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@dlewis516I have done that visa run to that location twice now. The first time I waited ~3 hours. The second time I waited 2 hours and 20 minutes and paying close attention, too.Between drinking coffee, chatting with fellow travelers, and reading my ... Read More

A priest, a politician, and an engineer are condemned to death and are queued up by the guillotine.The priest is slated to go first and the exchange goes like this:Executioner [to priest]: Would you like to go face down or face up?Priest: I want to ... Read More

This is an absolutely useless and waste of time thread. It wouldn't matter what answer anyone gives here, the response would be a "what-about-ism".This is the kind of senseless thread that develops on this forum when someone is looking for a way to ... Read More

@OceanBeach92107Kinder, wiser words have not been spoken. I'm referring to our guy who, by his own admission, sat on the front stoop drinking as the neighbors feed his wife the truth about what a deadbeat he is.My $0.02 worth.First, those 90 days of ... Read More

I know its a long shot but is anyone at all aware of a US registered notary living in Saigon. Im selling my home in the US. I know the US embassy is an option but I have closing documents that require a wet seal and notarization from both myself and ... Read More

This is an absolutely useless and waste of time thread. It wouldn't matter what answer anyone gives here, the response would be a "what-about-ism".This is the kind of senseless thread that develops on this forum when someone is looking for a way to ... Read More

I'm coming to HCMC at the end of the month (I'm expatriate in Cambodia) to arrange a hip replacement (poss. bi-lateral). I'll need at least six weeks to recover as I understand so am looking for somewhere suitable. I came last month for an MRI and ... Read More

When ordering breakfast at hotel you can get one egg and toast for $2.50. If you buy two eggs and toast it will cost $3.50. What the hell is wrong with the second egg! - @Guest2023Nothing's wrong with the second egg. The toast costs $1.50. Each egg ... Read More

@Aidan in HCMC,That was my first thought, too! Maybe this dates me."Comin' into Los Angeleeze,Bringing in a couple of keys.Don't touch my bags if you pleezeMr. Customs Man!"Those days are long gone! Read More

@MarkinNam, Good luck with the move!I was living in California, USA from August 2022 - April 2025 and visited Vietnam twice during that time. Before that, I was living up near Seattle, Washington, in the Puget Sound area (since 2017, when I left ... Read More

@Aidan in HCMCHere in HCMC, I went to Uniqlo. They had nothing, not one thing, that I could fit into.I went to H&M and they had clothes that I could get into AND clothing that was a size or two bigger than what I wear. This is a new development ... Read More

@Dannyroc3I bought and ride a bicycle all over the place in District 1 and 3. I bought it at a bike shop locally in D 3. Here's what I wrote to a friend back in North America:The first bit is that I bought a bicycle and have really, really enjoyed ... Read More

@OceanBeach92107"In the USA there are a number of heavy regional accents that make it virtually impossible for that person to successfully teach English in Vietnam." No kidding! Admittedly, this was a long time ago, the summer of 1971. A friend and ... Read More

@LennerdActually, the graph is showing *productivity GROWTH* which means, I suppose, that it is a year-on-year percentage change? Also, the lower line is average wage GROWTH. Hmm. Again, some percent change year-on-year?Regardless, the tracking of ... Read More