tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2663325692700112562.post8344638344805634544..comments2024-02-24T15:54:36.522-08:00Comments on Ahoy Hanoi!: I Can't Dish It But I Can Take ItBenjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425453650024691669noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2663325692700112562.post-64255007805571091492010-02-20T15:54:16.764-08:002010-02-20T15:54:16.764-08:00although my father is quite older than my mother (...although my father is quite older than my mother (15 years) and they truly love each other, I still cringe when i go back to vietnam and will see beautiful 19-20 year old girls on the arm of an obviously 65 year old western retiree. ben and huyen are both young, intelligent ppl and make a cute couple so obviously this doesn't apply to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2663325692700112562.post-45423312108273213212010-02-19T23:01:49.610-08:002010-02-19T23:01:49.610-08:00Ivu, I understand how you feel regarding seeing &q...Ivu, I understand how you feel regarding seeing "Tay" and Vietnamese girls. I often cringe in Vietnam (and in Thailand) when I see some couples. <br /><br />However, there are plenty of couples based on love too which I know you realize. I think when people fall in love they need to fall in love with everything that makes that person who they are. If it wasn't for Huyen's family and upbringing I have no doubt we wouldn't be together now. <br /><br />We will eventually be in DC (to visit my sister) and will definitely take you up on dinner!Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425453650024691669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2663325692700112562.post-60801066457270586742010-02-19T21:10:18.399-08:002010-02-19T21:10:18.399-08:00I mean energy=power.I mean energy=power.lvuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04554541321896693480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2663325692700112562.post-61531193704290527292010-02-19T21:07:33.298-08:002010-02-19T21:07:33.298-08:00I am impressed, Ben. You truly take Huyen and her ...I am impressed, Ben. You truly take Huyen and her family. Only few foreigners can do this. Sometime, I hate Vietnamese girls hanging out with “Tay” because I don’t see it is fair for the girl. I recently have been traveling to Africa for work and I usually feel disgusted with the way rich white businessmen and tourists looking at, saying about, and treating the poor there. Well, if you and Huyen come to DC, I would certainly like to invite you guys over for dinner and of course, you don’t have to dish. <br /><br />@Augusts in the USA: You don’t need to teach Huyen to use the dishwasher. Using the dishwasher is too easy and just takes minutes. But as I recalled, washing dishes by hands was so simple and enjoyable too. It saves a lot of energy and you know, we all worry about global warming.lvuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04554541321896693480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2663325692700112562.post-41689255473245481872010-02-19T04:37:01.176-08:002010-02-19T04:37:01.176-08:00Huyen, We look fo...Huyen, We look forward to teaching you how to use a dishwasher, how to use an oven,to drive a car, and to introduce you to bagels and rye bread,matzo ball soup, brisket and noodle kugel, chocolate layer cake and macaroons, and all the goodies we like. Of course, it will be a little bit at a time so you don't get the Ben stomach ache curse.Augusts in the USAnoreply@blogger.com