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Rush hour traffic in Vietnam

Hanoi is the New York of rush hour traffic. If you can make it there, you’ll make it anywhere. No, seriously. To be honest, I am lost for adjectives that I co...
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Hanoi is the New York of rush hour traffic. If you can make it there, you’ll make it anywhere. No, seriously. To be honest, I am lost for adjectives that I could use to describe the rush hour traffic in Hanoi. It is chaotic, maddening, noisy, fascinating, hectic, noisy, turbulent, wait… have I mentioned noisy?

It is noisy! It is as if everyday from 7 am to 9 am and 5 pm to 6 pm most of the main roads in the city are being hiked up a couple of decibels. But of course! It is rush hour and the roads are mega-loaded with scooters, cars, bicycles, cyclos, buses, and even some three-wheelers, and they honk every two seconds.
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