I saw that, too. I remember noticing the Pocket 3 as soon as I went into the post office. But then I forgot about it until I saw the video later on. I think once you start shooting KZfaq videos, you notice every camera within a 5 km radius. You develop a certain camera radar. At least I do. 😁 And there's something about the Pocket 3 that makes it stand out.

If all goes well, Part 2 will be published today. In fact, it will be available on the channel in about one hour from now as I type this message. 👍

I ended up taking my day with Rod and making four videos out of it. I think the day naturally fell into four sections, and I decided to publish one part per day. So Part 2 will be published today. And then Parts 3 & 4 will be published the next day and the day after. 😀

That's right. It took me a while to figure it out, and Rod had to explain it to me, but I finally made the connection: Cộng Cà Phê ------- Việt Cộng

Việt cộng họ có tàn sát gia đình bạn ở Mỹ, chỉ các bạn làm điều đó ở Việt Nam nên tôi nghĩ bạn nên nói lại ai tàn bạo

I was so slow to figure that out and make the connection. Rod had to spell it out for me. As usual, I blame my slowness on the GoPro. 🤪 Somehow shooing video uses up so much of my brain that I end up not making connections like that.

Yes, that was the answer I was thinking of. However, since then, I've learned a bit more. I think there is a distinction between the actual soldiers from the north, the regular North Vietnamese Army, and the Viet Cong. The fighters from North Vietnam were regulars of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). But the Viet Cong were actually from the south. They were fighting for the north and believed in communism, but they were actually from South Vietnam. So, technically, this cafe was named after the fighters from South Vietnam. They just happened to be fighting on the side of North Vietnam.

I'm not sure that the concept of a "real Saigon" is a useful one. I understand the idea that District 1 is considered the tourist-oriented part of the city, and that many of the sights and conveniences for foreigners are located there. However, that doesn't make it any less real to me. I'm not sure that the other districts are so profoundly different. How would you define "real"? While I was in Saigon, I crossed the rivers many times and saw lots of other districts, but I never felt like there was any great difference between them. There are more foreigners visible on the streets in District 1, and the majority of the beautiful structures built during French colonial times are located there. To me, those are all good things, so I enjoyed being based in District 1 very much. I also enjoyed my trips to other districts. To me, it is all "real" Saigon. 😀

You mean thao Dien ? That place is where all the expat locate lmao it ain't real Saigon , if anything real Saigon will be other district like Binh Thanh , Tom Pham you a vietkieu eh ?

I stayed in Saigon for about four weeks, I think. I've already left, unfortunately, so I'm not in Saigon anymore. I travelled down to the city of Can Tho and then north to Dalat. I'm in Dalat right now. There is a very good chance that I will be returning to Saigon (briefly) at the end of July just before my tourist visa expires.

Phải làm chiếc trực thăng với mấy người đu lên mới đúng chứ 😂

I never thought of that, but it does make a kind of sense that the stairway feels a bit like a việt cộng tunnel.

@@PlanetDoug Hãy đến Củ Chi không xa thành phố Hồ Chí Minh bạn có thể trãi nghiệm nó để thấy rằng nếu không có tinh thần yêu nước họ không thể sống ở đó hàng năm chỉ để giành độc lập

@PlanetDoug i don't know how long you are going to stay here,but if you still have some times, I would love you to have a trip to Cu Chi Tunnel where You could learn about and how cruel Viet Congs were during war 💔 😢. But remember, this is a tropical weather country, and you are getting into a super heavy rain. Do quickly, or the tunnels might be submerged under the water 💧 🤔. Canada is wet for some time, but Vietnam is a super wet country. Stay safe Doug 🙏 and I hope you back home in safe n sounds

@@ngohung49 tàn ác mà họ những người Việt cộng phải ở dưới hang để chống lại người ở trên mặt đất ?. Thật khôi hài khi người không còn gì để chống lại người đang có tất cả cuộc sống vũ khí, mà không chỉ vài ngày mà là hàng bao nhiêu năm nếu không chịu đau khổ họ không có ý chí làm được điều đó. Chúng ta đều có suy nghĩ và hiểu biết vậy chúng ta nên đánh giá trên hiện tượng

This topic actually came up frequently when I went on the day trip to the Cu Chi Tunnels. My tour guide stopped at one point and tried to explain the nuances to us. I knew all this from before, of course. But I definitely needed to be reminded. He essentially said that there was the Viet Cong (the VC) and the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). And the Viet Cong were guerilla fighters from South Vietnam. The North Vietnamese Army were,of course, regular soldiers from North Vietnam under direct control of the North Vietnamese government. And the two groups were allies with similar but perhaps not identical beliefs and goals. And my tour guide defined cong as meaning communism. Therefore, the Viet Cong were people from South Vietnam who believed in communism. The internet tells me this: "The name "Viet Cong" is a contraction of "Viet Nam cong san" meaning "Vietnamese communist". I don't remember exactly how you explained it to me at the coffee shop. But I think that is essentially what you said, right? I don't think you got anything wrong or backwards. 😁

I was given a new selection of T-shirts while I was in Kuala Lumpur. A mixture of blue and red. And this was the brightest blue one.

Thank you. Yes, meeting up with my fellow Canadian was great. I had a good day with Rod. I've noticed this trend of wedding shoots taking place outside and inside the beautiful French colonial buildings. I saw wedding photography outside the Saigon Opera House later that day and then at the Museum of Ho Chi Minh City and other places later on.