Dean A. Parker
@konacoast
American expat in Vietnam
Forum posts
7
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About me
American
Lives in Ho Chi Minh City
Speaks English
Registration: 02 September 2013
Activity
Fake Alcohol in Saigon by missmae
Were you ever served fake alcohol in Saigon or Vietnam? I had a Mojito and a Pina Colada at a live music bar in D1 and felt like crap the next days. My body reacted heavily to the alcohol. I use to have neurodermatitis and it breaked out last time ...
omg....you think dalat wine is good? Boy you have LOWWWWWWW standards. Read More
Expats! What are your jobs? by mikeymyke
Even though my fiance and I made the choice to come to live in Canada, we also agreed to live in Vietnam should her application fail somehow. But as a foreigner who doesn't speak much Vietnamese, my job prospects seem limited to just teaching ...
declare your worldwide income? HUH? Are you crazy? Why would you do that? You think expat teachers declare the money back to their home country. Read More
Which city in VN is cheap? by awayland
HCMC is not cheap for long stay. Have a month left, budget not great, wanna know which major city in Vietnam has low cost of living for travellers?
Go on agoda You can get a nice room for 400,000. (Moderated: Inappropriate posting) Read More
Which city in VN is cheap? by awayland
HCMC is not cheap for long stay. Have a month left, budget not great, wanna know which major city in Vietnam has low cost of living for travellers?
Dalat, and you can get out of the heat! 5 bucks for a hostel, 8 for a room. My anh hotel, Tan Da street. Read More
Latest experiences/feedbacks on TESOL Institutes by janin
Hi Again the TESOL institutes topic has been discussed many times But it would be great if friends could share their experiences on getting TESOL (not CELTA) certs in HCMC. My research shows TEFL International, Compass are considered ok. But ...
You should never pay that much, go online.... 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. ...
Dean Parker Director of International Marketing Crea TV. The are not expecting a foreigner, to speak Vietnamese, so their brain isn't ready! Repeat your phrase many times, chug a Sting, crush a bag of potato chips and walk away. Maybe the next ... Read More