ILLEGAL Things in Vietnam but Okay around the World
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
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Some things are okay around the world but illegal in Vietnam. So I’ve made videos before on things you can’t do in Vietnam because of laws or unknown laws that could get you arrested. Disclaimer: I’m not providing legal advice, everything was based on my own research.
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Hope we get a chance to meet in person whenever the heck I decide to go back to VN. I was back there in 2018 for 3 weeks…. Drank all day… didn’t do much… it’ll be nice to have a cool tour guide like your self em…😉👍
Troi oi... So "Pho King" dep qua! 😉😄
I'm here blame luna oi got sick of tankie talk lol
So it's easy for Vietnamese girl to cheat/scam foreigner
Gun possession in the US is why you have shows banned and we don't. Here, in the US, we are governed at the consent of the governed, and the best way to assure that is through strength of arms. Here, we view government as a necessary evil that needs to be contained, controlled, overseen, and subjective to the will of the people. In VN, you're not even allowed to criticize your leaders or historical figures. Here, as a constitutional right given to us simply because we exist, they tear down their statues and monuments. In short, we're free, you're obedient slaves with no recourse, and that's because there are well over 300,000,000 guns owned by US civilians. Remember Obama's comment, "they cling to their God and their guns"? See what a threat they are to the government? We serve a higher authority than the government, God, and we have our guns to make sure it says that way. You can either provide for your own self-defense or sacrifice your freedoms and be cared for by government agents. The only difference between solitary confinement and protective custody is semantics, you'll be sitting in the same jail cell.
Give me liberty, or give me death, still rings true.
I'm impressed with the way you work around sensitive topics to make an informative video while (it seems to me) keeping your integrity.
Thank you for your words!
Freedom of speech an international Human Right is not???
Hi guy's I made up to $98,650 a day wow
My wife and I are honored and grateful to be able to live in Vietnam and we abide by the laws of this fine country! It's not our place to judge what the Government says is or isn't legal or Ok. This is not our country. We are guests in Vietnam and we should respect the laws of the country just as we should be respectful if we were a guest in someone's home. Because essentially that is what we are. We are very happy to be allowed to live in this beautiful and amazing country! Sam & Margaret Adler
I'm happy to hear that you enjoy living here! Thank you for sharing
Beautifully Written!
"It's not our place to judge what the Government says is or isn't legal or Ok. This is not our country. We are guests in Vietnam and we should respect the laws of the country just as we should be respectful if we were a guest in someone's home."
@@_-_-.-_-_ Don't be naive Brothers; Don't play with the Commo You'll lose out in the end like NPHANG
@@chavale2 don't be naive. I did not mention anything about communist. If you don't like someone's house, then go and buy/move to your own house is the point of the post.
Dont believe what the Commo say; look what they did/do. Period ( Putin for example)
Enjoy your channel. Very informative. Although I use NORD VPN. I respect Vietnam laws and intend to be respectful of the law. I love my country America and am in favor of our gun rights. My wife and I will be living in Vietnam soon and am excited. I love Vietnam and it’s people, having been married to my first wife for 21 years who was Vietnamese and who past in 2014.
Remarried in 2016 to another Vietnamese women . So Vietnam culture , I am somewhat knowledgeable. Decided to move to Vietnam after I retire. This December we leave for Vietnam. I have always felt safe in Vietnam when visiting and when Vietnamese find out I am American they want to strike up a good conversation in English with me. I fine Vietnamese people very friendly and helpful. I have always admired the Vietnamese for their hard work and family relationships. I do speak some Vietnamese but want to learn more while living there. I will still watch your channel while living in Vietnam and hope to meet you some day perhaps. Keep up the good work and God Bless you.
your wife is south vietnamese aka cambodian with vietnamese nationality
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No, she is Vietnamese with some French.
@@rickdavis2710 South Vietnamese, just ask her whether she’s South Vietnamese or North Vietnamese
If it’s South Vietnamese then it’s Cambodian with Vietnamese nationality. South Vietnamese are Cambodians who became Vietnamese after Vietnam annexed Cambodia
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Who cares .
@@rickdavis2710 ahaha so I was right
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Yes the freêdom of spêėch is prohibited, cuz This reminds me of the thousand of jailed journalists, fårmêrs in vietnam so far such as Tran Huynh Duy Thuc , Pham Chi Dung , Nguyen Tuong Thuy , Pham Chi Thanh , Can Thi Theu , Le Dinh Luong , Truong Minh Duc , Nguyen Trung Ton , Pham Van Troi , Hoang Duc Binh , Tran Anh Kim , Pham Van Diep and the GREEN environmentalist Nguy Thi Khanh.
