bertieboy123
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Dating Vietnamese Girl by Bill2014
What are the cultural expectations for a foreigner dating a Vietnamese girl ?Â
What are the cultural expectations for a foreigner dating a Vietnamese girl ? - @Bill2014Hi Bill, I am married to a Vietnmese lady. We did get married pretty quickly, but that suited us both :-) Her family are very wealthy and as ... Read More
Using Zalo App Outside Vietnam by OceanBeach92107
There is a pretty prevalent rumor floating around that you can only use the Zalo communications app in Vietnam. I have returned to the USA and I'm still using my Zalo account--transferred to my new U.S. cell phone--to communicate with all of ...
Hi All. I too have been using Zalo in the UK for more than 6 years now with no issues. Read More
False sense of security by Diazo
Just a small reminder to all of us expats. I think most of us get lulled into a false sense of being safe here. Then too some of us get hot under the collar with locals. But the other night two young men took a sickle to an older man and cut off ...
This thread sucksI think your very rude ! Regards Mike Read More
Vietnamese driving license. by bertieboy123
Hello all. What is involved in a foreigner obtaining a Vietnamese drivers license ? I know some will ask why on earth i would want to drive in Vietnam lol :-) But i am married to a Vietnamese lady (Who normally drives me around when in Vietnam) We ...
Many thanks for your replies. Regards Mike Read More
Vietnamese driving license. by bertieboy123
Hello all. What is involved in a foreigner obtaining a Vietnamese drivers license ? I know some will ask why on earth i would want to drive in Vietnam lol :-) But i am married to a Vietnamese lady (Who normally drives me around when in Vietnam) We ...
Now it depends on the length of your visa. Getting a VN license is not too difficult. LicenseHi Colin and thank you for your reply. i would initially be on either an VEC or an investors visa. My thinking is the Investor visa would be better. My ... Read More
Vietnamese driving license.
Hello all. What is involved in a foreigner obtaining a Vietnamese drivers license ? I know some will ask why on earth i would want to drive in Vietnam lol :-) But i am married to a Vietnamese lady (Who normally drives me around when in Vietnam) We ... Read More
Bank transfer in vnd. by Guest2023
Has anyone done a bank transfer in VND out of Viet Nam. The exchange rate is more favourable sending money to Australia in VND.
Hi Colin My father in law transferred 1.5 Billion Vnd from Vietcom bank to my wifes Barclays account here in the UK in December 2019. As far as i can remember it was done in two transactions. Hope this is of some help. Regards bb Read More
How is Quy Nhon as a place to live as a retiree by Dennis Thomas
Hi everyone new member here Retired 65 from USA been living in the Philippines last 4 yrs. My pension is 1400 usd a month. I find I must live in the smaller providence cities here, cant afford Cebu or Manila, that have more to offer. ...
I personally could live in Quy Nhon. I love it there. It's also my mother in laws hometown, although she doesn't visit much these days. I find it very clean, traffic is very light, and the people very friendly. I also remember drinking Quy ... 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 ...
Hi folks. I used Vietnam cupid with great success ! Yes there are lots of hookers/chancers/and girls looking for a sugar daddy to finance them, but there are also a lot of very genuine lovely ladies on there. I had been visiting Vietnam for 3/4 ... Read More
Heads up - customs clearance for post from abroad by sanooku
Just been online chatting with vnpost. Was told that customs clearance for parcels can now take 1-2 weeks. The last parcel I received in September was cleared in 2 days: Item presented to import Customs= Saturday 19 September 2020 Held by ...
Hi Sanooku. i have sent two 20 kilo parcels from the UK to my wife's family in Binh Duong in the last couple of weeks. one was delivered to the house in 8 days from me dropping it at the post office here, the other took 12 days door to door so ... Read More
Important notice: Potential scammer contacting ½ûÂþÌìÌà members on Whatsapp by Diksha
Hello everyone, We would like to inform you that a certain individual has been contacting our members on Whatsapp while posing as an employee of ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ. The imposter is specifically targeting members who have posted an advert in the Housing ...
Thanks for the heads up ! Read More
Sending a parcel from Vietnam. by bertieboy123
Hi Everyone. Does anybody know the cheapest way to send a parcel maybe 20 kg from Vietnam to the UK ? I have only come across very expensive services, 3 times the cost of UK to Vietnam. TIA Regards Mike
Good morning ! Thank you so much for your reply. I will look into your suggestions and see if i can get some reduced costs. Many thanks. Regards Mike Read More
Sending a parcel from Vietnam.
Hi Everyone. Does anybody know the cheapest way to send a parcel maybe 20 kg from Vietnam to the UK ? I have only come across very expensive services, 3 times the cost of UK to Vietnam. TIA Regards Mike Read More
Marrying a Vietnamese woman by schleger
Hello, I am a 58 year old teacher and plan on moving to Vietnam at the end of December and I am looking for advice on the marrying process. I will be moving to the hanoi area, getting a teaching job for a few years. I have a pension from teaching ...
Btw. The whole process for me, from beginning to collate my docs in the UK to actually receiving the marriage certificate took less than 3 months. Regards Mike Read More
Marrying a Vietnamese woman by schleger
Hello, I am a 58 year old teacher and plan on moving to Vietnam at the end of December and I am looking for advice on the marrying process. I will be moving to the hanoi area, getting a teaching job for a few years. I have a pension from teaching ...
Hi Guy`s ! I agree you should get all your paperwork together before you move to Vietnam. I am a British citizen, and I married a Vietnamese lady last august. I got all my paperwork together before I went back to VN. I also sent documents to the VN ... Read More