Why I Live In Vietnam & Should YOU Too?
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- In this video I talk about why I live in Vietnam and cover some of the reasons why you may want to consider living here too.
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Dude - Your videos are one of the mains reasons for me to come to live in Hanoi from the UK ... 6 years in - it was a good decision.
Best of luck with your company.
That's awesome to hear!
I'm going but I don't know whether to visit in a group tour or on my own? Which place has nightlife but also stuff to do during the day?
@@douglas3286 i would say on your own is better because it is more freedom to visit places than going on a tour. City centres have nightlife, for example I live Ho Chi Minh city. Hanoi, Haiphong, Nha Trang, Da Nang or just any of big cities. During day time, you can walk around the streets and try foods or something. Hope this helps you.
I'm thinking of moving to Vietnam from the UK.
@@ninja.teacher It's not "Awesome".. Its Splendid !
I love to visit Vietnam : 1ST is Saigon and 2ND is Dalat And more . . . Nha Trang , Da Nang , Hue , Hoi An , Ha Noi , . . . And in future i love to live there too because of delicious food and beautiful Vietnamese ladies
as a korean, you made the right choice. SKorea is expensive as hell and vietnamese food is probably better for most foreigners.
Also Koreans look down on foreigners.
@@matrices3987 exactly
Are you a really Korean??
Yeah 💗💗💗
@@sejeongyang3778 korea bad
I actually considered moving to Vietnam before the pandemic to be closer to Mum's family and experience a more wholesome living compared to where my life was in the UK
Its not too late to go. Its a great country to be in
Cám ơn anh đã đến Việt Nam!
Và yêu thương đất nước này💕
🥰🇻🇳
I encourage you to tip the people there, donate to charity, etc. It seems small but to them its a help and it will aid in Vietnam's great vision of a developed future. Vietnamese people are extremely smart and resilient despite hardships and wars.
VN doesn't require tips unless you're in the bar, doing beauties or police bribes, charity is not necessarily, most charity are greeds organizations.. never know which one are good..
They're a socialist country which completely goes against the idea of charities and tips since a collectivised nation with workplace democracy should also be paying their workers more than enough to live. Whilst charities go against the idea of equality in communism, indicating there's an oppressed group (homeless, sweatshop workers, starving people etc) that you'd be donating to for assumed humanitarian aid. Aiding Vietnam for a developed future? That's what taxes are for lol
@@Nga-1984 I have been to Vietnam twice in the last year - mainly HCMC - and I tipped everywhere, even some of my Grab and Gojek drivers and tips were graciously accepted
Please do not bring your western values to spoil a good country with a horrible concept like tipping in Vietnam. It won’t be so cheap in the future
Awesome contents. My wife and I would love to visit Vietnam one day ( we're Thai). When we lived in Atlanta, GA, we always visit Vietnamese restaurant every month for Pho', Bahn Mi and some Vietnamese foods. We would love to go to Vietnam to try the real deal since we're moved back to Thailand and only 2 hours flight from Thailand.💗
I will be there after the New Year, can’t wait!
That’s exciting!
For some reason I thought you left Vietnam since COVID started. My gosh it's been awhile since I saw your videos. I'm glad your videos popped up. It looks like you've adjusted well to the community. Good on you Alex and thanks for these wonderful videos!
Fabulous! I just retired a few years ago. Happy for you!
Cảm ơn các bạn đã yêu thích Viet Nam, chúng tôi sẽ cố gắng để tốt nhất, và được yêu thích .
