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@Seth NRETIA ESSIEN hi, what area do you live ?

Really, leeching off of others for 10 months?  Sounds like it is time to go back to your home country where you may be able to get a job.

How can I survive without a job in Vietnam?
I entered the country in August and started working in September. Unfortunately, I had a motor accident and broke my knee on my way to school on October 10. My company abandoned me. I had no money, no accommodation. Few friends around me did their best feeding me and giving money for some time and stopped. It has been 10 months now. I can walk now but schools are on vacation so there is no job. Now, I cannot pay my rent or feed myself. How can I survive?
-@Seth NRETIA ESSIEN

Have you checked with the (Link)?

I had suggested that to you, here. (Link)

@SteinNebraska My husband and I are Americans living here in VN. Sometimes, we need to stop and empathize with others rather than criticize them, especially when we aren't walking in their shoes. I would hope that if you had posted such a message that someone would have offered empathy, options, and compassion for your situation. After living now in VN for over 2 months and reading the expatnam threads since January, many people on this forum are kind to others and share very good information. This helps the group and other individuals who may be experiencing a similar situation. However, there are a few American expats on this forum who either seem to know all answers to all situations or they are just rude and shouldn't post anything at all. Folks, this isn't fakebook! This is a forum to help each other in our expat community with answers and help in situations. Comments like the one you posted tear people down rather than building or lifting them up.

I am a nurse of 25 years AND a physical rehabilitation nurse.  The recovery and rehab for such an injury is intensive and long. It is completely within reason for it to take 10 months to get back to "normal" activities, especially in a foreign country when oftentimes the access to modern conveniences that many Americans take for granted is limited.

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@SteinNebraska My husband and I are Americans living here in VN. Sometimes, we need to stop and empathize with others rather than criticize them, especially when we aren't walking in their shoes. I would hope that if you had posted such a message that someone would have offered empathy, options, and compassion for your situation.-@Xpatnamlife

And yet, your first impulse is not to first offer an empathetic and compassionate reply with realistic and helpful options to the OP, but instead, dredge up issues you've apparently been keeping suppressed until now...

...there are a few American expats on this forum who either seem to know all answers to all situations or they are just rude and shouldn't post anything at all. -@Xpatnamlife

I object to that on behalf of my Aussie, Kiwi, Scot & Eastern European friends here. Please don't confine your praise to us Yanks 😉

I am a nurse of 25 years AND a physical rehabilitation nurse. The recovery and rehab for such an injury is intensive and long. It is completely within reason for it to take 10 months to get back to "normal" activities, especially in a foreign country when oftentimes the access to modern conveniences that many Americans take for granted is limited. -@Xpatnamlife

As a retired RN with extensive experience in physical rehabilitation therapies, I totally agree with you.

Just 2 things:

1. Why didn't you express your compassion directly to the OP instead of giving him a backhand acknowledgement as a part of chastising someone else?

2. This is sadly just the latest of many, many, MANY posts in this forum over the years where the harsh reality of life in Việt Nam (which far too many expats TOTALLY ignore when moving & living here) hits a person like a freight train.

The simple answer to this thread (based on the title and the OP's post) is that there is NO WAY to live in Việt Nam without a job, except by taking advantage of the charity of people who usually make far less money while barely having enough to care for their own families.

Some people in this forum take on the role of empathetic sympathizers, and more power to them for that.

But some of us usually prefer to serve up cold, hard facts which may make us unpopular, but we leave behind important information and insights which will hopefully be beneficial to future casual readers of threads such as this.

Also, please don't be oblivious to the time-proven reality that some anonymous posters will use sympathetic posts such as this to solicit donations, an activity expressly forbidden in the forum code of conduct.

Welcome to The Vietnam Forum...

@Xpatnamlife I have a 29 y-o son in need of rehab after a severe brain hemorrhage. Are you able to assist or, if not, point me in the right direction in Saigon. In particular we would like to contact an ergotherapist, which is not so easy to find.

Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide.

BR

Dave

You could try some of the English Centers. Many of them are open year around but I don’t recommend APAX . They cheated myself and many other teachers out of  12 months pay back when COVID hit and the last time I heard they were still at it.

@Xpatnamlife I have a 29 y-o son in need of rehab after a severe brain hemorrhage. Are you able to assist or, if not, point me in the right direction in Saigon. In particular we would like to contact an ergotherapist, which is not so easy to find.
Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide.

BR
Dave
-@saigondave2

There is a Physical Rehabilitation hospital in Go Vap area.

hello everyone,

@Saigondave,

This question is a bit off-topic on this thread. I would suggest that you open a new thread on the Saigon forum or you send a private message to Xpatnamlife by clicking on the member's username/photo > send a message.

Thank you in advance

Bhavna

@ All, sorry about the Off-topic, here is the topic

I entered the country in August and started working in September. Unfortunately, I had a motor accident and broke my knee on my way to school on October 10. My company abandoned me. I had no money, no accommodation. Few friends around me did their best feeding me and giving money for some time and stopped. It has been 10 months now. I can walk now but schools are on vacation so there is no job. Now, I cannot pay my rent or feed myself. How can I survive?

Regards

Bhavna

"I can walk now but schools are on vacation so there is no job. " Check with the English Language Centers. Several of them work throughout the year.

@Seth NRETIA ESSIEN

Go home !!! Where your nearest & dearest are.

Give  yourself the opportunity to get mentally & physically& strong again instead of trying to just survive.

It’s called insurance - don’t leave home without it…