As soon as I arrived in Hoi An I noticed that there was a sign for a bus to Saigon.

Hmm. Since Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh city after the war, I thought that was interesting. In the North they call it Ho Chi Minh city.

I metioned I was going to Ho Chi Minh city to someone and she corrected me and said Saigon.

As it turns out, Saigon is still a district in Ho Chi Minh city.

But I do think it is interesting that even a non Vietnamese speaking foreigner can pick up a little bit of the animosity that still exists between North and South.

I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise considering the American civil war ended 150 years ago and we still our North/South rivalry.

Still interesting though.

I haven't gotten to speak to anyone about the war yet. I would really like to