cocobipbip
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Vietnamese Tones and audio learning by cocobipbip
I am a long time lurker on this forum and I am making some resources to learn and listen to the Vietnamese tones. These are very difficult for the English-ear, so, I made a blog with audio recordings. If you want to see/listen as well, please ...
Hi and thanks for your reply. This is great to discuss! Quần-as-pants is the prototype of the category of pants-like-clothing, of which "underwear" belongs. It is not correct to say "underwear is not quần". ... Read More
Vietnamese Tones and audio learning by cocobipbip
I am a long time lurker on this forum and I am making some resources to learn and listen to the Vietnamese tones. These are very difficult for the English-ear, so, I made a blog with audio recordings. If you want to see/listen as well, please ...
Thanks everyone for the encouragment! It means a lot. I will continue to add to the website often. FYI, the main thrust of the website is the "One Word A Day" blog where I present a word everyday, upload audio for its pronunciation, and ... Read More
Vietnamese Tones and audio learning by cocobipbip
I am a long time lurker on this forum and I am making some resources to learn and listen to the Vietnamese tones. These are very difficult for the English-ear, so, I made a blog with audio recordings. If you want to see/listen as well, please ...
Thanks Wayne. Here is a table of audio recordings showcasing the 6 Vietnamese tones. The hoi tone is incredible difficult for me. Also, how to pronouce all the Vietnamese vowels, consonants and digraphs. I hope everyone finds it useful. I hope to ... Read More
Vietnamese Tones and audio learning
I am a long time lurker on this forum and I am making some resources to learn and listen to the Vietnamese tones. These are very difficult for the English-ear, so, I made a blog with audio recordings. If you want to see/listen as well, please ... Read More
Requirements for a business visa by 1happkamper
I want to stay in Vietnam beyond my current 90 day visa. The business visa option is very attractive to me. I'm 68 years old. Retired for the past 8 years. I have a USA passport. I can find ZERO information on the requirements for a one year ...
Well I am not trying to "work" as a employee. I think that is the distinction between work visa and biz visa in most countries. A worker is earning wage salary, benefits etc. A business owner injects capital and may or not ... Read More
Opening a new business branch & Visa questions by cayb
Hello everyone! We are planning a move to Da Nang and will be opening a new branch of our company there. Our questions are... -- Would it be more prudent to arrive with a business visa of short duration (3-6 months) or long duration (6-12 ...
I am interested in your experience, as I am also Canadian and have a legit business partner in Vietnam. My vietnamese partner is hesitant to use the business visa option, maybe because their business friends have all relied on the (easier) tourist ... Read More
Requirements for a business visa by 1happkamper
I want to stay in Vietnam beyond my current 90 day visa. The business visa option is very attractive to me. I'm 68 years old. Retired for the past 8 years. I have a USA passport. I can find ZERO information on the requirements for a one year ...
I am interested in this question too, and am a little disappointed by the number of questions that don't specifically address the OP's question (although I understand concerns about ppl gaming the system). I have a legit business interest ... Read More
Marriage in VN: possibility to be away during waiting periods by cocobipbip
Hi, I want to marry my Vietnamese partner in Vietnam (impossible in Canada). I am currently outside VN in Canada with a full-time job don't have a lot of time to be away. Given that the full marriage document filing process can take 12 weeks to ...
Thanks for the reply. Out of curiosity, how long did it take until you got the final certificate? I am trying to judge whether I should wait in Vietnam to get that, or fly back to Canada and then fly back immediately once the certificate is issued ... Read More
Marriage in VN: possibility to be away during waiting periods by cocobipbip
Hi, I want to marry my Vietnamese partner in Vietnam (impossible in Canada). I am currently outside VN in Canada with a full-time job don't have a lot of time to be away. Given that the full marriage document filing process can take 12 weeks to ...
It is super hard in Canada. Congratulations on getting married. I didn't realize things had changed, already in the lifetime of this forum. Anyone else also have a "quick" (<1 month) turnaround on marriage? In any case, is it ... Read More
Marriage in VN: possibility to be away during waiting periods
Hi, I want to marry my Vietnamese partner in Vietnam (impossible in Canada). I am currently outside VN in Canada with a full-time job don't have a lot of time to be away. Given that the full marriage document filing process can take 12 weeks to ... Read More
Travel credit cards (Mastercard/Visa) - refillable by jefflaborda
My finance will be traveling in a few weeks from HCMC to Atlanta via Incheon on Korean Airlines with our new K-1 visa (YAYYY). Anyway, I would like to get a refillable travel credit/debit card with the Mastercar or Visa logo for use during the ...
