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    50 Photos That Show Hanoi In 2014 Is Remarkably Similar To New York In 1914

    I lived in Hanoi, Vietnam for 4 years. I always felt what I was seeing was similar to turn of the century New York. It turns out I was right.

    New York Had Messy Powerlines

    Hanoi Has Messy Powerlines

    New York Had Shoeshine Boys

    Hanoi Has Shoeshine Boys

    New York Had Old Men Smoking Pipes on the Street

    Hanoi Has Old Men Smoking Pipes on the Street

    New York Had Flower Markets

    Hanoi Has Flower Markets

    New York Had Street Sweepers

    Hanoi Has Street Sweepers

    New York Had Bread Vendors

    Hanoi Has Bread Vendors

    New York Had Sweatshops

    Hanoi Has Sweatshops

    New York Kids Liked to Jump Rope

    Hanoi Kids Like to Jump Rope

    New York Had Clotheslines

    Hanoi Has Clotheslines

    New York Streets Were Patriotic

    Hanoi Streets are Patriotic

    New York Had Homeless Kids

    Hanoi Has Homeless Kids

    New York Had Traffic Jams

    Hanoi Has Traffic Jams

    New York Had Questionably Safe Schoolyards

    Hanoi Has Questionably Safe Schoolyards

    New York Was Building Skyscrapers

    Hanoi is Buliding Skyscrapers

    New York Had Crowded Swimming Pools

    Hanoi Has Crowded Swimming Pools

    New York Had Bustling Streets

    Hanoi Has Bustling Streets

    New York Had a Bridge in a Park in the Middle of the City

    Hanoi Has a Bridge in a Park in the Middle of the City

    New Yorkers Enjoyed Lemonade

    Hanoians Enjoy Lemonade

    New Yorkers Liked Waving Flags on Bikes

    Hanoians Like Waving Flags on Bikes

    New York Had Crowded Classrooms

    Hanoi Has Crowded Classrooms

    New York Had Football Teams

    Hanoi Has Football Teams

    New York Had Old Men Playing Chess in the Park

    Hanoi Has Old Men Playing (Chinese) Chess in the Park

    New York Had Indoor Markets

    Hanoi Has Indoor Markets

    New York Had Hot Dog Stands

    Hanoi Has "Hot Dog" Stands

    New Yorkers Loved New Years

    Hanoians Love Tet (Lunar New Year)

    Driving In New York Was Crazy

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    Driving In Hanoi is Crazy

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