How is life in Vietnam?

Generally, Vietnam is a great place to live. But what specifically do you want to know?

@ WilliambCrawfor > ralphnhatrang is right, please ask us more specific questions so that we can guide you a better way.

Do you wish to move to Vietnam?

Have a nice day

Priscilla 

Peaceful country, many kinds of food, easy to get job, good weather... Welcome to our country

Life in Vietnam is different from Western countries, some foreigners said there are so many stupid things here, people are so noisy, many are not uneducated... Many people here don't think about long term in any fields. Stealing is everywhere whenever you are not careful to look after your stuffs. The air is dirty.
But it is cheap here if you stay away from D1 and tourist areas. Life is not so pressure because you can earn money easily. If you meet some educated people, they are quite helpful, but not easy.

What is D1?

D1 - District 1, Saigon. It includes the city centre and the main backpacker area around Bui Vien Street.

District 1

That sums up life in Vietnam??

Like anywhere , life is what you make of it , it's just the playing field that can be different

I agree entirely. I guess it would be interesting to get some  feedback here about the "Playing field".

The playing field here , has a particularly uneven surface , but certainly not insurmountable

This is the most abstract thread on the forum!
Since your profile WilliambCrawfor says "australian would like to move to vietnam",  then "different" is an understatement. You have to be a person who really desires different to be happy here. Someone who is open minded and can see silver linings, with a sense of humor. If you are retirement aged, there are SEA countries who encourage expats to retire there, like Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand. You will have less culture shock there too. Or consider Bali and Singapore, but expect sticker shock instead. If you are working age, it is difficult to find any jobs besides teaching English, or online working for a Western pay scale country. You have to visit before you get too attached to the idea of moving anywhere. Search this forum for specific questions.