Why Expats don't live in district four ?

Frank Malt Guest

Frank MaltGuest30 March 2016 10:17:33

I suppose there are some like myself but I seldom see foreigners in District Four....

charmavietnam ViP

Member since 17 April 2013

charmavietnamViP30 March 2016 10:42:38

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Yeah, many scare because of Q.4 is notorious with petty criminals. Criminals are everywhere. We lived there without any problems

Frank Malt Guest

Frank MaltGuest30 March 2016 13:17:27

charmavietnam wrote:
Yeah, many scare because of Q.4 is notorious with petty criminals. Criminals are everywhere. We lived there without any problems

Yes We live here in a big modern house and everything is half the price than Q1..... as far as crime goes, it seems safer than Q1.....There seems to be alot of money in district 4 judging by the houses and new construction.... but no foreign ATM's anywhere that dispense more than two million per transaction, that is the only drawback.

Frank Malt Guest

Frank MaltGuest30 March 2016 17:09:23

I lived there back in 2008, there are quite a few expats there but most seem to head over to D1 so maybe that's why you don't see them as much. I also used to swim at the local pool behind Vinatex which was frequented by some of the local gang members, don't bother them and they don't bother you.

Adhome01 Serial expat

Member since 09 September 2012

Adhome01Serial expat01 April 2016 21:46:38

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D1 and D7 is where most of the expats stay because that is where most of the expats live. Those areas cater to expats so a foreigner will have an easier time getting around and finding what they need. Also, most expats don't last long here long. The ones who do often move to the outlining areas that are cheaper to live. Pretty simple really.

eodmatt ViP

Member since 13 August 2014

eodmattViP02 April 2016 06:46:39

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Don't forget Thao Dien!

hon2ly1 New member

Member since 20 June 2019

hon2ly1New member10 July 2019 02:19:59

Hi everyone,
District 4 indeed was well known by the locals a gangster heaven but not anymore though since about 2000. i guess the biggest reason for the improvement is due to the rapidly increase in real estate value. When people are richer they tend to behave more like ladies and gentlemen!!

Frank Malt Guest

Frank MaltGuest10 July 2019 02:28:46

hon2ly1 wrote:
Hi everyone,
District 4 indeed was well known by the locals a gangster heaven but not anymore though since about 2000. i guess the biggest reason for the improvement is due to the rapidly increase in real estate value. When people are richer they tend to behave more like ladies and gentlemen!!

I lived there in 2008 and there were still plenty of gangsters. They left me alone as I didnt get involved in their business.