12xu
French expat in Vietnam
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Lives in Ho Chi Minh
Registration: 29 March 2015
telephone ordering/delivery services in HCMC ? by Klay
I have heard there are many home/apartment telephone delivery services available in HCMC - from food to cleaning. How does one newly arrived expat find these ? is there an online directory ? can the operators speak english ?
For food delivery , the most efficient website remains vietnammm.com . All the best restaurants in HCMC serving vietnamese and all kind of foreign food use it. You can order online and pay by credit card or cash on delivery ; some even accept ... Read More
New Years Eve Festivities by GuestPoster13
Hello all, I have family visiting and am looking for suggestions for New Years Eve. I read that the Zoo usually holds activities and what not. Does anyone know any details about this? Where is a good spot to watch the fireworks? I was thinking the ...
Best place to see and enjoy the fireworks is definitely on a cruise boat on the Saigon River. I did it last year on "Lady Hau" . 4/5 hours cruise on this beautiful wooden boat including a huge buffet (food was delicious) for a ridiculous ... Read More
Motobike Driving Lesson. by ccana
I'm trying to learn how to drive motobike. Anyplace to do it in HCMC? How is the cost?
You can try to contact VN Drivers License. People at this driving school do speak english . Some friends have had their vn licence through that school and told me they were very helpful. Here's their contact : vndriverslicense[at]gmail.com. Good ... Read More
Specialty chocolate in Vietnam by bkk tea blog
I live in Bangkok, and I've been researching where to find specialty chocolate here. I guess most people wouldn't even know what it is, and to be honest I've not tried it yet, it came up related to a blog post covering both chocolate ...
I don't know what a "normal chocolate" is supposed to "taste like" .... for you ! ... such a sentence sounds really absurd to me. If you're talking about the average bar of sht that the biggest global industrial food ... Read More
Chinese tourists by PhucDatBiet
Why are they so despised by many local Vietnamese? I mean they exhibit the same poor manner and attitude as some local Vietnamese and yet most Vietnamese here do not like having them around. I've heard of mainland Chinese tourists are not ...
Youtube ? to prove what ? I can find thousands of videos showing people from different nationalities (including yours and mine) doing the same in every corner of the planet. ... Read More
Chinese tourists by PhucDatBiet
Why are they so despised by many local Vietnamese? I mean they exhibit the same poor manner and attitude as some local Vietnamese and yet most Vietnamese here do not like having them around. I've heard of mainland Chinese tourists are not ...
according to which standards ? have you heard about ethnocentrism ? if not , try this for a first approach, mate (oops sorry, I meant "buddy"). Read More
Wal-Mart coming to Vietnam!!!! by Vagabondone
Heard news that Wal-Mart is planning on invading Vietnam. What a sad day. Sure hope it does not happen in a country that is so dependent on mom and pop shops. These mom and pops can not compete with the likes of Wal-Mart and many major chains ...
"Debate about everything" : Hum I'm afraid this is the purpose of a FORUM ... but maybe you didn't know the meaning of that word so i will help you : Here's the definition of "forum" in English: noun (plural ... Read More
Wal-Mart coming to Vietnam!!!! by Vagabondone
Heard news that Wal-Mart is planning on invading Vietnam. What a sad day. Sure hope it does not happen in a country that is so dependent on mom and pop shops. These mom and pops can not compete with the likes of Wal-Mart and many major chains ...
you mean , why deprive people of a shtty so-called pizza at Pizza Hut or a crappy greasy oversalty and oversweetened burger or chicken nugget at Mc D /KFC ? and by the way, what do you mean by saying that "the youth movement is real and ... Read More
Wal-Mart coming to Vietnam!!!! by Vagabondone
Heard news that Wal-Mart is planning on invading Vietnam. What a sad day. Sure hope it does not happen in a country that is so dependent on mom and pop shops. These mom and pops can not compete with the likes of Wal-Mart and many major chains ...
What such a "demonstration" is supposed to prove ??? No one forced you to enter that crappy shop and you were not forced to buy anything , right ? Your mistake mate ! You just made the wrong choice by picking that shop instead of another ... Read More
Where to buy wholemeal bread? by visothsumtw
After moving to HCMC, I found it difficult to find shops that sell wholemeal bread. None in Lotte Mart, none in Co-op Mart. None in small bakeries like Kinh Do. The only ones I found were in Giant Supermarket in Crescent Mall but even then, it was ...
CRUMBS (117 Cong Quynh Street, District 1) has everything you need at affordable price. their whole wheat , sourdough and full grain are tasty and above all they are salty not sweet. you can order on line. Read More
Visa extension by Gphillips
I have a 90 day, multiple entry, C-1 visa for Vietnam. It is valid through 04 Feb. I need a one month extension to 04 Mar 2015. Unaware of the rule changes I went to the local travel agency for an extension on 06 Jan. No can do! Went to the ...
Hi VanKhanh Ho, since when ? because I had the same experience as the one I'm quoting above and the officer told me exactly the same (both in english and vietnamese) so unless you can tell me that you get this info from an official written ... Read More
Visa extension by Gphillips
I have a 90 day, multiple entry, C-1 visa for Vietnam. It is valid through 04 Feb. I need a one month extension to 04 Mar 2015. Unaware of the rule changes I went to the local travel agency for an extension on 06 Jan. No can do! Went to the ...
Would DL visa be concerned by this ??? If yes , this is a MAJOR info ! thx for letting us know more about it . Read More