Just my two cents: prepay travel multicurrency MasterCard works pretty well. Beware of extra withdraw fees, that vary by Vietnamese bank. VietInBank was my go-to choice, with 60k VND fee being among other lowest. There is some confusion about which ... Read More
Whiskey in Vietnam: trusted group to order?
Hello, I would like to get a hold of a trusted distributor/wholesaler or even a private FB group that can handle importation of real not-fake scotch whisky? I have been scared by the rumours that most sold whiskies are fake or diluted. Read More
Johnnie Walker Red
Hi, just reigniting this thread, in case someone has a similar answer for Hanoi. I would like single malt islays in Hanoi. Any tips on how I can find a trusted source to buy the real deal? Read More
Vietnamese equivalent of a CD/GIC or secured high-yield deposit by cocobipbip
Hello, In USA there are CDs, in Canada there are GICs, most countries have secured deposits with 1-4 year lock-ups that yield slightly more than Treasury bonds, 0 risk. Is there such a bank product in Vietnam? If so, what is the Vietnamese name? I ...
Thank you for the detailed reply! Does Vietnam have the equivalent of 'bank insurance' such that retail persons deposits under, say, 1 trillion dong are secured against the issuing bank's insolvency? Read More
Vietnamese equivalent of a CD/GIC or secured high-yield deposit by cocobipbip
Hello, In USA there are CDs, in Canada there are GICs, most countries have secured deposits with 1-4 year lock-ups that yield slightly more than Treasury bonds, 0 risk. Is there such a bank product in Vietnam? If so, what is the Vietnamese name? I ...
Thanks, do you know the Vietnamese term? Read More
Vietnamese equivalent of a CD/GIC or secured high-yield deposit
Hello, In USA there are CDs, in Canada there are GICs, most countries have secured deposits with 1-4 year lock-ups that yield slightly more than Treasury bonds, 0 risk. Is there such a bank product in Vietnam? If so, what is the Vietnamese name? I ... Read More
Recommendations: TEFL Certificate in Canada by cocobipbip
Hello again, Last year I was in Vietnam working remotely. Now I will come back to teach English. I am in Canada now and would like a recommendation for a respected Canadian company where I can acquire a TEFL certificate. I have experience already ...
Thanks again for the info. I really appreciate it. Strange that the uni's have their own TEFL courses (and pricey too, but not that pricey) and accredited according to a Canadian industry group for TEFL, but don't follow/pursue the Celta ... Read More
Recommendations: TEFL Certificate in Canada by cocobipbip
Hello again, Last year I was in Vietnam working remotely. Now I will come back to teach English. I am in Canada now and would like a recommendation for a respected Canadian company where I can acquire a TEFL certificate. I have experience already ...
Strangely enough, CELTA isn't offered in Canada, only "based on CELTA". Why is CELTA so important. Is it just a quality of instruction thing, or is it based on employers strict preference? Read More
TEFL in Toronto
After looking for a job in Toronto and not being able to find anything, I am considering TEFL and moving abroad. Is there a respectable TEFL company in the GTA? Most inline courses feel like scams to me. Read More
Impossible to find a job! by foxxwrites
I have lived here in Toronto for five months now and I still haven't been able to get a job as a Social Worker, even with my 20+ years experience. Before I moved here I read that Canada was such a welcoming land and that it was easy for immigrants ...
Canada is very welcoming to immigrants. It is just a difficult job market. My worksplace is about 90% foreigners, in a technical high paid educated work environment. There is just too many people coming to Canada looking for jobs in too few ... Read More
Recommendations: TEFL Certificate in Canada by cocobipbip
Hello again, Last year I was in Vietnam working remotely. Now I will come back to teach English. I am in Canada now and would like a recommendation for a respected Canadian company where I can acquire a TEFL certificate. I have experience already ...
Thanks for replies. I do know Hanoi quite well and see those courses. Back to the original question: any Canadians here who know reputable Canadian TEFL? Read More
Recommendations: TEFL Certificate in Canada by cocobipbip
Hello again, Last year I was in Vietnam working remotely. Now I will come back to teach English. I am in Canada now and would like a recommendation for a respected Canadian company where I can acquire a TEFL certificate. I have experience already ...
