Understanding Vietnamese Life Partner

[Golden question]

I have 3 different kind of mix feeling since when i first went there 6 or 7 years ago.

I was very happy when i first went there,things is cheap,beer is cheap,ppl are friendly.I wish to stay there long term.

Reality start to kick in when i feel i am been taken advantage by the ppl and so call my vietnam friend over there.I start to hate them on why are they like that.

After knowing my wife and through here,especially bro singviet,i start to understand that is their culture.Learn a lot and undertstand a lot on their thinking and way of doing thing.Is normal to them but for us who came from a law bidding country and educated,we will think is wrong.

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by Golden question

i think out of 24 hours each day,more than half is all the surcharge amount

No la.

12am - 6am = 50%
7-9.30am = 35%
5-8pm = 35%

Total = 6+2.5+3= 11.5hr of surcharge. Not more than half

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by jf66312

yup...was shocked that these type of taxi drivers still exist...

Becos of this type of ppl, VN gal will say sgp man Xao Nhieu Nhieu.....

[shysaint]

Originally Posted by Golden question

bro,i guess what bro singviet mean is they deserve respect for their survival skill.As is through commiting crime to survive,i bet i will also do it if i am damm poor in a 3rd world country.I dont know u been there before or any 3rd world country or not?

Sg ppl is really very fortunate and dont know how the poor live in those country.They have no job,even have job can barely survive with their salary,their govertment dont care,uneducated and corruption everywhere.

In short those poor ppl have no future to look forward unlike singaporean.Hopeless and with no money,commiting crime to survive is their only survival skill they have.

Singaporean may think is wrong but for poor people in that kind of condition,there is no wrong but survive.

Still remember got 1 true news (not in vietnam)about 2 to 3 ppl get lost in the
sea.With only one boat and no food.1 person die of hunger after few days and the other 2 ate their died friend flesh in order to survive.They know is wrong and inhuman but hunger drive them to eat in order to surivive

IN a country like Sg , there are now many crimes too in the past 10 years .. murder , rapping , robbing the olds ... and etc ...

Imaging those 3rd world country ????

IN 3rd world country like Vietnam ... people can carrying their young ones or the disabled ones go around and sell items to tourist, sell lottery ticket ....

however, In Sg, people goes around begging ...

Difference ,,, way way difference

[shysaint]

Originally Posted by Golden question

I have 3 different kind of mix feeling since when i first went there 6 or 7 years ago.

I was very happy when i first went there,things is cheap,beer is cheap,ppl are friendly.I wish to stay there long term.

Reality start to kick in when i feel i am been taken advantage by the ppl and so call my vietnam friend over there.I start to hate them on why are they like that.

After knowing my wife and through here,especially bro singviet,i start to understand that is their culture.Learn a lot and undertstand a lot on their thinking and way of doing thing.Is normal to them but for us who came from a law bidding country and educated,we will think is wrong.

I guess that in every part of the world .. whether developed, un developed, 1st world or 3rd world ... they are people bound to take advantage on one another .... where the big will eat the small ... strong will eat the weak .. clever will eat the less clever ones ....

even in a country like SG , many things are happening like those in a 3rd world country, i guess its just the civilised way ... or the professional way ...

[Golden question]

Originally Posted by jackbl

No la.

12am - 6am = 50%
7-9.30am = 35%
5-8pm = 35%

Total = 6+2.5+3= 11.5hr of surcharge. Not more than half

If suay suay take from CBD,airport,expo,mbs,resort world and those 'money zone' confirm more than 12 hr per day

[jf66312]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Becos of this type of ppl, VN gal will say sgp man Xao Nhieu Nhieu.....

haiz...ya lol...." xao nhieu nhieu" is the polite way...

some might say" xao long"...

[warped82]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

you stay here and dun go Vn...how to woo???????????????????????????...:confus ed:

sorry you operate marriage agency here...

I cannot stay there long term ma. Can woo a nice pretty girl within one trip meh? I haven go vietnam before....

[SingViet]

Originally Posted by Golden question

I have 3 different kind of mix feeling since when i first went there 6 or 7 years ago.

I was very happy when i first went there,things is cheap,beer is cheap,ppl are friendly.I wish to stay there long term.

Reality start to kick in when i feel i am been taken advantage by the ppl and so call my vietnam friend over there.I start to hate them on why are they like that.

