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@rogergarinmichaud It depends on where the card was issued. If you got it in France then I am not 100% sure but I hear cards from the EU are accepted in Vietnam all over including ATMs. I had a wise card issued from the US and it did not work at ... Read More

Good idea, Lennerd , but no, no iPhone. In fact, no phone at all, though the little lady has been pushing me to get one. I guess she's tired of me commandeering hers when I go out shopping alone. - @Aidan in HCMC @Aidan! What?! No phone?! What do ... Read More

Every year, October 20th, but do you think I can remember it? Ran out and got a package of sweet mousse treats, and some flowers. I'd have missed it entirely but for a friend mentioning it to me. - @Aidan in HCMC Do you have an iPhone? You can set ... Read More

Every year, October 20th, but do you think I can remember it? Ran out and got a package of sweet mousse treats, and some flowers. I'd have missed it entirely but for a friend mentioning it to me. - @Aidan in HCMCDo you have an iPhone? You can set up ... Read More

@OceanBeach92107 I have now a Wise debit card on order but don't know if that is widely accepted in Vietnam. Any one has any input on that ? - @rogergarinmichaudHere in TP HCM, I have used it uninterruptedly for almost two years at ATMs. Some ATMs ... Read More

Cash is cumbersome. 100,000 vnd is only 4 dollars - @Rosechait A heavy burden I'm willing to bear. - @Aidan in HCMC Me, too. I carry around a large wad of cash clipped with a binder clip. Works like a charm. Usually no more than 5 - 10 million ... Read More

More on flooding in HCMC.https://e.vnexpress.net/photo/traffic/ho-chi-minh-city-shuts-its-biggest-underpass-over-flooding-backing-traffic-up-2-km-5119241.html Read More

Not sure if I qualify as a Luddite, or as a fossil. I withdraw from an ATM, and use cash exclusively. - @Aidan in HCMC Mostly because of US banking regulations and weirdnesses, I also pay almost everything here in HCMC in cash. And thus, I visit ... Read More

That is a hell of a photo. I go about once a month to a barber not 200 meters from here, so I recognized the locale instantly. My apartment is about 1 km from here.This is not the only place in HCMC where bad flooding occurs. Thao Dien has even ... Read More

Looking for an apartment Im being told the minimum is 6 months, is this what others have found or is 3 months possible with options to extend ? If 3 month options are available, through which agents ? ( Sai Gon ) - @MarkinNam@MarkinNam, I have ... Read More

@ajairon For me, cash is king. - @Aidan in HCMC @Aidan, Cash is king for me, too. At large corporations, non-mom-n-pop establishments, or places that are expensive for what they're giving me, I'm happy to pay with a Visa card that gives me ... Read More

Are Visa prepaid Electron cards generally accepted for withdrawals at ATMs at VN's larger banks? Looking to order a new card from my European bank. I can get its extra-Euro fees waived so only need to consider the VN banks' commissions. Am thinking ... Read More

Hi everyone! 😊 I’m Navi from India, and I’m currently exploring the possibility of moving to Vietnam for work. I have an MSc in Digital Health and several years of experience in healthcare, including healthcare administration, ... Read More

At the funeral...Me: What's the WIFI password.Pastor: Have some respect for the dead.Me: All lower case? Read More

This is the first time after 6 and a half years that i didn't receive the check in my account. Did everybody on the SSA list receive their check in their account? - @Good_ManGood_Man, I am tad confused about some of the sentences you've written, ... Read More