hi all,
i guess i am still considered quite new here in saigon (relocated here since march 2011) but i would like to share my views on my observations here so far...
many have commented tat the vietnamese here r kind n friendly... i beg to differ... pls dun get me wrong... i have nothing against this country but i myself have encountered more tourist scams/touts than i have in the other asian countries... n to make matters worse, the police here seem non-existent here in comparison to other asean countries..i mean who can i get help from when even the police here doesnt understd english??( or does he pretend to do so??)
i know tat there r many kind n friendly pple ard who dun regard the foreigners as money-spinning machines but how many r there out there in comparison to the rest of the pple??? i really wonder..
for example, i am used to getting con whenever i go out to the markets to buy food, paying at least twice the locals do is a norm... (is it because i cant speak their language?) i have pple approaching me often esp ard the ben tanh makt trying to chat up w me n asking me where i come from etc.(these pple usually work in groups n will tail me for a few streets until they eventually give up since i will do my best to ignore them..)
do any of u pple have similiar experiences?? pls help..