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I've just come back from hospital after my first motorbike accident in Hanoi. I was about to pass through an intersection and had 4 seconds left on a green light so i was accelerating (stupid i know). 4 people decided to run their red creating a wall of bikes, and I had to emergency brake, locked my brakes and ended up under the bike, road rash on my leg, arm, and big hematoma on my hip. First accident in 10 years of riding, I would be fine if i had dressed for the slide but alas i was wearing shorts and t-shirt, lucky to be alive. Stay safe and dont risk your life for a green light (even if you have right of way!).

Racism in Vietnam does not exist because racism is not a Vietnamese word. Discrimination? Sure. Racism? Nope

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And I, as a Singaporean of Hadhrami (Yemeni) Arab descent, though I'm culturally & practically Malay, owing to the fact that my ancestors had remained in the Malay World for almost 4 centuries consecutively, which is besides the point, did recently faced some sort of a borderline, passive-aggressive racism from a particular ethnic Kinh online, of which I responded to a meme posted by another netizen, which is about the surname "Tran", by commenting that it's not supposed to be pronounced literally, letter by letter. This particular ethnic Kinh came out & replied to me & he somewhat agreed with my statement simply by saying "It is" but strangely enough, on the same breath, he said to me that I'm not Vietnamese & accuse me of spreading misinformation & hence, asking me to stop doing so when I never even said that I'm Vietnamese in the first place. I told him off that just because I'm not Vietnamese, doesn't mean that I cannot learn & be keen of the language. That being said, I hope that this does not dampen my spirit of learning the language & I also hope that this does not made me change my impression about the Vietnamese people by making broad generalisations.

Love this video. I know racism exists everywhere and Vietnam is not excluded. Vietnamese need to address this issue, many Vietnamese think that they are not but in fact they are really racist.

Cool, we actually didnt Love Foreigner like you thought.

Why would you go and try to settle in Vietnam when you're from the UK? Thanks for sharing but I don't think "it can be solved". Just avoid such people. SE Asia and E Asia are in general mentally colonized people and see themselves as inferior to whites. Why would you want to partake in such a cultural sphere which doesn't benefit you? Simply go there, make your money, and get out and stick to your race and people. Don't seek to change them. If I were you I'd go back to the UK and make a lot of money and live a comfortable life, not settle for scraps in VN and try to "get a job" in VN. Lmao. Why would you even compete for a job there?

This video was uploaded 4 years ago and things are still the same, it will always be, I am an Indian 🇮🇳, when I first came to Vietnam, I faced racism, and I decided to live with that cause no one can explain anything to Vietnamese folks if they don't want to haha, anyways, it's been 3 years now, right now I work in a Vietnamese bank at a top executive level, people are racist to me and when they know about my work profile, they treat me the some way they treat "white guys" Haha, honestly, been to many countries but racism in Vietnam is the most weirdest one I have ever seen 😂

mate, you're living in a relatively poor country. this style of development's new, it'll take time to perfect. the same process occurred in singapore, malaysia, etc. plus it's what the market demands, today. they could build everything to swiss standards, and charge 3-4 times as much, but nobody would buy. compared to a "real" vietnamese neighbourhood, vinhomes is paradise, even with all its flaws.

Ấn nổi tiếng vì hiếp dâm, mê tín và phân biệt giai cấp nặng nề.

There were black gangs that were killing white people. Talked to a vet yesterday

It's Vietnam. They learn that from China. Soon it will collapse )))

Exactly! Many good things, but they also deteriorate fast. I pray that Vinhomes will take pride in their workmanship and design to fix those, very obvious, mistakes that you’ve mentioned. Great observation and thank you for your candid video.

And u know what Southeast asians experience racism by east asians Therefore,every country is racist

Totally agree with you. I hope Vinhomes takes your observations in consideration. Their workmanship is an embarrassment for Vietnam if they don’t improve or change the design and quality.

I mean Vietnam is a quite a homogeneous country. People are pretty culturally uneducated, and could be as very ignorant at the time. I am Vietnamese but I've been away from my country for more than 9 years. Sorry for what you've experienced but it will take a feel generations to change this. I bet you also feel the same in the UK because let be honest, you might be British by nationality but ethnicity, you're definitely not a white person. Just like me. If I was born in the UK, I would still be yellow, even if I acquired the British accent. It's the systemic racist world that we live in. Thanks to European imperialism and colonialism past. Strongly embedded and Hollywood helps a lot in this matter too. This won't change in Vietnam anytime soon. I guess all over Asia to be honest.

I truly believe that vn is in a serious bubble. So many projects and all the buildings look the same.

Thanks for making this vid. Gosh I live in Việt Nam and these buildings did not age well. They all look the same and the design is ugly if you ask me. Imagine another 10 yrs. it’s gonna look like the ghettos in new york

What other places do you recommend? Thanks for the video.

I would suggest letting maintenance know right away about any cracks in the walls, broken tiles or anything else in the condo that's falling apart. These things usually happen when the buildings settle..........I'd even go so far as to record the things wrong inside the condo so that they try and not take any deposits when you leave. Also keep it written down on who you talked to and the dates so that you can provide it at a later date, you have to cover your ass!!

I do agree with what you're saying especially when you pay anywhere from $900 to $2000 USD a month. I know the employees working there really don't have a say in what gets fixed but they should be able to point you into the right direction so you can contact a director or owners of the property.

To be fair, people in Vietnam generally view Vietnam as a place to emigrate from not immigrate to, there are much better countries than Vietnam in the world, with better pay and standard of living, so seeing a foreigner live there, they assume you must be super down on your luck

Thank you so much!

