KruChris
German expat in Vietnam
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301
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About me
German
Lives in Thanh Hoa City
Speaks English, German
Registration: 29 April 2016
Activity
Living without rental cost by JohnT101
Hi I'm trying to work out the practicality of moving to Vietnam. Of course I would rent first to establish exactly where I would like to live, but that aside. I'm in my 50's with years of work experience but know diploma. If I purchased ...
There is an option which I have learned to appreciate and share: rent a hotel room by the month! Here in THC, Thanh Hoa City, I found a new hotel asking 6 million a month. Check out any time you want, @ 200 k a night. No bills, wifi, even a balcony ... Read More
Fake Blue Card? Police has seized my scooter! by KruChris
Hi All is there a cure for stupidity? Yours truly would be first in line to apply. --- A medical emergency made me go to hospital at around midnight. With only 10 k cash in my pocket, I dreaded the official parking and chose a big tree on the other ...
Update After more than a month, I managed to get the scooter back at the total cost of 900 k. 200 k of that was for re-keying. The missing Blue Card was no issue either. 20 miles later, I changed the oil - and the engine was basically dry. I ... Read More
Unmarried living together by GuestPoster678
Does anyone have the current law citation that allows unmarried man and women to live together in Vietnam. I know the law changed sometime back. But the police are angling for coffee money and I can not find it to save my soul.
Thanks for sharing! I have prized my old motorscooter away from Police clutches, at a cost of 900 k. A small portion was used to change the locks. Something, locals assured me would be "Mission Impossible" Read More
PC / Laptop Repairs by Jlgarbutt
Morning all, I used to have a spare / part time side line of earning an income in the UK - building / repairing PC's & Laptops. I'm happy to offer free advice on repairs / upgrades for anyone having problems with their laptop or ...
Cheers, Jigarbutt. You are a kind and helpful guy! I've had some weird audio issues with Win 10 and a Thinkpad X-240. Also at the PC Shop. (They swapped parts, now 8 GB RAM went missing and a 2nd battery appeared out of the blue). For all of ... Read More
Fake Blue Card? Police has seized my scooter! by KruChris
Hi All is there a cure for stupidity? Yours truly would be first in line to apply. --- A medical emergency made me go to hospital at around midnight. With only 10 k cash in my pocket, I dreaded the official parking and chose a big tree on the other ...
Well, I've had both brake pads and the tyres replaced. chose TOYO from Japan. https://ibb.co/ThPDW92 https://ibb.co/7RpG0Fh Talk the talk: some connected friend, the boss as powerful & influential rainmaker. UHU. They are laughing ... Read More
8 days, 14,512 k. The CAT scan was 1.6 M by KruChris
Good morning this is now my second hospitalisation in Vietnam. Care to share your experiences and the cost? * 8 days, 14,5 M with the room being s a i d to be ~ 625 k, but my room mate had to tick "750 k". Foreigners must stay in ...
Cheers - it had "disappeared" and I jumped to the conclusion, that it must have been stolen. Yesterday, I saw it in a Police parking lot. Read More
8 days, 14,512 k. The CAT scan was 1.6 M
Good morning this is now my second hospitalisation in Vietnam. Care to share your experiences and the cost? * 8 days, 14,5 M with the room being s a i d to be ~ 625 k, but my room mate had to tick "750 k". Foreigners must stay in ... Read More
Fake Blue Card? Police has seized my scooter!
Hi All is there a cure for stupidity? Yours truly would be first in line to apply. --- A medical emergency made me go to hospital at around midnight. With only 10 k cash in my pocket, I dreaded the official parking and chose a big tree on the other ... Read More
Best Intentions by GuestPoster288
It can often be very difficult for a well-meaning foreigner to do the right thing when trying to help the locals. Despite spending much of my life in Asia of which the last 12years have primarily been here in Vietnam it is still easy to make ...
OP, thanks for sharing. I can relate. An old bugger keeps messing up a nice Honda Wave. He tortures the engine mercilessly, too stupid to use its gearbox. WTH do people like him get to drive a bike? Drunk most of the time, too. Many car drivers ... Read More
Why Move From Thailand To Vietnam? by OceanBeach92107
The question arose in the New Members thread as to why a person was choosing to relocate from Thailand to Vietnam, as many people have done in the not-too-distant past before COVID-19 travel restrictions began. If you've made that move fairly ...
VISA cregulations. thailand doesn't want long-term tourists... J<HO Read More
Taking a motorcycle by bus
What, if the driver refuses? I have seen some do it, but they were always Vietnamese... My next destinations will be the Hoghlands. I heard, the bus from Hanoi will take 24 hours and to get there from HCMC will taske 13 hours. The train won't ... Read More
Corona in Germany! by beppi
As the public life closes down due to the epidemic, I start this thread to exchange information and ideas on how to cope with living through the emergency. Let me post my thoughts first, please add yours! - First and foremost, DO NOT PANIC! ...
I get that but this virus is more aggresive than the flu. If 75- 80 % get infected a whole lot more are gonna die. I feel sorry for those people. I have talked to some people who do not care about the virus because they do not feel concerned for ... Read More
Any other teachers here, what's going on? Re-opening of schools? by NYSTEACHER2
I decided to stick things out, in part not knowing just how long the schools would be closed and also assuming that once things reopened there would be more work than ever. (I assumed a lot of teachers would have just gone back to their home ...
Thanks for sharing, OP. You are not alone. Take my experience: This is one of many centers owned by a big corporation with many businesses. Great buildings, swimming pools, good classrooms. Junk TAs. a) They give you 5 flash cards and refuse to let ... Read More
Corona in Germany! by beppi
As the public life closes down due to the epidemic, I start this thread to exchange information and ideas on how to cope with living through the emergency. Let me post my thoughts first, please add yours! - First and foremost, DO NOT PANIC! ...
True and I get that this time has been crutial for retail for example, but I think we are gonna have it much worse if they already start relaxing restrictions.Medically? Remember the seasonal flu? IT will go away! Normally, when 75-80% have been ... Read More
Any other teachers here, what's going on? Re-opening of schools? by NYSTEACHER2
I decided to stick things out, in part not knowing just how long the schools would be closed and also assuming that once things reopened there would be more work than ever. (I assumed a lot of teachers would have just gone back to their home ...
Craigslist: Ads have dried up. Many keep getting renewed. Lke that variation of "$ 1,800" ad infinitum. Surely, they can find suitable teachers for that much?!? Q: ID theft? What's going on? Thee are FAKE JOBS, too. And a ton of FAKE ... Read More