This is Ho Chi Minh City

The traffic in Ho Chi Minh City is probably somewhat remarkable and astonishing for us; the never-ending flow of motorbikes, horns rise one after another, there is no overhead bridge, the disproportionate number of traffic lights, the zebra crossing which lacks of practical use. Yet, this is the city’s uniqueness as if such chaos without order does exist as a matter of course. No one ever doubt about it.

胡志明市的交通可说是这城市不可忽视的景观,川流不息的摩哆车，此起彼落的车笛声，没有天桥，如同虚设的斑马线，和繁忙交通比例不足的交通灯；这，就是胡志明市的特色，仿佛这毫无秩序的混乱是存在得理所当然的，也经得起时代变迁的考验。

Please don’t expect the motorbike riders will

stop for you who is going to cross the road. What you ought to do is to simply proceed to cross the road without any hesitation. Just go, they will avoid you.

你不必奢望摩哆骑士会因你而停留，要过马路么，就直接敢敢过，他们会避你的，只怕你裹足不前而乱了他们的阵脚。

Life goes on in spite of the heavy rain.不管晴天雨天，为生活奔忙的步伐不停歇，节奏依旧。

哪怕是周遭水花四溅，雨天雷响震耳，小孩依旧与水嘻闹，此景叫人看了，该是担心小孩着凉，还是赞叹他们无邪的快活呀?

Kids are playing under the heavy rain. Wonder if they would get cold? I do admire them in being joyful under such rain, I think they’re strong.

So this is a manic city, clogged with traffic, bursting with energy.

这就是如此动力十足而吵杂的城市。