I don’t know if I’m just getting so lucky but -
In Ninh Binh a local paid for my dinner (for no particular reason, he just said I paid for it and left) a shop owner gifted me a bandana, and at a cafe I was given free fruit and water. A little girl came up to me and practiced her English with me while her dad recorded with the biggest smile. Everyone smiles when you smile. Now I just got back to Hanoi and I was going to this Bahn Mi place but it sold out right as I got there. A local lady gave me her half and said “I want you to have it. Welcome to Hanoi” 😭😭😭😭 I just want to cry. I plan on inviting my grab drivers out for food to try to make this right.
Edit - of course I have had rude encounters. Usually from a lady giving me a fruit and I say thankyou and she is mad I don’t buy a bag 😅