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Dat Nguyen relationship with car
Maintaining a car for going 1000 miles from South Vietnam to North Vietnam and all around south East Asia is not easy. That was the job that my dad Dat Nguyen had. A driver for a family that love to travel.








Dat nguyen was born on 5/21/1953 and raise in Vietnam. He works as a driver for 24 year. Before as a driver he was a factory worker. he wanted to do show think else. So he takes up driving, so he got his driver license for an 18 wheeler at age 25. Form there he start his career as driver. His first job as a driver was a delivery driver. He delivery fruit and vegetable from South Vietnam to North Vietnam. He work as a delivery for the government for 5 years and then he move on to drive for a travel company and drive tourist and people on vacation all around Vietnam. After that he start to drive for a private family








Driving for people safety is always first priority. “Every time you get in the car you have to check tire steering wheel everything that have of got bad with out anyone noticing at first “he said. But this job gives him a lot of benefit. He got to travel all around Vietnam and Cambodia. “I got to everywhere that there is to visits in Vietnamand Cambodia "he said. From going to amazing places and exotic foods. " I got to eating from shark to alligator and anything in between “he said. one of his best memory is when he got to go to Cambodia" I got to go inside this casino and they have great entertainment famous singer from Vietnam was there to sing" he said.




“I am not a fan of expensive sport car “he said.
"why not” I said.
" well I think that that a car should be more about the luxury" he said.
" but don't you think you should have more then luxury some time" I said.
"no, the car should only get you to a place that you want to go and during the trip you should be comfortable for the destination" he said.
" okay respectfully disagreed “I said.


“Do you like fixing your own car” I said
“Yes I do because they trust me with there car I have the responsibility” he said
“But what about your own car” I said
“Yes car get me to work and get me to where I need to be with out it my life would be a lot more difficult “he said.
“But do you like it or do you want some one else to do it for you” I said
“Yes I like it is very fun and I have always like fixing thing” he said
“Me too” I said


"That the amazing thing about cars they can get you to amazing place and with out them the trip wouldn't be as fun “he said.