11/13 Distinctly Vietnamese Sounds

There is one thing that I have had a very hard time describing, but to me is so distinctly Vietnamese.  Men and Women ride bicycles with a little loud speaker attached.  They ride around at all times of the day and night.  Their voices sound scratchy and staccato over the loudspeaker. When you close your eyes, the sound is kind of like a little time machine. When I first heard it, it made me think of 1940's communist propaganda.  I thought for my first few weeks that it was communist doctrine, but later found out they were selling bread;).