Drinking a Saigon Special, holding my dong and taking questions

[kjbert]

What are some weird things that are legal there that surprised you as an American?

 

[jgflava_in_nam]

What are some weird things that are legal there that surprised you as an American?

Pissing on the street. Walking around with an open container. I see people smoking weed in the open all of the time. There is a street with a bunch of bars on it known as the "backpackers street" where I have been offered to buy cocaine and heroin.

Another thing is people take the law into their own hands. There is a big problem with dog theft here. People steal dogs to sell to a dog meat restaurant - they can get $100-150 for one dog, which is a lot of money for the majority of Vietnamese people. If they are caught in the act, a mob of people will beat the shit out of them and sometimes even kill them. I have seen this happen on the side of a highway in central Vietnam.

 

[kjbert]

Have you eaten dog meat? What else have you eaten that no American would consume?

 

[jgflava_in_nam]

Have you eaten dog meat? What else have you eaten that no American would consume?

I have not eaten dog meat. It is much more popular in the northern part of Vietnam. I saw several dog restaurants in Hanoi.

Weirdest thing I have eaten was a duck egg with a fertilized embryo inside of it. I didn't think it was bad. I've also had a liquor that has a cobra inside of the bottle - it is thought to be some kind of Viagra.

 

[RW_Prescott]

I've also had a liquor that has a cobra inside of the bottle - it is thought to be some kind of Viagra.

Did it work?

 

[RimJobbLarry]

Did it work?

 

[jgflava_in_nam]

I didn't feel anything from it. It just tasted like vodka infused with ginseng and herbs.

 

[Mr. Wade Garrett]

I didn't feel anything from it. It just tasted like vodka infused with ginseng and herbs.

I had the snake whiskey. It's disgusting. Just a sham thing they sell to white people.

 

[novabubba]

I have not eaten dog meat. It is much more popular in the northern part of Vietnam. I saw several dog restaurants in Hanoi.

Weirdest thing I have eaten was a duck egg with a fertilized embryo inside of it. I didn't think it was bad. I've also had a liquor that has a cobra inside of the bottle - it is thought to be some kind of Viagra.

That is the balut egg correct? i remember that from fear factor. always made me want to yak watching people eat it.

can't believe people actually eat dog.

how much taller are you than everyone there? I stand at 6'1 and was like a walking mountain in thailand.

 

[jgflava_in_nam]

Yeah, though balut is a Filipino word. Here it is called trung vit lon.

I'm 5'11''. I dated a girl who was 4'11" for a few months and eventually broke up with her because I felt really uncomfortable about the height difference. It's a shame because she was an absolute freak in the sack.

 

[Mr. Wade Garrett]

Yeah, though balut is a Filipino word. Here it is called trung vit lon.

I'm 5'11''. I dated a girl who was 4'11" for a few months and eventually broke up with her because I felt really uncomfortable about the height difference. It's a shame because she was an absolute freak in the sack.

Have you bounced around any other SE Asian countries?

 

[jgflava_in_nam]

Have you bounced around any other SE Asian countries?

Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia. Want to check out Myanmar next.

 

[The_Expansion_Crew]

You most likely know it as Myanmar, but it will always be Burma to me.