Jim-Minh
American looking for information about Vietnam
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Lives in Da Lat, L芒m Dong
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Registration: 08 September 2018
Isopropyl alcohol by MarkinNam
Has anyone ever seen isopropyl alcohol in Saigon, perhaps in a paint store?? I need for laptops cleaning
LOL - If you can't find isopropyl, r瓢峄 膽岷� might work just as well, perhaps cheaper.... Read More
Spiders by Missjodi
Am moving to DaNang Dec or Jan. Doing my research,getting prepared and such. I'd like a real answer on what to expect regarding the spider thing vietnam. Not much of a backpacker will do most of my living in western style apts in the larger ...
I had a place in East Texas that was ate up with spiders. Their favorite trick was to weave a web about head-high across the trails through the woods. Getting a web and big spider plastered across your face would set off a wild and frantic dance ... Read More
DO NOT Wear A Surgical Mask UNLESS... by OceanBeach92107
If you have a cell phone in Vietnam, you probably received this message telling you NOT to wear a surgical mask EXCEPT in certain circumstances, the reason being; people who wear masks all the time are LESS LIKELY TO WASH THEIR HANDS because of a ...
13,000 new infections overnight. 60,000 infections worldwide. NBC News New Video Shows China鈥檚 鈥榃artime Controls鈥� To Fight Coronavirus Outbreak | NBC Nightly News 227,000 views with no URL to vet Hello? Earth to Expat, earth to ... Read More
DO NOT Wear A Surgical Mask UNLESS... by OceanBeach92107
If you have a cell phone in Vietnam, you probably received this message telling you NOT to wear a surgical mask EXCEPT in certain circumstances, the reason being; people who wear masks all the time are LESS LIKELY TO WASH THEIR HANDS because of a ...
Are there super-spreaders of the new coronavirus? It seems so. The third British case, after the first two diagnosed in York, was a man in his 50s who contracted the coronavirus infection at a conference in Singapore. He then traveled to France ... Read More
DO NOT Wear A Surgical Mask UNLESS... by OceanBeach92107
If you have a cell phone in Vietnam, you probably received this message telling you NOT to wear a surgical mask EXCEPT in certain circumstances, the reason being; people who wear masks all the time are LESS LIKELY TO WASH THEIR HANDS because of a ...
<<< But if this is where the audience for drama is... >>> I just don't want anyone to get caught flat-footed. The possibility of transmission by aerosols is truly grim. This could set China back a generation and could wreck ... Read More
DO NOT Wear A Surgical Mask UNLESS... by OceanBeach92107
If you have a cell phone in Vietnam, you probably received this message telling you NOT to wear a surgical mask EXCEPT in certain circumstances, the reason being; people who wear masks all the time are LESS LIKELY TO WASH THEIR HANDS because of a ...
FAR worse than what has been reported. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Ho96UKfYA Chengdu now on lockdown - 6th largest city in China. High concentrations of sulfur dioxide in Wuhan from cremations. Britan, France, Spain, Shanghai and others ... Read More
DO NOT Wear A Surgical Mask UNLESS... by OceanBeach92107
If you have a cell phone in Vietnam, you probably received this message telling you NOT to wear a surgical mask EXCEPT in certain circumstances, the reason being; people who wear masks all the time are LESS LIKELY TO WASH THEIR HANDS because of a ...
Interesting new information about the Wuhan virus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eTzv2_6xLI From Dr. John Campbell Read More
DO NOT Wear A Surgical Mask UNLESS... by OceanBeach92107
If you have a cell phone in Vietnam, you probably received this message telling you NOT to wear a surgical mask EXCEPT in certain circumstances, the reason being; people who wear masks all the time are LESS LIKELY TO WASH THEIR HANDS because of a ...
The American that checked into the hotel close to my wife's house after spending a two-hour layover in Wuhan is doing better. Before he realized he had the virus, he visited a bank in District One. A teller at that bank came down with the virus ... Read More
DO NOT Wear A Surgical Mask UNLESS... by OceanBeach92107
If you have a cell phone in Vietnam, you probably received this message telling you NOT to wear a surgical mask EXCEPT in certain circumstances, the reason being; people who wear masks all the time are LESS LIKELY TO WASH THEIR HANDS because of a ...