I visited vietnam at 2020 an unexpected time happened. Taxis extremely expensive and some of restaurants eat dogs?! 🙂 yes, people are kind, but most of them are not. I discovered that Vietnamese people hate Thai people even though i love Vietnamese people because I have my friends there. I was not impressed at crossing the street “dangerous” they honked the car horn at me :( and the motorcycle rode on the pavement 🥲
I want to live in Vietnam but lowkey scared of China being right next door
Since American, I feel like if one day if China invades Vietnam, they will for sure capture me since I’m American
Is doesn't matter hahaa@@skorpion1474
@@skorpion1474mỹ còn chạy mất dép Trung Quốc thì không là gì nhé ( 4000 năm thua trận giờ nhắc đến việt nam là lính Trung Quốc bị ám ảnh như 1979)
Thanks for what you do! I really like your positive attitude and desire to help others. Just subscribed!
another Vietnam lover here, I love this place for many reasons, guess I should also make a video about why I love this place so much. would love to catch up someday here in Saigon Mr. Ninja Teacher, been a follower for almost 2 years now.
"MONEY talks" that summarize Vietnam quite nicely. Also, it's one of those things in life, for some foreigner, once you felt in love with the place and people, you feel very strongly about it; for others, not so much 😂, it all depends.
Money talks in very country and culture
Through ups and downs especially the horrible lockdowns during the pandemic, you are still stuck with Vietnam, which is pretty amazing. Personally, I always believe Vietnam is a great country to live in. The cost of living is low, the inflation is low, the healthcare system is now much better, Vietnam is much more socially, politically and economically stable than many countries in the world particularly in Asia. Just look at the bloody mess in Thailand last week, the human trafficking problems in Cambodia and the current lockdowns in China! In other countries, the winter is coming up, and the natural gas prices are increasing - 6 times higher than last year! Wish I were there in Vietnam 😁
Love it!!
Lived there for 7 years before and I've never regretted a single moment. I live in Germany now and I still prefer living there.
good luck to you
your channel is amazing. Thank you from a french, originally from Vietnam who live in Tokyo !
I work at the CII Tower so I know the local market from your video like the back of my hand. Really love the hands-on teaching vibes. It's so down-to-earth!
What a great video I’ve watched many UA-cam videos and this DD is one of the few I’ve watched more than once, I’ve started doing my own UA-cam video and I aspire to be half as good as you🎉
I've been watching since you started teaching in Vietnam. It's amazing how much you've been able to do since then.
Thanks for watching and I appreciate the comment!
Yes If you can deal with VC policy then you are ok.
@@royt3462 They are creating jobs and development, people enjoy all the services. Why deal with them? Communism is good, the important thing is that it is applied to which country and who implements it.
@@intelligence1300 how about Vietnam's human rights?
@@royt3462 In Vietnam, there are enough human rights. More than 100 million people are living and working here happily. Also there are a lot of foreigners there
Your passion for the work and your warmth and sincerity really shrine through. When I move back to Vietnam and teach English, I look for Ninja Teacher.
I appreciate you recognizing that. :)
yes i love vietnam too... i treat vietnam as my second home too
Vietnam love you too
Just saw your video and I thought it was very informational. I enjoy watching it from beginning to end and just sub to your channel. Good job!👍
I'm starting a job in Vietnam in a month's time, really enjoyed your video. I am moving to Binh Duong and working at an international school. Very exciting.
Thank you for content when I grow up I will go live there
I'm currently in Cape Town and trying to relocate to Vietnam next year when I finish my BeD degree, shot for the sick video!
I am glad you found a place to call "home"!
Congrats on getting your business ramped up again!
Thanks!
I've been teaching online with Facebook for free for about a year and love it. Trying to figure out my retirement in Vietnam using teaching as an income source
Make sure nobody's profiteering from your free lessons (like some "agent" or something).
Could I connect you on your Facebook, really hope can to enhance my english level, Thank you alot
welcome!
Be very careful with the teaching jobs you take here.
@@coleford6197 why please?
Thanks a lot. I am a vietnamese. Thanks for making me proud of my neck of woods.
know the feeling mate.. love vn.. just waiting for those darn 3months visas to come back so I can return to my half yr in/half yr out again...
The 3 month visa are not coming because a lot of people from India, Africa and Muslims are coming in mass to work illegally. Maybe only for us citizens.during COVID they showed they are doing well without tourism. Also people from Europe with and north America with tattoo, disgusting piercing, LGTB, fat feministas with ridiculous hair style are not well seen.
