Karaoke and Chatrooms

If there's one thing that has become resoundingly clear about "Vietnamese culture" is that they love karaoke. Everywhere in Ho Chi Minh City, I see all kinds of karaoke bars. If you go to Paltalk.com and you go into their international chatrooms, what we find is that, with the exception of the western countries, there are only a few available chatrooms for every country. But with Vietnam, we find close to SIX HUNDRED available chatrooms, with quite a few of them having to do with...you guessed it, karaoke.

It's going to be a while before I can explain the psychological basis for this phenomenon, but it's an interesting statement on the culture here in Viet Nam, to say the least.

Last night, I visited one with the family and I sung one of Billy Joel's greatest hits. Afterwards, everyone kept saying, "You good singer!" If they only knew... LOL!

Honesty

If you search for tenderness
It isn't hard to find
You can have the love you need to live

But if you look for truthfulness
You might just as well be blind
It always seems to be so hard to give

Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you


I can always find someone
To say they sympathize
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve

But I don't want some pretty face
To tell me pretty lies
All I want is someone to believe


Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you


I can find a lover
I can find a friend
I can have security
Until the bitter end

Anyone can comfort me
With promises again
I know, I know


When I'm deep inside of me
Don't be too concerned
I won't ask for nothin' while I'm gone

But when I want sincerity
Tell me where else can I turn
'Cause you're the one that I depend upon


Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you