OBwan - LOL - should have seen that coming... The larder was originally a cool room or cellar for storing meats, especially meats put down in large barrels or crocks of lard鈥攈ence the name. ... The wet larder was used not only for meats ... Read More
DO NOT Wear A Surgical Mask UNLESS... by OceanBeach92107
If you have a cell phone in Vietnam, you probably received this message telling you NOT to wear a surgical mask EXCEPT in certain circumstances, the reason being; people who wear masks all the time are LESS LIKELY TO WASH THEIR HANDS because of a ...
Wuhan virus now deadlier than SARS and it's just getting started... Favorite commenter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWEWqRXZQXQ OB - Happy to see limiting - Should have had well-stocked larder a long time ago. Read More
DO NOT Wear A Surgical Mask UNLESS... by OceanBeach92107
If you have a cell phone in Vietnam, you probably received this message telling you NOT to wear a surgical mask EXCEPT in certain circumstances, the reason being; people who wear masks all the time are LESS LIKELY TO WASH THEIR HANDS because of a ...
The doctor from Lancet that's reporting on the virus recommends that you don't need a mask if you don't come in contact with people that might have the disease. He recommends that you hole up and wait until the infection passes. You ... Read More
Coronavirus - forced fever check by condo admin by Jurassic
Hello, all, Sorry to make my first post an unpleasant one. I received this email today from the apartment property management company (HCMC D2) and I am shocked and more than a little worried about potential for Kafkaesque insanity. Has anyone ...
The next two weeks will be extremely telling. If it gets into South America or Africa it could wreck the economy of the entire world. The rate of new infections are now 50,000 per day. We snagged a ticket for my wife to return to Texas from Saigon ... Read More
Coronavirus - forced fever check by condo admin by Jurassic
Hello, all, Sorry to make my first post an unpleasant one. I received this email today from the apartment property management company (HCMC D2) and I am shocked and more than a little worried about potential for Kafkaesque insanity. Has anyone ...
Current stats as of 6 hours ago. 6th February 2020 nCoV Wuhan novel coronavirus 2019 Confirmed cases 28,358 Confirmed deaths 565 ( 1382 recovered ) 27 countries Lancet 31 January 2020 Estimated infections January 25th 2020 was 75,815 ( ... Read More
Coronavirus - forced fever check by condo admin by Jurassic
Hello, all, Sorry to make my first post an unpleasant one. I received this email today from the apartment property management company (HCMC D2) and I am shocked and more than a little worried about potential for Kafkaesque insanity. Has anyone ...
As infectious as this virus is, it would not take much time at all for it to spread far and wide. It would overwhelm the health-care infrastructure in no time. China threw up a brand-new hospital in record time with BARS on the windows in Wuhan. I ... Read More
China Halts all International Group Tours. by GuestPoster1236
As of today , Monday 27/1/20 Beijing has halted all International tour groups. Decision is indefinite until this vIrus is contained. Who knows how long that could take Since the bulk of tourists to Vietnam ,Thailand etc ...are in these zero ...
The Washington Times and Newsmax published those stories just for you AKA. They knew you had run out of things you could disparage. " The deadly animal-borne coronavirus spreading globally may have originated in a laboratory in the city of ... Read More
China Halts all International Group Tours. by GuestPoster1236
As of today , Monday 27/1/20 Beijing has halted all International tour groups. Decision is indefinite until this vIrus is contained. Who knows how long that could take Since the bulk of tourists to Vietnam ,Thailand etc ...are in these zero ...
<<< Jesus, what next, how about fresh nose snot blown on a restaurant floor or in the street?? :o >>> The serpentza YouTube video I mentioned in a previous post mentioned those unsanitary behaviors again and again. Coronavirus - ... Read More
China Halts all International Group Tours. by GuestPoster1236
As of today , Monday 27/1/20 Beijing has halted all International tour groups. Decision is indefinite until this vIrus is contained. Who knows how long that could take Since the bulk of tourists to Vietnam ,Thailand etc ...are in these zero ...
It appears now that people can be infected and contagious for up to a week without symptoms. Read More
China Halts all International Group Tours. by GuestPoster1236
As of today , Monday 27/1/20 Beijing has halted all International tour groups. Decision is indefinite until this vIrus is contained. Who knows how long that could take Since the bulk of tourists to Vietnam ,Thailand etc ...are in these zero ...
