What a crime!

(Baonghean) - My friend just bought a car so he called some close friends to "wash" the car.

In the group, he was the latest to buy a car, so the whole group had a chance to show off their "senior" status. Some people showed them reputable garages, others gave tips on driving and parking. One of them spoke up:

- There is one thing you must not forget, that is how to turn on the high beam and low beam. I hate the most when people driving in the city turn on their headlights so bright that they blind oncoming drivers. If you see a car with its high beam on, just "kick" it and flash it a few times to "warn" them. Unfortunately, many new drivers don't know how to turn it off, so I have to tell you that!

What a visionary! The brothers nodded in agreement with the wise advice just given. At the same time, the whole group joined in "condemning the evils of ice in the city".

It's quite strange that almost all the people I know seem to be indignant when it comes to turning on headlights in the city. The most common reaction is to criticize "What a lack of understanding", "No respect for anyone, just acting like the road belongs to everyone", or worse, "Uncultured people". However, when going out on the street at night, 99.99% of the cars I see have their headlights on. This makes me wonder. Is it because I'm "unlucky" to always meet people who like to turn on their headlights or for some other reason... While I was thinking, the friend next to me leaned into my ear and whispered: "That's just what I said, everyone knows that turning on headlights is blinding, but just turn them on to make it... bright, to drive more comfortably. What a shame! Besides, if I don't turn them on, someone else will..."

Oh, so it's not that people don't know, they know very well but still pretend not to. And then when friends gather together, they eloquently join in the story "I hate the most drivers who turn on their headlights in the city". A typical example of the habit of saying one thing and doing another of the Vietnamese people. Or as my uncle often declares "In Vietnam, to get things done, you need to have connections". Whenever he sits with someone and discusses politics and current events, he eloquently criticizes the abuse of close relationships to "take shortcuts" and "dodge" in order to serve personal interests. Yet the other day, my uncle and I had to drive to another province, he asked me before getting in the car:

- Do you have your press card?

- For what purpose?

- If you accidentally speed or run a red light, you will avoid getting stopped by the police.

- Why did you strongly oppose the use of relationships and positions to "circumvent the law" the other day?

- Just saying. What a shame!

Hai Trieu