why the other thread get yeeted?food, places to stay, places to go
>>2842580>why the other thread get yeeted?because it was mostly ricecell vs white dork faggotry?
>>2842621It's just white dorks larping as chad vs white dorks larping as ricecels. None of them has experienced the beauty and chaos of vietnam
First for kitchen ants
>>2842649ask front desk for a can of bug spray, i sprayed once and my room is ant free now, don't know why i didn't do that earlier
>>2842649Got those fuckers in Saigon right now. Can't leave food out for more than a couple minutes before they attack
>zero attention from younger girls>3 mommy girlfriends>same thing happened in AustraliaIs it just a different generation or am I just oldschool and attract milfs?They are genuine btw. One of them owns a restaurant and lets me eat and drink free there.
>>2842681If I were you, I would just roll with it. Unless you don't like them, of course. But if you do like them then fuck it. Young girls are cute but they're retards. I wish I didn't like them.
>>2842731I'd like to start a family though
>>2842733Faggit
>>2842598i saw a whole bunch of them getting ready at my hotel to hit a bachelors party nearby the other day, some of them were actually 10/10 but i assumed the hot ones were real girls, this was further south tho not in saigon
>>2842746>whole bunch of them getting ready at my hotel to hit a bachelors partyHoly shit I'm wasting my life not doing stuff like this. I fucking suck.
>>2842746If she's cute and nice, I only need one of them. I get plenty of pussy in Vietnam but I want that girlcock. I should just move to Thailand.
>>2842764i honestly find the ladyboys in thailand hella overrated, they also have had so much plastic surgery on their faces they all look very uncanny and weird
>>2842781Yeah I don't like all that fake shit either.
>>2842627>chaosThats one way to put that the infrastructure sucks
>>2842746I would have sucked every one of their girldicks and swallowed their girlcum.
>>2842673>>2842649>bug problemsThis is my problem solver right here
>>2842912I wish I had a tiny lizard bro hanging out behind the sofa. I had bathroom ants in my last place in Bangkok and kitchen ants here at my place in Saigon. Heading to Taipei next. I'm not as worried about bugs at my place there as I am about potential mold, which is rampant in Taiwan apartments
>>2842918Are you traveling for work or what?
>>2842926I work remotely. Spending this year in Asia
>>2842928God fuck you
>>2842929I wish you well, anon
>>2842928Nice man what do you do?
>>2842953video editing/production
>>2842932Thanks. I need it.
>$40k USD passive incomeShould be enough to retire?
Any of you bros ever been to Nepal? It's not going to be hard to score weed there, right? They pretty much invented it.>>2842963Fabrice is that you?>>2842989Absolutely.
>when you think you have yellow fever so you marry a Vietnamese woman>realize your yellow fever has limits and it's really Chinese and Japanese feverbros...
>>2842649>First for kitchen antsGet yourself a spray bottle and fill it with soap and water and just start blasting those fuckers
Going back to Saigon in jan to visit my fiancé. What's neat to visit around D1 for day trips? Last time we just kind of farted around the downtown area and then hit the war museum which was lame.
>>2843080Saigon isn't the city for day trips. Take her to Cần Giờ, closest thing we've got. You can rent a boat together and paddle through the mangroves, have lunch in Cần Thạnh. Bring mosquito spray.If she likes clubbing take her to Kasho.
>>2842990No, who's that?
>>2843080theres nothing in saigon that you wont find elsewhere. after many visits i find it soulless, just like the major city i live in back home. go to the war museums and have unique personal experiences in the smaller cafes/restaurants that you stumble upon yourself that you didnt look up on tiktok or based on onlin reviews
>>2843142I like it. It's cheap and has everything you'd need for the most part. One thing I can't stand, besides the normal stuff (scooters, heat, viet language), are the gyms here. I've been to 3 now and every single one is hot as fuck, even when they supposedly have air conditioning.
>>2843151>the gyms here. I've been to 3 now and every single one is hot as fuck, even when they supposedly have air conditioning.Yep! One I was drenched in sweat like I jumped in a pool. Couple others are just a bit warm, but fine, and not extremely hot like that unpleasant one.
>>2842989>passive incomewdyd
>>2843000Why? Be specific. The grass is always... yellower...
>>2843080floating market and tokyo street
Anyone ever been to Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens? Might take my class on a field trip there.
>>2843234>tokyo streetaren't all the Japan areas full of scam businesses?
>>2843303I was just there. Certainly feels like it. A lot of good restaurants in the area, though. Walk through it, but don't let the women pull you in. Feels like you are going to get charged for a bunch of shit you didn't buy
>>2843000I'm the opposite, I could be living in China or Japan with a higher salary and QoL, but they just don't do it for me like SEA chicks for some reason.
