Following your life partner in Vietnam

Don't move to VN unless you have spent at least 2 weeks here. The place is wildly different to the West.

Currently due to the virus worries.. job hunting is or can be slow going.

The rest is dependent on you and your partner's to expectations.

I find some things frustrating when for no special reason you cannot do something or in reverse must do something. A lot of this I was prepared for but still occasionally find the odd surprise.

You may find you spend a lot of extra time eating here. My wife is always hungry so it seems at least four times a day she needs to eat... Her friends are  the same also.

Customer care here from shops or services.. depending where you go can vary wildly from really good to awful. It's a bit hit and miss. But you soon get used to it

If you love Amazon... Then you might be a bit disappointed by the likes of tiki / Lazada. Often cheaper but often means lower quality. Amazon is slowly moving into this market.

At the end of the day VN is what you make of it. Come with reasonable expectations and you will be fine, and on some occasions be amazed

Jlgarbutt wrote:

My wife is always hungry so it seems at least four times a day she needs to eat.

Are you sure she is not pregnant?   

Jlgarbutt wrote:

Currently due to the virus worries.. job hunting is or can be slow going.

The rest is dependent on you and your partner's to expectations.

I find some things frustrating when for no special reason you cannot do something or in reverse must do something. A lot of this I was prepared for but still occasionally find the odd surprise.

You may find you spend a lot of extra time eating here. My wife is always hungry so it seems at least four times a day she needs to eat... Her friends are  the same also. ............ so true

Customer care here from shops or services.. depending where you go can vary wildly from really good to awful. It's a bit hit and miss. But you soon get used to it.............

If you love Amazon... Then you might be a bit disappointed by the likes of tiki / Lazada. Often cheaper but often means lower quality. Amazon is slowly moving into this market.

At the end of the day VN is what you make of it. Come with reasonable expectations and you will be fine, and on some occasions be amazed

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Loïc is trying to cut down the banana plant while his house on fire !

Let's do it after COVID-19 !

I come from a country where every day is a fight for survival.
No jobs, no support from anybody.
I met a woman online on a dating site not from Vietnam but from the Philippines, working in Vietnam.
Trust me she said and I did. My first ever visit outside my country.
What an experience its been. It took me to countries like Malaysia, Cambodia and the Philippines.
I have fallen in love with the food, the beautiful sceneries and the people of Vietnam.
Unfortunately for me I could never find a job as a teacher as I do not have a degree only TEFL and experience. Have I known that before hand I would have waited until I got a work before coming here.

To answer the writers question: I have found the most caring, loving and trustworthy woman I could ever wish for. To leave the woman you love behind and go back to nothing in a country full of turmoil thats very difficult and heartbreaking.

My tourist visa expires the end of March and with my flight back cancelled I will most probably end up somewhere in a jail or camp.

So to leave Vietnam and my loved one will be hell

Janiel Pool wrote:

I come from a country where every day is a fight for survival.
No jobs, no support from anybody.
I met a woman online on a dating site not from Vietnam but from the Philippines, working in Vietnam.
Trust me she said and I did. My first ever visit outside my country.
What an experience its been. It took me to countries like Malaysia, Cambodia and the Philippines.
I have fallen in love with the food, the beautiful sceneries and the people of Vietnam.
Unfortunately for me I could never find a job as a teacher as I do not have a degree only TEFL and experience. Have I known that before hand I would have waited until I got a work before coming here.

To answer the writers question: I have found the most caring, loving and trustworthy woman I could ever wish for. To leave the woman you love behind and go back to nothing in a country full of turmoil thats very difficult and heartbreaking.

My tourist visa expires the end of March and with my flight back cancelled I will most probably end up somewhere in a jail or camp.

So to leave Vietnam and my loved one will be hell

Life just gets more stupid everyday, people do not matter any more, only money.
Send me a PM and will see if I can help. Can't promise but if can I will.

I'm engaged to a Da Nang woman. USA visa processing (interview in HCMC) is delayed due to virus.

What interview are you having to do ?

Haha she has always been like that since we met in 2016

Janiel Pool wrote:

I come from a country where every day is a fight for survival.
No jobs, no support from anybody.
I met a woman online on a dating site not from Vietnam but from the Philippines, working in Vietnam.
Trust me she said and I did. My first ever visit outside my country.
What an experience its been. It took me to countries like Malaysia, Cambodia and the Philippines.
I have fallen in love with the food, the beautiful sceneries and the people of Vietnam.
Unfortunately for me I could never find a job as a teacher as I do not have a degree only TEFL and experience. Have I known that before hand I would have waited until I got a work before coming here.

To answer the writers question: I have found the most caring, loving and trustworthy woman I could ever wish for. To leave the woman you love behind and go back to nothing in a country full of turmoil thats very difficult and heartbreaking.

My tourist visa expires the end of March and with my flight back cancelled I will most probably end up somewhere in a jail or camp.

So to leave Vietnam and my loved one will be hell

The way things are going there probably won't be any flights.

Under special circumstances I suspect immigration will offer an extension.

The most helpful thing that you can do is to learn the language, even though for Westerners the tonal languages are challenging.  And for followers of Matt_2 / @Matt_2 - it takes far longer than 2 weeks to get to know a country!