It's so quiet here in the west, the streets are full of people but they are just there to get from a to b or add some extra pounds to their credit card bills. In Asia the streets are full of people as well, but there they eat, talk to their neighbour, sell fruit, you have fortune tellers and cyclo drivers. Scooters are parked everywhere (OK that drove me mad since you end up walking in the gutter, at least in Hanoi), there is a community there. There used to be a community here as well, but it is sadly long gone.