>>2843666I agree with Satan.
>>2843419>one of their most famous singers/actors is a poofter who preys on younger singersWhich one? Son Tung always looked p homosex to me>>2843666For me it's Filipinas, hnnnngggg
>>2843701Hoai Linh(right) is the industry veteran with many connections and clout who split the ass of Hoai Lam the young boy for a couple years and tried to get him to be his live-in boyfriend but the Hoai Lam wanted to get married and be straight, Hoai Linh then used his clout to block Hoai Lam from getting big shows and essentially blacklisted him
>>2843702I've seen that guy on TV. I think he's mostly an actor not a singer. I heard actors get passed around like popcorn I'm this country.
Going to Vietnam for the first time soon, doing the standard motorcycle ride from Saigon to Hanoi. Anyone know how often im likely to be stopped by police? Assuming i dont ride like a retard and draw attention to myself. Ive got plenty of experience, but no license. I dont mind paying bribes, just dont want to have to deal with the bike being confiscated for a few days. Im aware there'll probably be checkpoints at Mui Ne and the Ha Giang Loop
>>2843779This is the worst year to be riding without a license. There's a new secretary general doing a major corruption crackdown, so police in most provinces will not take your bribe money. I think you're playing with fire.International driver's licenses are valid here. I recommend you convert your local license for that class of vehicle to an international one.
>>2843809>police in most provinces will not take your bribe moneylol...lmao
>>2843779There will 100% be checkpoints in Hà Giang but you only have to pay the bribe once. Guess they have a Zalo or WhatsApp group because other police will know about, and honor, the first bribe. I was there in September.
>>2843809>>2843872>>2843898Thanks for the insight boys, how much do you bribe here? Changes quite a lot for each country, maybe ill just double the standard bribe to be safe
>>2844014In Hà Giang it's a lot more than it should be. The guy I rented my bike from took care of it for me for 2 million, told me the police would ask me for 3 million. I kinda thought he was full of shit but his ratings online were good so I just went with it. Sure enough, the cops were exactly where he said they'd be and several other foreigners told me they had to pay 3 mil. Fuckin bastards, but I wouldn't let it stop you from doing it. It's worth it.
What are some good places to live in Vietnam that aren't major cities and are relatively un-westernized?
>>2844192Do you speak Vietnamese?
>>2844210I still don't understand well unless people slow down for me but yeah I've learned quite a bit.
>>2844210Even if I didn't know any, I'd prefer to live somewhere without English. The amount of English being used in a place is a measure of the amount of cancer. I want to escape the west as completely as the modern world where everybody has a smartphone will allow me to.
>>2844260ok, just making sure you were larping
>>2844210>>2844270NTA, I'm also curious and not LARPing. I'm planning on flying over to find a teaching job next year and I wanted to try to look outside of Hanoi/Saigon/Da Nang since they seem too competitive and full of undercutting non-native English teachers.
>>2844270Not a larp, bro, I just think it would be peaceful for me.
>>2844192>>2844244I like your attitude anon. If you really want to live here then please continue learning the language and culture. It requires sacrifice at first but will pay off in the end. Here's what I did:1) Get a small town teaching job. Pick a town where the English level is so low that people prefer your baby talk Vietnamese. No this will not pay well. You're learning a poverty language. Be poor.2) Commit to language immersion. Use English only at work. Politely disengage with anyone who speaks English to you. Never date or make friends with an English speaker. Your only contacts should be people who don't know the language at all. If someone says 'Don't worry I'll help you practice your Vietnamese,' and they just said that in English, they are already using you for free lessons. You have to be a real psychopath about it. Any English past hello should be a deal breaker. 3) Take a few phonics lessons from a local schoolteacher. Use the textbooks their grade 1 students use. De Rhode's alphabet is phonetic and crucial to learning the language. Get to the point where you can read sentences aloud with perfect pronunciation.4) Use your phonics skills to passively learn vocabulary from street signs and menus. Text message friends/girls in full diacritics. Repeat thise conversations and situations verbally until you're almost as good at speaking and listening as reading and writing. This is the gameplay loop you'll spend most of your time on.5) Once you achieve real person status in that small town, move to a big city for a better job. You'll be tempted to stay but you can't, trust me. People there were with you all through your baby years and will never really respect you. Always be cool to them but don't make any commitments, especially to girls.Always keep trying no matter how difficult it is and how much people sneer and talk down to you. It will pay off. I'm now quite wealthy and happy in life due to toughing it out early on.
Met a cool female expat bros. Shout out to the chicas who are tough enough to leave girl world behind.
