

wits3
Welsh expat in Vietnam
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Registration: 03 March 2022
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Running shoes stores by MathewP
Hi everyone, Does anyone train running regularly? I am looking for a store where I can buy running shoes. Mine are reaching the limit of use and I need to find a store where people understand the concept of supination and pronation. So far, ...

[Post under review] -@wits3and here is a shoe sizing conversion table ...https://www.nike.com/vn/size-fit/mens-footwear Read More


Running shoes stores by MathewP
Hi everyone, Does anyone train running regularly? I am looking for a store where I can buy running shoes. Mine are reaching the limit of use and I need to find a store where people understand the concept of supination and pronation. So far, ...

Hi everyone,Does anyone train running regularly? I am looking for a store where I can buy running shoes. Mine are reaching the limit of use and I need to find a store where people understand the concept of supination and pronation.So far, I've been ... Read More


Road rules... by Guestposter822
Just wondering if it's legal to turn right at a red light ? I've noticed that some Vietnamese stop and some go through the red light when turning right...

Just wondering if it's legal to turn right at a red light ? I've noticed that some Vietnamese stop and some go through the red light when turning right... -@panda7so funny. i almost fell off my chair. "road rules" and " Vietnam" is an oxymoron.the ... Read More


Vietnamese Name order by lightinumbrella4
Hello everyone,I'd like to know how to address a Vietnamese colleague via email when they are using three names?聽For example: 1Vu name2 name3 .聽Is the order similar to Chinese when the last name is presented first? For example is VU the ...

@lightinumbrella41.Family name first, 2. then gender identifier (Thi=female, Van=Male), though this is not obligatory,3. then a self selected name, though again not always present nor obligatory,4. then given name.So, as an example Huong Thi Pham ... Read More


Vietnamese Name order by lightinumbrella4
Hello everyone,I'd like to know how to address a Vietnamese colleague via email when they are using three names?聽For example: 1Vu name2 name3 .聽Is the order similar to Chinese when the last name is presented first? For example is VU the ...

@lightinumbrella41.Family name first, 2. then gender identifier (Thi=female, Van=Male), though this is not obligatory,3. then a self selected name, though again not always present nor obligatory,4. then given name.So, as an example Huong Thi Pham ... Read More


Vietnamese Name order by lightinumbrella4
Hello everyone,I'd like to know how to address a Vietnamese colleague via email when they are using three names?聽For example: 1Vu name2 name3 .聽Is the order similar to Chinese when the last name is presented first? For example is VU the ...

Pro rule -If the name starts with Nguyen, then his/her first name is the last one.聽If Nguyen is on the right side, then they already switched it western聽聽style.That covers most cases.I'd like to know how to address a Vietnamese ... Read More


Vietnamese Name order by lightinumbrella4
Hello everyone,I'd like to know how to address a Vietnamese colleague via email when they are using three names?聽For example: 1Vu name2 name3 .聽Is the order similar to Chinese when the last name is presented first? For example is VU the ...

@lightinumbrella41.Family name first, 2. then gender identifier (Thi=female, Van=Male), though this is not obligatory,3. then a self selected name, though again not always present nor obligatory,4. then given name.So, as an example Huong Thi Pham ... Read More


Vietnamese Name order by lightinumbrella4
Hello everyone,I'd like to know how to address a Vietnamese colleague via email when they are using three names?聽For example: 1Vu name2 name3 .聽Is the order similar to Chinese when the last name is presented first? For example is VU the ...

Curiously, when I bought a ticket on Vietnam airlines, they asked for middle, first, then last name, which is the order they used on the ticket itself.聽 This caused trouble with crediting miles to Delta.聽聽I believe Vietjet asked for ... Read More


My recent Visa run at VN/CAM border Moc Bai (unvaccinated guys) by SpeedyBuddha
I've done my Visa border run at Moc Bai two days ago, the process was smooth and easy unlike whatever I've been told & read here and there. I'm unvaccinated and that added to my worrisome.聽 I applied for my eVisa online- Aug/22 and received ...

I've done my Visa border run at Moc Bai two days ago, the process was smooth and easy unlike whatever I've been told & read here and there. I'm unvaccinated and that added to my worrisome.聽I applied for my [link under review]- Aug/22 and ... Read More


TRC TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD by gerardoalbert
Dear all聽I鈥檓 married to a local girl here in Vietnam 馃嚮馃嚦 and I recently requested a TRC Temporary Resident Card but the government officials in charge of this told me that because I have a working permit with a working visa ...

I suggest you wait until the WP finish.Spousal TRC / VEC is easy to obtain within a week!3 years spousal TRC (need to change to DL visa) is better than 5 years VEC (Visa Exemption Certificate) which you need to renew each 6 months. - ... Read More


TRC TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD by gerardoalbert
Dear all聽I鈥檓 married to a local girl here in Vietnam 馃嚮馃嚦 and I recently requested a TRC Temporary Resident Card but the government officials in charge of this told me that because I have a working permit with a working visa ...

I suggest you wait until the WP finish.Spousal TRC / VEC is easy to obtain within a week!3 years spousal TRC (need to change to DL visa) is better than 5 years VEC (Visa Exemption Certificate) which you need to renew each 6 months. - ... Read More


TRC TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD by gerardoalbert
Dear all聽I鈥檓 married to a local girl here in Vietnam 馃嚮馃嚦 and I recently requested a TRC Temporary Resident Card but the government officials in charge of this told me that because I have a working permit with a working visa ...

Dear all聽I鈥檓 married to a local girl here in Vietnam 馃嚮馃嚦 and I recently requested a TRC Temporary Resident Card but the government officials in charge of this told me that because I have a working permit with a working visa ... Read More


Translation devices by billddavenport
I was thinking about buying a Pocket talk S. Anyone out there ever use one?Do they work with Vietnamese?

Subject: Translation CommentsGoogle Translate makes quite dangerous mistranslations. Translation errors are not a trivial thing! And lead to confusion at best, And dangerous and harmful misunderstandings or more at worse.Translations, espec of tonal ... Read More


Translation devices by billddavenport
I was thinking about buying a Pocket talk S. Anyone out there ever use one?Do they work with Vietnamese?

@OceanBeach92107 hmmm. i did not know either feature, partly because i am mainly usinng computer; but i must remember and try those features on my Samsung.(doesn't fix the problems of the egregious translation errors by Google Translate though - ... Read More


Does your Vietnamese wife do this? by gobot
Since I have only had one Vietnamese wife, I often attribute her unusual behavior to ALL Vietnamese. Help me out guys, and Vietnamese who are lurking here too.聽Is this normal? Is it just her? Got other examples?1. "The man enters ...

Since I have only had one Vietnamese wife, I often attribute her unusual behavior to ALL Vietnamese. Help me out guys, and Vietnamese who are lurking here too.聽2. "Family first"We live with some of her family members. Whenever I am having a ... Read More