What I learned as an expat in Vietnam 2024
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- čas přidán 5. 06. 2024
- Hey Folks! In this video, I share insights from my 10 months living in Vietnam, particularly in vibrant Saigon. Discover essential travel tips for expats and digital nomads, including navigating payment systems (cash or card) and understanding tipping culture. I'll answer the following questions:
Is tipping acceptable in Vietnam, and when is it appropriate?
How easy is it to access imported goods in Saigon?
What are the options for navigating payment systems as an expat or digital nomad?
Are mosquitoes a significant issue in Saigon?
What's the process for obtaining a SIM card in Vietnam?
Where can you find hard toothbrushes in Saigon?
What websites can't you access?
How prevalent are vintage shops in Saigon, and what treasures can you find there?
Whether you're planning to travel to Vietnam or curious about life here, this video has you covered.
Time Stamps:
00:00 - 00:37 Intro
00:37 - 02:14 Imported food
02:14 - 03:15 Getting a SIM card
03:15 - 04:20 Cash vs Card
04:20 - 06:54 Tipping culture
06:54 - 07:50 Insects in HCMC
07:50 - 09:08 No BBC and hard toothbrushes
09:08 - 11:10 Vintage shops
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Great informative video. Thank you Mary 😊
Thank you for your support 🩵
I have a kind of same issue about a toothbrush like u. There is a brand and model I have been using for a long time and it's hard to find in Taiwan and Thailand where I am living. so I buy it 20~30pcs in Korea whenever I visit.
I had no idea it would be so difficult to find it 😂
Fun video. Not sure why you have the subtitles, they are really distracting and your English is perfect
Thank you😇! A lot of non-native speakers are watching my video, so I believe this will help them grasp the meaning faster( hopefully 🤞)
Hi Mary
I know Vietnam don't have any "permanent visa"
so is it possible to renew every 30-90 days and just come back? Even if doing it for several years?
You can.
Hi, well, I'm not specializing in these sorts of questions. But I can share with you my friends' experience.
I know some people who have been here on a tourist visa for over a year. Similarly, I know some people who obtained a business visa but didn't work because they didn't want to do visa runs. I've read some horrible stories in group chats about visa runs not going smoothly, but the majority of the time, it seems to be possible to do visa runs smooth. I would recommend you to check with visa agents because I'm not the best person to ask about this question.💜
Do you know if the food price in Saigon restaurants is much more expensive than Da Nang?
It seems to me that Da Nang is definitely cheaper when it comes to local businesses, but it depends on the type of places you go to. If it's a chain, the price will be about the same. I will go to Da Nang in a couple of weeks and compare the prices. 🩵
@@businessmalie Thanks for the response
chocolate is nice but absolutly give up potato chips. they are so unhealthy and always feel disgusting after eating. will become so healthy if you give them up. especially Vietnam has much better snack foods if you still need snacks
well maybe the environment is toxic enough that even the mosquitoes can't handle it ...
I live near the ghetto in Sài Gòn the most toxic one, I haven't worried about any of it, just feel weird when you are mention it.
Probably the environment is toxic, you are right🤣
It’s nice how thicc you are, you ethnically German? Vietnam seems way chill! Thought it would look rough but surprised how pretty it looks
Thank you, I'm from Crimea 🩵 And you are totally right, Vietnam is a lot more beautiful than people think.
FFS stop tipping nonsense. it inflates the price. you guys are just in Vietnam because its a cheap country not because you love Vietnam.when you tup and ruin the prices. America has so many bad things and tipping is up there as one of the worst things.
if they become your friend fine do whatever no limits. but tipping just changes the price.
remember you cant live permanently or work locally. you cant invest here. so stop recklessly spending and tipping please
due to the wokeness and entitled culture :) in the West tipping and all of the things go wrong and crazy on another level forcing to give free money to someone and otherwise, cursing and shaming you is just out of mind :).
High education makes no sense to me.
Tipping in the east is rarely because most of the people are poor they just can buy the service and pay for it no extra more also all of people have the mind set nothing free :) and nobody take care of you, you need to work to earn it, that's why tip is more appreciated not entitled like in the west when it's normal to get something from another because you think you deserve that.
Thanks for the explanation ))This is what I have noticed, which is why people are very honest and grateful in Vietnam, and they don't disrespect people who are not able to tip. 🌸