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While waiting in a 3 hour line, my Vietnamese fiance was called a prostitute several times while other Vietnamese in the line laughed. Also the price for foreigners is 5 times higher than Vietnamese and they wouldn't allow her to buy 2 tickets at the Vietnamese rate.
Seriously a great legacy that he left behind for all Vietnamese to be proud of.
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à propos de l'endroit: Morningstar International Kindergarten (Van Phuc)
I would warn anyone about working at this school. The director is not trustworthy and quite vindictive. There has been a huge number of teachers leaving suddenly and the school doesn't check if their teacher have had a criminal check. Given some of the high profile molestation cases of late, this is a major concern for an "international" school.
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Posted Saturday May 10th, 2008.
grubby is right on the money.
I had a switch for my water heater put outside my bathroom next to the light switch. I only turn it on 10 min before using the shower and then off once I am done. Also in the summer heat seems to keep the warm even without the heater.
I guess it save me about 300000 - 500000 a month on my electric bill.
I also unplug my DVD and cell phone charger when not using...along with any other appliances that I don't use alot.
If you don't have a ceiling fan I would recommend one of those also. They are fairly cheap and it will allow you to use the AC alot less and at a lower power setting, this will save some money also.
en réponse à la question: Just a quick one- Does anyone know if turning off the hot water switch at night is actually worth doing in order to save on electricity? I'm on the "b...
Posted Sunday May 18th, 2008.
funny I think research shows there are more men in Vietnam than women...many to choose from.
What's so wrong with local men?
Does your cell phone have a silent mode?
en réponse à la question: Okay...so I believe the ladies of Hanoi will not disagree with me that the ratio of men to women in this city does not work in their favour, and what ...
Posted Monday May 19th, 2008.
Demographics of Vietnam:
Population: 83,689,518 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 29.4% (male 12,524,098; female 11,807,763)
15-64 years: 65% (male 26,475,156; female 27,239,543)
65 years and over: 5.6% (male 1,928,568; female 2,714,390)
(2004 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.3% (2004 est.)
Birth rate: 19.58 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate: 6.14 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
wow almost 84 million people and no men? No wonder some many bored girls out there.
en réponse à la question: Okay...so I believe the ladies of Hanoi will not disagree with me that the ratio of men to women in this city does not work in their favour, and what ...
Posted Wednesday May 21st, 2008.
Around the corner from the post office there is an EMS office. You should try there as the prices are quite good and cheaper than the big names. I ship with them alot oversea's and never had any major issues.
They also have a few diffrent options for the shipping time so if your not in a hurry you can save some money.
en réponse à la question: Hi I have been trying to find the cheapest way to get about 20kgs of stuff back to England as i will be leaving Hanoi soon and even through the mai...
Posted Tuesday August 12th, 2008.
Yes thats great Atomic, because clicking a mouse is really difficult :(
some people like to complain about everything
en réponse à la question: Why do people constantly list their rooms for rent with an APARTMENT or HOUSE for rent heading? It's annoying and a complete waste of time for thos...
Posted Wednesday August 13th, 2008.
Why do I think Atomic is clicking "utter rubbish" for everyone.......he seems like a complete knob who thinks too much of himself
en réponse à la question: WARNING! For those of you looking for housing to rent, steer CLEAR of Pho Van Cao, at the end of Lieu Giai! On Alley 33, house number 3, there is an ...
Posted Monday September 15th, 2008.
arrogance filter??
Kinda hard to be PC in a place like Hanoi, we should all come together and try to help RIKI get laid for free.
en réponse à la question: Okay people...don't bash me too hard here (he-he): Since I have been in Hanoi, I have only met the WRONG types of women. Either they don't speak Engli...
Posted Wednesday September 24th, 2008.
Nothing wrong with ebay but the postal service here is a bunch of thieving bastards !! Most of the time they are to lazy to deliver it to your address so they go and make you pick it up. When you have the nerve to mention that the item was damaged by their inspection, then they get angry with you or just act dumbfounded !!
en réponse à la question: I got here a few months ago. I've been using ebay for years. I wanted some old camera equipment--50 year old cheap Russian cameras and 30 year old N...
Posted Monday October 6th, 2008.
The thing is the Vietnamese don't care about the environment at all...I think one bus spits out alot more black fumes than 50 minsk's.
Then again it is everyone's planet and I would like to see people driving electric bikes...after all its everyones planet
en réponse à la question: The other day a Vietnamese friend and I watched some guy putter through Hanoi traffic on his Minsk, cutting a wake as other riders veered away from th...
Posted Friday October 24th, 2008.
I find it funny that your Vietnamese friend was so concerned about what a westerner was driving, when she should be concerned about how Vietnamese DRIVE. I mean its like a war zone out there...how many people die a day just driving around here?? That seems more important than not understanding why people like one bike over another !?
We may have a "colonialist" attitude but at least we can follow the most basic driving laws, I am getting tired of seeing accidents all the time when going out...but I am sure that is some how the "colonialist" fault also
en réponse à la question: The other day a Vietnamese friend and I watched some guy putter through Hanoi traffic on his Minsk, cutting a wake as other riders veered away from th...
Posted Wednesday November 5th, 2008.
Who cares about American Politics ?? Once they stop trying to run the whole world, they can focus on fixing their country.
Note to Americans....
Please check a world map..there is a few other countries on there and we all don't want to be like you !!!!11
en réponse à la question: let's be fair play... Bravo Obama and good luck to America...
Posted Wednesday November 5th, 2008.
Oh Ya, at least OBAMA has a lot to do with Hanoi..where was the question anyway ???
At least he was dropping bombs on innocent women and children like the other "war hero".
en réponse à la question: let's be fair play... Bravo Obama and good luck to America...
Posted Wednesday November 5th, 2008.
The worst part about Obama winning is all the flag waving and cheering by the same idiots that voted for Bush...Twice !!
Not that I have anything against Obama, just you would think the American's are the first country to ever hold elections...start cheering and back slapping when you fix your economy and win one of your wars going on.
en réponse à la question: let's be fair play... Bravo Obama and good luck to America...
Posted Thursday November 20th, 2008.
I am here trying to avoid people asking stupid questions like "why are you here?"
en réponse à la question: Not: I’m traveling Southeast Asia. Not: I’m teaching English. Not: Because my parents screwed. Why are you here?...
Posted Thursday November 20th, 2008.
I am not miserable at all, I find it amusing how a group of sad expats have to come on here and coddle each others nuts...
I am here because the place would be a lot more boring without me.....
en réponse à la question: Not: I’m traveling Southeast Asia. Not: I’m teaching English. Not: Because my parents screwed. Why are you here?...
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