I actually kind of liked Hanoi the first time I was there last year. Sort of a throwback to an earlier time, and the communist propaganda is actually less pervasive there than it is in the South. Other than the language, it seemed very much like a part of China. Lot of people looked more Chinese than Vietnamese also. Vietnam has really bad air pollution though, it’s like it’s in a thick fog all the time.
Lot of ethnic Chinese in VN.
Air pollution? They are simply following China, like, you know, Shanghai and Beijing. While the country may be beautiful, the ecosystem in these craphole countries poisons everyone.