Why These Vietnamese Boat Guides Row With Their Feet

In Nin Bình, Vietnam, tour guides row boats with their feet through the Tam Cốc or "three caves" river system. Originally, the sampans were rowed by hand but an increase in tourism took a physical toll on the rowers. Feet rowing is a less-taxing alternative. It also frees up their hands for holding umbrellas or operating floating stores.
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It's like riding bicycle, but with boat

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I love these boat trip. I've gone on these boats 3 times already love it

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Good exercise for legs🚣

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I'm vietnamese 😮😦

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Hmm this is a great joker

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Wow😮
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0:25 did she fall into the water?

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No

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I’ve been to this place and it was really amazing how they use their feet for rowing. Must be exhausting 😬

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01:40 she's so cute! Imagine how she looked at 5 years-old.

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So smart! Not to mention makes a strong and shapely torso

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I'm Vietnamese so...

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They can even feather the blades with their feet. Amazing.

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I recently just went there really recommend it it is absolutely beautiful!!

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I love the music in the background 😍

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Wow, That's awesome. 😃👍👍💯

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i have done this before! it is so interesting and talented

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They could just use motors but that would disspell the quiet and serenity

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First time I saw someone rowing with their feet, it seemed so nuts and genius at the same time that I completely lost it xD amazing people!

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Love you insiders

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2:55 guy using arms to row
2:58 "all powered by foot"

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Vietnamese loves this vid ❤️❤️

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Even though I'm vietnamese, I haven't been to Vietnam before. What are the tours like besides this amazing one?

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I’m going to Vietnam tomorrow!!

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I’m at Vietnam right now, hello guys!

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This is so cool

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I should get a job like this for my ab muscles

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As a Vietnamese.... I didn't know this until now.... Wow....

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They're so smart, how neat.

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You could use another similar font you know, although, it’s the style of Insider but one or two videos with different font(s) is okay

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"so are u left or right handed?"

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Looks comfy

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I’m Dutch so feet powered transportation only makes sense to me but That’s some impressive rowing skill!

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I love it :3

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Do you even leg day?

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Cool!!

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It's definitely easier than using hands and saves your back, makes you wonder why we didn't think of feet rowing earlier?

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1:09 Legs do have more power...and they can hold the umbrella with their hands

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Expert level

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I find this kinda funny for some reason. 😂❤

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I’m vietnamese but i can’t believe 😂😂 it so cool

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Leg has more strength and your hands wont get cramp.

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I’m a Vietnamese myself and still shock af, not to mention foreigners.

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I’m from Vietnam but I never heard of this?

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That water

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I been to Vietnam twice and never seen this

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I think that they have never skipped leg day in their whole life...

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It's like cycling a bicycle

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Never seen this before... And I’m Vietnamese.

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0:27 it looked like she was about to fall into water

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Lol i thought the meant putting your legs in water and rowing sort of like what dash did in incredibles 1 😂😂

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so its like a bike on water?

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Bring food and water incase trapped due to flooding

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Freaking trowler motor is all that's needed. Save the back!

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My knee hurts

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I’m Vietnamese and understand it really well but I think someone was speaking Chinese at the beggininng

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Spread em

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Going to eat phở it so good

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oh yay!! I'm earllyy!!!

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Wow

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I did this once when I went there cause my mom wanted to go to her home land.... I almost fell off

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Do they ride bikes with their hands?

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Huyen Vuong Does that not absolutely kill your legs after a while?

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2:53 she is using hands

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Ok.

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Now I know how my great grandma have such strong legs

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Imagine how much muscle there calves must have

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WAIT TAM WHAT