Angie owns a nice house in District One so that's not a problem. Thanks very much for the offer. Wuhan hospital staff Tweets that numbers of sick and dead are low by a factor of 33. They report the virus is mutating - it is easily spread by ... Read More
China Halts all International Group Tours. by GuestPoster1236
As of today , Monday 27/1/20 Beijing has halted all International tour groups. Decision is indefinite until this vIrus is contained. Who knows how long that could take Since the bulk of tourists to Vietnam ,Thailand etc ...are in these zero ...
Beijing and Shanghai airports both shut down now. Wife is stuck in Saigon and can't come home through China. Read More
China Halts all International Group Tours. by GuestPoster1236
As of today , Monday 27/1/20 Beijing has halted all International tour groups. Decision is indefinite until this vIrus is contained. Who knows how long that could take Since the bulk of tourists to Vietnam ,Thailand etc ...are in these zero ...
A group of protesters launched a Molotov cocktail in a newly built Hong Kong residential building that was slated to serve as a quarantine area for people exposed to the coronavirus. The fire marked a new high in tensions over the government's ... Read More
Why don't Vietnamese understand Vietnamese spoken by a foreigner? by I do believe
Having lived in Vietnam for 6 years and studied Vietnamese at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities it never ceases to amaze me that if I speak and pronounce a Vietnamese phrase perfectly to most Vietnamese, they don't understand me. ...
I am sure they would give you the benefit of the doubt. I have committed some doozies that actually made sense but were quite unintentionally inappropriate. Read More
Volunteer work as way to get long-term visa or TRC? by hyagly256
Is this possible? Working as a volunteer in order to get long term VN residence? If it's possible, I wonder how one would find an appropriate situation. Also, I would not want to work Monday to Friday, 9 to 5, and would prefer to work from ...
I remember another post that described the fees you must pay in order to do volunteer work. The amounts were not inconsequential. Read More
Plans for Tet 2020 by OceanBeach92107
Anyone care to share your plans for the upcoming Tet holiday period? I can't decide if I want to stay in Vung Tau or head to HCMC and experience Saigon as a ghost town. [img ...
Whoever called it "the golden years" didn't know what they were talking about. Unless, of course, they were talking about the cost of health care. Read More
Chinese airstrip and projected naval base in Cambodia by THIGV
I thought this article might be of interest to some: ...
It is getting a bit wild when Google suppresses search results. A huge portion of the world's economic resources is shipped through the South China Sea. Nations that have economic ties to the West have resources that depend on those trade ... Read More
Chinese airstrip and projected naval base in Cambodia by THIGV
I thought this article might be of interest to some: ...
THIGV - parasites are a problem everywhere. The US is still recovering from its last socialist. Read More
Chinese airstrip and projected naval base in Cambodia by THIGV
I thought this article might be of interest to some: ...
*** I do not blindly believe every study. *** You just fabricate anything you want to accomplish your purpose. Read More
Chinese airstrip and projected naval base in Cambodia by THIGV
I thought this article might be of interest to some: ...
Lie and make up your own truth comrade. Truth is the first victim of a socialist. Read More
Chinese airstrip and projected naval base in Cambodia by THIGV
I thought this article might be of interest to some: ...
This thread is a great study for those interested in socialist propaganda. AkaMaveric amuses me, trying to pull one foot out of the muck while finding the other foot in yet deeper muck. Muck sucks good buddy and breathes with a sick gurgle. LMAO Read More
A disgusting behavior by GuestPoster100620
While I can appreciate that it may be good to clear your nostrils of dirt particles for ease of breathing ; the problem of this is a lot of locals like to do this in public. I find this really belly wrenching and disgusting and really wish to tell ...
Perhaps she was just trying to avoid the smell. Public restrooms can be abysmal. There's a Japanese scientist that has isolated a cocktail of 3 kinds of bacteria that is called bokashi. It is being used by public workers as a spray to disinfect ... Read More
A disgusting behavior by GuestPoster100620
While I can appreciate that it may be good to clear your nostrils of dirt particles for ease of breathing ; the problem of this is a lot of locals like to do this in public. I find this really belly wrenching and disgusting and really wish to tell ...
I've more often heard that statement applied to Thai bar girls. Read More
Is the flooding in Ho Chi Minh City getting worse year by year? by NYSTEACHER
Can anyone who has lived here five years or more comment? In my neighborhood it is far worse this year than last year. I'm concerned about the long term viability of living in this city, particularly the part I'm in, also my wife owns land ...
