Recommendations for places in vietnam with expats

Hi
Going to be looking around vietnam soon and its a bit country looking for areas NOT bifg cities where there are expats living and some sort of cultural life.....thanks in anticipation

Check out Ban Me Thuot, Kontum, and Pleiku in the central highlands; plus all the highlands north and north-west of Hanoi. Be prepared for  uncomfortable travel and meeting non-English speaking people. That's what happens when you leave the coastal tourist trail. Good luck.