briansmithexpat
Vietnamese expat in the USA
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Registration: 21 February 2018
Any early retiree here? Please share your success story by briansmithexpat
Anyone here retired early (in your 50s, 40s, or even 30s)? If you have not retired, but reached financial independence (from you regular job) at one of these early ages and decided to continue working (in Vietnam or anywhere else), you are in the ...
Wow Ciambella, what a great story to hear. Did you have small children when you and your husband decided to retire? One of my main worries is college tuition. Read More
Any early retiree here? Please share your success story
Anyone here retired early (in your 50s, 40s, or even 30s)? If you have not retired, but reached financial independence (from you regular job) at one of these early ages and decided to continue working (in Vietnam or anywhere else), you are in the ... Read More
I just want to know what vietnamese people think. by bawindayak
First time when I come to vietnam, I think they is nice and friendly when I walk alone. but for some month I living here. I just learn about vietnamese. just one think, I don't understand about vietnamese people attitude. I think they very nasty ...
A good number of my nieces/nephews are older than I, some of them are two decades my senior, and their children -- my grandnieces/grandnephews -- are in my age group. It's not difficult for them to address me correctly and treat me with utmost ... Read More
I just want to know what vietnamese people think. by bawindayak
First time when I come to vietnam, I think they is nice and friendly when I walk alone. but for some month I living here. I just learn about vietnamese. just one think, I don't understand about vietnamese people attitude. I think they very nasty ...
...and that leads to all kinds of awkward situations, such as a middle-aged person having to call a 9 year old "uncle", or that an aunt and a niece being classmates, etc. Read More
How do I know if a Vietnamese girl likes me? by GuestPoster 156
My best friend from American said he had a beautiful 28 year old cousin in Ho Chi Minh City that I should meet. I took him up on his offer and started texting her a few months prior to my trip. I arrived 2 weeks ago and so far have gone out to 3 ...
While VN has many gold diggers (as in other countries), don't assume that most girls are. Remember, this girl is good looking, has a good job (probably with a promising future), living in the largest city in Vietnam. Girls like this have ... Read More
Retiring in Vietnam - Dazed and Confused ?? by beefbrisket
hello ExB :) im in the daydreaming/planning stage of my Vietnam retirement. ive been to HCM (a few times) and also surroundings like Mekong Delta and Vung Tau. ive also been reading and researching a few forums i can find on the net (mostly ...
I'm new to this site but noticed that this has been mentioned more than once in this thread alone, Does it happen often? (adopting an orphan to be able to stay) Read More
How travelers are treated by supertaper
I just read a post by a person who had nothing good to say about visiting Vietnam his main complaint was that the vendors and market sellers and restaurants were constantly trying to rip him off, his thought was because he was a backpacker but he ...
I can say that being a foreigner in Vietnam trying to buy things on the street is similar to being someone in America wearing a T-shirt that says "I'm a millionaire" trying to buy a car from a used car dealership. Heck, it's even ... Read More