There is a stereotype in the South about Hanoi people that they are incredibly cheap. It's such an enduring and pervasive sentiment that I have just collapsed it with our stereotype about Jews. Hanoians are Vietnam's jews.
I have had my own run-ins with Hanoi folks, and I must say, perhaps there's something in this stereotype. The ones i know are INCREDIBLY, irritatingly cheap. My absolutely HATES Hanoi people for this among other reasons. I mean, they steal, kill and eat dogs so they don't have to pay for food- really. What kind of likeable person does THAT?
There is a saying about cheap people in Vietnam. "So-and-So is so cheap, he hoards his feces to use as a pillow". I choked on my soup when i heard that. That's pretty damn cheap.
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