>>2844386>De Rhode's alphabet is phoneticLol, what? Only in the north. Giọng miền Nam/Trung/Tây are definitely not phonetic (or at least, not any moreso than English is). I suppose most foreigners learn "standard" Northern Vietnamese but if you ended up having to live in the South you'd be in deep shit.
>>2844386Thanks bro but I'm probably a bit ahead of you here. I'm still shit face to face but I'm actually quite a good texter at this point. This language would be easy as shit if the sounds weren't so fucked up. Even though I understand how the sounds work, my ear hasn't learned to catch them (again, unless they slow down for me)
>>2844450Keep at it man. How long have you been here?
>>2844491I'll def keep at it. I've been here a couple years but not fully immersed like we're talking about. >5) Once you achieve real person status in that small town, move to a big city for a better job. You'll be tempted to stay but you can't, trust me. People there were with you all through your baby years and will never really respect you. Always be cool to them but don't make any commitments, especially to girls.Why move back to the big city at this point btw? I'm not sure I understand why you're saying I shouldn't stay in the small town but even if we go with that, why the big cities and not another small town? The big modern globalized cities are what I'd prefer to distance myself from.
How easy are bible sessions over there?
>>2844506wat
>>2844507You know, bible sessions. Raw, unprotected bible sessions.
>>2844505The point of living here is to save a lot of money on monthly living expenses. Go to the city and get an American salary so you can stack crypto and precious metals. Get off that motorbike and into a car
>>2844516>get an American salaryHow? >Get off that motorbike and into a carWhy?
>>2844516>cars are cool u guise I hate status symbol fags so much it's unreal.
>>2844521>I hate status symbol fags so much it's unreal.Then Asia isn't really the place for you
>>2844517Go online get a BA in education then work at an international school. You get paid around the same as your home public school teachers do plus paid real job benefits like health insurance
>>2844523Those hylics are everywhere and they're faggots everywhere.
>>2844525Doing school, even online, is not feasible for me. I'll have to work within the limitations of my current meme BA.Also the other guy isn't me but I do share the disdain for cars. I could get $100k/year and I'd still keep the motorbike.
>>2844533Can you even imagine driving a car every day in Hanoi or Saigon? What could be even remotely enjoyable about that if you don't care about flashing wealth?
>>2844541>>2844530We'll see who's the hylic come monsoon season
>>2844699A dry hylic is a hylic and a wet pneumatic is a pneumatic.
Just arrived in Saigon district 1 from Hanoi, what should I see while I'm here?I only have a week.
>>2844773You can see deez nuts, sucka.
Any non tourist attractions like markets, foods that are good to check out and try in saigon?
>>2842990I have been, didn't try and get weed but it grows in the streets everywhere and all the little kids were smoking bongs. Not much of a police presence to go for it
>>2843779>>2843809I did 4 days on the Hi Giang like a month ago, I had an international bike license but my mate did not. So we booked a tour which allowed us to pay an extra 50aud (30ish usd) and they wrote us a bribe note kek.Also as an Australian apparently our international license isn't valid in Vietnam weirdly enough even though I have an actual motorbike license. Anyway in Hi Giang got pulled over 3 times in a span of 20 minutes, then didn't get pulled over until the last day (back in Hi Giang) You can ride a 50cc but it would be way too slow for your journey
What's the most cost efficient way to maintain a heavy drinking habit in Vietnam?
>>2845831Drink bleach.
>>2845831Don't be a brokie.
>>2846177I'm not a brokie but I'm an alcoholic and alcoholism is expensive anywhere, so it's always reasonable to ask what the cheapest local shit is. >captcha goon8
>>2845831>>2846180How fucking poor are you? A 6 pack is less than 3 dollars
>>2846193Not him but is it really that cheap? I don't drink much but I thought a single can of Viet beer was about a buck.
>>2846199I'm in Saigon right now and the lady downstairs sells them for 15k dong a beer which is 57 cents. Probably cheaper if you get them at the grocery store or wherever the locals source them from
Cu Chi tunnels> go there> see hole in the ground> ok.jpeg> leave
>>2846420Do you not listen to the tour?
>>2842621There is a white dork English teacher that goes around reporting any threads that mentions "white dork", "english teacher" that dork is fucking cringe.
>>2844386>I'm now quite wealthy and happy in life due to toughing it out early on.How did you earn your wealth? Crypto?
>>2846199A single can of bia saigon is like 50 cents
>>2846738That still seems expensive for a working class Vietnamese alcoholic. Can they afford $10/day if that's how much they need?
>>2846915viet alcos drink shit like banana wine and similars, cheap and hits like a truck
>>2846936Sounds based. Where do you get it?
