Vietnam's Communist Take over? 😳🇻🇳

In today's episode I arrive in Ho Chi Minh city, after a 4.5hr ride from the town of Phan Thiet. I check out some strange hotels until finally getting an appartment in district 1. I explore the streets and train at a big gym.
The next day I explore the history of Saigon, the independence palace, war remnants museum and much more. Later in the evening I go for a Muay Thai training session with a local Vietnamese guy! In the evening I find the biggest hotel rooftop pool in Vietnam. Hotel La Vela.

[@travelbuddyau]

Epic riding pov shots I love it.

[@liam.richards]

Thanks g 🙏🏻

[@kei8infinity]

Actually, the re-education camp kept those people still alive. Most south citizens hated south government employees and soldiers cause of the loss of their family. Luckily for them, they weren't tried by a military court or personally retaliated against. And while they were there, our poor people had to continue fighting against China and Pol Pot, while also feeding them. Their meals were more complete than ours. Only those with opposing ideas stayed there for a long time, the rest only came to report within a day or after a few days and then returned. After all the wars over, Vietnam normalized the relation with US. We also had created conditions for them to leave legally. I don't get what else they want after those crimes they committed against their own people. Not to mention the cowardly way they left the country when it was poor. In the entire the south at that time, apart from a few sq kilometers in Saigon, all the land hadn't been reclaimed much. Those who went into the new economic zones program at that time, now many of them are rich people from the land they reclaimed. And not only the southerners went, but also the northern and central people participated in that program. And Saigon isn't the old name but is part of the merger of neighboring lands and cities to form Ho Chi Minh City today. Of course, there's no problem calling Saigon familiarly. But calling the entire vast city of Ho Chi Minh City is Saigon means those people are just shameless ignorant ones. Hope life in Vietnam is suitable and comfortable for u. We'll continue to build our country greater day by day. Welcome to Vietnam. Your Vietnamese pronunciation is pretty good by the way.

[@ric44n]

lol the delusion of this guy😂. It’s incorrect on so many things that it’s best to just ignore.

[@kei8infinity]

@@ric44n and what "so many things" is?

[@liam.richards]

Interesting inputs thank you for taking the time to comment 🙏🏻 Are you from Vietnam ?

[@kei8infinity]

@@liam.richards now i'm base in Ha Giang for remote job. I know u from tiktok then here by chance. Wishing u all the best Vietnam's dear friend.

[@liam.richards]

@@kei8infinity Thanks for supporting me ❤️ Ha Giang is a Beautiful province. I hope you get some time to ride some of the ha Giang loop !

[@tompham637]

Cross the Saigon river to visit the other side of HCM city ( Saigon ). You will see a different Saigon, not many tourists there. The other side of the river there is a tallest building in Saigon called Landmark 81. You can see the beautiful sunset at the top of the tower. I think you should see all faces in HCM city rich and poor. Central Saigon aeria is not really Saigon, only for tourists such as District 1, 4, 10.... Thank you for sharing this wonderful video. Take care and stay safe. Big hug from Canada 🇨🇦

[@liam.richards]

Absolutely! Thanks heaps for the recommendation’s once again 🙏🏻 I have a few days left here so I’ll be out exploring all the areas. Keen to see what every different walk of life is like. Thanks Tom 🙏🏻🫡

[@phanle2870]

Landmark 81 thì cũng cùng bờ bên quân Q1 với Bình Thạnh mà, còn bên kia bờ sông thì là Q2, Q9 giờ gọi là thành phố Thủ Đức được quy hoạch mới còn đẹp hơn chứ không chật chội ngột ngạt như bên Q1

[@hango8724]

Mình đã theo dõi bạn trên Tik Tok và cũng cám ơn bạn đã ngưỡng mộ Bác Hồ của mình. Giờ bạn đã đến Bảo tàng chứng tích Hồ Chí Minh cũng biết vì sao VN làm mọi cách để được độc lập rồi chứ? Vì như Bác Hồ đã nói, chỉ có độc lập thì mới có tự do và hạnh phúc. Hy vọng bạn ghé thăm thêm địa đạo Củ Chi nữa.

