Good luck Teddy. You really seem like a nice guy. Never sign anything out here. They will spot a kindness as a weakness to be exploited at every opportunity.Pay attention when they begin talking about building a new house, buying land or crying about the water buffalo dying or the rice crop failing. Get ready to buy new motorbikes for all the family: cousins as well if they think they can get away with it. Vocabulary to listen for are as follows
Tram = hundred
Nhien = thousand
Trieu =million
Mot= one Hai= two Ba = three Bon= four Nam= five Sao= six Bai= seven Tam= eight
Muoi= ten
Be familiar with this vocab but don't let her or the family know that you know. Your g/f's allegiance is to her family.
Teddy, as I said before, you seem like a nice decent guy. I have lived in 5 Asian countries in the last 20 years; Vietnam for 14 of those years. If you hear them talking about money and that's all they talk about, then get ready to lose. Good luck to you. BTW don't get her pregnant. They will use the baby as leverage against you and let you take the baby with you when the family have bled your bank account dry. They don't want a "mongrel" in the family. You have been warned.
Be very careful out here with the ladies and especially her family. Don't give her or her family any money. They will be probing how much you're worth within one hour of you meeting her and her family. Tell them you have no money and that you sweep streets. Just watch their reaction. You might be lucky and get away with your heart and bank balance intact. Am I negative? You bet I am. I've known many men and a few western ladies who got married out here. Their message was "DON'T DO IT". Contact me one year after you marry her and tell me I was wrong.
Live before you die!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Don't believe that a college education is the only way to go. Live life to the fullest and don't sit at home watching TV every night.
we're all human beings. There's no need to define yourself. Be proud of who you are as an individual and ignore anyone who thinks you are lesser than them. People thinking that they are better than others is a form of.madness. Just treat it as such.
Live before you die young lady. Don't deny yourself anything. Don't be told you can't do this or that. Ride a bike like you've never fallen off Love like you've never lost Dance like nobody's watching
Go for it girl. I wish I was turning 20 again. I'd kill for it
Obama is what this world needs' Stick your riFles and guns up your "you know where".what gives you the right to go into a country and kill innocents and not even say sorry? If Pakistani soldiers were on the streets of NY? would you be happy? Think about it and try to put yourself in their shoes.
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RE: 7 Weeks and Counting.....
Good luck Teddy. You really seem like a nice guy. Never sign anything out here. They will spot a kindness as a weakness to be exploited at every opportunity.Pay attention when they begin talking about building a new house, buying land or crying about the water buffalo dying or the rice crop failing. Get ready to buy new motorbikes for all the family: cousins as well if they think they can get away with it.Vocabulary to listen for are as follows
Tram = hundred
Nhien = thousand
Trieu =million
Mot= one
Hai= two
Ba = three
Bon= four
Nam= five
Sao= six
Bai= seven
Tam= eight
Muoi= ten
Be familiar with this vocab but don't let her or the family know that you know. Your g/f's allegiance is to her family.
Teddy, as I said before, you seem like a nice decent guy. I have lived in 5 Asian countries in the last 20 years; Vietnam for 14 of those years. If you hear them talking about money and that's all they talk about, then get ready to lose.
Good luck to you. BTW don't get her pregnant. They will use the baby as leverage against you and let you take the baby with you when the family have bled your bank account dry. They don't want a "mongrel" in the family. You have been warned.