At least (if not before) since 1986, the time of doi moi (the socialist-oriented market economy), life has been lived on the streets. Especially in the cities, the fronts of houses tend to be narrow since they are taxed according to that width. Or so I have been told.
In many cases, the front of the house is the family business, and that business makes its way onto the street. Go past where the store meets the street--that is, go in--and you will find the home, however big or small: bedroom, kitchen, maybe a sitting room. Maybe just one room.
It seems at first that everything is wide open since the front of every home is, well, wide open--until it is all locked up tight at night.
The sidewalk serves as sidewalk, yes, but equally as front porch and parking lot.
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