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Expat business owners in Vietnam - If you could start over...

goreme Contributor

Member since 12 August 2015

goremeContributor12 June 2016 08:06:31

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..what would you do differently?

So far, I'm realizing the importance of translators and not taking things literally, at face value.

eodmatt ViP

Member since 13 August 2014

eodmattViP12 June 2016 08:14:17

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I'd learn to be better at lying and cheating.

Bazza139 ViP

Member since 04 January 2016

Bazza139ViP12 June 2016 08:32:21

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OMG!!聽聽..so that's why I'm doing so well..?聽聽聽

eodmatt ViP

Member since 13 August 2014

eodmattViP12 June 2016 08:35:43

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Depends if you are dealing with locals or foreigners.....

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GuestPoster348Guest12 June 2016 11:12:43

Bazza139 wrote:
OMG!!聽聽..so that's why I'm doing so well..?聽聽聽

Is it a truth or are you trying to entertain people?

Bazza139 ViP

Member since 04 January 2016

Bazza139ViP12 June 2016 11:30:11

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MM?聽聽..Much More...聽聽..of Me, my Mere Meo...

My Mysogynistic Mistakes aside, you might well be Mighty Mouse...

..but having been hauled over the coals for (constantly) being聽聽

..it seems my true nature will never be known...聽聽 But that's Ok.

True Intelligence would want Power over none - but itself.

And (sadly?) values often have two faces...聽聽聽聽

eodmatt ViP

Member since 13 August 2014

eodmattViP12 June 2016 12:25:10

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The enigmatic Bazza!

goreme Contributor

Member since 12 August 2015

goremeContributor12 June 2016 12:53:30

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eodmatt wrote:
I'd learn to be better at lying and cheating.

Sounds like you were given short end of stick too many times or are you being facetious?

goreme Contributor

Member since 12 August 2015

goremeContributor12 June 2016 12:56:10

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Bazza139 wrote:
MM?聽聽..Much More...聽聽..of Me, my Mere Meo...

My Mysogynistic Mistakes aside, you might well be Mighty Mouse...

..but having been hauled over the coals for (constantly) being聽聽

..it seems my true nature will never be known...聽聽 But that's Ok.

True Intelligence would want Power over none - but itself.

And (sadly?) values often have two faces...聽聽聽聽

eodmatt ViP

Member since 13 August 2014

eodmattViP12 June 2016 13:28:36

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goreme wrote:
eodmatt wrote:
I'd learn to be better at lying and cheating.

Sounds like you were given short end of stick too many times or are you being facetious?

Just being honest. As a manager have had to listen to BS that sometimes almost defied categorisation - and the categories range from simple fibs, through outright fantasy, to utter lies. It took me a few months to learn to聽 look at EVERYTHING with a jaundiced eye.

Example - to contractor - "you are missing out large chunks of the seismic lines in your search for bombs" contractor answers聽 - "yeah but don't worry, there is nothing there". "how do you know?" ... "We just know"