After
getting stuck in traffic for most of the day yesterday, I have come to find Yangon
a bit annoying. The people are very nice, among the friendliest on this side of
Asia, but the place itself... I guess I am just not used to anything that is not
up to date. Ouch. Wait. That might offend some people. Well, I am not saying
that Yangon will stay this way forever. It will eventually catch up, but until
it does, it will always seem stuck in the 90’s, at least in the perspective of
some tourists who got spoiled by other westernized cities nearby. Ahem,
Bangkok, ahem. Some people would argue, though, that it is there where the
charm of the city lies. That time warp kind of feel. In any case, I would just
recommend a day or two in Yangon. Once you have seen the Shwedagon, you are so
done.