Advice needed: electricity consumption (kw) for a 92m2 household for 2
When I made that arrangement, my assumption was that I knew that all of us in the household were environmentally conscious individuals. We could not understand why we consumed 3 ...
Why some vietkieu succeed while others dont?
They knew they can go back to VN if things dont work out. Most of them would leave behind some assets in VN in case they need to come back thus they did not go ALL-IN. Same for the ...
Giants - a north american style supermarket throws down the gauntlet!
What made this worse was the staff knew about it. When I grabbed a discarded stem from their garbage box a staff member tried to take it from me which indicated, to me, he ...
Having witnessed his mechanical expertise, or rather lack of it, I knew it would fail but lets face it, motorcycles, even the latest ones, are incredibly simple pieces of machinery ...
"Oh 30 million" (I knew they're around 35 million new.) So...then after some time goes by...I get a message that asks. "THD, can you help me a "little bit"? Hearing "little" I'm ...
However, I was working with VN women in the USA (married, but raised and educated in VN) and so I knew that all the negatives we hear about VN women did not apply to the general ...
Just back from the vietnamese-foreigner marriage interview...
It was like a General Knowledge quiz, complete pot luck if you knew the answer by chance and even if you did; there was high chance they would say it was incorrect. BUT!
Looking for advice or opinions about a girlfriend.
I do find it odd her sister knew how to get into her old email account. The next day we talked again she was answering with her one word answers. Later on she asked me how I would ...
10 reasons to try hanoiÂ’s bia hoi for travel experiences in vietnam
The pilsner beer halls are a result of people studying in former communist nations back in the days when everyone still knew the words to the Internationale.
I started the blog in 2010 and back then we knew we’d only be staying in Vietnam for 3 years.
New self-cloning lizard found in vietnam restaurant
That's because the team knew that the lizard likely belonged to the Leiolepis genus, in which males and females in lizards have distinct color differences—and no males were apparent ...
David in saigon: "vietnamese people are incredibly peace-loving"
I was 24 and the idea of an adventure in a country few people really knew anything about appealed to me.
I knew that I did an illegal act, but I had to correct myself immediately. I have been doing this job for a long time, so I feel it normal. I have to accept it. - Where do you sell ...
Expats play sneaky on traffic cops
I knew they had been there busting people the day before, but I didn't see them, so I made the turn, along with a few others. Then I saw them and heard someone yell.
Us blogger recounts 2007 vn trip/huffingpaint post publishes in 2012!
I knew I was being blatantly ripped off. "She's telling her friends she's going to overcharge and rip you off because you're white," said a Vietnamese American who was also on my ...
They knew they hit jackpot verse when they saw me in my plain cheap t-shirt, pants and slippers and a school size backpack.
Getting married, but have doubts...
I did it solely to make sure others knew she was with me. Now, I have to tell you, I hate jealousy. It never works out and if you're jealous, best to depart. Anyway, I ...
Expat's first impressions of sai gon
I balked and said I knew there was less expensive housing and they laughed and said it was impossible.
My experience being married to a vietnamese woman
I knew something was not right she was not her “usual” cheery, bubble, jolly self. After further enquiry about what was wrong she said “I don’t like the ring” and started crying, the ...
Do you know your landlord? you might be surprised!
The inspections found the rumours untrue and Duc said experts always knew the companyÂ’s financial status was clear and transparent, but that some members of the public had been ...