I love Vietnam and spent 2 months here after it opened up in March and I had a great time, I'd like to live there but not as an English teacher. I'll figure it out!
Haha I am the same as you. Spent 2 months there in the last year, 1 month in December and 1 month in July and now I'm obsessed with going back to live there for a few years. I work in IT so intend to get a remote job and live & work from HCMC
I am coming!
💪
I planned on living in Vietnam (DaNang) after I retire at the end of 2023. However, the new Vietnamese visa rules have put me off the country. I don't want to exit and re-enter Vietnam each month to renew my visa. I also will not have to nor do I want to work after I retire. I may reconsider Vietnam if the country starts granting long term retirement visas.
i've seen this complaint many times regarding 1 month visa, but i was in VN 2 months ago and they allowed me to stay for 6 months (my vacation only lasted 3 weeks though). i have US passport, but im not sure if thats because i was born and raised in VN
@@christheconqueor hmmm that explains
I don't think Vietnam currently offers a longer term visa specifically for retirees but if you're a US citizen, you can get 1-year multiple entry visa (I think it's only for US citizens, as reciprocity for 1-year US visa for Vietnam citizens). I can't post a link here but you can google 1-year Vietnam visa for US passport holders.
@@mryantong nếu bạn chứng minh được bạn là người việt nam ( cha mẹ là người việt ) bạn sẽ có visa 5 năm
As far as I know, that situation is only temporary (because the corona virus is still not fully controlled). Let's wait until the end of 2023. Of course, in the meantime, hopefully you'll prepare other backup plans. Vietnam is very friendly, the standard of living is cheap, hope you won't miss it.
This is such an interesting video. I’ve been teaching in Korea for six years now and I feel it’s time now for me to make a move to somewhere else. Thank you for the informative video
You're welcome! I think you'll enjoy it as a change from Korea.
@@ninja.teacher yes, I am currently on 38 teaching hours a week at the moment. The money is great but I think it’s time to try somewhere new before Seoul burns me out.
I have visited Vietnam three times before but you no thoughts to stay, your videos are really helping me think about the move!
Welcome to Vietnam 💗💗💗
Vietnam is growing too much too fast and is currently 1 of the logistic hub, thats why the gorvenment tightening on visa aspect as to avoid problems that might have
South Vietnam was created by North Vietnamese and now they still lead and manage the South so well ❤️🇻🇳
Made me miss Haiphong city and Haiphong cuisine, best cuisine of Vietnam. Have a great time 🌸❤️
It’s really not
Not much is improving here. Moved here 7years ago and it's basically the same with a couple of extra skyscrapers here and there.
@@nr655321 most of vietnam development is happening in rural area rather than city
💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 much love for you young teacher
Great info - always enjoy your VLOGS. BTW, is there a metro/ subway system open yet in HCM ???
glad your enjoy our country
I love watching your videos and have been to Vietnam many times as we sponsor underprivileged children up there. I've often thought about teaching music to young people in Ho Chi Minh City as this is my business in New Zealand. Teaching guitar in English, combine learning Music and English in one class. Just a thought :) will be up there at the end of the month.
That a really Good idea
Just need some Advertising on Facebook, insta, and tiktok will be perfect. Now young vietnamese join in tiktok a lot
@@peggypearl7993 and older people like me .. I love Tiktok 😂 watching, not making 😁
Many international schools in Vietnam need music teachers.
Thank you for coming to the country. Our beloved Vietnam. If you want to explore our country, it will take you a long time to find it all. Each dish of the 3 regions will be very different and the 4 seasons will be very different..
This is a nice video, thanks for sharing. I was vacationing in Vietnam a couple weeks ago and had an amazing time. Housing and food are definitely inexpensive there, For example, my friend rented as studio in Saigon for $200 for the month and I found hotel rooks in Pleiku for as low as $6/night!
