Living in USA vs VIETNAM | Pros And Cons of Life in Vietnam Ft. What The Pho 

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the amount of trust you have in that dress. my GOD lololol looks very good

Hmm both have eventually seen in each other channel. Like to follow you both.😊

As a Vietnamese, here is the sad truth about Vietnam. No matter how hard they try to beautify the city, the inconsiderate mindset that litters indiscriminately, theft and disorderly traffic will make Vietnam a third world country. Because of this mindset, you see trash everywhere, unhygienic food vendors, and chaotic behavior. Đầu óc tư tưởng buôn bán ăn uống bẩn thỉu dơ dáy hơn mấy trăm năm rồi mà không cải thiện sạch sẽ gọn gàn được, chứng minh rằng là một văn hóa sinh sống như lũ chuột. Nhưng rất đáng tiếc văn hóa người Việt vẫn còn hẹp hòi lạc hậu, thô lỗ nên từ già đến trẻ đến cha mẹ đến thầy cô giáo đến chính phủ lãnh đạo đều có đầu óc tư tưởng ích kỉ, tham lam gian lận trộm cắp, thiếu ý thức vứt rác iả đái bừa bãi, thiếu trật tự lộn xộn ồn ào, làm ăn buôn bán ẩu tả gian lận. Vì vậy, xã hội thành phố lúc nào cũng lộn xộn ồn ào, bẩn thỉu dơ dáy, lường gạt trộm cắp khắp nơi. Bọn 3 que mà không hòa nhập với văn hóa nước người ta thì vẫn sinh sống không khác gì lũ chuột đi đến đâu cũng cắn phá trộm cắp hủy hoại.

love both of your channels, great interview!

Thank you for your service, and for your willingness to leave that time behind (as much as you can). God bless you!

Hi, David..., "PTSD" is terrible to have and it does bring back flashbacks and nightmares, day and night ! ! * I totally "agree" with you..., that it's about time to heal and ( visit ) Vietnam again and enjoy its food, culture, history, and beautiful friendly people. * "Anthony Bourdain" ( RIP ) great chef and TV Host said: "Vietnam has the best food 🍜 🥢 in the world 🌏 the nicest people and one beautiful country." "Semper Fi" Mike in Montana :)

you should have never been there, Vietnam deserved to figure out its own future

I think I have been to that one.. on the corner right? opposite the park? REALLY good Pho!!!

I have been to that place only once, it could be near the park. But before I left, when I handover my card. I told them wish I am in Saigon right now. I could eat same pho for next one week with this price.

@@jasonfung9516 best just to use cash out there bro!! safer!! if it the same one its on the corner of Pham Ngu Lau and Nguyen Thi Nga, Quan 1

In the Netherlands way more!! Amsterdam has lots of Vietnamese restaurants, but 1 pho sets you back 16€.. Springrolls, maybe 6€ for a pretty small one.. So expensive here Vietnamese food!

@@dutchdaleyy about same in London too! none where I live in Kent.. so am moving back to VN! lol

Yes, there can be many wild dogs around any corner outside of city centers. Even pet dogs regularly chase you as they usually have zero training. I had 4-5 dogs chase my motorbike while just driving through a major street in vung tau.

​@@matrices3987No. No. 👎👎🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Try Romania 🇷🇴 they run in packs! Been here for a year and never seen so many stray dogs and cats. They even have mini wars. 😂

I call it Saigon too

Ho Chi Minh City is too long - easier to just use 'Saigon

You won't hear Saigon unless it from pre VN war time, people that call it Saigon thypically are not in favor of North VN or that other guy, has nothing to do with what is easier to say

@@EndlessTravels Saigon is a beautiful name , even the sound of Saigon emits a beauty of Vietnam . Everywhere I go in Saigon, I see the name of Saigon , Saigon this, Saigon that. I only use HCMC in official documents or sending and receiving. I think your assessment is wrong about pre-war name. Locals call it Saigon.

Very very interesting, yes. Both are very open to other cultures and both try to be very open and accommodating to the other. I thought this was lovely.

...but don't have bad "no where" /// people like you

Animals are kept in absurdly small cages etc. there's a LOT to not enjoy about Vietnam

@@aikaduong9085 ?

@@hubertcumberdale2651 at last, tourism helps us open our eyes, and makes us grateful for what we have, and perhaps we can also share with locals that this isnt good.

@@hubertcumberdale2651 Too bad. Some people look at the half-glass empty & refuse to look at the half-glass full. There are a lot of things to enjoy in Vietnam: fruits, food, & friendly people. Don't be ethnocentric or judgmental. Vietnam just is still developing. You go to US or Europe: what they do with the unwanted dogs- they kill them. So what is your point on that.

It's a very prideful culture

@@tnguyen7357 Interesting... Sounds very outward referencing instead of inward authentic... Does this stem from Confucianism?

