My life as… a pho cook

My name’s Quyen, and I’m 22-years-old. I’ve been selling pho for five years now. This is a traditional family business. My dad started the restaurant, and now my brothers and I are helping him run it. We’re from Dong Son Village, in Nam Dinh. Nam Dinh Province is known as the birthplace of pho, so … Read more

MY LIFE AS… a gray hair plucker

Hello, sit down please! Oh, my name? My name is Hang. How old am I? I was born in 1987, so please don’t call me chi (older sister), it makes me sound so old! This is one of the first grey hair plucking shops in Hanoi. It’s been open for three years now. I’ve been working … Read more

MY LIFE AS…a parking attendant

Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to my family’s motorbike parking service. Allow me to introduce myself, I’m Van, the chairperson of this ‘family economic cooperative.’ [Laughs] I was born and raised in Nam Dinh. In 1979, I graduated from high school. I was 18. Next, I went … Read more