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Pham Ngu Lao Craziness

Submitted by on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 – 10:00 pm3 Comments |

I decided to have lunch at Mimosa today.  Normally there are two tables just outside the restaurant.  Roughly every 2-3 months, the local police ‘confiscate’ one table for about a month.  The owner can get it back sooner but she did not want to have to pay the ‘fee’.  The police will return the table.  About a week before Tet, they will take it back again.

Same ole, same ole…

saigonphamngulao Pham Ngu Lao Craziness

(Used to be a table here)

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