Sa Pa, Vietnam: Chatting With H'Mong & Dao Saleswomen

[TheLuSeng]

Hella funny and good, LOL. Cool people!

[CrazyNative4]

the hmong and the red dzao people are cool

[endsOFearthDOTCOM]

@CrazyNative4 They were super cool. I need to return.

[lilochanger]

lol Gotta love Hmong people

[bigman300ful]

good people always be their

[leereturn2006]

I am Vietnamese and i never meet these people hahaha. poor me.

[endsOFearthDOTCOM]

@leereturn2006 You must live in a big city?

[leereturn2006]

@endsOFearthDOTCOM ya i live in city most city kid live in city and dont go out at a young age cuz i dont know i guess i didnt try to travel.

[ZobaK1]

just shut up and buy it!

[endsOFearthDOTCOM]

@ZobaK1 Yeah, I know, I really dragged out the sale. I eventually bought a couple things from them! A monochord and a bracelet.

[puccafall]

what ever country i go to they always sale like that

[endsOFearthDOTCOM]

@puccafall They must do that because it works! I have to admit that I'm a sucker for persistence combined with friendliness!

[zeusvn88]

Yeah they asked me if I have a wife too, haha. I said no. Then they asked me if I have a girlgriend. I said no again, damn.

Then I asked them (2 yound girls) if they have husbands. They answered yes. They were 18 and 19.

[beehfancy]

LMAO! ooooo man poor guy! now all these girls tryin' to make you buy their clothes now! lol don't stay at one spot for a long time! lol

[beehfancy]

lmao! its funny, the most asked question is "DO YOU HAVE A WIFE/SPOUSE?" HAHA i know what they thinkin! they ask me that too than the next question is "do you like any of our son's? plz marry them" arggg.....

[endsOFearthDOTCOM]

@beehfancy That's a very common question. I think it's how most of the world sizes up strangers---based on marital status. Other places, like Europe and the US, evaluate status in other ways in my opinion. When I lived in Italy, I was more likely to get asked what kind of car I drive. In the US, I'm more likely to get asked my job. 

[beehfancy]

@endsOFearthDOTCOM

wow really!!! ppl would ask you what kind of car u drive?!? wow....

[SpecialGuy21]

3:58 thats a jew's harp, no relation to jewish community, and youre right, a dan bao is a larger, monochord instrument. at first, the young girl said, this is called music and then, she said, this is called a guimbard or jews harp.

[endsOFearthDOTCOM]

@SpecialGuy21 Thank you!

[CrazyNative4]

cool

[lovestoryim]

I haven't anything to sell for tourist.may be myself lol, just kidding.

I like their clothing. the pattern is so amazing.

[endsOFearthDOTCOM]

The best thing to sell to tourists might be yourself! Be a tour guide. This seems to be a common theme I see in every country's tourism industry: women tend to sell products, and men tend to provide transportation and tour guide services.

[lovestoryim]

wow,they can speak english. :O

[endsOFearthDOTCOM]

Yes they can! The best English speakers are the merchants, like these women! If you are serious about improving your English, I recommend selling to tourists. Good luck!

[lastime77]

yeah, their english is really good!