Hypermarket... developing in Vietnam

[AndrewJin]

I see, I thought a corporation is taking over. When I was a kid, just looking at an old street vendor who can't sell a thing would made me really really sad. I would my mom to buy whatever random crap she was selling. Or people who carried ready to eat food on their shoulders walking all day under the sun and rain. Those sort of images are usually what I associated Vietnam with. Good honest folks trying to made a living. Some older folks maybe too old, too illiterate, or uneducated to change with the economy (my dad would come to mind, spent most of his youth in the jungle after all. The modern world probably wouldn't suit him). I just hope society don't forget about them.

The same happened in the USA. Of course, manufacture are shrinking. But some people have spent their life time in manufacture and can't cope with the change.

If nothing has done to protect them, they will suffer a lot during urbanisation.
I have similar feelings as you. Thousands of farmers from the countryside are seeking a fortune in Wuhan, if they are merely regarded as outsiders, they won't survive. But they also need guidance and instructions. If we just feel sympathy but don't help them adapt to a completely different lifestyle, they will become a group of people neglected by the society, even worse life compared to in the countryside. The most miserable people in developing countries are not those in the countryside but those newly move to the city. That's why our local government gives them free apartments if they promise to give up their "slums". They will never afford one on their own, I believe in strong government intervention as opposed to "market".

 

[liubang]

They will never afford one on their own, I believe in strong government intervention as opposed to "market".]

In the USA, the libertarian movement is even more extreme than the conservatives. Absolutely no government intervention. No regulations. Want to drink raw milk?? Go ahead. Sometimes, I believe in what Jackie Chan is saying. Too much freedom can be dangerous especially with lack of the "correct" education.

Wish Wuhan the best.

 

[AndrewJin]

In the USA, the libertarian movement is even more extreme than the conservatives. Absolutely no government intervention. No regulations. Want to drink raw milk?? Go ahead. Sometimes, I believe in what Jackie Chan is saying. Too much freedom can be dangerous especially with lack of the "correct" education.

Wish Wuhan the best.

Thanks ,Liubang(quite weird name).
Wuhan is called "The biggest county in China"(former PM Zhu Rongji in 1990s). We have a long way to go, change "slums" to modern communities, construct Metro(now three lines), build enough bridges and tunnels across Yangtze River(Wuhan is on both sides of Yangtze), etc. There are of course side effects of this process, pollution, traffic jams, noise...But some generations have to suffer for our next generations. There is a BBC documentary about Wuhan, How China Fooled the World. If deveoping countries listen to their cliché, we will remain developing for centuries.

 

[BoQ77]

Thanks ,Liubang(quite weird name).
Wuhan is called "The biggest county in China"(former PM Zhu Rongji in 1990s). We have a long way to go, change "slums" to modern communities, construct Metro(now three lines), build enough bridges and tunnels across Yangtze River(Wuhan is on both sides of Yangtze), etc. There are of course side effects of this process, pollution, traffic jams, noise...But some generations have to suffer for our next generations. There is a BBC documentary about Wuhan, How China Fooled the World. If deveoping countries listen to their cliché, we will remain developing for centuries.

I myself adore your photos, I just want to be on topic a little.
Great if you continue to focus on the market ( traditional, supermarket ... ). Love your pics.

 

[AndrewJin]

I myself adore your photos, I just want to be on topic a little.
Great if you continue to focus on the market ( traditional, supermarket ... )

I think my photos are about upgrading of traditional markets and how they change their strategies facing supermarkets. Why off-topic you think? I feel hurt

 

[BoQ77]

I think my photos are about upgrading of traditional markets and how they change their strategies facing supermarkets. Why off-topic you think? I feel hurt

No, your pics is on topic. Don't worry about that. Just keep sharing