The horror story that was Southern California in the late 1970's as thousands of arriving Vietnamese refuges were unleashed onto the roads of Orange Country in their Datsun B210's will never be properly told. Oh, the horror of Ms Li-Ming driving in reverse through the Safe Way grocery parking lot at break neck speed... the death... the destruction! I sometimes wake in a cold sweat as the awful memories step from the shadows in my dreams and drag me back to those times. They say I was too young to be a Nam vet.... I disagree, I was in the shit man.
I lived in a part of Orange County called Little Saigon and I remember those drivers well. Many of them were so small they could not see over the steering wheel and needed booster seats. Definitely serious driving hazards.
Those kinds of drivers are not uncommon in the Far East like China - especially the elderly driving little EV cars called a Happy Grandpa that are basically a glorified golf cart. You don't need a license to drive one and it ends up being a free for all in the cities. I remember a Taiwanese coworker that took me on a short drive to show off her new car. That was one of the scariest rides I had ever taken. I could not get out of her car fast enough. She was really sweet, but a really bad driver.
The horror story that was Southern California in the late 1970's as thousands of arriving Vietnamese refuges were unleashed onto the roads of Orange Country in their Datsun B210's will never be properly told. Oh, the horror of Ms Li-Ming driving in reverse through the Safe Way grocery parking lot at break neck speed... the death... the destruction! I sometimes wake in a cold sweat as the awful memories step from the shadows in my dreams and drag me back to those times. They say I was too young to be a Nam vet.... I disagree, I was in the shit man.
They only stop for green lights.
I lived in a part of Orange County called Little Saigon and I remember those drivers well. Many of them were so small they could not see over the steering wheel and needed booster seats. Definitely serious driving hazards.
Those kinds of drivers are not uncommon in the Far East like China - especially the elderly driving little EV cars called a Happy Grandpa that are basically a glorified golf cart. You don't need a license to drive one and it ends up being a free for all in the cities. I remember a Taiwanese coworker that took me on a short drive to show off her new car. That was one of the scariest rides I had ever taken. I could not get out of her car fast enough. She was really sweet, but a really bad driver.
I love the Vietnamese, very hard working, mostly christian, friendly and they love America.
I agree. Most of the Vietnamese I have known have been great people.
Too fkn funny and so true. I was in So Cal at that time. 😆