CHN90
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Off Topic Posts - Whats on your mind? by SimCityAT
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@goodolboy More 鈥渃orrect鈥� pronunciation would be 鈥溼粣i gi峄漣 啤i鈥� with a Northerner accent馃檪 Read More
The importance of local language in Vietnam by Cheryl
Hey everyone, As an expat, language questions often arise due to the need to communicate effectively in a new country. We鈥檙e curious to read your experiences with learning and using the local language in Vietnam. Here are some questions to get ...
The northerner and southerner can understand each other easily but understanding the central VN dialect can be a challenge. It鈥檚 interesting to note that just like in US, the southerners speak with a heavier accent. Read More
The importance of local language in Vietnam by Cheryl
Hey everyone, As an expat, language questions often arise due to the need to communicate effectively in a new country. We鈥檙e curious to read your experiences with learning and using the local language in Vietnam. Here are some questions to get ...
@Aidan in HCMC Haha, reading your reply making me enunciate salt and mosquito in Vietnamese to see if I can hear the difference :-). Read More
Water buffalo by williamherron13
The Passing of an Old FriendFor centuries the water buffalo has tilled the rice fields of Vietnam. Once, a ricefarmer who owned severalcon trau was considered rich. When rented to a less fortunate landowner, a water buffalo was a source ofsteady ...
I don鈥檛 think the water buffaloes will ever disappear as long as there are rice fields since it鈥檚 a culture thing. Texans don鈥檛 use horses for transportation anymore but there are still plenty of them ( the horses that is) around. ... Read More
Medication storage in the humidity and heat of Vietnam by Guest7921
Hi everyone,I searched to see if there was a discussion of this, but couldn't find one, so if there is, please let me know so that I am not repeating things. My wife, who is Vietnamese, and I live in Danang. I take a statin for cholesterol, and ...
My thought is a little different. I鈥檓 pretty sure you鈥檙e not the only one in VN that take CoQ10 and others don鈥檛 keep theirs in the fridge. The local pharmacies don鈥檛 refrigerate theirs. There is some evidence ( based on a ... Read More
VN Foods perhaps Least Appealing to the Western Palate (or Psyche) by Aidan in HCMC
This thread is started for the benefit of new expat arrivals to Vietnam. Welcome, and, BON APP脡TIT!Your pick(s), with a pic(s), of Vietnamese food that would probably be least appealing to a western visitor.Here's two from me.Tr峄﹏g ...
The customs of eating dog meat came from the north and the southerners look down on that practice hence I believe the 80% figure is not correct. The north and central region were prone to famine in the past and on one occasion it had wiped out a few ... Read More
Vietnamese Name order by lightinumbrella4
Hello everyone,I'd like to know how to address a Vietnamese colleague via email when they are using three names?聽For example: 1Vu name2 name3 .聽Is the order similar to Chinese when the last name is presented first? For example is VU the ...
I might add this to help out the newcomers. For example: Chuong (First name) Nguyen (Last), MD (my late father).They would address him as: 脭ng (Mr.) Chuong or by the title B谩c S峄� (Dr.) Chuong.聽I鈥檝e found it interesting ... Read More
Off Topic Posts - Whats on your mind? by SimCityAT
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If birds are highly intelligent then vultures must rank at the bottom. Read More
Find friends to enjoy beer in Vietnam by ellibeily1702
I want to find friends who share the same taste in beer聽聽as me.Please let me know your favorite beer brand in Vietnam.聽If we have the same gout, let's meet and share more about it :) :) :)
@ellibeily1702聽Hmmm鈥� maybe you should avoid mixing French and English in this sentence since gout in English means a medical condition causes by excessive uric acid crystals in the joint. Beer intake increases the risk of developing this ... Read More
How To Keep The Noise Down In Vietnam? by OceanBeach92107
Man stabbed to death in quarrel over neighbors鈥� noisy drinking party... tuoitrenews..vn/news/society/20220313/in-vietnam-man-stabbed-to-death-in-quarrel-over-neighbors-noisy-drinking-party
It seems that in Viet Nam it's very dangerous to ask your neighbours to be civil.I think in any country it鈥檚 probably not a wise idea to so to someone who鈥檚 disconnected from the frontal lobe chemically. Read More
Weimar California transition camp circa 1975. by lynnscustom57
Did you spend any time in Weimar California (1975) ?? It was a transition camp to aclimate our allies that were lucky enough to get out of Vietnam back then. There was a young man around my age(17) who had a thru and thru chest wound from shrapnel. ...
Hmm, I didn鈥檛 know there was a California 鈥渢ransition camp鈥� in Weimar but I was in the refugee camp in Southern California (US Marine Camp Pendleton). I do miss the shit on the shingle for breakfast :-). Read More
Medicine warning for seniors.. by Swee Loke
Risk of heart attack or stroke, or high blood pressure for regularly taking ibuprofen (NSAID), according to British Medical Journal. For OTC medicine for fever, pain, go for Tylenol,聽 the safest. Thought this may be good to know, for those who ...
Most people just do not realize how bad NSAIDs are when taking on a regular basis. Safest way for chronic pain relief is routine acetaminophen and NSAID prn. Naproxen appears to have the least cardiovascular side effect. Also, a more recent study ... Read More
Medicine warning for seniors.. by Swee Loke
Risk of heart attack or stroke, or high blood pressure for regularly taking ibuprofen (NSAID), according to British Medical Journal. For OTC medicine for fever, pain, go for Tylenol,聽 the safest. Thought this may be good to know, for those who ...
I see an increased chance of a stroke as a positive.It all depends on which end! ;) Read More
Medical licensing by CHN90
Hi, Is any member here currently practicing medicine in VN? Especially as a FMG. Thanks
Haha, it鈥檚 going to be a couple more years before my plan can come to fruition. I have to put in a couple more years to get the full benefits from my employer鈥檚 TRS (Teacher Retirement System). It will cover both pension and health ... Read More
Prescription medications in Vietnam by Jim-Minh
I have three medications that I take here in the US that can't be purchased in Vietnam or Thailand (AFAIK). I have also found that even blood pressure and diabetes medications can't be shipped to Vietnam. I am facing the prospect of making a ...
Even including meds still seem a little steep for VN. For most of CAD pts the standard regiment is beta blocker (metoprolol succinate 100mg x 90 is about $40), high intensity statin (artovastatin 80mg x 90 is about $30, if you only need 40mg then ... Read More