{"id":1512,"date":"2014-04-14T17:16:55","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T16:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/?p=1512"},"modified":"2014-04-22T14:31:09","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T13:31:09","slug":"saigon-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/?p=1512","title":{"rendered":"Saigon sound"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Die Stadt, deren Name offiziell schon lange Ho Chi Minh City lautet, bleibt f\u00fcr Einheimische wie Ausl\u00e4nder jedoch immer Saigon. Das Paris des Ostens ist heute eine moderne asiatische Gro\u00dfstadt.<br \/>\nEin unglaubliches Gewirr von gesch\u00e4tzt 5 Millionen Mopeds pr\u00e4gen durch das ununterbrochene Hupen s\u00e4mtlicher Verkehrsteilnehmer den unverwechselbaren Sound dieser Stadt. Ein Sound, wie das Summen eines gro\u00dfen Bienenschwarms.<br \/>\nMit dem Einlassen auf all diese Eindr\u00fccke, beginnt die Stadt Spa\u00df zu machen und es ist faszinierend zu sehen, wie gut und organisch das Chaos des Verkehrs funktioniert. Nie in meinem Leben habe ich vorher eine Stra\u00dfenbeleuchtung wie diese gesehen.<br \/>\nAbseits des ganzen Bling Blings treffe ich <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nguyenkimtolan.com\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Lan<\/em><\/a>.<br \/>\nIm Innenhof und auf dem Dach der K\u00fcnstlerfamilie ist alles begr\u00fcnt. Es wirkt sehr ruhig hier und die Stadt ist nur noch ein entferntes Flirren. Lan f\u00fchrt mich durch ihr kleines Haus im Hof und durch das Haupthaus mit dem Atelier ihres Vaters, w\u00e4hrend die Familie im Innenhof lachend beisammen sitzt.<br \/>\nDort sitzen auch wir anschlie\u00dfend im k\u00fchlenden Schatten und trinken Eiscaf\u00e9, so wie die meisten Vietnamesen ihn bevorzugen, in einem gro\u00dfen Glas mit Eisw\u00fcrfeln und reichlich gezuckerter Kondensmilch.<br \/>\nPl\u00f6tzlich ert\u00f6nt ein Lied der <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j4gPZPKJc0s\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Dresden Dolls<\/em><\/a>. Diese Band, die ihren Stil als `Brechtsches Punk-Cabaret\u00b4 bezeichnet, hatte ich in der tropischen Kulisse nicht erwartet. Als ich meine Verwunderung \u00e4u\u00dfere, m\u00fcssen wir unvermittelt lachen und sehen, dass das, was uns beeinflusst, so unterschiedlich nicht ist. <a href=\"#english\">english<\/a><a name=\"back\"><\/a><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1512 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/?attachment_id=1557'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"874\" height=\"583\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/saigon-sound-1-\u00a9-petra-stockhausen-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/saigon-sound-1-\u00a9-petra-stockhausen-.jpg 874w, http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/saigon-sound-1-\u00a9-petra-stockhausen--653x435.jpg 653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br 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100vw, 874px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/?attachment_id=1566'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"874\" height=\"583\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/saigon-sound-10-\u00a9-petra-stockhausen-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/saigon-sound-10-\u00a9-petra-stockhausen-.jpg 874w, http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/saigon-sound-10-\u00a9-petra-stockhausen--653x435.jpg 653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/?attachment_id=1567'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"874\" height=\"583\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/saigon-sound-11-\u00a9-petra-stockhausen-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/saigon-sound-11-\u00a9-petra-stockhausen-.jpg 874w, http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/saigon-sound-11-\u00a9-petra-stockhausen--653x435.jpg 653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/?attachment_id=1568'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"874\" height=\"583\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/saigon-sound-12-\u00a9-petra-stockhausen-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/saigon-sound-12-\u00a9-petra-stockhausen-.jpg 874w, http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/saigon-sound-12-\u00a9-petra-stockhausen--653x435.jpg 653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>Saigon sound<\/h1>\n<p><a name=\"english\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The city, whose official name has long been Ho Chi Minh City, remains nevertheless, Saigon for locals and foreigners alike. The Paris of the East is a modern Asian city today.<br \/>\nAn incredible maze of estimated 5 million mopeds continuously honking their horns characterize the distinctive sound of this city. A sound similar to the buzzing of a large swarm of bees. When you open up to all these impressions, the city begins to be fun and it is fascinating to see how well and organically the chaos of traffic works. Never in my life have I seen streets lit up like this before.<br \/>\nAway from the whole bling bling I meet <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nguyenkimtolan.com\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Lan<\/em><\/a>.<br \/>\nIn the courtyard and on the roof of the family of artists everything is planted. It is very quiet here and the city is only a distant shimmer.<br \/>\nLan leads me through her small house in the yard and through the main house with her father&#8217;s studio while the family sits in the courtyard laughing together.<br \/>\nFinally we sit there as well in the cool shade and drink iced coffee, just as most Vietnamese people prefer it, in a large glass with ice cubes and plenty of sweetened condensed milk.<br \/>\nSuddenly, we hear a song of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j4gPZPKJc0s\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Dresden Dolls<\/em><\/a>. This band, which describes its style as `Brechtian punk cabaret\u00b4, I had not expected in the tropical backdrop. When I express my amazement, we break into sudden laughter realizing that what affects us, is not so different at all.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#back\">pictures<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die Stadt, deren Name offiziell schon lange Ho Chi Minh City lautet, bleibt f\u00fcr Einheimische wie Ausl\u00e4nder jedoch immer Saigon. Das Paris des Ostens ist heute eine moderne asiatische Gro\u00dfstadt. Ein unglaubliches Gewirr von gesch\u00e4tzt 5 Millionen Mopeds pr\u00e4gen durch das ununterbrochene Hupen s\u00e4mtlicher Verkehrsteilnehmer den unverwechselbaren Sound dieser Stadt. Ein Sound, wie das Summen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ho-chi-minh-city"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1512"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1569,"href":"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1512\/revisions\/1569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theinsighter.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}