@@vinozarazzi5633 So the pridefulness is like a thing that pass on from generation to generation. This sense of proudness stem from all the achievements Vietnam had achieved against other large nation, not necessarily defeat other nations but able to fence off to keep peace in Vietnam. Eventually, this sense of proudness become part of Vietnamese culture. We would strive to be better so we don't look bad in front of our neighbors. That's is the saving face culture. It's almost the same as patriotism but on an individual scale.

Seriously, not in 2008. Where did you work? Are you sure you were there?

After u live here for a while u realise Vietnamese are only friendly and are welcoming on a very surface level. An example u might order at a local shop they will be super friendly, maybe u might not go for a week, they will Stop saying hi.

China is WAY WORSE

maybe ... you are the some of the worst people in the world...

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Agreed. If you value your lungs don't stay long in HCMC. Its why I left after a year. Also I saw ALOT of people get ill from street food, including myself. Never did in Thailand. I liked Da Nang and Dalat. But will never live in HCMC again.

If you’ve ever been to HCMC you’d see that the name Saigon is plastered everywhere. It’s even the name of arguably the most popular and famous beer.

Saigonese call it Saigon.

no , "in general"... this is just your stupid word ! you are /// mind

True but Van has lived long term in the US and knows the downsides like the Americans who move to Vietnam. Vietnamese who've never lived in US longterm only see up sides - developed infrastructure, high salaries, etc. No place is perfect tho.

@fs5775 Like I said this is one person vs thousands of people out there. I have lived a long time on both sides too.

I agreed. May it be a good idea to interview Vietnamese people who want to leave Vietnam 😊! So the picture may be more completely.

US gross.

You might make $15 instead of $30 unless you have a PhD and are credentialed in your home country

@@mrbHanoi NOne natives are becoming a higher demand, pay isn't as high as Hanoi said but def more demand due to workign longer for cheaper. However, 2025, English will be removed from requirements for finishing High school in VN, so the demand will drop a lot faster in the next few years

They don't want to have to deal with old retirees and their medical problems, being drain on developing medical system, repatriations. Plus, what are retirees adding to the society? Nothing more than tourists, and they likely spend way *less* than tourists. Retirees are mostly economic migrants anyway (takers) and Vietnam has higher standards for what they want in their society than Thailand. Respect to Vietnam for that.

@@fs5775 Really ? I don’t think so.

Vietnam higher standards? Huh? Thailand has its problems, but is developed way ahead of Vietnam!

@@robertnew4568 Thailand didn't go through the wars and embargos like Vietnam. During the time when Vietnam was bombed to kingdom come, lands poisoned, historical architecture leveled, embargoes enforced on them, etc., Thailand got to keep chugging along, if anything, chug along even faster due to no competition from Vietnam. If the shoes were switched, the story would be different.

@@fs5775 That is not true. The retirees have to pay medical care out of their pockets. VN government is not going to allow that to happen. I don't think the government has the foreign retiree issue figured out yet.

If you're NNES you have to search jobs for yourself. Google it! You will have severe competition against NES in big cities like Hanoi or Saigon. Try smaller cities you have more chance to be hired if you don't speak English with a thick accent. I guess Ninja Teacher has a close contract with public schools or English teacher centers so he has to make sure his NES candidates will have jobs after finishing training.

Whatcha talkin 'bout ,Willis?

Must be summer :)

I've stayed in probably close to 10 apartments in Vietnam now and have never had an issue with getting my deposit back.

@@ninja.teacher that's good to know, thanks for replying

In Singapore- yes. Some landlords love to keep your deposit & they believe things last forever. Wear & tear may not exist in Singapore.

Thanks for telling us what the scam is. That was big of you.

Learn, survive and don’t get scam..…

Exactly, great post, thank you. I am an American, born and raised myself. I, too, have lived and worked in several foreign countries, spanning 12 years. While the food and experiences were wonderful, it gave me a greater appreciation and love for America. Growing up I enjoyed a particular vietnamese restaurant owned and operated by vietnammese immigrants. Fast forward 20 years to find myself living in So Korea for 3 years. I traveled many times to Vietnam while there and never found a restaurant capable of the same quality of meals back home all those years earlier. The meat used in Vietnam and other Asian countries is poor quality, no doubt. If you want the same quality as the US, it will cost you an arm and leg in these countries. I found the same with Korean food. A local Korean venue, Bulgolgi Bros, was absolutely delicious and high-quality l, yet the price was expensive compared to the typical restaurants. I swear the standard quality Asian food in these countries is processed garbage meat, quivelent to hot dogs in the US. Also, listening to this lady talk, she never answers the question. She simply reverts to subjectively stating how "wonderful" Vietnam is. Bottom line, she could no longer afford to live in the US, so she left. No shame in that, just say so. She also spins everything in Vietnam as a positive (its very hard to be lonely in Vietnam she says 🙄). It's not. Asian cultures do not respect personal space, and the men are generally rude. It's not a negative comment by me. It's just a reality of their culture, so don't sugar coat it. I continue traveling to Asian countries because I enjoy it. Scuba diving, enjoying the somewhat more respectful w0men as opposed to the garbage dumpster of American wh0r3s.

