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Tu:
So, Amir, I heard ... Iwas really surprised tohear that Iran traffic is sobad.
Amir:
Iran, yeah, Iran isactually very muchfamous for it's traffic.Traffic is so horrible.People have to just wait incars for ages just to get totheir places which is justby walking maybe fortyminutes, thirty minutes far from the place you are.
Tu:
So there are a lot of traffic jams?
Amir:
Yeah, yeah. Thecapacity of the streetsand the amount of car justdoesn't match, so peoplehave to wait for manyhours.
Tu:
Well, actually, youknow what, Vietnamesetraffic is also very terrible.
Amir:
Oh, OK, now youtell me about Vietnam?
Tu:
Yeah, especially HoChi Min City. I stillremember it was so scaryfor me, for the first time Igo to Ho Chi Min City.Well, you know, everyoneseems to be moving, andwe travel mostly by bikes,so you know, there are alot of bikes on the streetsand it seems like you getto move with them. If youstop, you're gonna get hit.
Amir:
Oh, so you justhave to flow with them.
Tu:
Yes, and there seemsto be no rules at all. Like,actually they used to be alot people who just goeswhen it is red light, andit's pretty common. It was.It's getting better now butstill, you I think it'sbecause there are a lot of bikes. Too many of them.
Amir:
OK, I am sure thereare reasons for this traffic,but before that, beforetelling me why this ishappening in your city, tellme, how you get used toit? How do you overcomethis craziness, thisanarchy you talk about?
Tu:
Yeah, actually, youknow, foreigners complainabout it a lot, all the time,but we actually, weVietnamese people, weactually not ... we don'tthink it's a matter. It's kindof a natural thing for us, to just get out of your houseand go with the flow andit's just ... it is somethingnormal, like every day life,and I think it's becausewe get to go by bicycleand motorbike prettysoon, pretty early, sincewe were primary school,and you know, one thingis, the bicycle inVietnam ... we go on thesame road with the carsand bikes, so everyonemoves at the same time.
Traffic Woes
 Tu and Amir discussthe tra 
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1.I am surprise to hear that the tra 
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c is bad in Iran. ______________________________________________________________________  ___________ 2. We are waiting in tra 
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c since one hour. _________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
3. The tra 
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c never goes nowhere where I am from. _________________________________________________________________________________ 4. It’s the same where I am from. Usually we must to wait a long time in tra 
ffi
c. _________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Everyone are used to waiting for a long time so they don’t complain. _________________________________________________________________________________ 6. We have to go fast, because if I am late, my teacher will be mad to me. _________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Everybody were helping to clean up. _________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Life is no easy. _________________________________________________________________________________ 9.We were stucked for a half an hour without moving at all. _________________________________________________________________________________ 10.The tra 
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c never moves enough fast around here. _________________________________________________________________________________ 
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Bits and Pieces
Tu: So, Amir, I heard ... I was really
 ___________ 
to hear that Iran traffic isso bad.Amir: Iran, yeah, Iran is actually verymuch
 ___________ 
for it's traffic. Trafficis so
 ___________ 
. People have to justwait in cars for ages just to get to their places which is just by walking maybeforty minutes, thirty minutes far from theplace you are.Tu: So there are a lot of traffic jams?Amir: Yeah, yeah. The capacity of thestreets and the amount of car just doesn'tmatch, so people have to wait for manyhours.Tu: Well, actually, you know what,Vietnamese traffic is also very terrible.Amir: Oh, OK, now you tell me aboutVietnam?Tu: Yeah, especially Ho Chi Min City. Istill remember it was so
 ___________ 
for me, for the first time I go to Ho Chi MinCity. Well, you know, everyone seems tobe moving, and we travel mostly bybikes, so you know, there are a lot of bikes on the streets and it seems like youget to move with them. If you stop, you'regonna get hit.Amir: Oh, so you just have to flow withthem.Tu: Yes, and there seems to be no rulesat all. Like, actually they used to be a lotpeople who just goes when it is red light,and it's pretty
 ___________ 
. It was. It'sgetting
 ___________ 
now but still, you Ithink it's because there are a lot of bikes.Too many of them.Amir: OK, I am sure there are reasonsfor this traffic, but before that, beforetelling me why this is happening in your city, tell me, how you get used to it? Howdo you overcome this
 ___________ 
, thisanarchy you talk about?Tu: Yeah, actually, you know, foreignerscomplain about it a lot, all the time, butwe actually, we Vietnamese people, weactually not ... we don't think it's a matter.It's kind of a
 ___________ 
thing for us, to just get out of your house and go with theflow and it's just ... it is somethingnormal, like every day life, and I think it'sbecause we get to go by bicycle andmotorbike pretty soon, pretty early, sincewe were
 ___________ 
school, and youknow, one thing is, the bicycle inVietnam ... we go on the same road withthe cars and bikes, so everyone movesat the same time.
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