@myvietnam
Australian expat in Vietnam
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About me
Australian
Lives in S贸c Trang, S贸c Trang
Speaks excellent tieng English and poor tieng Viet
Registration: 31 May 2020
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Shopee Seller Scam
in a recent transaction with a Shopee seller, i discovered (to my cost) a very sneaky way you can be cheated. 1. discussed with Shopee seller if i could return item if wrong size. ok. 2. Ordered item through Shopee 3. Received and paid for item ... Read More
How easy is it to buy stereo equipment? by stu1977
I am moving to Ho Chi Minh City in a few months. I am wondering whether to ship my stereo equipment (a bit old but good quality) or buy some new stuff in Vietnam. A bit of googling didn't reveal much about buying stuff there. Does anyone know how ...
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Wedding Gift by bob504
A good friend is getting married and I wanted to send a wedding gift. How can I send her money? IS there a more appropriate gift? Would an Amazon gift card be an acceptable gift? Thanks for your help!
... so how did this go? Read More
How easy is it to buy stereo equipment? by stu1977
I am moving to Ho Chi Minh City in a few months. I am wondering whether to ship my stereo equipment (a bit old but good quality) or buy some new stuff in Vietnam. A bit of googling didn't reveal much about buying stuff there. Does anyone know how ...
If they hv what you want, Lazada is by far the best VN online 'mall' store (but NOT for any good hi-fi!). prices are good. and they do return and refunds with no problem at all very quickly avoid Shopee like the plague. the exact opposite. Read More
Arriving in Vietnam Lessons Learned by devarj57
I arrived in HCMC on 4/22. Some things I learned processing through immigration. 1. I flew from USA via Singapore Airlines. No issues transiting through Singapore to Vietnam 2. After deplaning the first step is getting through transit clearance with ...
As per other/s ... welcome. Other post right about using Zalo and/or FB (which personally i don't as I hate FB, and the guy, but Viet use a lot like everywhere else), and everyone in VN use Zalo, not Skype, Viber, or anything. it has both PC ... Read More
Buying a motorbike by uscs302
Can anybody educate me about all the different kinds of documents I see related to motorbike sales..hcqn..mbc..gthl ...my understanding is even most vietnamese don't ride a bike with a blue card in their name and most bikes I see online are in ...
sorry, i cannot understand half of that. Read More
Wedding Gift by bob504
A good friend is getting married and I wanted to send a wedding gift. How can I send her money? IS there a more appropriate gift? Would an Amazon gift card be an acceptable gift? Thanks for your help!
... and other comments are right, depending on how close you are or if you family, actually a single 膽500,000 would be ok if say you not v close actually, but another factor is prob because you in US and therefore must be billionaire (by VN ... Read More
Funny in Vietnam by Diazo
I wish at some point someone would creat a sticky thread on the funny cultural differences. And I will start with one. 鈥� Honey, our TV is five years old, why do we still have all the manufactures stickers on the screen鈥�. Silly for the ...
'short shrift' does not quite mean that ... in usage (which of course like all English is rapidly 'going down the gurgler') means more impatient, critical, peremptory, arrogant, imperious Read More
Funny in Vietnam by Diazo
I wish at some point someone would creat a sticky thread on the funny cultural differences. And I will start with one. 鈥� Honey, our TV is five years old, why do we still have all the manufactures stickers on the screen鈥�. Silly for the ...
no. odd measurements are because of incompetent and lazy builders. we hv them in AU too. Read More
SQUEAKY SANDAL by goodolboy
So got this problem, for some reason my left foot sandal has started to make this squeaking sound as I walk & its causing me problems cos I want to start posting life around here on my walks on Youtube. All the videos I have made so far are ...
why so gratuitously rude? and, imo, wrong Read More
Wedding Gift by bob504
A good friend is getting married and I wanted to send a wedding gift. How can I send her money? IS there a more appropriate gift? Would an Amazon gift card be an acceptable gift? Thanks for your help!
.... if you hv available there (which you prob do), try Viet-based money transfer service, Hai Ha. it is simply brilliant! v. good exchange rates. almost non-existent fees (for sm amounts) and direct door delivery within 24 hours (depending on ... Read More
Irritating dating scenario by WillyBaldy
There's a dating situation happening quite a few times to me and although I've always managed, it is a really annoying issue and I was wondering if anyone had suggestions. So, you meet a Vietnamese woman for breakfast at a coffee shop. ...
when i first came here, and hv girlfriend/fiancee, the funny thing was that EVERY time we went out as we meet all the family in different places, i was expected to pay for everything. even when they asked ME out, i was expected to pay. they said ... Read More
Irritating dating scenario by WillyBaldy
There's a dating situation happening quite a few times to me and although I've always managed, it is a really annoying issue and I was wondering if anyone had suggestions. So, you meet a Vietnamese woman for breakfast at a coffee shop. ...
wow. remind me never to go on a date w you. i would totally understand if a girl you not meet before wants to bring some friend/s, both for safety and to check you out how many friends were there? did they order totally OTT? otherwise, you are ... 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 ...
thanks for comments ps i hv received CCs ok from AU Read More
Rules and regulations around Direct Mailers B2B by Bruce007
Does anyone know if there are rules and regulations around doing B2B direct mailers? So physical mailers, postcards, flyers etc not email
... simply ain't going to work (imo). leaving aside any legal/govt issues which is another huge question, there is a whole range of marketing that simply isn't practical or possible here. the obvious example is letter-boxing, ie, how do ... Read More