As you may know mobile phone and motobike are essential accessories to show your social status.
Concerning motobikes you have a few options:
Honda Dream and a kinky pilot (or not)
First, the honda dream which is the traditional countryside or low salary worker... definitely the worst choice!
Honda wave and a 'cookie'
If you go for wave you will even loose the surprised looks about the redneck bike of yours, it's because wave are the most basic city bikes here...but well if you are Mr Dan Danuwong, you might draw some attention...
Finally if you are a real adventurer, here is what you need:
Minsk's fine art
So with a minsk you will definetly loose any attention... you can't be part of "people like us"! unless you go full throttle on color:
- Helmet on the first photo is typical from countryside
- The outfit is also typical (kinda countryside style but not only)
- Wave & dream cost barely the price but dream are considered more reliable while wave are more 'trendy' (less grandpa's motobike to speeak nicely)
- Minsk were so cool for expat a few years ago when it was nearly impossible to get a real motobike in Vietnam (taxes problem etc).
- There is still a minsk club but i think they are fading
2 comments:
just read yr blog..Ive been living in vietnam for 11 years, my first 5 years in Hanoi...I know what yr going through, but the longer you stay there the more you will discover...and Im sure you will make some great friends...i used to go to Funky monkey when it first opened it was great then, the old owner Cong Anh, now has funky buddha bar...he and his friends have no problem with gay..there r a lot more younger vietnamese in Hanoi who dont care...it takes time..you will find them...best wishes to you and yr BF...
Thanks for your comment and wishes ;)
Well, i think gay is way too hidden/private for me. i'd like to meet more people but i have to much work and my bf does not like the gay scene... We'll see within a few years or i'll move Saigon or somewhere else, who knows?
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