This is absolutely true. I like the family culture in Vietnam and the compact infrastructure makes it naturally more of a community, but almost everything else from infrastructure, food, government and natural beauty is better in the USA by a mile.

Whaaaaat!? The Vietnamese food is way better in Vietnam! But you also probably think Mexican food is better in America than in Mexico too 😅

@@cial67 no I actually also found Vietnamese food better if cooked right in Australia too, because higher quality ingredients, bigger meat proportions.

@@Thomas-kw9je I disagree 100%. Not only are the flavors better in Vietnam, but the prices don't rob you like in America. I've had Vietnamese food all over America and Vietnam and it's way better in Vietnam

U can't possibly get TEFL for free but yeah u can definitely do it cheaper online. But trust me I did my TESOL in Saigon through Ninja teacher but I was enrolled in AVSE and it was about a month long course. Did my teaching job for sometime in Caobang and then in homestay in govap.

@@jasonfung9516 thanks..

How about you just provide "free" labor to go with it? You gotta spend some to earn some in life buddy....

to a ‘decent’ pho place, sure maybe 10mins to a crappy one

Đầu óc tư tưởng buôn bán ăn uống bẩn thỉu dơ dáy hơn mấy trăm năm rồi mà không cải thiện sạch sẽ gọn gàn được, chứng minh rằng là một văn hóa sinh sống như lũ chuột. Nhưng rất đáng tiếc văn hóa người Việt vẫn còn hẹp hòi lạc hậu, thô lỗ nên từ già đến trẻ đến cha mẹ đến thầy cô giáo đến chính phủ lãnh đạo đều có đầu óc tư tưởng ích kỉ, tham lam gian lận trộm cắp, thiếu ý thức vứt rác iả đái bừa bãi, thiếu trật tự lộn xộn ồn ào, làm ăn buôn bán ẩu tả gian lận. Vì vậy, xã hội thành phố lúc nào cũng lộn xộn ồn ào, bẩn thỉu dơ dáy, lường gạt trộm cắp khắp nơi. Bọn 3 que mà không hòa nhập với văn hóa nước người ta thì vẫn sinh sống không khác gì lũ chuột đi đến đâu cũng cắn phá trộm cắp hủy hoại. As a Vietnamese, here is the sad truth about Vietnam. No matter how hard they try to beautify the city, the inconsiderate mindset that litters indiscriminately, theft and disorderly traffic will make Vietnam a third world country. Because of this mindset, you see trash everywhere, unhygienic food vendors, and chaotic traffic.

There is a What the Pho restaurant in Bellevue, Washington. Not sure that own by her or her family

Pho quality in Saigon is nowhere as good as the restaurant in the states. Homemade pho is always better. The beef in VN just doesn't taste right.

"phở" is just an easiest example for people to understand. I think what she meant because Vietnamese cuisine has thousands type of "phở" - hot soup, and "canh" -vegestable soup in our in daily meal, I cannot find it anywhere else but Vietnam.

Because Vietnam is an export oriented economy. When its currency is weak it's good for export but it's expensive to import or travel abroad. When Vietnam successfully steps up the ladder exporting more hi tech products they will solve their weak currency.

Currency manipulation - Look it up

I agree

I think majority of people in Vietnam are Buddhist at heart, but not in practice. They worship their ancestors more often than their Buddhist religion. I think she is more right.

They're not really religious. If anything, they are cultural Buddhists.

That was her polite way of referring to her problems with the air pollution up there. Air pollution that is the result of neighboring CHINA. It's way better in HCM. It's also the main reason I won't live in Hanoi. I care about my health.

Pollution is bad in Ha noi.

Pollution is terrible in Hanoi, 7 years there, and had a long term cough several times a year. Not the best place to live for health. Moved to Da Nang now, a lot better. Just my personal experience.

Lol yeah, very surface-level answers.

I was gonna say the same thing! Maybe she's just not used to a casual conversation style of interview yet.

She's northerner and people in the North of Vietnam have bigger ego and they are very peculiar of using big word in daily conversation. They do the same when they speak Vietnamese. Northern Vietnamese people are like British people saying like I am terribly sorry or precisely in conversation. Southern Vietnamese people think it's not necessary using big words in conversation they are like Americans speaking using simple vocabularies.

Her English is perfect. You guys are nitpicking. I'm from the US.

Indeed. In case you didn't know, the guy runs a ESL school in VN, so naturally he doesn't want to talk too much about the downsides.

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@@klnskljafdskl Win a war then you can call it whatever you want.

What was the tallest building in Hanoi in 1975? And what is the tallest building in Hanoi today?