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One of my expat buddies in Saigon owned a small scooter repair shop. Next door to him was a battery "recycling" place where someone would sit out front on the b
by latchkey 3y ago
One of my expat buddies in Saigon owned a small scooter repair shop. Next door to him was a battery "recycling" place where someone would sit out front on the busy street and bust open batteries to take them apart for the valuable bits. Dust and whatever else going everywhere. The person wasn't wearing any sort of protective gear at all and was covered in soot. The shops all backed into a river, where they'd just dump all the waste they couldn't sell. This was on a street a couple km's long, full of shops like this.
Toxic af.
- alephnerd 3y agoYep! That's the same in India as well. > One of my expat buddies in Saigon owned a small scooter repair shop Oh whoa! Which quan was this? I subsisted off Grab so I never had to worry about scooter repair.
- latchkey 3y agoBest name ever: Phat Phuc Racing Shop used to be here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/mwR8F7gCey1W2HUb7 https://maps.app.goo.gl/mwR8F7gCey1W2HUb7 I'm 99% sure he shut it down during covid though. It wasn't really a repair shop, more about bolting parts on for expats. Parts and repairs are super cheap and not something to be afraid of. I also can't imagine not having a bike in Saigon, it was one of the main reasons I moved there! The city is so massive and amazing to explore and you can really only do that if you own a bike. Or, in my case, I just bought and sold used bikes all the time. Probably went through 25+ during my time there.