IPS Traffic Jam

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By SaigonNezumi (Kevin)Sunday, August 6, 20064 commentsVietnam

Everyday between 4-4:30 PM, there is a horrible traffic jam when IPS, the International Primary School in Saigon, releases their students. Chaos ensues…

(Coming to work at the Capital Place Building on Thai Van Lung Street, District 1)

(I parked my motorbike and I am trying to walk through the traffic jam now)

(Big, big nightmare created by the IPS students and their parents)

(Another view of the parking lot entrance)

4 comments on “IPS Traffic Jam”

Minh Thursday, August 17, 2006
The Vietnamese poeple do not care for getting in an orderly line. They would push forward to advance at any chance or openings they get. However, I have not seen any fist fight because of this, only words exchange
kevmille Thursday, August 17, 2006
You do see the middle class and upper middle class adapting to lines now at places such as Citimart or Metro. Slowly but surely it is happening.
My theory about the Vietnamese people is that they vent their emotions and frustrations on motorbikes. If you think about it, the only time you see a Vietnamese person angry are while they are riding on their motorbikes.
Minh Friday, August 18, 2006
Yeah, that is somthing. For a poor country, they’re always smiling. It seems they have minimal stress compare to other developed countries.
Vn ranked prety high too in the HPI index ….happy planet index
kevmille Friday, August 18, 2006
Yeah but you can see the stress in their eyes. I meet many people here, including myself, whose lower part of their eyes are blacker than black. Sign of exhaustion.