de la Paris. Puie monta, imi vine sa le dau de baut oamenilor de pe aici de bucurie pe 16 Nov.