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@Lennerd
American expat in Vietnam
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About me
American
Lives in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Speaks I can speak a bit of Hindi, Gujarati, Spanish, and French. And even less of Mandarin. Still less even of Vietnamese, but want to work on that.
Registration: 15 August 2015
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Rental agents by MarkinNam
Hi all, where can one find reliable rental agents ? Does anyone have recommendations. Please pm me their details.
Hi all, where can one find reliable rental agents ? Does anyone have recommendations. Please pm me their details. - @MarkinNam Unfortunately, It doesn't seem that this website has one of the most commonly requested professional fields: rental ... Read More
Living in Nha Trang as an expat long term. Need info. by Rudi67jr
Hi all,This has probably been done to death on this forum, but I really need info on how to live long term in Vietnam, especially in Nha Trang.I am 67 years old, I'm Dutch and retired now. Have been to Thailand many times and wanted to retire there, ...
Hi all, This has probably been done to death on this forum, but I really need info on how to live long term in Vietnam, especially in Nha Trang. I am 67 years old, I'm Dutch and retired now. Have been to Thailand many times and wanted to retire ... Read More
Medicare questions by Biff2
Does anyone know where we send our filled out form to quit Medicare?Is it perhaps the address I’ve found in the Philippians?could it be faxed there? I’m going to the consulate in HCM, do they offer any assistance?
@Biff2My experience (memory not 100%) that I wrote to the office Social Security in the Philippines; they helped me find the form online. I filled it out with signature, scanned it, and sent it back to them. Done. Read More
Reliable Mail Forwarder….. by PhuNinhTim
…..in the USA to send mail to both Vietnam and Thailand. Does anyone know a reliable/affordable mail service that will receive, an scan mail to an email address. I just rented my apartment in US and want the little mail I receive sent to ...
@PhuNinhTim Try Googling Virtual Mailbox company? Read More
Cycling lessons in HCMC by a.f.roads
Hello, I want to learn to ride a bike so I can later switch to a moped. But I can't find a trainer or cycling lessons. Where can I find an instructor or an enthusiast who can teach me how to ride their bike?
Hi, How old are you? I am surprised that you don't know how to ride a bicycle. I ride in Ho Chi Minh City a lot. Um, private message me and let's take it from there.(Lennerd) Read More
Traffic law question by It2VN
I am referring to pedestrian crossings (as they are called in the UK); the white stripes across the street or road where pedestrians should be able to have priority over vehicles for safe crossing to the other side, the vehicles giving way or ...
It's really making a fuss over nothing. It's very easy to adapt to Vietnamese drivingAll you need to do is not be entrenched in a Western perspective, be flexible and tolerant. The Vietnamese are in their own country and do as they please; it's up ... Read More
Moving to Vung Tau by Matthew Oliver mccormick
Looking to move to Vung Tau area from Canada, what’s the options for work as an expat? I’m currently a manager at a commercial exterior construction company, I specialize in building envelope.
Looking to move to Vung Tau area from Canada, what’s the options for work as an expat? I’m currently a manager at a commercial exterior construction company, I specialize in building envelope. - @Matthew Oliver mccormickHey Matthew, As ... Read More
Am I really a bad teacher? Or is something up? by Noelwastaken
Hi everyone, I'm back with more questions about living and working here as an expat.I just got a message from my new boss, telling me I have to observe one of my coworker's classes tonight after I'm done teaching, because one of the schools were not ...
Nowhere in this thread is the issue of pronunciation competency addressed. - @OceanBeach92107 The spoken word. Vocab is number one. The more words a student knows, the better they can communicate with an interlocutor. Grammar comes third, but ... Read More
Am I really a bad teacher? Or is something up? by Noelwastaken
Hi everyone, I'm back with more questions about living and working here as an expat.I just got a message from my new boss, telling me I have to observe one of my coworker's classes tonight after I'm done teaching, because one of the schools were not ...
" . . . mathematical statistics. . . ."Are there any non-mathematical statistics? Asking for a friend. Read More
Wise Validation by mitsmaak
Hi, Anyone had to deal with Wise's Address verification.I don't have any of the documents that they requested. Was wandering if anyone had heard of a workaround or method that is different than the standard options?
@Lennerd Wow, that is a lot of stress reading that..lol I need to ask my bank if I can use my sisters address since she will be signing an affidavit or equivalent to having access to my account in case of fraud or needing a new card, etc. So ... Read More
Wise Validation by mitsmaak
Hi, Anyone had to deal with Wise's Address verification.I don't have any of the documents that they requested. Was wandering if anyone had heard of a workaround or method that is different than the standard options?
@jrharvey I get money out of my WISE account at ATMs in TP HCM pretty much every week. - @Lennerd There were glitches at first: it’s a savings account . . . I had to select that as that is not the default on the ATM screen. Read More
Wise Validation by mitsmaak
Hi, Anyone had to deal with Wise's Address verification.I don't have any of the documents that they requested. Was wandering if anyone had heard of a workaround or method that is different than the standard options?
@jrharvey I get money out of my WISE account at ATMs in TP HCM pretty much every week. Read More
Wise Validation by mitsmaak
Hi, Anyone had to deal with Wise's Address verification.I don't have any of the documents that they requested. Was wandering if anyone had heard of a workaround or method that is different than the standard options?
@callaway4000 I don’t know what the limits of inactivity are because I transfer funds at least once a month! Read More
Wise Validation by mitsmaak
Hi, Anyone had to deal with Wise's Address verification.I don't have any of the documents that they requested. Was wandering if anyone had heard of a workaround or method that is different than the standard options?
@callaway4000, I don't KNOW the ins and outs of every banking situation.I was told that if I get a WISE account in Vietnam I wouldn't get an ATM card with the account. Thus, I was advised to get a WISE account in the USA, which I did. Conveniently, ... Read More
Moving next Spring to Vietnam by callaway4000
Hi, I am the new kid on the block here. I am a Canadian and I have been to Thailand twice each for a 3 week vacation. Moving to Vietnam or East Asia in General is new. Never been to Vietnam yet. My questions are the situation with my banking. I'm ...
@callaway4000, I can't tell you what the best thing to do is; I can only tell you what I do and that it's working for me.I have all my income direct-deposited into a Schwab account in the USA. I transfer money as I need it to a WISE account for ... Read More