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Tigerman1Member27 July 2012 16:59:37

Hey everyone I'm new here and I'm 22 and I would love to travel and live in Vietnam but I wanna learn more like prices on buying a flat or house and also jobs as I'm currently a self employed window cleaner but I love growing fruit and veg plants and also fishing and was wondering are they 2 possible jobs over there ?

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Teacher MarkSerial expat28 July 2012 03:03:19

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Tigerman1 wrote:
Hey everyone I'm new here and I'm 22 and I would love to travel and live in Vietnam but I wanna learn more like prices on buying a flat or house and also jobs as I'm currently a self employed window cleaner but I love growing fruit and veg plants and also fishing and was wondering are they 2 possible jobs over there ?

Legally, you can't hold a p[position that a Vietnamese citizen can fill. This is what I thought of regarding each job, here in Vietnam

Window cleaner:

Boss: "Here's rope and rag, go clean window."
You: "Can I have a safety harness?"
Boss: "You fire, go now."

Being self employed would be tough, because you'd be competing with companies that pay pennies to their employees.

Farmer: "The Grapes of Wrath" describes a Utopian scenario compared to what the people here go through.

Fishing: A great hobby, but it'd be rough trying to make a living.

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AurélieViP30 July 2012 05:53:53

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Hello Tigerman1.

Welcome to Expat.com!

You can take a look into the Housing in Vietnam section in order to get an idea of prices of homes.

Thank you,
Aurélie

Wild_1 ViP

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Wild_1ViP30 July 2012 06:40:04

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prices on buying a flat or house

Technically, you can't do it. Read up on this topic a little on other threads, it has been discussed at length.

As for employment, Teacher_Mark is right. It will be hard for you to compete with the locals, even if you are allowed.

Best wishes,
Howie

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