Mark Spahr
@mspatique
American looking for information about Vietnam
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About me
American
Lives in Tampa bay
Registration: 15 November 2009
About
My expat journey
Saigon, Vietnam
I was lucky to meet a wonderful lady while exporting old Vespa scooters from SaiGon. I am always thinking about teaching in VietNam when I retire. I enjoy the young people there. They are friendly, sweet and eager to learn.
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I liked everything except the air quality which bothers my sinuses. I feel so alive in VietNam . The sights and sounds and smells overwhelm your senses. SaiGon is always fun especially at Christmas. If you want to escape SaiGon and relax you can stay at the Phuong Nam Resort in Binh Duong just 30 minutes from downtown. It is a wonderful place to relax and get some quiet time. Google them and check it out.
Favorite Places in SaiGon:
Roof Top of the REX HOTEL
Roof Top of the Majestic Hotel
The Continental Hotel and it's history.
The SaiGon Zoo, nice place to escape the traffic of SaiGon
The war museum , it made me cry.
The water front ..just relax there at night and enjoy . Vietnam is very romantic.
The air quality and heat in the summer months is almost unbearable. I don't imagine one could ever get used to it as even my Vietnamese friends have trouble dealing with the oppressive heat .
USA
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Your experience of culture shock in Vietnam by Christine
Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Vietnam. What ...
I have another experience to share . My wife and I were at a party for the anniversary of the dead . Every year , this wonderful lady has this party for a member of her family and we attend . The men eat and drink and drink while the women do all of ... Read More
Your experience of culture shock in Vietnam by Christine
Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Vietnam. What ...
I like your thoughts . Very nice post and appreciated .. and good suggestion for the Aussies who seem to regard the Vietnamese as their children , much like the French . Read More
Your experience of culture shock in Vietnam by Christine
Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Vietnam. What ...
I see you didn't disagree with my # 1 . Obviously you're not getting kissed much ! LOL ! I can't wait to get back to Lai Thieu . Just built a nice little house there with a private room and bath for my wife and I . I miss VietNam and my ... Read More
Your experience of culture shock in Vietnam by Christine
Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Vietnam. What ...
Hello , I have been married to a Vietnamese lady for 8 years now . Here are a few very basic but important things I have learned about Vietnamese culture . #1. Do not hug or kiss anyone unless you know in advance it is ok to do so. Hugging and ... Read More
Time to run away? by Jquinoq
:/ so, I met this girl 34 years old , started dating her ( seriously) within a week her family has me at a Buddha temple talking about wedding dates with a " master" . Omg. I just met her WTF is the family thinking after two week " marriage" her ...
If you like her and think she would make a good wife , AND you want to get married , continue dating her and spend more time getting to know the family . I was 55 and married a 33 year old girl from VN about 6 1/2 years ago. I spent lots of time ... Read More
Monthly support to Vietnamese GF a mistake? by NashCat
Met a great Vietnamese girl a year ago online, went to Vietnam for 3 months to meet her. Everything was great. She was beautiful and nice. Not a bar or party girl, and we hit it off the moment we met. She had a restaurant at the time, but, because ...
My girlfriend never asked me for money. Met her my first trip to HCMC . Traveled back and forth to get to know her and the family and we talked on the internet when I was in the States. She is now my wife of 6 years and we live in Florida . She goes ... Read More