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TravelRe: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by elmie: 4:25pm On Aug 02, 2024
NaijaVietnamese:
If you present yourself as rags, your employers will also use you as rags. However, if you have something of value to offer and you have the right mindset, nobody will abuse you.

So, you should rather work on your personality and mindset.
What you said about presentation is a FACT.
The poster's childhood friend who is earning $500 definitely came with a tourist visa and was illy prepared. I imagine the poster's Childhood friend was a teacher in Nigeria earning less than 100K and is taking $500 not only because she's stranded in Vietnam but also, sees $500 as a huge upgrade being that she is likely neither paying rent nor spending money on transportation to work.
TravelRe: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by elmie: 12:29pm On Oct 06, 2023
Precy102:
Alright. Please check your mail, I tried reaching you. Thank you.
Resend.
TravelRe: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by elmie: 11:23am On Oct 06, 2023
Precy102:
Did you go via student visa?
Nope. Work
TravelRe: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by elmie: 7:14am On Oct 06, 2023
Churchilleze2:
please are you working in Vietnam,please tell me more about life there how can someone survive
Yes, I work in Thai Nguyen.
So far, so good.

The simple way I describe this place to people is that "it's no different from Nigeria" in terms of people leaving their countries to seek greener pastures but they are limited by language which is why parents start to equip their children with English language skills as early as age 3 at English centres. They teach English even in their public schools.
The English teaching industry is a big one here and in Asia at large. I've also observed similarities in our ways of life.


They're a growing economy and a working country with all the necessities of life available to everyone. Electricity, good road network and the likes.

The standard of living is relatively low as well. The citizens eat out a lot, maybe that's why food is cheap. I like their cuisines, I'm an open-minded foodie so I've tried a lot.
The weather hot sha. Their sun is directly from heaven or hell or wherever the sun comes from😂 but I hear the cold season is coming soon and I'm really looking forward to it(even though they've told me I will hear weeen that period)
TravelRe: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by elmie: 3:15am On Oct 06, 2023
I'm now in Thai Nguyen. It's been 3 months and I am beyond happy I made this decision.
TravelRe: My Journey To Hanoi, Vietnam by elmie: 11:20pm On May 01, 2023
WhyNa:
Replied. Sorry
Please, check your message @WhyNa

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