OceanBeach92107
American expat in Vietnam
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About me
American
Lives in Da Nang, Da Nang, Vietnam
Speaks Fluent English & a little bit of Vietnamese, Spanish & German
Registration: 31 January 2018
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Off Topic Posts - Whats on your mind? by SimCityAT
This thread is for everything Off-topic..........https://www.askideas.com/media/13/Burning-Whats-Up-Gif-Picture.gif
@Aidan in HCMC Here in HCMC, I went to Uniqlo. They had nothing, not one thing, that I could fit into. I went to H&M and they had clothes that I could get into AND clothing that was a size or two bigger than what I wear. This is a new ... Read More
Retired veteran planning a move to Vietnam with 2 felines by benh1965
i am a retired veteran.聽 i currently live in PA / USA.聽 i am making a long term plan to get to viet nam.聽 i am hoping to be there for my 61st birthday, and christmas.聽 yes, i am a christmas baby.聽 i have 2 felines, checkers ...
@OceanBeach92107 you mean my %? 75. - @benh1965I asked because of the VA Foreign Medical Program. It might be interesting for youhttps://www.va.gov/health-care/foreign-medical-program/ Read More
Retired veteran planning a move to Vietnam with 2 felines by benh1965
i am a retired veteran.聽 i currently live in PA / USA.聽 i am making a long term plan to get to viet nam.聽 i am hoping to be there for my 61st birthday, and christmas.聽 yes, i am a christmas baby.聽 i have 2 felines, checkers ...
my local VA is absolutely useless, and i expect no help from that quarter. - @benh1965What is your V.A. Disability rating? Read More
Exercise Extreme Caution - U.S. State Dept. by Aidan in HCMC
Worldwide CautionSecurity alertMarch 22, 2026 - The Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution.Location: WorldwideEvent: The Department of State advises Americans worldwide, and especially in the Middle East, to ...
Flashback to 1979 and a few years afterward when I was stationed in N眉rnberg, Germany Read More
Taking a dog to Vietnam by Nick Dunning
Hi Everyone. New here. I am planning to move to Vietnam permanently to teach English. I want to take my dog (small chihuahua) with me. I know this is do-able, but I am concerned that I won't find anywhere to live. I am planning on Hanoi - which i ...
Hi Everyone. New here. I am planning to move to Vietnam permanently to teach English. I want to take my dog (small chihuahua) with me. I know this is do-able, but I am concerned that I won't find anywhere to live. I am planning on Hanoi - which i ... Read More
Permanent Residency For Viet Kieu In Vietnam by VNdw7
Hi there, I'm hoping a US expat in Vietnam can help advise. My 90yr mom is Vietnamese but a US citizen from 1967 as she married my dad -an American GI. When my dad passed due to cancer in 2019 she went to VN on 5 yr visa to stay in her homeland as ...
Hi there, I'm hoping a US expat in Vietnam can help advise. - @VNdw7Stop The Private Messages!!!If you feel the compulsion to share your lengthy update, do it here in this thread. Such messages are absolutely totally 100% unwelcome in my private ... Read More
HIV and work visas in Vietnam by vincentmoretti
I have been HIV positive for more than 20 years, the course is controlled, the load is undetectable, my health and immunity are normal. There are no problems in providing drugs, there is an annual provision. There is a question about obtaining a ...
I asked GROK AI this:An expat man named Vincent writes in an online, Vietnam Forum, that he has been HIV positive for more than 20 years. He writes: "there is a question about obtaining a work permit for which it is necessary to pass a medical ... Read More
HIV and work visas in Vietnam by vincentmoretti
I have been HIV positive for more than 20 years, the course is controlled, the load is undetectable, my health and immunity are normal. There are no problems in providing drugs, there is an annual provision. There is a question about obtaining a ...
I have been HIV positive for more than 20 years, the course is controlled, the load is undetectable, my health and immunity are normal. There are no problems in providing drugs, there is an annual provision. There is a question about obtaining a ... Read More
2nd chance style operations by MarkinNam
Ch脿o, is there any organisations in Viet Nam collecting food which is close to use by date for distribution to homeless or low income people?
Ch脿o, is there any organisations in Viet Nam collecting food which is close to use by date for distribution to homeless or low income people? - @MarkinNamAnything we have like that we put in an open cardboard box and leave it at the curb in ... Read More
Rental agents by MarkinNam
Hi all, where can one find reliable rental agents ? Does anyone have recommendations. Please pm me their details.
Hi all, where can one find reliable rental agents ? Does anyone have recommendations. Please pm me their details. - @MarkinNamUnfortunately, It doesn't seem that this website has one of the most commonly requested professional fields: rental ... Read More
Bringing Guests to your Hotel or Airbnb by callaway4000
When you rent a hotel or airbnb what are the rules to being allowed to bring back a date to your place? is it legal? is it in the description of the rental agreement? I know in Thailand they take the ID of the woman for security when they are ...
My partner and I live together in a house that only has her name on the lease. As such she had to take a copy of my visa to the police. As of last week things have changed. No longer does she have to visit the police, she now logs in online and ... Read More
Living in Phu Quoc by sundogds
Hello Everyone,My wife and I are currently in Phu Quoc evaluating the option of living here. We love Vietnam, but Phu Quoc does check a lot of our boxes. I know a lot of expats live in Duong Dong, my question is more specific, what ...
Hello Everyone, My wife and I are currently in Phu Quoc evaluating the option of living here. We love Vietnam, but Phu Quoc does check a lot of our boxes. I know a lot of expats live in Duong Dong, my question is more specific, what ... Read More
Medical assistance. by dguy901
I am having surgery done on my shoulder and will need to clean and dress the wound on the rear of the clavicle daily for at least a week near district 1. Does anyone have an idea where I can go to have a surgical wound cleaned and dressed daily at a ...
Probabky Tam Anh Hospital, I will check with them. Thanks for the response. - @dguy901 As with most hospitals worldwide, the larger hospitals in Vietnam are almost always directly connected to the outpatient clinics for all services, as well as some ... Read More
INTERESTING OR SCAREY PHOTOS OF BEASTIES TAKEN IN VIETNAM by goodolboy
Sure there must be some beauties https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmXxixmqskv0g80tQnnnRMHL2oi3_A?e=X6P11y
Now this is (was) an interesting moth. I thought it was a bat last night, flying around the living room. - @Aidan in HCMCI've seen one that looked exactly the same, although probably half the size of that one. That's nice! 馃槑馃憤 Read More
Medical assistance. by dguy901
I am having surgery done on my shoulder and will need to clean and dress the wound on the rear of the clavicle daily for at least a week near district 1. Does anyone have an idea where I can go to have a surgical wound cleaned and dressed daily at a ...
Probabky Tam Anh Hospital, I will check with them. Thanks for the response. - @dguy901As with most hospitals worldwide, the larger hospitals in Vietnam are almost always directly connected to the outpatient clinics for all services, as well as some ... Read More