Comments on: Some Things Never Change In Vietnam

By: OGolly

OGolly — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:23:42 +0000

Nice read. Would have liked it to be longer and more in depth.

By: Vieve

Vieve — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:05:23 +0000

Whaddaya mean, Sara? He’s still cute! 😉

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:30:56 +0000

OK, Guardian.
Guess maybe you should have had a note at the top:
“Warning: Watch movie Babel before reading this”

Hey, Zarkin: Whaddya mean “ignore Gordon”? You know nobody’s ever been able to do that!

I’m a professional thorn in the side (ask any of my bosses at The Idaho Mistakesman).

By: David Zarkin

David Zarkin — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:44:57 +0000

This is truly amazing and ignore Gordon because what you have done here is incredibly important, bringing closure to that difficult year in your life. I knew you when you had hair and a military waistline because you had recently returned from Nam. I am so glad that you are sharing this trip.

PBS aired a wonderful documentary about a Vietnam family that had immigarted to the US and 40 years later returned to visit relatives. This was memorable as well.

I can’t remember if you commented on the Nam experience when you worked at The Statesman. Why did we all take this so lightly in 1968 the newsroom? We had an eyewitness to history and we never sought you out on your expeeriences.
Dave Zarkin, a former Idahoan.

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:10:03 +0000

Wow Dave, you were cute!!!! What happened?

EDITOR NOTE–Gravity and genes conspired against me. However, I know now what I didn’t know then.

By: The Boise Picayune

The Boise Picayune — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:48:27 +0000

Holy Macaroni and Cheese there Sp4 Frazier!

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:05:53 +0000

“began jabbering in Vietnamese ”

A bit of bias here, soldier. When you visited England, I don’t recall you saying someone there “began jabbering in English.”

In fact, you said in this story that one guy “spoke some English,” not “jabbered some English.”

So, maybe the lady spoke or talked Vietnamese, eh?

EDITOR NOTE–I was ready for this one when I CAREFULLY chose the word. Due to my lack of language skills, Vietnamese was jabber…my English was no doubt jabber to her. In her excitement she jabbered in any language. The movie “BABEL” with Brad Pitt explains language barriers very well.