00:00Friends, we often admire the glitz and glamour of foreign cities,
00:04but have you ever seen a real village market in Vietnam?
00:07In today's video, I'll take you to a small village near Hanoi where no tourists go.
00:13Only authentic rural life exists.
00:16These sites will surely remind you of a local hot, weekly market back home in India.
00:23As soon as you enter the market, the first thing that catches your eye
00:27is the women sitting on the ground selling vegetables.
00:30It's exactly like our weekly markets.
00:32The produce here is incredibly fresh, straight from the fields into the baskets.
00:37But notice, just like us, the tradition of bargaining is alive and well here.
00:43Negotiating for something worth 10,000 Vietnamese dong amidst laughter and chatter
00:48makes the atmosphere feel just like home.
00:51However, some things are different here.
00:54In Vietnamese culture, meat and seafood hold great importance.
00:58Right in the middle of the market, you'll see fresh fish, poultry,
01:02and many items that might not be as common in our local markets.
01:06You can see how the locals are carefully picking out their favorites.
01:29If we talk about the setup, the bamboo baskets and the seating style, they're a striking resemblance
01:35to the villages of Bengal.
01:37But there's one special thing here, discipline.
01:41Despite the crowd, there is a certain rhythm to the market.
01:45You'll even see people shopping while sitting right on their cycles and scooters in these narrow lanes.
01:57Apart from vegetables, there are sales on cheap clothes and everyday items.
02:13You can see how t-shirts and garments are available for just a few thousand dong.
02:18This scene is exactly like our local sale markets.
02:22So friends, this was a small corner of Vietnam.
02:26Seeing this made me realize that even if languages and countries are different,
02:30the simplicity of villages and the vibrancy of markets are the same all over the world.
02:36What did you like most about this market?
02:38Let me know in the comments and don't forget to subscribe to IV4PUBLIC.
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