[@liam.richards]

Thank you for the support 🙏🏻 of course, Vietnam has really been fighting for independence for hundreds of years, Chinese, French, Japanese, US. Amazing country 🇻🇳

[@atnauan8522]

​@@liam.richardsthousand of years

[@liam.richards]

@@atnauan8522correct

[@hudsonfinder]

Hi Liam, after the US withdrew the troops, the US ration the weaponry supplies. I believe toward the fall of Saigon, the US house agreed to provide military aid to South VN. However, Senator Biden was voted NO so the military aid died on congress floor which was directly stop supplying ammunition bullets to South Vietnam. Imaging with full US military presented the South VN already struggled to fight the communist. Without the US military The South VN tried their best for another two years to keep the country safe from Communist by fight communist whichever they had but eventually run out of bullets and you know gun without bullets...equal surrender. Meanwhile the Communist got full support abundantly weaponry from their bloc Chinese Communist, Russian Communist... One thing to learn, during the war, the South VN government has asked US to independently make their own bullets, weapons... but the US WOULD NOT ALLOW. Which now I believe US only to use WWII surplus weaponry in VN in order to make the new ones better and that is the reason why US not allow any other countries to make their weapons so US can supply/ sell the surplus (Old) weapon to the allies. (See IRAQ war, Afghanistan war, Ukraine war). So what we have learned?

[@liam.richards]

Wow that is genuinely very facinating. I love war history stuff so you've just put a few puzzles together in my mind!! I'm not even sure if i could mention any of that in video's. But yes as I briefly mentioned in the video, cough' military industrial compl3x 😂 I'm sure you understand. A deeper reason for their involvement in wars 💰. Thanks for taking the time to drop insights 🫡

[@johnlee1089]

Tổng thống Ngô Đình Diệm muốn Nam Việt Nam độc lập tác chiến và tự chế tạo vũ khí. Nhưng CIA, Mỹ không cho phép và bị xử bắn, đảo chính liên tục. Năm 1965, Mỹ đổ quân vào VN, việc này gây ra cuộc chiến không còn chính nghĩa.

[@jerryle379]

Plenty of weapons which is why the senator didn't allow another aids , infact so much ammunition was supply to the south , we still use us made ammunition after we use them for 2 war after Vietnam war against the khmer rouge and Chinese , a war lasted from 1979-1990 😂 it was a myth made by south Vietnamese general after they flee to america to hide they incompétent, where the officer and general flee and left behind they troop every time a location was surround or cut off

[@billybobtexas9161]

@@jerryle379 ..lol your bs statement makes no sense because you just made it up . The Viet military fought the Khmer Rouge and China from 1979-1999 using ONLY American weapons left after the Vietnam war 🤣? That is the biggest BS I have ever heard. The actual fightings lasted only a few weeks , not 11 year span. The soldiers fought with mainly weapons supplied from China and the USSR, and American leftover weapons. And you said it yourself. The leftover American weapons are left for training. Training, not used in actual battles. The senate cutoff aids to south Vietnam because of the American withdrawal, not because the south already had enough weapon lol. Anything else that you want to make up?

[@hoten12345]

kéo lùi nửa đất nước

[@jerryle379]

When you ride the motorbike ride with 2 hand 😅 it not only for your safety but for everyone else , pls remember to think about the other when you on the street yall

[@liam.richards]

I’m capable don’t worry.

[@nocancelcultureaccepted9316]

Vietnam could be more enjoyable if the people didn’t throw garbage everywhere and the food vendors practiced food safety and hygiene. Rất đáng tiếc văn hóa dân vẫn còn 3xàm bầm dập nên sinh sống thiếu ý thức vứtrác bừa bãi, thiếu trật tự lộnxộn ồnào. Vì vậy có xây nhà cao cửa rộng thành phố xã hội lúc nào cũng như ô chuột

[@atnauan8522]

Thì mày ở Mỹ đi, văn minh lắm ra đường ăn kẹo đồng lúc nào không hay

[@nocancelcultureaccepted9316]

@@atnauan8522 Vậy mà nhiều dân đổ nhau vào như kiến ghê lắm. Ăn kẹo đồng cho bớt chật đất đau có sao đâu.

[@liam.richards]

I’ve only had good experiences with the food vendors, I have a crazy tough stomach hahahah. I understand your point with the rubbish though, there is a lot of it.

[@ngt41967]

Vas te faire mettre chez les grecs.

[@onlykens]

what software do you use to edit videos brother?

[@liam.richards]

I keep it simple bro, I just use Capcut. No colour grading or audio changing. Super raw

[@TrungNguyen-ph8uj]

Làm tốt lắm bạn của tôi, tôi sẽ luôn dõi theo bạn

[@liam.richards]

Thanks for the support 🙏🏻

[@locyentam]

Finally you are here. Welcome to Saigon. After this city, make sure you make your way to Can Tho then Ha Tien then catch a ferry to Phu Quoc island

[@liam.richards]

Thank you bro 🙏🏻 yeah I’m currently planning where to go next, I’m not sure I’ll make it to Phu Quoc.