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Yeah !! Freedom of Speech the truth is not Freedom of speech The Lie.
They are all rubbish - I , a normal Vietnamse, say that. And many of my friends, the young Vietnamese agree with it. You, the foreigner, what extent do you understand about our country Vietnam for saying what you said?
Hi Van, as a Canadian I have been exposed to American culture right from the get-go through TV and other medium etc. In fact, we are so similar in a lot of ways. Same buildings, houses, cars food, traditions, British and French and Spanish historical background etc. But the one thing we as Canadians cannot understand about our American cousins is their love of firearms. I always thought that during times of their civil war in 1861-65, that people i.e. farmers, land owners and settlers needed protection from interlopers, the enemy army or militias, hostile natives and the like. But after the war was over, why the need to still keep and bear arms to fight each other even in modern times? Here in Canada we now have a handgun freeze and are only allowed select long guns but only for target practice in sports or for hunting. But not for personal defense. Thank goodness.
Its to protect themselves from the government when it gets out of control. Thats why July 4th is independence day fighting the British government and winning there freedom.
And you have a psychopath as Prime Minister. How did that work out for the people?
I moved to canada back in 91' and haven't been to vietnam since. I'm so out of touch with my own culture, so i have this nagging feeling in the back of my mind that i need to go and visit soon, while i'm still young. My mom passed away from cancer in highschool and i'v been kind of lost ever since. Never felt quit at peace with myself, no place I feel like i can call home. Maybe visiting vietnam might give me some closure on the life I would've lived had I never moved to canada.
My second last visit to VN was back in 2007 when I was a teenager and April 2022 this year I came back for 2 months and it was such an amazing experience. I learned a lot more of our culture and people. I highly recommend you go back one day to see how VN has changed.
Vietnam is now a communist
And you know what communists do in China and North Korea.
Communism with Vietnamese characteristics. 😂
Vietnam is following the footsteps of China .
Vietnam is still poor , So No power. Therefore , They are keeping quiet for now , keeping a low profile .
After 2 decades later , if it succeeds economically , it will start to take over everything just like what China is doing now .
They've got nothing to lose because They already Lost since 1975.
@@dongshengdi773 vietnam is only communist in name...god go learn some history and economics. If it succeeds? its been succeeding for more than two decades. You really need to learn some history and understand economics before you open your mouth.
Very informative episode. Please do one on the history of the ao dai!
Thank you! Will put in on my list!
@@WhatThePho hello I wanted to know if this year there's going to be any particular place to visit for christmas feel I will be in hanoi at that time.
@@WhatThePho Of course, you're wearing one for the episode right? I read from several sources that the suicide rate is much higher in households with handguns, so, I'm against the American gun culture, all the way. Every time people mention their "right," I like to remind them that the law is over 200 years old and applicable to militia with muskets [not private citizens with assault rifles].
Thank you for educating us on what's illegal in Vietnam.
This video is fun and education at the same time.
I will be in Vietnam in February.
You are my favorite UA-camr.
Notice: about the driver's licence, she said WRONG. VIETNAM accept the IDP (International Driving Permit) licence, because Vietnam joined the Vienna conventions. Vietnam doesn't accept IAA licence.
About the issue of speech freedom, she also said WRONG. You can say anything but not harm or defamatory to others or to Vietnamese national heroes or community rights. In Vietnam, you can criticize the Communist Party or Government but you have to own clues to support your criticism. If not, you will encounter the risk of punishment. It's like in Singapore, where the law of defamatory remains. For example, a young guy got punishment when cursing former prime minister Lee at his funeral and he got punishment. In the case of Ms. NGUYEN PHUONG HANG, she went too far when cursing many people, on many social channels, for a long time, with her illogical deduction, meaning that she violated the rights of other people. Hence, they prosecuted her, leading to her temporary arrest.
Thank you for your support! You can watch my other videos for more information about visiting the country. Hope to see you in Vietnam!
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In defamatory court case, it is considering as a simple civil law suit which doesn’t involve serving any prison time, just paying for “damages”.
However, under totalitarian communist-VN rule, a simple defamation case will be trial as criminal/treason case with almost 100% conviction rate and extensive prison sentences. (Look up how bolsoviet the 331 law)
While serving the long injustice prison sentences (range from 2 to 10+ years), the COMMUNIST- VN’s officials use the prisoners to trade for economic favors with the free worlds for their early release & deportation out of VN.
@Dominic Hill
In VN, the amount you pay for services according to your appearances.
Non-Asian feature foreigners pay highest rate.
Asian foreigners pay medium rate.
