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You will see many Vietnamese on foot, on bikes, or on motorbikes, wearing masks. Ho Chi Minh City is booming and has thousands of active, dusty construction sites. As yet it has no mass transit to speak of but millions of motorbikes spewing exhaust. One Israeli doctor here told me that everyone in HCMC has a chronic cough. The masks help filter some of the dust and pollution. And as mostly women wear them, and cover their whole face with them, I'm inclined to believe it also has something to do with keeping one's makeup fresh. |