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imisssaitama
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 Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 1:20 pm Post subject: How comfortable are you living in Vietnam? |
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| I don't like to make generalisations about developing countries but as much as I would like to live and work in Vietnam, I have doubts about what my quality of life would be. How easy is it to get a reasonably modern comfortable apartment? How safe is it to eat out? How good is medical care? How often have you been in traffic accidents? How easy is it to get around without a scooter? What are the dangers from wildlife? I've only lived in first world countries so I'm not sure what to expect from Vietnam once on the ground, I only know what I see on TV or read about. |
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SinaloaParcero
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I am in a nice brand new serviced housing building. Maid and laundry service 2 times a week. Comfortable modern furniture and decor for 300 dollars a month.
I eat delicious food every day for 1-3 dollars. Never been sick.
Only fell on my bike once, due to me being careless.
Getting around is easy without a scooter. Just take uber or the bus.
Never seen any wildlife.
This isn't some tiny village country in Africa brah. |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 4:26 am Post subject: Re: How comfortable are you living in Vietnam? |
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| imisssaitama wrote: |
I don't like to make generalisations about developing countries but as much as I would like to live and work in Vietnam, I have doubts about what my quality of life would be.
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I've only lived in first world countries so I'm not sure what to expect from Vietnam once on the ground, I only know what I see on TV or read about. |
Vietnam: The Quiet Economic Success Story Of Asia
By Brett Davis, Forbes contributor | Feb 2, 2016
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davisbrett/2016/02/02/vietnam-the-quiet-economic-success-story-of-asia/#657e05804536
(Excerpt)
Thirty years ago Vietnam was one of the poorest nations on earth, today it is officially a lower middle income country. In 1986 the policy know as Doi Moi was instituted to move the country away from a centrally planned economy back to a market oriented one.
Visitors to Vietnam, particularly from western countries, are often surprised by the office towers, high-end boutiques and bustling streets. Their impressions are often set from the images of conflict and rural poverty beamed on to television screens around the world in the 1960s and 1970s.
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reblair79
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| Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 7:25 am Post subject: Re: How comfortable are you living in Vietnam? |
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| imisssaitama wrote: |
| I don't like to make generalisations about developing countries but as much as I would like to live and work in Vietnam, I have doubts about what my quality of life would be. How easy is it to get a reasonably modern comfortable apartment? How safe is it to eat out? How good is medical care? How often have you been in traffic accidents? How easy is it to get around without a scooter? What are the dangers from wildlife? I've only lived in first world countries so I'm not sure what to expect from Vietnam once on the ground, I only know what I see on TV or read about. |
I recommend following Alex Stevenson on Youtube who works in Vietnam and has a TEFL training company called Ninja Teacher. He has made tons of great videos on commonly asked questions about living and teaching in Vietnam. I have found his videos hugely interesting and informative and they have helped me make my decision to teach in Vietnam (I move out on 19th August) 
Good luck, Ray. |
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reblair79
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| Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 7:27 am Post subject: |
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| SinaloaParcero wrote: |
| I am in a nice brand new serviced housing building. Maid and laundry service 2 times a week. Comfortable modern furniture and decor for 300 dollars a month. |
Whereabouts are you? |
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imisssaitama
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| Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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| thanks all |
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SinaloaParcero
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| Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 2:56 am Post subject: |
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| reblair79 wrote: |
| SinaloaParcero wrote: |
| I am in a nice brand new serviced housing building. Maid and laundry service 2 times a week. Comfortable modern furniture and decor for 300 dollars a month. |
Whereabouts are you? |
Quan 10 |
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reblair79
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| Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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| SinaloaParcero wrote: |
| reblair79 wrote: |
| SinaloaParcero wrote: |
| I am in a nice brand new serviced housing building. Maid and laundry service 2 times a week. Comfortable modern furniture and decor for 300 dollars a month. |
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Quan 10 |
Cool, I am being put up in a hotel in D3 for five days on arrival. I will be looking for apartments in Thao Dien which I think looks a really cool area. |
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SinaloaParcero
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Thao Dien is a bit out of the way of things.
But area itself is pretty good. |
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Demigod
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| How about fast internet? stream movies, video game and calls? | |
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