Vietnamese civilians pay lower rate.
Unless, your Vietnamese is good enough to “negotiate” the price.
@@kaizen4276 : So in the US, a person was arrested and convicted when entering the Capitol building to express his support for Mr. Trump, what do you call it?
As for the illegal examples that Ms. Van gave, Mr. Cao Van clearly explained. What you say is on a different scale. The people arrested in Vietnam as you say they have a history against the country: They write articles against the regime, inciting the people leading to political instability, leading to rebellion: that is what most of the Vietnamese people (who have just gone through war and poverty) don't want it so they should be punished.
I greatly use and appreciate my right to bear arms in my rural US location. Firearms are jointly tools as well toys out here. Lawmakers are generally uninformed about Firearms because they have no experience with them.
Very nice and informative video. I like the fact that you make awareness of the the need to respect other cultures.
Hi guy's I made up to $98,650 a day
Thank You Very much some of This I Expected
Brilliant and informative share, thanks so much.I`ve been looking forward to Visiting Vietnam and this video is a good preparation to when I visit Vietnam.
I only recently found out whats in those balloons. I didn't like how it made me feel when I tried one. My friends love them but they didn't look healthy, they honestly looked like in a heroin high.
AK47 stripping is one of the easiest and most popular weapon around the world that even works if you drop it in mud. Good job on that. AR have too many little parts like springs the size of a pen that can easily be lost and dirtied...
After being in cities more often lately, I think rifle purchase and possession should be limited to over 21 or 25. Todays younger kids don't seem to have as much understanding of right or wrong it seems. They're not mature enough to respect the weapon and life.
Regarding the rifle stuff; that's a problem of parenting.
I was raised shooting, literally plinking bottles & cans with a .22LR since I can remember (about 6 or so). Where I live now, I remember seeing a father with two sons at a barber shop, and the probably 3 year-old had a toy gun stuck in his waist-belt that he kept shifting around, but the father was teaching him how to handle it properly when doing so. Things like not pulling it out and waving it around, but holding the pants-line while shifting it to a more comfortable position.
Parenting seems to be a matter of priorities, and while some do a clearly better job than others, there's a lot that boils down to what is common in your area. I can't imagine being without at least a few guns, so that's something that factors in to many of the choices I make.
Van provides a wealth of information and is talented in her presentations. Most fascinating are the things we learn from her that provide a deeper understanding of vnese culture. I don't mean from her content, which is fantastic. I mean her fundamental misunderstandings that most vnese educated people under age 50 have( and many viet kieu). Its all right there in plain view, but just as in VN its a problem to discuss certain realities, we don't discuss it in comments. For those keenly interested, you can learn more from Van's videos than that which is plainly spoken. This can give you more understanding of both vnese and viet kieu.
Marijuanna flowers grow wild in Vietnam. Do some Vietnamese like flowers?
Thank you Van for you extremely informative videos.
I am contemplating a visit to VM mid next year so I am finding the information you give very informative
As an aside you ask for comment on the US gun laws. I consider them to be very disturbing and wrong. I can't believe you were made to mess with an AK-47 when you were 15 as a requisite to graduating
It would be interesting to explore that various ethnic cultures residing in Vietnam
I have made some videos about these ethnic cultures, you can start by watching this one: ua-cam.com/video/05QKRAUFHBk/v-deo.html
Let me know how you think!
@@WhatThePho Thanks!
Certain Vietnamese music are also banned almost everything that has to do with vietnamese soldiers pre 75, with themes of missing their home , mother, girlfriend etc. Trinh Cong Son has written alot of anti war songs, many are still banned today. The vietnamese government has slowly unbanned some of the music.
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Người dân Việt Nam có sự tôn trọng của tôi. Quốc gia duy nhất mà tôi biết đã từng đánh Mỹ gần 20 năm.
Người dân Việt Nam nên tự hào về mọi mặt vì họ đã bảo vệ đất nước của mình khỏi phương Tây.
Vietnam ❤
Keep up the good work
Vn gov can not control the western internet, cuz they are not able to create one.(only china could), that's why VN needs to ensure the internet content in VN. I mean if the gov censør everything, so VN will not have internet and international communication
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The international drivers-license info is only valid for people from countries that has not ratified the 1968 Vienna-convention (USA, Australia, Canada, India and more). For drivers from countries that have ratified the convention IDL officially can be used. Some Vietnamese police may not be up to date on these rules and some in length talking with them and buying them a cup of coffee might be necessary.
