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Friday, July 20, 2007

Hcmc or saigon?

In case you are curious, here's the deal with the name of the city.

When the US finally withdrew from Vietnam and the north declared victory, they renamed Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City. Almost all southerners still call it Saigon, while northerners and government officials call it HCMC.

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Posted by Rob at 3:22 PM

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