Saturday, 9 October 2010

Lost in Translation

Old posts from my defunct blog:

I've been taking Mai Lihn cabs in Vietnam since they are a trust worthy taxi company. The cab drivers always know where to take you even though one has poor pronunciation of Vietnamese places.

Today was different. I took a cab from District 1, HCMC and....

Me: Chinatown please...Chinatown...Do you know Chinatown?

Driver: Yes, yes! Shay-na-ton, Shay-na-ton!

Assuming Chinatown was a popular market among tourists in Saigon, I believed him when he said yes.

After five minutes we have arrived at our destination.

Driver: Shay-na-ton! Shay-na-ton!

I looked to my left where the driver was pointing. Oh yes, it was Sheraton (Hotel).

I found the whole thing hilarious, I just paid him 20.000 VND that reflected on the meter. Took another cab near Shay-na-ton Hotel to take me to Chinatown.

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