I love the gun culture in America. I am a Viet-American we get to defend ourselves our loved ones our friends and our property if necessary and of course a tyrannical government which is what the 2nd Amendment was created for. I am really happy that Vietnam teaches weapons to the high school students, it is the citizens right to understand and know how to operate a weapon. In America we don't teach it in school we have to rely on a family member who knows how to use a weapon or hire a coach/instructor to teach us the weapon. Thank you for your video I can not wait to go back to Phu Quoc to visit my grandmother and my other family on the island.
Love this video!
Is a big age gap difference between a foreigner and a Vietnamese girl something common and acceptable?
About IDP, I would like to inform you that is it legal in Vietnam as long as the IDP from a country which signed the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic on 1968, so IDP from more than 80 countries is legal in Vietnam. You are from the USA so I believe this is the reason you wrong about the IDP issue because IDP from the US is not recognized by Vietnam(USA haven't signed the convention)
Very good info Pho thanks for the info are there bootleg copies of those movies? I'm sure there are south east asia has a lot of bootleg copies of movies
Hi Van, enjoy your video. In DFW areas in Texas, there is a restaurant named "What The Pho", do you know that?
We also have one here in Atlanta area.
The training you into militias 5:36
Thank you for the video
Notice: about the driver's licence, she said WRONG. VIETNAM accept the IDP (International Driving Permit) licence, because Vietnam joined the Vienna conventions. Vietnam doesn't accept IAA licence.
About the issue of speech freedom, she also said WRONG. You can say anything but not harm or defamatory to others or to Vietnamese national heroes or community rights. In Vietnam, you can criticize the Communist Party or Government but you have to own clues to support your criticism. If not, you will encounter the risk of punishment. It's like in Singapore, where the law of defamatory remains. For example, a young guy got punishment when cursing former prime minister Lee at his funeral and he got punishment. In the case of Ms. NGUYEN PHUONG HANG, she went too far when cursing many people, on many social channels, for a long time, with her illogical deduction, meaning that she violated the rights of other people. Hence, they prosecuted her, leading to her temporary arrest.
The wide acceptance of guns is 1 reason I want to LEAVE the U.S. and move to Vietnam.
I'm not in nam, it ok to choose not to choose rather than pass, no no unless forced speech.
E thấy nhà nước mình cấm mấy điều này là quá hợp lý, quá đúng luôn chị ơi 😊❤❤
I agree, banning nudity, misinformation, and the rest here are actually reasonable.
I was thinking a friend rented a motorcycle in Vietnam. Quick Google search pulls up some contradictory information related to driver's licence requirements.
Notice: about the driver's licence, she said WRONG. VIETNAM accept the IDP (International Driving Permit) licence, because Vietnam joined the Vienna conventions. Vietnam doesn't accept IAA licence.
2:45 It's not called the "South China Sea". Didn't you get the memo? It's the "East Vietnamese Sea" or the "West Philippine Sea". 😉
As a Canadian that has Grown up with Firearms, I so much like your way with Guns, I was a Hunter & Safety always comes first. Military Learning & use is a Must also for your Country, We Canadians Most us any way understand. I like your Drug policy also. Your Home is Just a safe Country where Canada is Failing now.
In the Republic of Estonia, its the same thing with cigarettes. Greeting from Estonia.
Tobacco cigarettes are 10 times more addictive than marijuana.
Although I totally don't drink nor smoke.
I know this for a fact
Thanks for sharing
Tobacco and alcohol industry are still prime contributors to country's revenue, they are bad vices but it cant be helped, you just have to be a responsible individual
Yesterday, I explained to someone in Pyongyang, NK about how I read an article saying that the North Korean economy depended upon Black Market capitalism to stay alive in wartime. I said I could purchase compact discs cheap, and I opened my care package to remember what I had included, when they announced on the news that some were arrested for watching American videos. I said Taylor Swift allowed me to make CDs for the mental patients for profit, and the person said that would qualify for their COMPLAINT. My best understanding is it has to do with confidentiality, which is the same as everyone's here. It's only a privilege at the best. In a private contract, I guess you could have what you want; however, when social media was becoming popular, there were consents for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance AND HOW CAN YOU EVEN CONSENT TO THAT? It turns a shield into a sword. A shield is meant to protect you, but quite often people say they need something for their protection, and it is NOT REASONABLE. THEREFORE, the Court is REQUIRED to negate the contract / implied contract. As an attempt to remedy this, my GOOD IVY FRIENDS agreed about a dollar per email longer than two sentences. People have duplicate social media, and the hidden danger is that no one is going to know what they need and how to keep it. In my case, I MUST answer my phone when the ROGUES harass me; and if I don't use my free social media, I could go to the hospital without a warning that they lost touch and wonder if I'm going downhill. In reality, I put my energy elsewhere, because they are not required to get back to me. I thought, if they cared about me, they would each take a step, and one would make it through.