Thank you, I heard that the practical experience is very important Read More
Recommendations: TEFL Certificate in Canada
Hello again, Last year I was in Vietnam working remotely. Now I will come back to teach English. I am in Canada now and would like a recommendation for a respected Canadian company where I can acquire a TEFL certificate. I have experience already ... Read More
Exporting Business In Vietnam, Hanoi by Ryzeal
Hi everyone, my name is Rize. Before I ask my questions, this is what I had in mind. Currently, I want to export cinnamon to Turkey, Pakistan and various other countries in Europe. I basically have a huge land in the mountain that we grow cinnamon ...
Sorry I don't have an answer. I am just interested in the topic and would like the enquire if anyone answered your question that you could share here? Good luck Read More
Vietnam Blacklist Story (FYI)--what to do and not to do. by ekidhardt
Hey all--I thought I might share my story so that anyone else might avoid the problems I ran into. In April of 2018, after about a year in VN, I went on a normal visa run, but I had stupidly misread my visa expiration date, It read 5/4/2018, and as ...
Interesting story. I think the 1st respondent is correct to be suspicious. I am particularly suspicious of the poster's insistence upon always going through a travel agency... Read More
Up-to-date prices on visa-renewal by cocobipbip
I know there are a lot of posts about tourist visa renewal, which suggest a price of around $65USD. I wanted to post a new thread because I think the prices have changed, or have they? I have asked at several places in Hanoi (Tayho and old quarter) ...
Just to follow up on my earlier post: - I ended up paying $90USD from a company downtown Hanoi. I can share the name if people are interested. This was the cheapest I could find. Most other places quoted $120. The extension is just a stamp ... Read More
Rude behavior at a high-rise apartment tower by KruChris
This family kindly invited me. Lovely people, but I would hate to have them as neighbors: * The door sstayed open * The TV was set to suit a partially deaf person * Dad opted to play ball games in the hall way, slamming the ball down hard, making ...
Unfortunately, I know what you are talking about. It is not uncommon. My Vietnamese friend explained to me that vietnamese people have a different experience with "common spaces" than, say, most westerners. It has both good and bad ... Read More
Visa Run from Hanoi, easiest options ?? by Sorin1972
Hello could anyone provide details on visa run from Hanoi ? what agency, total costs, etc.... Please !
Thank you for the detailed advice! Have you seen foreigners do the visa-renewal trip at that border? Read More
Up-to-date prices on visa-renewal by cocobipbip
I know there are a lot of posts about tourist visa renewal, which suggest a price of around $65USD. I wanted to post a new thread because I think the prices have changed, or have they? I have asked at several places in Hanoi (Tayho and old quarter) ...
Hmm, I understand what you are saying. I guess I don't really have one person I trust aside from the online-website I originally used. Please private message me, if anyone has a trusted visa-agent in the Hanoi/Tay-ho area. Thanks for the reply Read More
Up-to-date prices on visa-renewal
I know there are a lot of posts about tourist visa renewal, which suggest a price of around $65USD. I wanted to post a new thread because I think the prices have changed, or have they? I have asked at several places in Hanoi (Tayho and old quarter) ... Read More
Visa Run from Hanoi, easiest options ?? by Sorin1972
Hello could anyone provide details on visa run from Hanoi ? what agency, total costs, etc.... Please !
That's a good tip. Thanks for the resource. I read in another post in the Expat-Vietnam that in some places (Moi Bai), you don't actually have to enter Cambodia, and pay the other visa fee. Some places you are forced to. Is that your ... Read More
Visa Run from Hanoi, easiest options ?? by Sorin1972
Hello could anyone provide details on visa run from Hanoi ? what agency, total costs, etc.... Please !
I am in the same situation. I need to do a border-run from Hanoi. Has anyone experience doing a border-run to Laos or China? I think a Laos-visa is $35USD, while the Chinese one is perhaps more complicated and requires an embassy visit. I would ... Read More
New members of the Vietnam forum, introduce yourselves here - 2019 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Vietnam forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hello, My name is Rob, formerly living in the USA. I have travelled for a few years in Vietnam. My latest stay is in Hanoi Phu Gia. I like this forum to get tips to do with services and cultural issues in Vietnam. I was hoping to find a teaching ... Read More