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LETS HAVE A LAUGH BUT NO FILTH by goodolboy
windscreen wipers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=020InK5E99A
Dang ... not to be a bummer here ... but just got some really sad news from back home the states ... one of my kids was on a transport with a whole bunch of other kids on a group trip to do some volunteer work (clear out brush in high fire danger ... Read More
Tennis partner by Contem talk
Is there anybody who lives in District 7 would like to play tennis at daytime Monday to Friday?
@Contem talk I played tennis back in the day ... I am looking now for a golf partner or two ... in Tu Duc City Read More
LETS HAVE A LAUGH BUT NO FILTH by goodolboy
windscreen wipers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=020InK5E99A
Kids nowadays with their dancing on the Tik Toks and You Tubes and the this and the that ... heck ... in my days if we wanted to have fun like that ... we had to take drugs and go to rock concerts Read More
LETS HAVE A LAUGH BUT NO FILTH by goodolboy
windscreen wipers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=020InK5E99A
I was thinking to go out and buy a bunch of hermit crabs ... bring them home ... and make them live together. Read More
VIETNAMESE FAMILY LAW ACT by Aidan in HCMC
For those unfamiliar with this legislation, here for your perusal are the particulars.Read it well.(This post was prompted by the enquiry of another member on a recent thread)
I printed it and am reading it carefully every day. Great document. Read More
Schwab Accounts in Vietnam by tunnelrat69
I just opened a Schwab Investment/Saving/Checking account in preparation to relocate - for good - to Vietnam. During a search of the forum, I noticed the threads are pretty old, anyone have incite on if Schwab is a dependable brokerage to use in ...
I use both Schwab and Navy Fed ... although not perfect, I would say both are fine for relocating to Vietnam. I think Schwab may have an "overseas" account option. I maintain two homes; Oakland and HCMC. Schwab (domestic) requires that. Not sure ... Read More
Off Topic Posts - Whats on your mind? by SimCityAT
This thread is for everything Off-topic..........https://www.askideas.com/media/13/Burning-Whats-Up-Gif-Picture.gif
I thought this would be a good post ... comes from the late/great Carl Sagan ... I really love this guy's style of thinking ...****[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g]"From this distant vantage point, the Earth ... Read More
"Railway Coffee Village" in Hanoi to Close by OceanBeach92107
I'll leave it to others to translate the article (link), but the gist is that all current businesses operating as cafés along the Hanoi city rail corridor are to have their licenses revoked within the next three days due to safety ...
"Can't we all just get along" ... a quote from the late great Rodney King Read More
"Railway Coffee Village" in Hanoi to Close by OceanBeach92107
I'll leave it to others to translate the article (link), but the gist is that all current businesses operating as cafés along the Hanoi city rail corridor are to have their licenses revoked within the next three days due to safety ...
@OceanBeach92107 Many folks value other people's opinions and enjoy exchange of ideas about different ways of thought ... if we all thought in a linear manner ... the world would be quite boring, me thinks Read More
New members of the China forum, introduce yourselves here - 2022 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the China forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
@Julien Well then ... hello everybody ... nice to meet you! Read More
"Railway Coffee Village" in Hanoi to Close by OceanBeach92107
I'll leave it to others to translate the article (link), but the gist is that all current businesses operating as cafés along the Hanoi city rail corridor are to have their licenses revoked within the next three days due to safety ...
@OceanBeach92107 ... Let the man speak ... let the man speak Read More
"Railway Coffee Village" in Hanoi to Close by OceanBeach92107
I'll leave it to others to translate the article (link), but the gist is that all current businesses operating as cafés along the Hanoi city rail corridor are to have their licenses revoked within the next three days due to safety ...
Personally ... and not to sound mean about it ... I would not cry if some of the "vloggers" ... or as I like to call them ... "vidiots" ... got railroaded off the air ... not all ... some are actually well-mannered ... but they are out there running ... Read More
Your Most Memorable Misheard or Misunderstood Vietnamese by Aidan in HCMC
There have been many for me, but my most memorable misunderstanding happened just after my arrival 5 years back. I had just started to venture out and about, and had made it a habit of stopping in at the corner store around the corner from my house ...
What do Taliban soldiers eat when the come to Vietnam for R & R ... Tali-Banh Mi ... of course Read More
"Railway Coffee Village" in Hanoi to Close by OceanBeach92107
I'll leave it to others to translate the article (link), but the gist is that all current businesses operating as cafés along the Hanoi city rail corridor are to have their licenses revoked within the next three days due to safety ...
@colinoscapee Sometimes it is hard to cure "stupid" ... #naturalselection Read More
"Railway Coffee Village" in Hanoi to Close by OceanBeach92107
I'll leave it to others to translate the article (link), but the gist is that all current businesses operating as cafés along the Hanoi city rail corridor are to have their licenses revoked within the next three days due to safety ...
@Aidan in HCMC hilarious Read More