<<< Brick23 "Except that when you look at the entirety of the data available, instead of just cherry-picking the bits that suit you, there is no evidence of man-made global warming. None. Now common sense tells me that of course we ... Read More
I would love to teach Vietnamese students this
This teacher is so fortunate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=626RCo7HxkA Read More
Is the flooding in Ho Chi Minh City getting worse year by year? by NYSTEACHER
Can anyone who has lived here five years or more comment? In my neighborhood it is far worse this year than last year. I'm concerned about the long term viability of living in this city, particularly the part I'm in, also my wife owns land ...
My favorite global warming guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MomTtc7ZnII&feature=push-prem-sub&attr_tag=3_E0vtAi96H8Vqke%3A6 Read More
Whiskey in Vietnam: trusted group to order? by cocobipbip
Hello, I would like to get a hold of a trusted distributor/wholesaler or even a private FB group that can handle importation of real not-fake scotch whisky? I have been scared by the rumours that most sold whiskies are fake or diluted.
You might check with the buyer at the airport. Read More
Expat interest in politics in Vietnam by Bhavna
Hello everyone, As an expat, your day-to-day life in Vietnam is impacted by decision-making at the political level in your host country as well as in your country of origin. We would like to know how involved you think expats should be in the ...
Cheech and Chong said it best: "Honorable general sir..." Because of copyright violations, I couldn't find the quote. So I will help you from memory, which is very clear from intent... General: "You will flying your plane very ... Read More
Farewell Andy Passenger by OceanBeach92107
I noticed that Andy's username has changed to "GuestPoster0147". I'm disappointed to see him gone. Andy and I didn't always agree with each other, but he offered his own point of view which was (based on comments) helpful to ...
I see I have no place here as well. So I will say bye now. The board has removed one more link in the circle jerk. Read More
Is the flooding in Ho Chi Minh City getting worse year by year? by NYSTEACHER
Can anyone who has lived here five years or more comment? In my neighborhood it is far worse this year than last year. I'm concerned about the long term viability of living in this city, particularly the part I'm in, also my wife owns land ...
<<< Besides if you do not want to conceal the truth you should not embezzle the whole facts for your own country. >>> "My country" has no monopoly on molten-salt-reactors (MSRs). In fact, even though the US invented the ... Read More
Is the flooding in Ho Chi Minh City getting worse year by year? by NYSTEACHER
Can anyone who has lived here five years or more comment? In my neighborhood it is far worse this year than last year. I'm concerned about the long term viability of living in this city, particularly the part I'm in, also my wife owns land ...
<<< Japan, for example, has the fourth most nuclear power plants and is 5 ranks behind Germany in terms of electricity prices. >>> LMAO All Japan's nuclear plants were closed, or their operations suspended for safety ... Read More
Is the flooding in Ho Chi Minh City getting worse year by year? by NYSTEACHER
Can anyone who has lived here five years or more comment? In my neighborhood it is far worse this year than last year. I'm concerned about the long term viability of living in this city, particularly the part I'm in, also my wife owns land ...
<<< We just had elections in Switzerland. The Greens have gained enormously. >>> They used to burn witches in Salem too. They decided that was a hoax as well. In the mean-time, Germany's electricity rates are the highest in ... Read More
100% natural peanut butter by WillyBaldy
I remember discussing this before on the forum but is there really 100% natural peanut butter in Vietnam? My contacts in Saigon checked around and only found 98% pure, the rest being sugar and salt. In my city of Rach Gia, no way I can get this, ...
LOL, A few seconds, OB. Read More
100% natural peanut butter by WillyBaldy
I remember discussing this before on the forum but is there really 100% natural peanut butter in Vietnam? My contacts in Saigon checked around and only found 98% pure, the rest being sugar and salt. In my city of Rach Gia, no way I can get this, ...
<<< Refrigerating will prevent that from happening but it is a lot harder to spread when kept in the fridge. >>> I've found that a few seconds in the microwave will make it very easy to spread. Read More
Is the flooding in Ho Chi Minh City getting worse year by year? by NYSTEACHER
Can anyone who has lived here five years or more comment? In my neighborhood it is far worse this year than last year. I'm concerned about the long term viability of living in this city, particularly the part I'm in, also my wife owns land ...
