Coming to Hanoi for a few days, many foreign tourists cannot help but be surprised by the crowded traffic on major roads, intersections, roundabouts... in the city center. Not only the busy traffic routes but the noisy car horns all over the streets take tourists quite a while to get used to.
Charlotte Lehmann, a tourist from Germany, shared that the transportation culture in Vietnam is very different from her hometown.
In Germany, people often only go to places with traffic lights and lines. But when she arrived in Vietnam, the female tourist saw people crossing the street regardless of the road. What surprised her was that traffic in Vietnam at first glance was quite chaotic but operated very orderly in a very unique and rhythmic way.
When I first arrived in Hanoi, I was overwhelmed by the noise and horns of cars on the streets. But now I have gotten used to it. I have also learned how to move more easily in Vietnam. That is, just follow the people here, walk calmly at a moderate speed, you will no longer worry about having to travel on crowded roads," the female tourist expressed.
Emma Pastorfield, an American tourist visiting Vietnam after finishing her trip to Australia, shared that traffic participants in Vietnam use car horns a lot.
She is not too tieng tieng hat lon cua xe hoi tren pho Ha Noi, even though it feels quite nghe thay hay, because she is a person who loves dynamic and bustling cities. However, when she had to cross the road herself, she was still quite scared and worried because the traffic was stuck.
" traveling in Vietnam is like a nightmare. Because every time I take a step forward, there are many vehicles coming and I have to back down. So I tried to learn how to cross the border in Vietnam. I will find a Vietnamese person who looks really confident and familiar with that, and I will follow them," Emma said.
Similarly, Thea Schwarmeier - a tourist from Germany, was surprised because even when staying in a hotel, she could hear the loud whistle from the streets from early morning.
What surprised her most when exploring life in Hanoi was the rather complex transportation system here, with many types of vehicles. Since arriving in Hanoi, the female tourist has witnessed many collisions.
Although Vietnam's traffic is considered chaotic, it operates with control. In particular, art on the road in Vietnam is also considered by many tourists to be initially scary. But once they get used to it, they find it very interesting.
