Aristotle says…
on Our Man in Hanoi (Vietnam), 05/Oct/2009 08:41, 34 days ago
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There’s a great piece at Hanoi Scratchpad on unhappy westerners in Vietnam.
It finishes with this Aristotle fable/quote which I think, while true of most places, is especially suited to Vietnam and Hanoi in particular:
Aristotle one day was sitting on a hillside outside of Athens, when a traveller came up to him and asked, “Are [...]