<<< akamaveric Nuclear power does not only leave the radiating garbage to the next generations but is also economically a big fraud. If the costs for the deconstruction were calculated correctly, the kilowatt price would be much higher. ... Read More
Is the flooding in Ho Chi Minh City getting worse year by year? by NYSTEACHER
Can anyone who has lived here five years or more comment? In my neighborhood it is far worse this year than last year. I'm concerned about the long term viability of living in this city, particularly the part I'm in, also my wife owns land ...
I think the eco-terrorists will lose a lot of their steam as the 2020 election gets closer. The liberals have got more trouble than global warming, especially with temperature increases going flat. And now Hillary is finding more communists than did ... Read More
Banking Regulations for Foreigners Opening New Accounts by OceanBeach92107
Timo banking is not a government authority, however, they have done a good job of quoting and explaining new regulations regarding foreigners (from any country) opening new bank accounts in ...
You guys are not retirees. You don't want a banking relationship that will just hold your money for use for day-to-day needs. Aren't there institutions that will work with you to fund whatever you are wanting to do? What are your goals? Read More
Influential and Admirable Vietnamese Women by OceanBeach92107
Maybe we can have 1 thread about admirable Vietnamese women without someone needing to denigrate them? [url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/life/trend/two-vietnamese-among-world-s-100-most-influential-women-3998412.html]BBC Includes Two Vietnamese ...
Toi ngac nhien. Nature abhors a vacuum. Read More
Is the flooding in Ho Chi Minh City getting worse year by year? by NYSTEACHER
Can anyone who has lived here five years or more comment? In my neighborhood it is far worse this year than last year. I'm concerned about the long term viability of living in this city, particularly the part I'm in, also my wife owns land ...
Coal-fired power plants release lots more radioactivity than all the American nuclear reactors combined. A 1 GW coal-fired power plant burns enough coal every day to fill a train 100 cars long. That releases thousands of tons of carbon dioxide into ... Read More
Immunizations?? by stebro
At the risk of sounding paranoid I had a conversation with my doctor about my upcoming trip to Vietnam and he recommended a series of immunizations. As he went over each one, including a map of regions in the country where I should be concerned, I ...
Be sure to get your hep B immunization if you plan on sampling the local talent. Read More
Immunizations?? by stebro
At the risk of sounding paranoid I had a conversation with my doctor about my upcoming trip to Vietnam and he recommended a series of immunizations. As he went over each one, including a map of regions in the country where I should be concerned, I ...
Recommended Travel Vaccinations for Vietnam VACCINE HOW DISEASE SPREADS DETAILS Hepatitis A Food & Water Recommended for most travelers Hepatitis B Blood & Body Fluids Accelerated schedule available Typhoid Food & Water Shot lasts 2 ... Read More
Is the flooding in Ho Chi Minh City getting worse year by year? by NYSTEACHER
Can anyone who has lived here five years or more comment? In my neighborhood it is far worse this year than last year. I'm concerned about the long term viability of living in this city, particularly the part I'm in, also my wife owns land ...
Perhaps not. Princeton, Harvard, Yale, NASA, and the UN, all decided to radically modify the effects of space weather in their models. Space weather has, until now, been factored into our climate model as a constant. Well, it isn't a constant ... Read More
Importing medications to Vietnam (from USA) by CJNordic
Does anyone have experience bringing medications into Vietnam by post or by airfreight? Is it legal to airfreight medications into VIetnam? Has anyone had good luck? Or bad luck? I鈥檓 aware that many medications are available locally and not ...
I researched this last year and I'm not aware of any changes since then. You can't have meds shipped to you or your Viet doctor. You can't have them shipped to Thailand or to a Thai doctor. Most of my meds are not available in Vietnam or ... Read More
Vietnam,...a Vietnamese_American expat's perspective. by jana611
Please [b]note[/b] the following is not the considered opinion of the OP, but a forwarded copy of a post made to the Quora_Home social media platform. It is posted here, simply for academic considerations only, ...especially for those SE Asia ...
Well, I see your 15,000 lies and raise you 33,000 emails, and 4 Bengasi embassy staff that didn't pay their Clinton Foundation dues. How about the government of Egypt and Quadaffi? The poor bastard kissed your ass and you still killed him? What ... Read More
Vietnam,...a Vietnamese_American expat's perspective. by jana611
Please [b]note[/b] the following is not the considered opinion of the OP, but a forwarded copy of a post made to the Quora_Home social media platform. It is posted here, simply for academic considerations only, ...especially for those SE Asia ...
