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sweet_summer

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Vietnamese

Lives in Hanoi

Speaks English, Vietnamese

Registration: 18 June 2013

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sweet_summer replied to a thread
11 years ago
Guestposter651

Moving to Ha Naoi by Guestposter651

Hi All, I am heading to Hanoi for 6 weeks from 2morrow ,any hints/survival tactics, good/bad stories and advice? Thanks Raf

sweet_summer

First thing first, the taxi cost from Noi Bai airport to Hanoi city is about 300,000 - 400,000 VND :) Read More

sweet_summer replied to a thread
11 years ago
gr4578

Considering moving to Hanoi! Advice? by gr4578

Hi Everyone! I recently completed my CELTA certificate and I have had interviews with different companies all over Asia. For some reason, I'm really intrigued with Vietnam and I am strongly considering taking a job at Apollo English in Hanoi. It's ...

sweet_summer

Don't be worry, with a little bit of caution you would be fine. I also heard that the pickpocket rate here is lower than in HCM city. I feel very safe living here :) Read More

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11 years ago
tintinmiami2013

Moving back by tintinmiami2013

Hi all, I recently came back to the States from my Vietnam trip, and I'm totally in love with HCMC & the country. After living in the States for over 23 years, I want to move back to Vietnam. My main problem is that I don't have any network or ...

sweet_summer

Hi, I am working in IT field but unfortunately I work in Hanoi. If you know Vietnamese then vietnamworks.com is a very good start; a lot of IT job advertisement there. Also, put your profile in Linkedln and maybe some headhunters will find you :). ... Read More

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11 years ago
SaigonSeamus

Device privacy, trust, intrusion and the jealousy of vietnamese girls by SaigonSeamus

Hello all, 1st time poster, I'm Seamus and I've been in Vietnam about a year firstly motorbiking solo the length and breadth of the country now blissfully settled into ex-pat life in Saigon down near Phu My Hung. In the past few months I have ...

sweet_summer

If she does it once, it might be cultural differences about personal boundaries. Explain your boundary and your culture to her. If it repeats, then she has a trust issue and you can consider that a problem then :) Read More

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11 years ago
thuy.le

There is a trustworthy Vietnam, for sure by thuy.le

Hi everyone, Recently I met a French girl from this forum. We ate and talked happily for about two hours. Then I asked her to go (she on her bike, me on my bike) around there to take a look at two resorts. She worked in tourism, so I thought it was ...

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I think when we meet some new friend and want to take them somewhere, it is better to explain them clearly about the route and the places that you want to take them. Yes trust take time and two hours are nothing. Even I am a Vietnamese I would not ... Read More

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11 years ago
sweet_summer

Dating/Marriage to Expats by sweet_summer

It's been a long time since I'm here. The dating/marriage topics to Vietnamese girls are still as popular as ever. Now I want to see the table turns, what are the things that the Vietnamese girls should be aware of when dating with people from a ...

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hello, it is mainly because of birth control and moral. in the US and some other countries, abortion is prohibited by law while in VN, it is allow by the government with the effort to control birth rate and population. Have you ever check on the ... Read More

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11 years ago
sweet_summer

Dating/Marriage to Expats by sweet_summer

It's been a long time since I'm here. The dating/marriage topics to Vietnamese girls are still as popular as ever. Now I want to see the table turns, what are the things that the Vietnamese girls should be aware of when dating with people from a ...

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My Bad Summer, I did not realize you had already replied to my question. I heard tell of some of this. One girl told me that her mother felt she had thrown sand in her face by being married yet. I've been told that in the village towns they ... Read More

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11 years ago
sweet_summer

Dating/Marriage to Expats by sweet_summer

It's been a long time since I'm here. The dating/marriage topics to Vietnamese girls are still as popular as ever. Now I want to see the table turns, what are the things that the Vietnamese girls should be aware of when dating with people from a ...

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snake77, such an insightful post :). Thanks for sharing Read More

sweet_summer replied to a thread
11 years ago
sweet_summer

Dating/Marriage to Expats by sweet_summer

It's been a long time since I'm here. The dating/marriage topics to Vietnamese girls are still as popular as ever. Now I want to see the table turns, what are the things that the Vietnamese girls should be aware of when dating with people from a ...

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bta87 I think what you said is true for country side, I know some of my far relatives married at the age of 18. And there after marriage pressure, next is pressure for a baby boy. I live in Hanoi and the culture value is changing fast here :). ... Read More

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11 years ago
sweet_summer

Dating/Marriage to Expats by sweet_summer

It's been a long time since I'm here. The dating/marriage topics to Vietnamese girls are still as popular as ever. Now I want to see the table turns, what are the things that the Vietnamese girls should be aware of when dating with people from a ...

sweet_summer

About the topic of expats saying loving girls one day and running away when you ask for marriage. I don't think they are the bad guys at all, I think it is just a matter of culture differences. I am sure there are guys who mislead girls to believe ... Read More

sweet_summer replied to a thread
11 years ago
sweet_summer

Dating/Marriage to Expats by sweet_summer

It's been a long time since I'm here. The dating/marriage topics to Vietnamese girls are still as popular as ever. Now I want to see the table turns, what are the things that the Vietnamese girls should be aware of when dating with people from a ...

sweet_summer

Sweet_Summer Can you expand on your thought for us "This is really important for Vietnamese because we face a lot of marriage pressure" What kind of pressure and who is it that is under pressure from whom. This is perhaps interesting. I met a ... Read More

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11 years ago
sweet_summer

Dating/Marriage to Expats by sweet_summer

It's been a long time since I'm here. The dating/marriage topics to Vietnamese girls are still as popular as ever. Now I want to see the table turns, what are the things that the Vietnamese girls should be aware of when dating with people from a ...

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It seems that this is the dilemma every adult individual around the world faces. Short of raising children, marriages is perhaps the most difficult challenging assignment anyone will ever have. There are many a person who indeed, has made a mistake ... Read More

sweet_summer replied to a thread
11 years ago
sweet_summer

Dating/Marriage to Expats by sweet_summer

It's been a long time since I'm here. The dating/marriage topics to Vietnamese girls are still as popular as ever. Now I want to see the table turns, what are the things that the Vietnamese girls should be aware of when dating with people from a ...

sweet_summer

I think most of expats who make a home in Vietnam came here because: 1) They are assigned to work here - people like these will go back to their countries once the assignments are over (haha unless they find someone nice to settle down here) 2) ... Read More

sweet_summer replied to a thread
11 years ago
sweet_summer

Dating/Marriage to Expats by sweet_summer

It's been a long time since I'm here. The dating/marriage topics to Vietnamese girls are still as popular as ever. Now I want to see the table turns, what are the things that the Vietnamese girls should be aware of when dating with people from a ...

sweet_summer

I would say that pre-marital sex in Vietnam is a very complicated matter which is rarely discussed. You can see both ends of the spectrum here. Unlike Western women who do not have to carry any guilt about this matter, the emotions of Vietnam girls ... Read More

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11 years ago

Dating/Marriage to Expats

It's been a long time since I'm here. The dating/marriage topics to Vietnamese girls are still as popular as ever. Now I want to see the table turns, what are the things that the Vietnamese girls should be aware of when dating with people from a ... Read More