@MatthiasB

Sounds to me like you're employed by some marketing firm associated with one of them!The first and desperate claim if you wish your opinion to be unchallenged. To you, I say, "Go forth in your ignorance". To others, I suggest you read up on it a ... Read More

Please don't confuse CNS depressants (such as alcohol or Valium) with depressive disorders (Central Nervous System depression vs psychological depression). Although the terms come from the same source, they are unrelated. In many cases, if ... Read More

Same all over the world. Behave like a child, treated like a child. Taking your colleagues' behaviour as indicative of an entire nation of people sounds to me like something a 12-year-old would do. Read More

It's perfectly normal, you'll get used to it. Vietnamese are much less reserved in public. You may be told by complete strangers that you are fat or have bad skin. This is not rude, simply factual. As an aside, I found something similar, but in ... Read More

It's not just the northern/southern/central sounds, nor the accents. It's the cadence of the language. Without a natural flow (as emmy.vn points out, the gaps), it's difficult for native speakers to properly identify the sound clusters that ... Read More

You'd be surprised how many dishes contain peanuts as a garnish, or textural ingredient. Peanut is "Đậu phộng" in Vietnamese, pronounced approximately "dow fom", both syllables in a low flat tone, but ask a Vietnamese to teach you ... Read More

It's named Yết Kiêu, after the swimming pool next to it, which in turn is named after an ancient Vietnamese general, who was famed for his incredible swimming ability. My wife and I went there for about nine months, a couple of times a week, ... Read More

The Christmas decorations in Saigon are far "better"* than anything Sydney has to offer. *Disclaimer: "Better" according to my wife, who has a sufficiently tacky approach to Christmas, that she puts up fairy lights and plays Christmas music. She ... Read More

Here's the really abridged comparison for everyone who - unlike THD - may not care to take the time to read my long post above. Course cost- The Uni: $3 an hour for small classes of 5-12 students VLS: $6 an hour for small classes of 3-6 students ... Read More

You should study Vietnamese at *name of crappy spammy vietnamese school deleted*, I used to study there and this course took me a fair price. Well,it has been my great pleasure to study here. They arranged classes for me according to my schedule, ... Read More

Hey Anthony, i would like to answer your question: how many alphabets are there in Vietnamese language? 24 alphabetsWhere do you get 24 alphabets from? Where would you even get a single alphabet with 24 letters from? There's only one alphabet, with ... Read More

I third the university of social sciences. I've been studying there since March, and it's been invaluable. Having said that, keep in mind that Vietnamese is incredibly difficult for English speakers to learn; do not take it on lightly, work hard on ... Read More

Saigon will become a global city when they ban cars completely. Read More

I don't know where it comes from, but the best steak I've had is at Ti Ti in Binh Thanh. Cooked á point, tender and juicy. Very popular, you may have to queue for a couple of minutes. Ti Ti Restaurant - http://4sq.com/hoKQIV 119 (@ Vũ Huy ... Read More

Only 15 minutes after posting, I finally saw a mechanic down the road that sells it. Thanks for the replies, though, could certainly have helped. Read More