Love Vietnam. Have been every year for the past 9 years, unfortunately they are not issuing 3 month visas yet. Any idea when they will start? Love your videos.
No news about longer visas yet.
Thank you for this lovely video 🥺🥺
I stayed in Vietnam 14 years ago and taught for 2 years. Now retired and unless I work, I cannot stay in Vietnam unless in tourist visas and need to do border runs forever. Not a comfortable and secure feeling and would stop me from wanting to invest too much there. Really sad and sole reason I did not go back there. No retirement visa.
Wow Wer coming to Vietnam with my hubby this month
I'm living in Hanoi but I can admit that Saigon street food is more afordable. Hanoi is quite expensive city.
London,New York,Paris,Rome,has reached it limit, highly competitive
Vietnam in the other hand is a growing international market ,yet to be exploits,yet to explore,less competitiveness
More freedome,more opportunities
Who wouldn't love that idea
Bạn đã ở Việt Nam bao lâu rồi đến giờ tôi mới thấy videos của bạn
nice video. could you recommend some popular web resourses with teaching jobs in Vietnam?
If you work as a digital nomad, the cost of living in Vietnam is very good. In fact, the job of English teacher here today requires more pedagogical skills than before.
great videos - one thing hard to figure out maybe you know - how do you get long term visa?
I’m going there in two weeks and so glad that I found your video. You explained normal living there quite smoothly! May I know what restaurant I should try in District 1?
There are so many! Depends what you’re looking for.
@Hùng Online VTB Thanks so much for this and I can’t wait to see Vietnam. :)
We always live emotionally because you are familiar with or close, you always receive fun and help. Of course, society has one person but you can be assured that many Vietnam will treat you well. In particular, we never discriminate racism because since childhood we have not been sown in mind. Enjoy in VN dude
You look fabulous Alex I'm silently follow you. Keep all the good work my friend you should have deserved more.
Thank you!
Hay quá
Made me miss Haiphong city and Haiphong cuisine, best cuisine of Vietnam. Have a great time 🌸❤️
The plugging of his company, Ninja Teacher starts at around 6min. Cheers, OX
Sounds good, but I am gonna go Thailand instead. Keep up the good content.
Thank you
Next year I will move to VN for a trail period
Where would you recommend
Ha Noi
Or Saigon
I am leaning towards the South
Will see
Thank you for sharing
I personally prefer living in the South.
specifically what you’re saying is applicable to south vietnam. north vietnam is a little different in nuance. but overall any part of vietnam is very liveable.
I JUST STUMBLED UPON GOLD!!!!
Nice video, thank you.
Where can I buy that white linen shirt you are wearing?
You can go to Viet Tien shop.
Welcome to Vietnam 🇻🇳
From what I have heard, the flooding in Vietnam seems to be a real challenge. Does this affect all parts of the major cities? How do you get around these challenges? I would love to find out from someone who has lived there for so long.
Hi :) I’d love to help you with your question
The central of Vietnam faces a huge problem of Annual floods. Idk why that’s the case, something with the geographic of course. I think I should learn more about the underlying cause later.
The North and the South almost never face this challenge. Whenever there’s flood in the centre, there will be long days of rain in the other 2 parts. At least that’s my experience living in the South.
However, we have the ‘metaphorical’ flood in the South 😅 to explain, the water drainage system isn’t advanced, plus people throw out trash on the streets, so there’s usually water all over the city and thus, traffic problems.
Just note that it’s not like that every day and it depends on the roads and the area in which you live. District 2 of Ho chi minh city is a popular area for expats but it’s also notorious for the flood 😂
@@thuylinhnguyenly4945 Haha good old Thao Dhien the white man's part of town. They went and built an entire expat district with shiny malls and beautiful 5 star apartment blocks on a swamp!
