You learn about a place and get to know the people by being there in the flesh rather than just by reading about it. It even sparked my curiosity some more that I even watched Ken Burn's unbiased documentary "The Vietnam War." It definitely opened my eyes. It just shows that you cannot just judge people. For sure, it is quite true that you cannot always rely on what information the media feeds you. You have to see it for yourself. I really enjoyed this country and really appreciate the generosity of its people. Though I had two instances of a bad experience, for the most part, I dealt with really nice sincere people here and who went out of their way to make me feel at home. I read that Vietnam's economy is booming fast, and it will be the next "Tiger" in Southeast Asia. They say it will be like China in ten years. Well, I think they deserve it after going through some turbulent times in its history. And they are such humble people 😁 This is one of the main reasons I travel. To look for beauty in people.