Comments on: Americatown http://tadioto.com/2007/07/09/americatown Life in Ha Noi and beyond Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:32:30 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bubber http://tadioto.com/2007/07/09/americatown/comment-page-1#comment-2785 Bubber Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:03:40 +0000 http://tadioto.com/2007/07/09/americatown#comment-2785 Alakazaam-infomrtaion found, problem solved, thanks! Alakazaam-infomrtaion found, problem solved, thanks!

]]> By: duc http://tadioto.com/2007/07/09/americatown/comment-page-1#comment-74 duc Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:50:27 +0000 http://tadioto.com/2007/07/09/americatown#comment-74 Thanks for your comments and the link. I hope the Americatowns, in Japan and Korea, will be real. Not simply formed out of touristy and commercial reasons. There are no Americatowns that I know of that have been there for generations, built by immigrants seeking a better life, and changing the fabric of the society. There have been no mass movements of Americans abroad - to the credit of American society. The largest such movements remain military deployments. Thanks for your comments and the link.
I hope the Americatowns, in Japan and Korea, will be real. Not simply formed out of touristy and commercial reasons. There are no Americatowns that I know of that have been there for generations, built by immigrants seeking a better life, and changing the fabric of the society. There have been no mass movements of Americans abroad – to the credit of American society. The largest such movements remain military deployments.

]]> By: Dokdoforever http://tadioto.com/2007/07/09/americatown/comment-page-1#comment-73 Dokdoforever Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:31:23 +0000 http://tadioto.com/2007/07/09/americatown#comment-73 You might want to reconsider your claim of no Americatowns - http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/01/117_17946.html There's one in Japan, and now two planned for Korea. As for the claim that "Americans stay home" - well I don't know what would lead to a statement like that. - I'm American, have lived for 14 years in Seoul. There are many, many Americans who live abroad for extended periods. No reason to make broad generalizations about nationalities. You might want to reconsider your claim of no Americatowns – http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/01/117_17946.html

There’s one in Japan, and now two planned for Korea. As for the claim that “Americans stay home” – well I don’t know what would lead to a statement like that. – I’m American, have lived for 14 years in Seoul. There are many, many Americans who live abroad for extended periods. No reason to make broad generalizations about nationalities.

]]> By: delia and peter http://tadioto.com/2007/07/09/americatown/comment-page-1#comment-51 delia and peter Sun, 11 Nov 2007 01:24:43 +0000 http://tadioto.com/2007/07/09/americatown#comment-51 accident? minor, i hope. sounds like it was awhile ago... hope you are fine. it is interesting to hear about asian americans and your impressions being away from america funnily i don't really miss asian americans rather i miss asian nationals. sometimes i find asian americans to be pretty out of touch with their respective cultures and honestly a bit egotistical as they facade the emptiness of being detached from a root culture judgmental i am and blanketting, i know... i feel compassion tho of course for asian american i am one of them, mais oui! and i do feel their flocking, their protection when i call upon it which is a comfort i guess i just feel sometimes they are a bit rigid and over-achieving sometimes it hindered me, honestly, living in the bay area and being around that energy i feel so much freer in new orleans that's just me. different strokes for different folks no offense intended. maybe i never really felt a part of the asian american thing because i am hapa? anyway, my mind and heart is open to learning more and moving away from assumptions.... much love to you dear duc! :) accident? minor, i hope. sounds like it was awhile ago… hope you are fine.

it is interesting to hear about asian americans and your impressions being away from america

funnily i don’t really miss asian americans
rather i miss asian nationals.

sometimes i find asian americans to be pretty out of touch with their respective cultures
and honestly a bit egotistical as they facade the emptiness of being detached from a root culture

judgmental i am and blanketting, i know… i feel compassion tho of course for asian american
i am one of them, mais oui!

and i do feel their flocking, their protection when i call upon it which is a comfort

i guess i just feel sometimes they are a bit rigid and over-achieving sometimes
it hindered me, honestly, living in the bay area and being around that energy

i feel so much freer in new orleans
that’s just me. different strokes for different folks

no offense intended. maybe i never really felt a part of the asian american thing because i am hapa?