Started watching your videos as research to stay in Vietnam as part of a bigger extended trip... now I'm thinking I might just stay in Vietnam 😂 Can I just ask, after 7 years living there, how well can you speak Vietnamese? Love from Aus x
Just basic level of Vietnamese as I've focused a lot on building up Ninja Teacher and haven't put as much time into learning as I would have liked to. I plan to put more time into studying though.
Vietnamese is EXTREMELY difficult to pronounce ,,, I speak a few hundred words only ,, Thai language is much easier . A massive challenge but can be done. The pronunciation is extremely difficult if you come from an English speaking background
How do I teach English to children in Vietnam?
Thank you for the excellent video, Ninja.
I've seen and heard people saying one of their main reasons for moving to Vietnam was the lower cost of living compared to their home country. However, I've also heard that nowadays prices have increased dramaticaly (the Ukrainian War notwithstanding) in a way that Hanoi and Saigon are no longer that much different in cost compared to other big European cities. Have you personally felt/witnessed this, Ninja?
Thank you for your time!
Ukraina war doesn't affect Phở, bún chả, bánh mì, beer and other food prices in Vietnam.
@@vantrinhnguyen987 That's true. I didn't mean the food specifically but rather cost of living in general, especially housing prices.
I want to retire in Vietnam. I've been to Hanoi and loved it but I'd like to visit Saigon and see how I like it there.
Sai Gon is very amazing
welcome to vietnam !
Reminds me of the Philippines where I grew up. The traditional poorer local vendors surround modern sections owned by richer folk. I have earned a Bachelor’s degree here in US which I can use there. Sadly, I might disappoint the local students because I look more like them instead of a White guy. I’m glad you’re having a fun time. I’d consider Vietnam for retirement.
Partly true. You must know that English centers in Vietnam are like business. They use white teachers as a marketing tool: charging higher fees, we're serious that we have only native English speakers.
If you speak English without an accent you still have chance to get a job as English teacher in Vietnam. You have to make video presentation or to come to face to face appointment to prove your unaccented pronunciation. I know a Filipino professor teaching Economics at a most privileged university in Hanoi. And another Filipino English teacher in Vietnam she makes $23 dollars per hour. She has video in UA-cam.
haha GOOD LUCK. Please stay there forever :)
hello. Can you do a vlog to review Vietnamese food?
Vietnam and USA best friends today. We are same human race 🇻🇳🇺🇸
Hi, enjoy your video! I can’t really tell what your nationality from your accent. If I have to guess, South Africa . Am I right? In any case, have a good day and glad you enjoy living in Vietnam ♥️♥️
Correct!
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I would not say "it's cheap" and rather say "affordable and cost efficient" out of respect to the residing country. :)
I agree, that’s a better way to phrase it.
reminds me of an advise I received from my friend when I was living in Canada. He said "don't say it's cheap. But rather say it's inexpensive" 👍👍
Awesome content. I am currently in India.. I have my bachelors degree from NZ, which i requested to get notarised a month ago, but it did not arrive in time for me to bring it with me overseas. Will language schools accept a soft copy of it? if i can send them the link upon receiving it? As i am already overseas.
Love vietnam.
Interesting video! I would have a question for you if you have time, please: do you know if it's possible to stay more than one month in Vietnam or if an E-Visa is the only option. Also, if I leave Vietnam to re-enter it, is there a minimal amount of time that I've got to stay out of the country? Thank you very much, thanks for your videos and have a great day! :D
E-visas are the only option other than working, marriage, family or investment visas. You can exit and re-enter immediately though.
Yeah I did 3 E-visas within a few months, and I heard of other people doing them back to back to back consecutively, just going into Cambodia and coming back into VN on the same day or next day.
@@ninja.teacher thank you very much for answering, it is much appreciated!! :D
@@Paul-yk7ds it sounds like a good plan for me as well, then! Thank you! Have a beautiful day! :)
Welcome to visit our country Vietnam
I wish Vietnam had a retirement visa. Not all of us are young computer study genius' living the digital nomad life or English teachers, (no offence intended. I love your videos and am happy for you and your life). I would like to retire in Asia, be it Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, or even the Philippines. Borders nowadays seem more exclusive, rather than inclusive.
