Ollie Agar
New Zealander expat in Vietnam
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About me
New Zealander, Married with children
Speaks English native Vietnamese Intermediate skill French Intermediate skill Italian Intermediate skill
Registration: 20 September 2016
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Why don't Vietnamese understand Vietnamese spoken by a foreigner? by I do believe
Having lived in Vietnam for 6 years and studied Vietnamese at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities it never ceases to amaze me that if I speak and pronounce a Vietnamese phrase perfectly to most Vietnamese, they don't understand me. ...
Andrew , do you read with your eyes open or closed? Lol Read More
Why don't Vietnamese understand Vietnamese spoken by a foreigner? by I do believe
Having lived in Vietnam for 6 years and studied Vietnamese at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities it never ceases to amaze me that if I speak and pronounce a Vietnamese phrase perfectly to most Vietnamese, they don't understand me. ...
Haha, Im very familiar with this situation. My wife is Vietnamese, I am from New Zealand. I speak vietnamese at about an upper intermediate level, so not yet fluent, but very clearly. My family speak northern tongue (Tieng Bac). Im good enough ... Read More
Baby food business
Hi everyone, My wife and I have been throwing around the idea of starting a locally produced baby food business targeting expat families (as we know many viet families have maids). It would be a subscription service, delivering safe, tasty, ... Read More
Personal Fitness Training in HCMC? by jieyu13
Hi, I'm just wondering what the average cost for personal training is in Ho Chi Minh and are there group personal training classes available? Do the personal trainers speak english? Thanks