Freee!! Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 16 hours ago, Golfingboy said: I still call HCMC Saigon though The Vietnamese themselves also still do so. And the airport code still is SGN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Freee!! said: The Vietnamese themselves also still do so. And the airport code still is SGN. The South was not a big supporter of the North taking over after the Americans left. Cut into their corruption opportunitie$. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freee!! Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, lazarus said: The South was not a big supporter of the North taking over after the Americans left. Cut into their corruption opportunitie$. I am married to a North Vietnamese lady (and daughter of a party member) and she calls it Saigon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, Freee!! said: I am married to a North Vietnamese lady (and daughter of a party member) and she calls it Saigon. Sounds about right. Good read on what was going on in Vietnam pre-1970. https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Lake-Vietnamese-Americans-Vietnam/dp/0316159190 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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