Goverment is thinking and having plan about that.
I wish this thing happend soon
Peace ✌
But why enjoy nice weather throughout the year with low cost of living when you can just work around the clock in Helsinki, Finland, and pay 1000 dollars for the most basic small apartment, at least 15 dollars for a meal and look at a grey sky most of the year or freeze your ass off? I don't get it.
Really liked my time in Vietnam. It is a hidden gem. They also have the Avenger Tower 😊. But I always felt stressed when buying stuff there. I just felt prices were inflated 2x 3x as soon as they saw me. At one point I did not even want to buy something if there was not a written price so I could be sure most people were getting about the same.
It is not just vietnam. Most of Asia behaves the same towards tourists compared to latin America but I felt it was way too much in Vietnam
Thật đáng tiếc vì điều này, và chúng tôi đang cố khắc phục để tốt lên và được sự yêu mến của các bạn.
just go to the supermarket, it's even better
@@FoodgeekVietnamese yeah will dfntly do so next time. 🙏
u chose the perfect district Binh Thanh to settle down
The bachelor’s degree is the thing I don’t have sadly… but I do know french as well as english! Hopefully I could get a teaching career in Vietnam in 2025! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
Go to study in Vietnam. Maybe it is cheaper than in your country. Also you must have 3 years of experience. in some countries that schools just say you were working 3 years but then you have to legalize it at the ministry of foreign affairs of the place you have worked. In my country is not easy to do that the supervisor of my school will check if I really worked.
Bienvenue au Vietnam. Tu peux enseigner l'anglais et le français au Vietnam en même temps. Le Vietnam est un pays magnifique et une destination idéale pour les expatriés. Il y a des similitudes entre 🇻🇳 et 🇫🇷 à cause de la période coloniale.
@@thanhbuixuan6580 Merveilleux! Et que faut-il comme diplôme ou certification pour enseigner le français et anglais?
Merci!
I don't have a degree but I'm a native Vietnamese and can speak both languages. Hopefully there's some way around it
You need to grap the opportunity when its represent itself,when you can,who knows
the Vietnamese integration laws may change in the future due to rivalry tension between CHINA Vs TAIWAN
Thanks for this interesting information! - What I would like to know, are there other languages besides English required to be learnt in Vietnam, such as German and Spanish....? I'm from Germany, I'm holding a TEFL diploma for teaching English (been working and traveling with the English language all my life) and I lived in Spain a few years so that my knowledge in Spanish is at least equally good as in English.
Russian and Chinese
Hi , i am trying to apply but i cant seem to find the new website for multiple entry ? when i click on the link you provided it takes me back to the old 1
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I've been teaching English in South Korea for the last 6 years. How much would I potentially be able to earn if I move to Vietnam?
Sure the cost of living is cheap and opportunities are , it's appealing to any foreigner .
I need your advice should I take the online course or when I come to Vietnam I should visit
No retirement visas ?
We are cool weather lovers so in SE Asia we are looking at Dalat in Vietnam, Baguio City in Philippines
Vietnamese coffee is the best
😘😘
Huh... I have been conservationist all my life, I have never thought about being a language teacher.
Not to showoff, but I can speak 6 languages fluently, namely English, Mandarin, Malay, Indonesian, Hokkien and Iban (People usually don't really care about the last two though XD).
I think I will take language teacher into consideration after I finish my Master's degree. I think there should be a demand for my language skills. Thanks for making such a video!
And thank you UA-cam algorithm for suggesting your video to me out of a sudden!
You might enjoy the process of teaching others a language as someone who has learned so many. 👍
Vietnam is next to China so there are lots of job positions that require candidates to know Chinese, so if you want to teach Mandarin, there will always be opportunities here.
Can one go there on a tourist visa then look for work? (I have over 20 years experience teaching English)