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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Not stereotyping. Not even about culture. I'm half-Vietnamese and I wouldn't live in Vietnam. I'm too used to western norms. It would be a frustrating place if you had to live there day-to-day. Just simple things like, it's dirty, it's hard to get around, it's hard to get documents, there's no personal space, it's super bureaucratic and corrupt.
4 trips in 12 years and 6 weeks is not living there. Nha Trang might be better as it's not as crowded and not as hot, just avoid all the tourists. Kinda like living off the strip.
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How much time have you actually spent there? You sound pretty out of touch. Saigon and Hanoi are awesome cities, no dirtier than most American cities I've visited, with awesome parks and quieter neighborhoods if that's your thing. And hard to get around? Maybe if you have no concept of transportation other than cars, but I've driven in rush hour Saigon on a scooter and it wasn't difficult at all to get where I wanted to go. Plus you can fly between Hanoi-Da Nang-Saigon for like $50, try doing that in Canada. And complaining about corruption is funny when you look at who's running our provincial government. They've been one of the fastest growing economies in the world now for over a decade, so they must be doing something right