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How locals say hello in Ho Chi Minh City
Dry season (December–April)
To cross the street, walk slowly and steadily — the motorbikes will flow around you. Never stop suddenly.
Khmer fishermen called this Mekong Delta confluence Prey Nokor — forest city. Vietnamese settlers moved south in the late 17th century and in 1698 the Nguyễn lords formally established the settlement as Gia Định. The French made it the colonial capital of Cochinchina in 1859 and renamed it Saigon, building wide boulevards and neoclassical buildings still visible today. After April 30, 1975, the city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City — though locals still call it Saigon.
Ho Chi Minh City has over 8 million registered motorbikes — roughly one per person.
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