I am so sorry you I hate racism

thank you bro, nice video, very well explained I'm a Chindian {half Indian+ half Chinese} I've face many discrimination in Vietnam too, I don't visit Vietnam anymore because I don't have white skin.

Vinhome is massively overrated in my opinion. Using it’s name to attract buyers to live in it and calling themselves successful is sort of strange tbh. And the design itself is an Eye Sore, like building giant luxurious skyscrapers next to a place where houses aren’t even taller than 2 stories just seems eccentric. And also Vingroup has a reputation for threatening to sue and silencing its customers, so thank you for actually saying something.

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We thank you for speaking your mind bro, this is the kind of things we experienced our whole life in Vietnam. No one really have the courage to say anything. Sometime i just wish people would stand up and not be afraid of things like this.

So many Vietnamese people are racist and said bad words to Thai people

There’s no racism in Vietnam, not like South America

It is so commendable that you were so dedicated 💜💜💜💜

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One example is that most Vietnamese parents have the mindset that English originally appeared in England, aka where white people, and it must be best for their children to learn from them. This type of thought is really common whether in English learning or math, literature tutoring. Like, if a child comes up and tells their parents that they are going to study from a graduate instead of some prestigious teachers, his parents won't let it be. So the problem really is the assumption that education must be received from a high-rank (?) trainer. That is also why Asian parents force their children to go in for school for the gifted, not the ones they actually like. Sorry if I was being offensive, this one is really a sensitive topic to talk about, just give my idea you know? I'm not a native speaker, too so I hardly know if my idea is insulting or not (really sorry) I know you have been through a hard time, but being newly exposed to foreign cultures is really difficult and it is hard for the people from the older generation (the people you usually communicate with). So it is something to do with the older generations. but young people are now more open-minded and not so affected by the thought of white privilege (thanks to the internet). Hope you and your family are doing good in the pandemic. p/s: Im a Vietnamese teenager and I have a great arabian teacher who has teached me a lot of things. I reckon that Vietnam and Asian countries will respect the races and people with different looks(?) in the future when we are exposed long enuf to the international culture

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there is also a lot of racism the vietnamese towards other asians, such as the Indosphere as some viets feel superior (coming from a vietnamese)

I agree with a lot of what you put in this video. I expect some of the buildings to start falling over in about 10 years. There are definitely good reasons to live there, but I agree with the structural flaws and to getting something done for you, if you are a foreigner, is near impossible there.

And the most important thing is, if you apply for the English teacher position, students are very interested in registering English centers with "native teachers". For us, English comes from England, and the British are white. so the students want to learn English from them who they think is the truly "native teachers". English centers want to please their customers so they are willing to pay very high salaries as long as they are white teachers: D even though they do not have pedagogical skills, they do not even speak vietnamese but customers are satisfied because they are learning ENGLISH from "native teachers". If you apply to a Chinese class then we would welcome a teacher who is Chinese people. if it Korean class, then we want a teachers with yellow skin and one - lidded eyes. You know what, because students just want to learn foreign languages from native speakers. Vietnamese language teachers receive only 1/4 the salary compare to you. Are they also being racist in their own country?

In Vietnam we often say "nhìn mặt mà bắt hình dong" it mean we usually evaluate the capacity, finance, knowledge of a person by their appearance, nationality, and gestures. We don't hate a country at all, but we have a habit of sorting the staff according to their country's economic and educational level. I believe in the process they will remove the stereotypes about you. I am very sorry about your experience in Vietnam

Blame Hollywood for all the movies they pump in VN for the last 30 years. It s recommended that you should learn some Vietnamese, we love foreign people who can speak our language. And then, trust me, you will have a lot of good time seeing VN people just being skeptical to all the foreigners, as long as they dont understand what we r speaking, regardless of your ethnic of nationality. And beside, Vietnamese love fair skin color, so even if you r a Vietnamese and have a dark skin colour, you will feel a lot of disadvantages.

Well, first of all, I'm very sorry for what you've been through. Secondly, racism does exist on a global scale. It's a combination of over-generalization, stereotype and ignorance. Generalization and stereotype originally came from our survival instinct as human nature. Since the beginning of mankind, we needed to be aware of the surrounding environment to avoid potential threats so we tend to have a quick evaluation for everything and everyone. However, in the modern day, with the globalization and the rapid changes in demographic, our quick evaluation became "obsolete". It sadly became over-generalization and stereotype due to the lack of proper education or kindness (or both). Thirdly, Vietnam is a developing country, our education is still a huge problem. We do have "racism" so called negative stereotype even among our own people in different regions. Nowadays, with the technological advancement, our generation are also facing the difficulty of confirmation bias and hatred, escalated by social media algorithm. I hope this could help you feel a bit better.

nice supportive investigation video. very informative! thanks!

Hey, I do not want to live with expats, and other foreigners...being American I definitely prefer the locals, Vietnamese....cleaner places and much much cheaper...better in the Việt Names area...

i'm vietnamese and i'm 17, i've never thought like that and i have never known this truth maybe i'm too young to know these but i'm so sorry to hear that, you must be hurt a lot :( obviously that only me can not change anything but i hope that our people will understand and change their thought, so sorry again :((

Im born and raised in the UK but my parents are indian. I also traveled across asia, i met some nice vietnamese people, but some were really rude. The cambodians were super friendly and welcoming. What youre saying is sadly true though

actually some peoplein vietnam said n-word just for fun, they don't really know what it's meaning or making people feel sad about that

As a Vietnamese Vietnam is. VERY RACIST COUNTRY.

R u india

so, when are u goin' back to vietnam? 😂

all seem to be negative ? :( if you have been living here long time and get used to the " convenience" it brings, you would find a bit hard to get back to your normal british life