I'm sorry I scared you mr. taxi man (well a bit sorry)

I’ve been in Vietnam three days now and I’ve only been offered 6 motorbike rides madam so things are definitely changing here. You can tell people are earning more money as everybody is on a moped rather than a bike now. It’s the opposite of London, where the money is flowing out, rather than in and everyone has taken up cycling. There has been a 36% increase in wages in the last year alone (this said in a tragic manner by Charles, the Taiwanese factory manager, overlooking the fact that it’s actually good news for the people of Vietnam) It’s nearly possible to walk down the street like an actual human being without being treated like a big, white sack of money, who will vomit dollar bills on random passersby if prodded correctly (nearly)
Sometimes you don’t even make it out of passport control before someone starts trying to fleece you, but this time I made it as far as the airport gates, when the driver asked me for another $10 on top of the $10 price we had already agreed, apparently as a fee to get out of the airport car park…I don’t think he was expecting the reaction he got, but if he ever finds out that London cabs have soundproof screens and driver controlled doors, I think he will totally understand why…I paid $10…