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Captain Willard
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 Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:23 am Post subject: Re: A Vung Tau tutorial |
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Any Russian or Ukrainian girls there?
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I saw a poster considering between Vung Tau and Hai Phong, and I thought I might share some of my, uh, expertise, on the subject of Vung Tau. I spent a lot of time working there. Enjoy and please feel free to add or disagree 
Vung Tau positives-
Traffic/pollution/population not a problem, easy to get around and learn your motorbike skills.
Relaxed feel, usually no big city madness, streets are pretty clear during lunch and after dark.
Convenient. Food/shopping all close and you can find whatever you want, and the schools, living spaces, beaches, and city center are all never more than a 10-15 min bike ride away (usually less). A full tank of motorbike fuel lasts many people a week or more, you can get around fairly easily on a pedal bike, and taxi rides are cheap enough.
Good restaurants. In addition to good Vietnamese seafood and meat/rice staples (seaside grilled octopus and crab legs with cold Saigon beer, mmm mmm mmm) , there are several tasty international restaurants, including a Chinese place run by a Chinese man (Bobo T's), an Indian place run by an Indian (Ali Baba), a Ukranian place run by a Ukranian (Kozak--great beer) an Italian place (David's-- awesome!) run by an Italian, an Aussie sausage place run by an Inuit, and a handful of decent Aussie and Kiwi taverns (Ned Kelly's, Belly's, Tommy's).
Some nature to enjoy. The beach is underrated if you ask me, but it is not as nice as Mui Ne or Danang. Think crowds, scattered litter, and gray-ish water. Nice sand though. There are a couple small mountains that offer some hiking, biking, and greenery. Motorbike rides along the coastal roads are very nice.
Many English schools, fairly easy to find work and pick up private students, including Russian and Ukrainian students, an interesting twist and challenge to teaching in Vietnam.
A group of sociable (and sometimes rowdy ) English teachers who like to share a meal and have a night out or a house party.
Close to Saigon if you feel like hanging out in the "big city" or need to go to the airport.
Weather- Being next to the sea it is more comfortable than Saigon lots of times.
Very cheap. You can share a big house with one or two other people for less than $200 / month, or get a nice serviced flat for $300-$500 / month.
Vung Tau drawbacks-
It's small. It can get boring if you're a big city type, and you're not going to have an easy time getting into say, a sport league or a book club, and it doesn't take long to have experienced all of the dining, drinking, and dancing establishments the town has to offer. There's not much culture in terms of museums, etc. For single females, it is not an easy place to find a mate or even a fling, or so I've heard--not a lot of expat men to choose from, and we don't see expat female teachers going after the local men. Why? Not sure. I'd be interested to hear some theories. No live music for the most part. There are lots of oil industry workers and other tourists who can make people uncomfortable, usually having to do with their interactions with the local ladies and their consumption of copious amounts of beer. Guess you might lump some of the teachers in that category too The bars are mostly girly bars, some less in-your-face than others( Offshore, Sunset) , and some that can get downright sleazy (Red Parrot, Vitamin C...er...not that I would know or anything). Besides Saigon, Vung Tau is not really close to any notable places to visit (Mui Ne, which is very lovely, is the closest that comes to mind, and is still a few hours away). It gets quite crowded on the weekends when people from Saigon flood in to visit. The ocean/beach is not the best. The hospital and health care in general is quite terrible for anything worse than stitches.
Anything else?
Hope someone finds that informative or helpful. Oh and the sausage shop is not run by an Inuit. I think he's Tajikistani. |
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leaper84
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: A Vung Tau tutorial |
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| toiyeuthitmeo wrote: |
For single females, it is not an easy place to find a mate or even a fling, or so I've heard--not a lot of expat men to choose from, and we don't see expat female teachers going after the local men. Why? Not sure. I'd be interested to hear some theories.
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hmmm... expat female teacher here... I'll pretend to be American and plead the fifth 
anyway, your Vung Tau tutorial seems to be right on track. quiet and relaxed town but can often turn boring. |
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Captain Willard
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 3:48 pm Post subject: Re: A Vung Tau tutorial |
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Ah yes, you may take the Fifth, but that only protects you from criminal prosecutions. Asserting the right against self-incrimination in a civil action permits an inference that the person claiming it has done something improper.
So, we may infer that you like the local men...
| leaper84 wrote: |
| toiyeuthitmeo wrote: |
For single females, it is not an easy place to find a mate or even a fling, or so I've heard--not a lot of expat men to choose from, and we don't see expat female teachers going after the local men. Why? Not sure. I'd be interested to hear some theories.
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hmmm... expat female teacher here... I'll pretend to be American and plead the fifth
anyway, your Vung Tau tutorial seems to be right on track. quiet and relaxed town but can often turn boring. |
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leaper84
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: A Vung Tau tutorial |
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haha. fine. my old housemate is dating a local, and another friend married a local. don't want to be saying something about their choices....
local men generally have long nails, waistlines tinier than Southern belles, moles with hair and the habit of picking one's nose in public.... the list goes on and on. just not attracted to them.
| Captain Willard wrote: |
Ah yes, you may take the Fifth, but that only protects you from criminal prosecutions. Asserting the right against self-incrimination in a civil action permits an inference that the person claiming it has done something improper.
So, we may infer that you like the local men...
| leaper84 wrote: |
| toiyeuthitmeo wrote: |
For single females, it is not an easy place to find a mate or even a fling, or so I've heard--not a lot of expat men to choose from, and we don't see expat female teachers going after the local men. Why? Not sure. I'd be interested to hear some theories.
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hmmm... expat female teacher here... I'll pretend to be American and plead the fifth
anyway, your Vung Tau tutorial seems to be right on track. quiet and relaxed town but can often turn boring. |
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