If Saigon Districts could talk, what would they say? (Part 2)

After poking around on Facebook, I found this made-up conversation between the “districts” of Saigon. I thought it would be great to share this creative work with non-Vietnamese speakers so you can know more about the city and our sense of humor.

District 8: Don’t call my name!

One fact you should know is that District 8 (D8) and Binh Chanh District are very close to each other. Also, Binh Chanh District is a suburb of Ho Chi Minh City, so the bright city lights are low and it can be quite boring. Here is a translated version of the conversation:

D8: U proud to be independent, and yet you tell shippers that you are near me?

Binh Chanh: How else would I get my stuff shipped, Dog?

Shipper: Saying “I’m near D8” doesn’t make my trip shorter.

Viettel Post: You’re stupid @Shipper, tell him to get it into storage. (There is a huge Viettel warehouse in Dong Nai, very far from Binh Chanh District)

Binh Chanh: @Viettel Post you have life insurance yet?

District 9: Notice me!

D9: I have Suoi Tien, I have villas, The BCR, Buu Long temple, Long Island castle… I have everything and all you think I have are cows?

D10: But where are you? You’re supposed to be next to me and I don’t know where you are.

D1: Me too.

D3: Me three.

D5: Me four.

D7: Me five.

D8: Me six.

Hoc Mon: Same avatar! Hive five! <3

Short explanation: Hoc Mon District and District 9 are rural areas and people know of them because they have fields and cows.

Tan Binh District: Streets, streets, streets!

Streets in Saigon are in general, a mess. Long and traffic-clogged describes them best.

Tan Binh: “My life was a straight line, until I met you, Cong Hoa, a real pain in the … (Cong Hoa Street is the longest street in Tan Binh District.)

D4: “If your life gets messy, it’s because you can’t tell Vinh Khanh, Khanh Hoi and Vinh Hoi apart.” (These are 3 different streets in D4, which are easily confused with one another.)

Voldemort: I’d kill Potter if he was not hiding in Bau Cat. (There is Bau Cat 1 Street, Bau Cat 2 Street, … and Bau Cat 8 Street in Tan Binh District.)

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