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Help, should I take Uni to Vietnam??????
------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44425 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: Should I take UNI to Vietnam - Take uni and go nuts - Take uni and avoid unnecessary attention - Leave uni at home and 'dream ride' - Flip a coin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I'm leaving for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam tomorrow and was planning on taking my trials uni. It fits perfect in a small suitcase. Just noticed that someone was 'caught' unicycling in Tiananmen Square and made to stop. Has anyone had trouble from other communist countries? Is there any good logic to keeping a lower profile? It would suck to be without my uni for 2 weeks, but safety is a consideration. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks -- cowan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cowan's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10985 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44425 |
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Take it. Tiananmen Square is a different problem, it's an area that the chinese are supposed to show respect so there is no 'clowning around'. also Chairman Mao's mausoleum in on the square. Anywhere else in China you would be mobbed by inquisitive locals. In Ho Chi Minh City not far from the port area and travellers hang out streets there is a school for underprivalaged children, a 'circus school' as such. They have a number of gifted Uni riders there. I don't know the name but we went to a performance there. I doubt they have ever seen atrials uni before!The locals will know where it is if your in the area. -- canmore-uni ------------------------------------------------------------------------ canmore-uni's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9810 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44425 |
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Tiannanmen Square was the site of a giant political protest that got worldwide coverage in 1989. As that location is representative of China, and is a major tourist attraction, the policy in 1993 seemed to be that doing unusual stuff there was frowned upon. When Jack Halpern and I started riding our unicycles for a picture, cops came running immediately. But they said we were fine to ride anywhere we wanted outside the square. Fast-forward to 2000: Unicon X. 400+ unicyclists converged on Tiannanmen Square for a "demonstration" and performances we did there. This was of course pre-arranged by the convention organizers, and our performance area was barricaded off from tourists and others. But there was no problem for hundreds of us to ride from the subway, across the square, to our performance area. You can dig around in here to see the pictures from that day: http://tinyurl.com/a6xgh So bring your unicycle and go nuts! -- johnfoss John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone "jfoss" at "unicycling.com" -- www.unicycling.com "Read the rules!" -- 'IUF Rulebook' (http://www.unicycling.org/iuf/rulebook/) -- 'USA Rulebook' (http://www.unicycling.org/usa/competition/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ johnfoss's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/832 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44425 |
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generally people like Americans, they think we are very "unique"... Add a uni to that and you'll make many friends! Just remember to be respectful of culture and people. -- briguymaine Life is like a box of chocolates? I hate chocolate. 'My blog is at www.munitard.com' (http://www.munitard.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ briguymaine's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9257 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44425 |
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briguymaine wrote: generally people like Americans Was that meant to be ironic? Remeber the last time a whole load of you guys went to Vietnam? My personal experience of meeting people abroard is that after they've noticed you speak English they're relieved to find you're not American. This isn't a personal reflection on anyone here, it's just a note from my experiences of life. Particularly round both places I live there is a strong anti-American sentiment, and we're a supposedly friendly countries. But seriously, take it and have fun. -- kington99 Dave - what a thoroughly post-modern subversion of the cycling genre - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kington99's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9417 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44425 |
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cowan wrote: Has anyone had trouble from other communist countries? Sure you're not being just a little paranoid there? Do you really think that communism has anything to do with whoever that person was getting told to stop unicycling? Actually, you could be right (I know very little about politics in general) but it would really surprise me. Andrew -- andrew_carter *http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/andrew* unicycling tips and tutorials - http://www.unicycle.2ya.com *'my big movies' (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/bigmovies)* ___________ WORKS ON CONTINGENCY*?* NO*,* MONEY DOWN*!* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ andrew_carter's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1052 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44425 |
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Absolutely- I took my Coker around Ho Chi Minh City at it was a blast! You'd be crazy not to bring one along. It's more fun cycling outside of the main cities- especially Cokering through the villages/main highway. Check out my Vietnam to Cambodia Cycle Challenge photos and story he http://www.adventureunicyclist.com/new_page_2.htm I actually enjoyed riding through Cambodia more than I did Vietnam, but boy was it hot. Have fun! Ken -- GizmoDuck o-kO 'www.adventureunicyclist.com' (http://www.adventureunicyclist.com/) - check out my new and improved website 'Laos Unicycle Tour' (http://www.laosunitour.org) 'New Zealand Unicycle Federation' (http://www.unicycle.org.nz) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GizmoDuck's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/794 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44425 |
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kington99 wrote: Was that meant to be ironic? Remeber the last time a whole load of you guys went to Vietnam? My personal experience of meeting people abroard is that after they've noticed you speak English they're relieved to find you're not American. I don't mean to flame you, we've probably just been to different places. I've found that people can see a person for who they are. I haven't been to Europe, I get the feeling that Americans aren't beloved there! I dig Asia, South America, and Russia. -- briguymaine Life is like a box of chocolates? I hate chocolate. 'My blog is at www.munitard.com' (http://www.munitard.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ briguymaine's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9257 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44425 |
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Help, should I take Uni to Vietnam??????
The UNI is packed and ready to go ! Included is a kite, frisbee, pump and my toolkit. Guess I was wrong to hesitate in bringing the uni. Thanks All... FYI - We're going over to work with disabled kids and 650 wheelchairs . [image: http://www.esilab.com/uni/unipacked.jpg] -- cowan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cowan's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10985 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44425 |
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