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Jim-Minh

@Jim-Minh

Serial expat

American looking for information about Vietnam

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American

Lives in Da Lat, Lâm Dong

Speaks English Vietnamese

Registration: 08 September 2018

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Jim-Minh replied to a thread
4 years ago
MarkinNam

Isopropyl alcohol by MarkinNam

Has anyone ever seen isopropyl alcohol in Saigon, perhaps in a paint store?? I need for laptops cleaning

Jim-Minh

LOL - If you can't find isopropyl, rượu đế might work just as well, perhaps cheaper.... Read More

Jim-Minh replied to a thread
4 years ago
Missjodi

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 ...

Jim-Minh

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

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4 years ago
OceanBeach92107

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 ...

Jim-Minh

13,000 new infections overnight. 60,000 infections worldwide. NBC News New Video Shows China’s ‘Wartime Controls’ To Fight Coronavirus Outbreak | NBC Nightly News 227,000 views with no URL to vet Hello? Earth to Expat, earth to ... Read More

Jim-Minh replied to a thread
4 years ago
OceanBeach92107

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 ...

Jim-Minh

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

Jim-Minh replied to a thread
4 years ago
OceanBeach92107

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 ...

Jim-Minh

<<< 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

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4 years ago
OceanBeach92107

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 ...

Jim-Minh

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

Jim-Minh replied to a thread
4 years ago
OceanBeach92107

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 ...

Jim-Minh

Interesting new information about the Wuhan virus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eTzv2_6xLI From Dr. John Campbell Read More

Jim-Minh replied to a thread
4 years ago
OceanBeach92107

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 ...

Jim-Minh

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

Jim-Minh replied to a thread
4 years ago
OceanBeach92107

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 ...

Jim-Minh

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—hence the name. ... The wet larder was used not only for meats ... Read More

Jim-Minh replied to a thread
4 years ago
OceanBeach92107

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 ...

Jim-Minh

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

Jim-Minh replied to a thread
4 years ago
OceanBeach92107

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 ...

Jim-Minh

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

Jim-Minh replied to a thread
4 years ago
Jurassic

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 ...

Jim-Minh

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

Jim-Minh replied to a thread
4 years ago
Jurassic

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 ...

Jim-Minh

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

Jim-Minh replied to a thread
4 years ago
Jurassic

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 ...

Jim-Minh

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

Jim-Minh replied to a thread
5 years ago
GuestPoster1236

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 ...

Jim-Minh

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