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khanh44

@khanh44

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Canadian looking for information about Vietnam

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Canadian

Lives in Bien Hoa

Speaks English, Vietnamese

Registration: 12 January 2013

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khanh44 replied to a thread
7 years ago
pathixon48

Old men with young Vietnamese wives/girlfriends by pathixon48

How is it working out?

khanh44

Age is just a number it's how you feel that matters. Like I said before I'm 69 and my wife is 32 but she makes me feel like I'm 39I think it's just social norm. Look at the French with that Macron president who's 40 and his wife ... Read More

khanh44 replied to a thread
7 years ago
blunders

International Schools - Are they worth it? by blunders

After having two children at International Schools in HCMC for 8 years finally came to the conclusion that the cost of their education at schools in HCMC was not worth the expenditure. Look at the Tier 1 schools in HCMC and you will discover that ...

khanh44

I hear this from the locals that enrol their kids in the public school system. The good schools are the ones that need high score to get in or certain teachers have students that achieve high national standardized test scores. With international or ... Read More

khanh44 replied to a thread
7 years ago
ardgirl

Police Problems in Saigon by ardgirl

Every time the police sees me (blonde foreigner) I get pulled over. I am so sick of this. I paid 200,000 and went on my way tonight but I don't want to keep doing this.

khanh44

To be honest I don't think any local Vietnamese are turned on by the colour of ones hair. There's so much girls wearing skimpy shorts and breast bearing shirts. The moms have no second thoughts whipping their breast out in public and no ... Read More

khanh44 replied to a thread
7 years ago
pathixon48

Old men with young Vietnamese wives/girlfriends by pathixon48

How is it working out?

khanh44

I'm 38 years old, married with 2 kids. I am an old man. There's nothing left in my life that I want but to serve my kids and wife. I've enjoyed it all thus I'm an old man. My wife though is young. She brings happiness to me ... Read More

khanh44 replied to a thread
7 years ago
goreme

Lazada the best online shop in Vietnam? by goreme

Looking for household appliances and some sporting equipment. Will Lazada be reliable to order from?

khanh44

I used Lazada a few times. Some orders are free shipping and you can track your orders too. I always tip the deliverer. Don't know if that's normal. Read More

khanh44 replied to a thread
7 years ago
infoKQ

How much cash allowed out and into Vietnam by infoKQ

I was carrying £20,000 in GBP on me after a business settlement in China . I decided my best option to carry money home after going on a visit to Vietnam was to carry on my person. Problem arose when i was stopped by customs security on the ...

khanh44

did you get the names of the people that took your money? Can go to their supervisor or someone higher up at the airport to report them. Read More

khanh44 replied to a thread
7 years ago
Diazo

New Vietnam Home Ownership Law by Diazo

Has anyone yet used the new law. That is are there any foreigners that have bought freestanding homes and there are on the title. Would like to hear the experiences. Many laws come and go and never work quite the way everyone thought they might. ...

khanh44

yeah digging up river sand and re-selling it was a brilliant idea. Well not for the home owners. Read More

khanh44 replied to a thread
7 years ago
ncollins10021

What's a good allowance for gf/wife in HCM? by ncollins10021

What's a good allowance per week to give to live in girlfriend/wife? The allowance needs to cover groceries(three adults and one baby), some money for her to sock away and miscellaneous/whatever money. Rent and home expenses covered by me. ...

khanh44

I don't think Yogi has ever left Vietnam in the nearly 5 years I've been on this forum. Read More

khanh44 replied to a thread
7 years ago
ncollins10021

Need lawyer - Birth Cert by ncollins10021

I contacted a lawyer recently requesting help obtaining a birth certificate for my son. I am from UK and my son's mom is from VN. We are un-married. Getting a bit of a run around from province gov so decided to contact lawyer in HCM. Was ...

khanh44

https://hello-saigon.com/2013/08/12/how-to-get-a-birth-certificate-in-vietnam-a-summary/ I'll take $3499. Send it to my mistresses. Read More

khanh44 replied to a thread
7 years ago
ncollins10021

Need lawyer - Birth Cert by ncollins10021

I contacted a lawyer recently requesting help obtaining a birth certificate for my son. I am from UK and my son's mom is from VN. We are un-married. Getting a bit of a run around from province gov so decided to contact lawyer in HCM. Was ...

khanh44

I was actually surprised how little it cost to get a Vietnamese birth certificate. Think it was $30k dongs. After I got the birth certificate I went to the city level police station (Cong An Thanh Pho). Not the local police station. To register my ... Read More

khanh44 replied to a thread
7 years ago
ncollins10021

Need lawyer - Birth Cert by ncollins10021

I contacted a lawyer recently requesting help obtaining a birth certificate for my son. I am from UK and my son's mom is from VN. We are un-married. Getting a bit of a run around from province gov so decided to contact lawyer in HCM. Was ...

khanh44

I've done 2 birth certificates for my 2 kids. First one was at So Tu Phap (provincial lvl) which was easy. Took just 2 trips. 2nd birth certificate they changed the rules to make the process faster and moved the services down a government level ... Read More

khanh44 replied to a thread
7 years ago
ncollins10021

What's a good allowance for gf/wife in HCM? by ncollins10021

What's a good allowance per week to give to live in girlfriend/wife? The allowance needs to cover groceries(three adults and one baby), some money for her to sock away and miscellaneous/whatever money. Rent and home expenses covered by me. ...

khanh44

yeah this Visa Direct program is new I think. You need a visa/debit card from Vietcombank. Don't know if other banks are in this program. Flat fee I think $4.95 if under $1000 transfered and $9.95 for between $1001 to $2500. They hit you on the ... Read More

khanh44 replied to a thread
7 years ago
ncollins10021

What's a good allowance for gf/wife in HCM? by ncollins10021

What's a good allowance per week to give to live in girlfriend/wife? The allowance needs to cover groceries(three adults and one baby), some money for her to sock away and miscellaneous/whatever money. Rent and home expenses covered by me. ...

khanh44

I brought a nanny from my homeland once; 60 years old, missing few teeths and rest black ugly. It was 2 weeks before my wife was about to give birth. Her mom is 70 years old and can barely cook or do the house cleaning. On the first day her mom ... Read More

khanh44 replied to a thread
7 years ago
Diazo

New Vietnam Home Ownership Law by Diazo

Has anyone yet used the new law. That is are there any foreigners that have bought freestanding homes and there are on the title. Would like to hear the experiences. Many laws come and go and never work quite the way everyone thought they might. ...

khanh44

As I've bought and sell 4 houses in last 5 years in Canada I was seriously looking into buying a house in Vietnam. My niece works as a real estate agent. Did they do away with that foreigner can only lease house for 40 years or so crap? Laws ... Read More

khanh44 replied to a thread
7 years ago
ncollins10021

What's a good allowance for gf/wife in HCM? by ncollins10021

What's a good allowance per week to give to live in girlfriend/wife? The allowance needs to cover groceries(three adults and one baby), some money for her to sock away and miscellaneous/whatever money. Rent and home expenses covered by me. ...

khanh44

Surely it would be easier to give her a credit card linked to your bank by direct debit so she can buy things as she needs them. Problem solved. :Dthat's what I do sort of for my wife. I do a direct visa transfer from my Canadian bank account to ... Read More