If you think for one second that a Viet cop wanting to "shakedown" a Viet Kieu for a fabricated traffic infraction, compares in any way to the corruption of the grab of 20% of the American economy that is health care, or of the total ... Read More
Vietnam,...a Vietnamese_American expat's perspective. by jana611
Please [b]note[/b] the following is not the considered opinion of the OP, but a forwarded copy of a post made to the Quora_Home social media platform. It is posted here, simply for academic considerations only, ...especially for those SE Asia ...
<<< You're absolutely right ^,...sir >>> Ciambella is a very dear lady. Read More
Vietnam,...a Vietnamese_American expat's perspective. by jana611
Please [b]note[/b] the following is not the considered opinion of the OP, but a forwarded copy of a post made to the Quora_Home social media platform. It is posted here, simply for academic considerations only, ...especially for those SE Asia ...
Thank you, Ciambella. That was very well said. There was a very good reason to be Vietnamese in the pre-1975 timeframe. I have seen many good examples of the culture of Vietnam. Your generation was much better educated than was mine, of the same ... Read More
Marriage to a Vietnamese Woman by Guestposter822
Just interested to hear about peoples experiences married to a Vietnamese woman, more so for marriages that have lasted longer than say 3 years...
<<< That's certainly sending a message to someone, but it's not about punctuality! >>> I used to ride the train to far north Dallas to meet Angie in an attempt to save money on gas. After standing out in 100-degree ... Read More
Marriage to a Vietnamese Woman by Guestposter822
Just interested to hear about peoples experiences married to a Vietnamese woman, more so for marriages that have lasted longer than say 3 years...
<<< She is reasonably punctual but I do realize that is not a common trait in Vietnam particularly when it comes to social events. >>> My Viet wife seems to have no concept of time and schedules and commitments have no claim to ... Read More
100% natural peanut butter by WillyBaldy
I remember discussing this before on the forum but is there really 100% natural peanut butter in Vietnam? My contacts in Saigon checked around and only found 98% pure, the rest being sugar and salt. In my city of Rach Gia, no way I can get this, ...
There is a Buddhist temple on the coast between Rach Gia and Ha Tien. The temple is in a cave just up from the beach. There is a nice beach there and a nice beach just west of Ha Tien. I don't know the name of the temple. I searched for it on ... Read More
mailing package to Viet Nam by annmac331
My daughter is currently teaching in Hai Phong. I sent her a rather large package from the states via USPS. I was told it would arrive in approx. 5 days, but it's been 10 days and today I got a text which read "Held in customs HANOI EMS ...
Here in Dallas, we have a half-dozen businesses that will ship boxes of goodies to the kids and grandkids in Saigon for about $3 a pound. We have to itemize the contents of the boxes but the descriptors don't have to be elaborate, i.e. 3 books, ... Read More
good clothes store to buy clothes in HCMC
Russian Market 328 V玫 V膬n Ki峄噒, Ph瓢峄漬g C么 Giang, Qu岷璶 1, H峄� Ch铆 Minh, Vietnam Read More
100% natural peanut butter by WillyBaldy
I remember discussing this before on the forum but is there really 100% natural peanut butter in Vietnam? My contacts in Saigon checked around and only found 98% pure, the rest being sugar and salt. In my city of Rach Gia, no way I can get this, ...
Ditto, make your own. The oil will separate and you will have to stir it before using it but you will know it is pure. Read More
Toasters? by WillyBaldy
For the life of me, I can't find a toaster in this town (Rach Gia). Is there any toaster in Vietnam?
Sliced bread - what a neat idea! We toast our banh mi for our ca ri ga and our bo kho all the time, but we always toast the whole loaf and rip it apart at the table. BTW - I always have trouble remembering the order of bo kho -or- kho bo (beef stew ... Read More
Psychiatric Test For Marriage by milkybunnyHCM
Where can I get this done? I called FV and they said no can do for Americans, call Cho Ray! I call Cho Ray, they said they stopped doing that recently, you have to go to a psychiatric hospital. Anybody have an idea where those might be?
LMAO - I'll bet they would have complied and you would've passed had you had offered to employ their interpreter. That would've been "nice" also. Read More
Psychiatric Test For Marriage by milkybunnyHCM
Where can I get this done? I called FV and they said no can do for Americans, call Cho Ray! I call Cho Ray, they said they stopped doing that recently, you have to go to a psychiatric hospital. Anybody have an idea where those might be?
