A very brief follow up to my story on visa-runs and Whoppers in 2000BC: what do Hanoi/Saigon expats secretly (and not so secretly) yearn to eat in Bangkok today?
I never understand why expats miss things like Branston pickle or marmite… my biggest gripe was the opening of the evil that is Starbucks in a country famed for amazing coffee…at a fraction of the price.
On a side note, my daughter will no longer eat Burger King after it being the only place to get ‘breakfast’ before an early flight out of Saigon. She projectile vomited said burger over her seat (and those nearby) just as we touched down in…Bangkok…
I never understand why expats miss things like Branston pickle or marmite… my biggest gripe was the opening of the evil that is Starbucks in a country famed for amazing coffee…at a fraction of the price.
On a side note, my daughter will no longer eat Burger King after it being the only place to get ‘breakfast’ before an early flight out of Saigon. She projectile vomited said burger over her seat (and those nearby) just as we touched down in…Bangkok…
I would add Kinokuniya book store as a thing that Bangkok has that Saigon doesn't