Going to Hanoi for 2 weeks next month. Stuff to do and where to buy good quality clothes?
Fellow white dorks, I will be in Hanoi for Christmas and Saigon for New Years. Is there anything special those days worth checking out? Any recommendations for NYE night? I was thinking of getting a rooftop bar reservation for NYE, but don't know where would be good.
>>2847326>rooftop barAre you a white woman or something?
>>2847444You don't want a Bia Saigon and some goyslop while the fireworks pop?
>>2847478It seems fine bro, like I might go if I was invited, but I'd expect the idea to originate with a white woman.
Anyone ever go over to Cambodia? What's the best way to travel from HCMC to Siem Reap or Phnom Penh? Just flying, or is there an easy reliable way by land?
>>2847491Yeah you can drive or take a bus, numbnuts.
>>2847491coach takes a few hours, maybe 5 tops. cheap. cambodian side of the border is a big chinese casino town.
>>2847491>HCMC to Siem Reap or Phnom Penh?I did HCMC to Phnom Penh several times by bus like 10 years ago and it was usually about 6 hours. It's another 4 or so to Siem Reap, I would just fly if going that far, but the bus is cheap, just ask at any tour booth.
>>2847503Why did you make the trip so many times?
>>2847574visa runs, you could always get 3 months and sometimes 6 was possible then, don't think it really works after covid
>>2847491>cross the border>immediately hear funeral bells>crows call, cawcaw cawcaw>arrive in phnom penh>people are literally living in open holes in the wall>fuck this is depressing let me go to the upscale part of town>its a chinese casino hive filled with tweakers and prostitutesDo not go to Cambodia anon. I thought it would be an adventure but it's the saddest place I've ever seen
hanoi bros where do I go to score some bud? im talking sneaky 'happy bakeries' or touristy nightclubs like in saigon. I'll be there for a couple days in april and i dont fly with contraband
>>2847641There are bars that sell it but I'm not going to post any specific ones here. It's not hard to find.
>>2847640I get where you're coming from, but Cambodia interests me because the people actually look brown, compared to Thailand and Vietnam where they say they're brown but they just look Chinese or Korean
>>2847664>Viets look like ChineseI used to think this but if you spend some time here you realize they have their own look.
>>2847640>it's the saddest place I've ever seenI'm a realtraveler™ so this makes me more interested, not less.
What is with these people and selling reservations for listings of rooms and apartments and don't tell you it's actually unavailable until day of check in?
>>2847768>these peopleWhich people? Where?
>>2847770>Which people?Locals.>Where?Agoda, Airbnb.
>>2847654Give me an area. I don't know anything or anyone in that city.
>>2847768I know where you're coming from. One star those bitches and put an end to this shit.
>>2847208Đồng Xuân Market is worth checking out, as for quality clothes any tailor can make something amazing, my gf got a Áo Dài for 1.8m dong and I got a 3 piece suit of fine wool and sink for 8m.
>>2847641Ta Hien street in the old quater, my first night walkingg around on my own I got offered coke, ketamine, weed and hookers within 10 minutes.
>>2847810Look in Quang An, Tây Hồ. It's a containment zone for western faggots and I don't go there much for any reason other than buying weed but it's good for that.
Flying into Hanoi in January, do I need a return flight? Idk how much I want to stay but dont wanna be turned back at customs. What are some things I should do while in SEA?
>>2848129Fuck off, we're full.
>>2848129It seriously baffles me how some people plan so little before traveling somewhere. The perks of being a rich neet or nomad I guess
>>2848139I'm not him, but I'm neither of these things and I hate planning in advance. Too stressful. I go on vacation to relax and figure out what I want to do as I go. I might have general ideas but that's it.
>>2848139Why do you need to plan? Figure out where you're going next the night before you leave your current location. If hotels are plentiful enough you don't even need to make an advance reservation. Sometimes you show up at the bus terminal and pick a bus to a place you haven't heard of before, but that looks cool on the map. Freedom is the whole point of travel, not imprisoning yourself with a to-do list itinerary like you were back at work.
>>2844523Why would you say that? It's entirely feasible to travel Asia as a working-class Marxist who hates the bourgeoisie in their cars.
>>2848139I was planning to go 10 days but a friend told me to just spend the month I have off there cause the expensive part is the airplane ticket so why rush and have everything set. Also I wouldn't know how to research and plan. I've already found a BJJ gym for my stay in Hanoi and apart from eating pho idk what is there to do bro desu.
So guys,I am off to Vietnam next week, will be in Hanoi.Anything I absolutely must see/do?
>>2848392Do your own research holy shit why is this hard?