Could you not consider a Psychiatric Test For Marriage self-defeating or at least a contradiction of terms? Perhaps only in the West.... Read More
Vietnamese ladies and their "dead" husbands... by Guestposter822
After asking me for a coffee and upon querying a Vietnamese lady told me that her husband was dead. A few days later though I received a nasty email from her so called husband saying he was going to get his crazy on if I continued to go out with his ...
It's hard to compete with a con ma. I think vndreamer has got a good idea. Read More
Is the flooding in Ho Chi Minh City getting worse year by year? by NYSTEACHER
Can anyone who has lived here five years or more comment? In my neighborhood it is far worse this year than last year. I'm concerned about the long term viability of living in this city, particularly the part I'm in, also my wife owns land ...
I have always viewed climate change with a grain of salt, but I now have a good reason to do so. I never knew exactly what terms went into the climate model. I didn't know how the proponents of global warming determined it is humans that are ... Read More
Is the flooding in Ho Chi Minh City getting worse year by year? by NYSTEACHER
Can anyone who has lived here five years or more comment? In my neighborhood it is far worse this year than last year. I'm concerned about the long term viability of living in this city, particularly the part I'm in, also my wife owns land ...
Standard practice in the US is for the developer to do a hydraulic impact study and not only do the design work and install an adequate drainage system for his development but also pay for the modifications to the existing drainage system downstream ... Read More
Is the flooding in Ho Chi Minh City getting worse year by year? by NYSTEACHER
Can anyone who has lived here five years or more comment? In my neighborhood it is far worse this year than last year. I'm concerned about the long term viability of living in this city, particularly the part I'm in, also my wife owns land ...
That map is ridiculous. The lowest elevation in Nevada is 2000 ft. and your map shows it to all be underwater. This is a joke, right? The global warming people will really like this. Read More
Is the flooding in Ho Chi Minh City getting worse year by year? by NYSTEACHER
Can anyone who has lived here five years or more comment? In my neighborhood it is far worse this year than last year. I'm concerned about the long term viability of living in this city, particularly the part I'm in, also my wife owns land ...
The rate of sea-level rise is about 2.85 mm per year. That increase has been constant since the last ice age. The rise over the last 10 years has been the same 2.85 mm per year. Saigon may have to employ some of the new tunnel-boring technologies. ... Read More
Is the flooding in Ho Chi Minh City getting worse year by year? by NYSTEACHER
Can anyone who has lived here five years or more comment? In my neighborhood it is far worse this year than last year. I'm concerned about the long term viability of living in this city, particularly the part I'm in, also my wife owns land ...
As every city develops, areas that were once covered by vegetation are paved over. Ground that could once absorb water like a sponge becomes impermeable and contributes to the runoff problem. It is going to remain a problem until some major drainage ... Read More
Vietnamese language and translation by GuestPoster167
Hi all, I'm an American expat who has lived in Vietnam for 10 years, currently in Nha Trang. I started learning Vietnamese when I first arrived and now I work as a full-time freelance translator and editor. It was a long, winding road but ...
As difficult as it was to learn Vietnamese it is even more difficult to learn Vietnamese English. My wife can say her version of English words that are so difficult to understand that it is easier to communicate with her in Vietnamese. The last ... Read More
Is the vietnamcupid dating site legit by HenryJo
I joined yesterday. Today, found my inbox swamped with messages 'from girls'. Have a slight suspicion that not all the messages may be legit. Perhaps, to temp me in to signing-up for the paid subscriptions? Can anyone using the paid ...
Although I met a really nice girl on Vietnam Cupid I found many profiles that sported photos of incredibly beautiful women. I used the Google photo search to research them and found they weren't who they claimed to be at all. Caveat emptor. Read More
Border-Runs --- by deebee123
Hello Everyone- I have a simple generic question about border-runs. I have a one-year multi-entry visa for Vietnam. I am required to exit the country every nine days. In the past, I have flown to a neighbor country, spent one night and returned to ...
<<< BTW- a NINE day visa is something the Thailand Immigration Dept. might be considering! >>> Thailand is making a number of changes in its rules regarding expats. I'm seeing a lot of complaints on the boards. Read More