After knowing my wife and through here,especially bro singviet,i start to understand that is their culture.Learn a lot and undertstand a lot on their thinking and way of doing thing.Is normal to them but for us who came from a law bidding country and educated,we will think is wrong.

Same experience here, their society is very much different from ours. Or is Singapore too different from the rest of the world ? Haha if we grow up in that sort of country, I m sure our survival skills will be quite good too. In Singapore, we are much too sheltered. Little bit call police, complain government. In Vn, police no use, govt no use, complain to who ? Settle yourself lor.

[KonKam]

Originally Posted by Golden question

bro,i guess what bro singviet mean is they deserve respect for their survival skill.As is through commiting crime to survive,i bet i will also do it if i am damm poor in a 3rd world country.I dont know u been there before or any 3rd world country or not?

Sg ppl is really very fortunate and dont know how the poor live in those country.They have no job,even have job can barely survive with their salary,their govertment dont care,uneducated and corruption everywhere.

In short those poor ppl have no future to look forward unlike singaporean.Hopeless and with no money,commiting crime to survive is their only survival skill they have.

Singaporean may think is wrong but for poor people in that kind of condition,there is no wrong but survive.

Still remember got 1 true news (not in vietnam)about 2 to 3 ppl get lost in the
sea.With only one boat and no food.1 person die of hunger after few days and the other 2 ate their died friend flesh in order to survive.They know is wrong and inhuman but hunger drive them to eat in order to surivive

I understand what you mean bro.
What i saying is Vietnamese should respect other country culture instead.
Are they really lazy in the 1st place?
There are so many scam still going on like Nigeria scam...etc
Committing any crime is still a serious offense IMO.

[ilovedoggie]

Originally Posted by KonKam

What i saying is Vietnamese should respect other country culture instead.
Are they really lazy in the 1st place?

IMHO, many VBs can't adapt into foreign culture because of their limited exposure to the outside world. To cite an example, the food. Most VBs can eat only viet food but not any other food. IF you let them eat jap food they cannot eat at all... it's simply they nvr got the chance to have jap food all their life. BUT i think this is not so applicable to VB from HCM or big cities.

[volcano]

Originally Posted by ilovedoggie

To cite an example, the food. Most VBs can eat only viet food but not any other food. IF you let them eat jap food they cannot eat at all... it's simply they nvr got the chance to have jap food all their life. BUT i think this is not so applicable to VB from HCM or big cities.

whether applicable or not....majority of them r stubborn and refuse to try...

my wife is one who only likes to eat either Vietnamese or Chinese foods...

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by volcano

my wife is one who only likes to eat either Vietnamese or Chinese foods...

when my girlfriend come sillypore, she also only take chinese cooked food (rice + 2 vege or meat) or viet food... any other food in food court or hawker don't suit her taste.

i remember one time we have dinner with 2 other bros and their partner in a French resturant in HCMC. I order clamps/seafood for my girlfriend, she don't like the way they cooked but forced herself to finish it. After the dinner, she brought me elsewhere to eat clamps/seafood cooked in viet style.

But there are few vb i met are able to eat any kind of cusine

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by volcano

my wife is one who only likes to eat either Vietnamese or Chinese foods...

me too eat only home cook and viet food...no longer fancy other food...

Originally Posted by KangTuo

i remember one time we have dinner with 2 other bros and their partner in a French resturant in HCMC. I order clamps/seafood for my girlfriend, she don't like the way they cooked but forced herself to finish it. After the dinner, she brought me elsewhere to eat clamps/seafood cooked in viet style.

I will try to avoid many shell fish due to high cholesterol...the way VB eat shell fish, me cannot eat too...

[Golden question]

Originally Posted by ilovedoggie

IMHO, many VBs can't adapt into foreign culture because of their limited exposure to the outside world. To cite an example, the food. Most VBs can eat only viet food but not any other food. IF you let them eat jap food they cannot eat at all... it's simply they nvr got the chance to have jap food all their life. BUT i think this is not so applicable to VB from HCM or big cities.

My wife like to try all type of food in SG.Katong $$$$$,roast duck rice,mos burger,wanton mee,longtong,mutton soup,thai salad,thai food,chillie crab and etc but end of the day she still prefer to go back house cook and eat