>>2848397Any recommendations on research? Should I just pull through hourse of YT and Reel slop to get an idea of what I wanna do?
>>2848405>look up "things to do in ____" on Google>scroll through trip advisor and other websites to see what all the attractions are>find what interests youIt's not that hard and it's actually fun.
>>2848408>trip advisor
>>2848433Trip advisor, viator, atlas obscura, freaking Reddit, even Google might immediately make a list for you. Just take your pick, the good stuff will naturally be seen on multiple sites
>>2848433>trip advisor >half of the top 10 must dos are cafes/restaurants LOL!
>>2848392Vietnam Military History Museum is great if you are interested in the long military history, it starts ~200BC and advances through time as you follow the displays. Also funny as fuck if you go on a week day as village kids are bussed in to learn the history and treat any white like a celebrity.Temple of Literature is another must see if you like history, really chill vibes in the middle of the city.The weekend night market on Ta Hien Street is worth a look if you want to do touristy / drunken things.North side of Ho Tay lake is fully westernized trash, avoid.Walking across Cau Long Bien bridge was terrifying as a lane was closed pushing 2 way traffic into a single lane but I'm glad I did it, you can also take stairs down to the farming island in the middle of the city.I loved just walking around Yen Hoa district, no tourists and friendly locals.Have fun anon, I only just got back from Hanoi and Saigon and I'm doing Hanoi again soon.
>>2848486You do know there's tabs/filters right?
>>2848648>funny as fuck if you go on a week day as village kids are bussed in to learn the history and treat any white like a celebritygod i wish i was still this new, seriously bro enjoy it while it lasts
>>2848648>Cau Long Bien bridgeLong Biên bridge bridge?
>>2848648>Ho Tay lakeWest lake lake?
>>2848979What was really happening? Seemed like a bunch of kids asking anyone white for photos, me and 3 other whites that were there.
>>2849135Yeah that's all that was happening but it gets fucking annoying being treated like a zoo exhibit within five years max. I used to love it when people came up and wanted to talk. Now I know exactly how every conversation will go. It's like Groundhog Day. I've tried everything to make a real human connection with that type of local, but they will never see you as a person.I'm not saying I don't like the Vietnamese, but their worst specimens are weirdly attracted to us and there's no way to deal with them that doesn't make you look like a cunt. Now I just avoid public places like I did back home.
>>2849168>I'm not saying I don't like the..., but their worst specimens are weirdly attracted to us and there's no way to deal with them that doesn't make you look like a cunt.I wonder how many local women say this.
>>2849169They love us. Don't pay any mind to anyone who says different.
>>2842580What are those noodles called? I've been looking for them for the fucking longest.
>>2849199Not noodles, it's bánh tráng trộn, literally "mixed rice paper". It's a tasty snack, real cheap on the street.
>>2849201I should add it's basically goyslop btw but it's worth a try.
>>2849201>>2849202I've had it before. Just thought it was noodles and have been searching for them for a while now. Thanks!
>>2849203Report back here when you've tried it. I hate it personally
>>2849268lrn2read bro. He just said he's had it before.
How do you single bros keep your visas going? I have the golden ticket cause I'm married but I hear the laws are getting really tricky
>>2849367Nice try FBI.
How's everyone's Friday going
>>2849515Very, very good. Been making godly gains. On even days I chillmaxx at cafes, read and lift. On odd days I go on an adventure. It's my new style.
>>2849517Based. What's your ohp and squat?>>2849515Shopping for accomodations and planning bangkok because I'm at the end of my stint in Saigon and flying out tomorrow.
>>2849517Looking strong bro keep it up
>>2849526Over head press? I just do a lot of reps with a barbell and some 10lbs, maybe 25lbs on each side when things are Fappening, or I'm lit up. High reps are underrated, but then again, I don't talk to anyone about bodybuilding so I don't know the current hive-mind consensus.I squat 225lbs and don't go higher because my rectum and intestines are weak and I fear fistulizing them. I said fuck it the other day and went up to 275lbs but now I can feel discomfort near my tail bone. My flesh mights fistulized a bit.
>>2849528cheers dude
Any recommendations for Chinese restaurants, Chinese bars, Chinese clubs, etc in Hanoi and HCMC? I'm visiting Hanoi and HCMC for the next two weeks, speak intermediate Mandarin, and like visiting Chinese communities outside of China. I don't know why, my personal autism. All I know so far is that in Hanoi, there are some Chinese shops in the old quarter and in HCMC, Cholon is the Chinatown.
>>2849595Bánh Canh Vua172 Công chúa Ngọc Hân, Phường 8, Quận 11, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
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