Places where Saigon traffic officers usually imposed a fine on people are shown in Google Maps now. Why it was Pikachu icons? It had two reasons. First, color of uniform of Vietnamese traffic officer is yellowish as well as Pikachu in a Japanese cartoon character. Second, a huge number of traffic officers had usually been bribing people with cash when somebody was catched for a long-time ago. Since then, people dislike their bribe behaviour and called them as Pikachu in Vietnamese slang. That's a negative attitude.
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The places where Saigon traffic officers usually issue tickets are shown on Google Maps now. Why do they use Pikachu icons? There are two reasons.
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The places where Saigon traffic officers usually issue tickets are shown on Google Maps now.
Why do they use Pikachu icons?
There are two reasons.
First, Vietnamese traffic officers' uniforms are yellowish like Pikachu, the Japanese cartoon character.
Second, a huge number of traffic officers used to ask for bribes from motorists when they were ticketed.
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The places where Saigon traffic officers usually issue tickets are shown on Google Maps now. Why do they use Pikachu icons? There are two reasons. First, Vietnamese traffic officers' uniforms are yellowish like Pikachu, the Japanese cartoon character. Second, a huge number of traffic officers used to ask for bribes from motorists when they were ticketed. Drivers disliked this behaviour and call