anyway, my mind and heart is open to learning more and moving away from assumptions….

much love to you dear duc! :)

]]> By: duc http://tadioto.com/2007/07/09/americatown/comment-page-1#comment-36 duc Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:58:48 +0000 http://tadioto.com/2007/07/09/americatown#comment-36 There are so many new restaurants now in Ha Noi - I truly love the fact that as a bi-lingual, bi-cultural person I can enjoy both expats places as well as small out of the way or funky or inexpensive but good places local friends take me to. What expats and visitors complain about is the limited late-night comfy place for drinks and conversation - Ha Noi needs them, but I also enjoy hanging out near Truc Bach when weather permits. Lacking an Americatown, I suppose Americans form small clubs and gather at home, and rather than one concentrated area, meet up at many places. Then again, there are always the backpackers areas - round Ma May, or Hang Buom, or Ta Hien, or near the main Church - which is a related point about your blog about travelling. We go far away only to sit together among the familiar. Still that does not make up Americatown, does it? So sorry to hear about the heartbreaks. Thanks for checking in. There are so many new restaurants now in Ha Noi – I truly love the fact that as a bi-lingual, bi-cultural person I can enjoy both expats places as well as small out of the way or funky or inexpensive but good places local friends take me to. What expats and visitors complain about is the limited late-night comfy place for drinks and conversation – Ha Noi needs them, but I also enjoy hanging out near Truc Bach when weather permits. Lacking an Americatown, I suppose Americans form small clubs and gather at home, and rather than one concentrated area, meet up at many places. Then again, there are always the backpackers areas – round Ma May, or Hang Buom, or Ta Hien, or near the main Church – which is a related point about your blog about travelling. We go far away only to sit together among the familiar. Still that does not make up Americatown, does it?
So sorry to hear about the heartbreaks.
Thanks for checking in.

]]> By: Preya http://tadioto.com/2007/07/09/americatown/comment-page-1#comment-35 Preya Tue, 10 Jul 2007 05:20:37 +0000 http://tadioto.com/2007/07/09/americatown#comment-35 This is true. I remember back in the old days in Hanoi we used to all go to the "Swedish Bar," which wasn't really a bar at all, but a gathering of expats and their kids on Friday nights at the Swedish "camp." It was the only place in town that served hamburgers. And needless to say, it was the site of many heartbreaks for me, haha. I think the place still exists down the alley from the Swedish Embassy, but I'm not sure if they still host the weekly Bar. This is true. I remember back in the old days in Hanoi we used to all go to the “Swedish Bar,” which wasn’t really a bar at all, but a gathering of expats and their kids on Friday nights at the Swedish “camp.” It was the only place in town that served hamburgers. And needless to say, it was the site of many heartbreaks for me, haha. I think the place still exists down the alley from the Swedish Embassy, but I’m not sure if they still host the weekly Bar.

]]> By: duc http://tadioto.com/2007/07/09/americatown/comment-page-1#comment-34 duc Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:28:33 +0000 http://tadioto.com/2007/07/09/americatown#comment-34 Thank you, anh Hieu. I am OK, just annoyed that in this heat I have to move slowly and can't shower and bathe for another week or so until the stitches are taken out and the wound is healed. No, I didn't attempt a hara-kiri session. I will blog about this - stay tuned. Thank you, anh Hieu. I am OK, just annoyed that in this heat I have to move slowly and can’t shower and bathe for another week or so until the stitches are taken out and the wound is healed. No, I didn’t attempt a hara-kiri session. I will blog about this – stay tuned.

]]> By: Hieu http://tadioto.com/2007/07/09/americatown/comment-page-1#comment-33 Hieu Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:22:04 +0000 http://tadioto.com/2007/07/09/americatown#comment-33 Duc, It's good to hear from you again. I was a bit worry this morning because of not seeing your post for a while. Keep writing good stuff. I hope your little accident is not too hard on you. Take care. Duc,

It’s good to hear from you again. I was a bit worry this morning because of not seeing your post for a while. Keep writing good stuff. I hope your little accident is not too hard on you. Take care.

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