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Viet Nam: is it anti-American to go there for golf?
Friday October 27, 2006 | 14:32:14 132 words, 2024 views
Viet Nam has some excellent golf courses, I was surprised to learn. Not a lot of them. In fact, only a handful. But the ones that are there, scattered across the country, are definitely worth playing. Here is the larger question: Is it unpatriotic to visit Viet Nam as a tourist? Tourism is skyrocketing in the country, many visitors being American. Is it anti-American to contribute to the economy of the country we were once at war with? I’ve gotten some negative feedback already for visiting the country. I don’t agree with it, though I can understand the feeling. I didn’t meet a single Vietnamese who was still bitter about what they call the American War, even those who fought in it, for both sides by the way. Forgive, but not forget? Comments:
Well, if that was the case Tim we wouldn't be playing golf in England, Mexico, Germany, Italy and many other places where we are always sending ourboys off to fight. IM a VN vet and I have been back there. Didn't play golf, but if the opportunity came up while there I would of.
So, should Americans only visit countries it has defeated in war? Wow, how ignorant? Sounds like typical American mentality. I have been to Viet Nam twice in last two years, and I will continue to visit Viet Nam regularly. It is the safest place I have ever been. I will dump my American dollars into Viet Nam as frequently as possible. Thanks for the tip, I will make arrangements to play golf when I return there in next year.
Comment from: tim [Visitor]
Mark, wow sounds like your typical knee-jerk mentality. Exactly where did you read in my blog about only visiting countries we have defeated in war?
How about you reading some more of whatever bias you have into what I write? Talk about ignorance. Did you even READ what I wrote?
To hell with Viet Nam, of course they don't have a bad thing to say, they won. We lost. There are plenty of great places in our own country to be dropping off the dollars first. We lost a politicl war... Can see it shortly, go play the Country Club of Iraq next...
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