[@tompham637]

Phu Quoc is beautiful. There are many activities for tourists... I think you will enjoy there. I have never been in Phu Quoc, I only see Phu Quoc from videos.. I heard they have a special bamboo house. This architecture is known globally.

[@liam.richards]

@@tompham637thanks for the recommendation bro. I will skip it however, I’m going to dive deep into the history of Cambodia. Significant with Vietnam because they stepped in and helped out the Cambodians. Going to be a rough video to film.

[@lunguyen7380]

​@@liam.richardsCôn Đảo là chứng tích mà chủ đề lịch sử chiến tranh bạn yêu thích đấy .

[@minhbanlanguoithatcanamtoi4613]

Quá tuyệt,

[@liam.richards]

Thanks for the support 🙏🏻

[@billybobtexas9161]

Not having American troops supporting the southern viet troops near the end is one thing, not having enough weapon supply was what did the southern Vietnamese military in. They just simply ran out of ammo near the end. The end was inevitable. The re-education camps were mostly in the central highlands and in the north. In fact, one of the camp was somewhere in Ninh Binh. Back then in the late 70s, the whole area is called Ha Nam Ninh but it was split up into separate smaller city/ town to what it is right now.

[@abcdefkkk123aa]

Nói dối, chúng tôi đã tịch thu hàng ngàn tấn vũ khí khi tiếp nhận miền nam. Đơn giản quân đội mỹ và VNCH là những kẻ vô dụng

[@liam.richards]

Yeah I heard that as well, purely ran out of ammunition. Crazy. That’s interesting about Ninh Binh! Do you know if there is still a camp that’s available to visit? Thanks for your comment 🙏🏻🫡

[@billybobtexas9161]

@@liam.richards .. My friend’s dad was an officer in the south Vietnamese army and was sent to the camp in Ha Nam Ninh from 75-85. The camps no longer exist and have been since dissolved, all traces gone for good reason. They weren’t going to turn the camps into museums or tourist attractions lol. The camps do not exist in the Vietnamese history books. The Vietnamese boat people was barely mentioned, if at all, in the history books there. Wonder why there are Vietnamese all over the world, especially big Vietnamese communities in the USA, Canada and Australia? Google Vietnamese boat people. If you go to Ninh Binh and ask the 60 yr old ish or older old timers there, I am sure they know where the camp was. However you might and will get into trouble as there will be rumors of a westerner walking around, asking for camps that held the south Vietnamese soldiers captive in the late 70’s. They might think you are CIA lol.

[@ric44n]

@@abcdefkkk123aalol talk about low IQ.

[@nguyenduy-oy5jx]

"Not having enough weapon". Do you know Long Binh warehouse? It has enough weapons for Vietnam to fight in Cambodia for 10 years.

[@infinitibottle]

Both my parents were in reeducation camps. They worked for the south Vietnamese government. My dad can give you a first hand history lesson.

[@liam.richards]

That’s heavy man, glad to hear they both survived 🙏🏻 do you all still live in HCMC ?

[@infinitibottle]

@@liam.richards In 1980 when I was 5 yrs old, my family escaped from the country. We walked on foot from S Vietnam through Cambodia and into Thailand. I live in the USA now but still have a lot of family there.

[@liam.richards]

@@infinitibottleman, what a crazy start to life you had, I can’t even imagine. I’m about to head to Cambodia, it’s going to be a rough video to film. Thanks for sharing your story ❤️

[@jerryle379]

@@liam.richards remember to do research about Cambodia and who support them from 1979-90s , one of the most fuck up chapter of the super power , one was bitter and one was using that devil regime and war to gain support and technology from the west. That how china from a poor country become world super power and now able to challenge america , you guys built your own beast , a beast that are much more capable than the Soviet Union and much more cunning

[@lunguyen7380]

​@@infinitibottlelàm gì có chuyện năm 1980 đi bộ sang Campuchia tới Thái Lan đây ? Khi ấy biên giới Cam - Thai còn chiến tranh chưa thể đi đâu lọt .

[@THONGOCUTE2807]

I come from vn

[@liam.richards]

Nice to meet you 🫡

[@user-re9nc6ob2r]

*_Địa đạo Củ Chi cũng gần đi xe gắn máy cũng được_* !

[@liam.richards]

Yes sir absolutely! I’m very keen for them, stay tuned for the next video 🫡✅