Besides DCIII, the Hispanic Clinic went underground, and no one knows why. There are two biracial analysts with German fathers and Kleinfelter's Syndrome. THEY married the Hispanic to a large person from royalty, and they don't always get along. We think Elizabeth Smart is remotely related to me. The Puerto Rican - German broke down today at Save-A-Lot and I said I understand the stress of the drugs, but he depends on his cognition for strength, and it was because I go on and on to get positive reinforcement, and I bought red Kool-Aid and said, "Who does she think she is?" of the wife, and I turned into the line and said, "Who does she think she is?" The same as DCIII and the biracial Vietnamese analyst, the Latino was convicted of sexual assault. What this proves to me is that they must have chosen criteria a computer could match with Kleinfelter's and nothing else. If they weren't VERY GOOD at relationships, they wouldn't be here, AND I KEEP SAYING I CONSENTED TO DOUG. I didn't say he didn't scare everyone because he studied the feudal system, and they have weapons. There was green glass on the street, which I said, and I don't know if he was pretending to cover, because the Irish were meant to go first. THEY must have coded green glass because then the Latino described something about his relationships. Each would tell you he wants to stay married, but it doesn't cover everything he does or requires. The Latino felt it was wrong for Hispanic people to serve Caucasians, and I don't disagree because Jake Tran suppressed it until his Mexico video where it says Mexico was double its current size. In the preppie series, a family got a goose egg on safety, and they said the Indians would go into the woods until the danger passed, thereby not wasting energy. What I think is that each viable method is going to be important, and it's a trick to employ them together.
The problem is they are told to go with the computer, while countering helps with analysis, but in solitary they have to guess at interpretations, and I guessed about this. The computer is coded at a healthy male standard, and if you slow down it's more challenging to the point of unbearable.
"Claims all problems are resolving." - A medical doctor said this, but she's not a psychiatrist, and I only meant medically. You don't believe me? We already heard back from each other in real time, and we both want to help Douglas Clayton III. She also wrote, "Interesting!" where the other said I have a complicated medical history. There is no excuse for not telling me I was a Kennedy witness. I was afraid I did something wrong, but I remembered something about Walter Freeman.
Question why does Vietnam force everyone to take firearm safety classes if they will be thrown in jail for having a firearm? Do you have like a mandatory draft? So if vietnam were to be invaded every person would be required to fight no matter who they are?
In Vietnam, if you’re a male then you are required to join the arm forces when you reached 18. In case of teaching how to use guns in school if there would be an invasion, they would already know how to utilize it; there would be no time for training the basic.
🙋❤️❤️Hello Van thank's for sharing this video❤️❤️🙋🙋
Thank you for watching it too and supporting too!
@@WhatThePho 👍🙋♂️🙋♂️You're Welcome Van🙋♂️🙋♂️👍Keep safe
You're short haircut is cute
Is prostitution also illegal?
That land lease thing was actually invented by Hong Kong
Hey…. No need for guns on vacation , but what about carrying a folding Knife ? Is it legal in Vietnam ? In Germany we have some Crazy laws about Knives , so i Just want to Check befor going to Vietnam
I loves Vietnam!
I'm a long time firearms enthusiast and happy to have that right as a US citizen. I think it's great that students in Vietnam are exposed to a firearm in a controlled, educational environment. I'm betting they not only learn the basics of maintaining the AK but also some form of firearms safety. That's something that's lacking here in the US (IMHO anyway), sadly a lot kids get their first experience with a firearm through a video game vs. sitting down with an instructor and learning via hands-on. Some schools used to teach firearms related skills, but that's pretty limited nowadays. I've taken a lot of first time shooters out to the range & and can always tell when when someone's received their "knowledge" from a game or movie. Thinking education would go a long way to help many of the issues we're experiencing in the US today.
Thank you for your sharing
Outstanding all around
To patch not only one's mouth but eyes, too and be expected to buy popcorn?
Weapons are not illegal because we are very friendly each other’s
I support our laws here. I support vietnamese laws there
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Gun culture in the US is out of control; Hence, the abnormal levels of gun violence we suffer with every day of the year. Now we are numb to it, even when crazed gunmen massacre children in schools in Texas and Connecticut. A dentist used nitrous oxide on me to pull a tooth back in 1999. I was so high I didn't even notice it when he pulled the tooth. Are American movies about the Vietnam War banned there? For example, Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, and The Deer Hunter?
I feel like Vietnam bans these contents officially but has no power to actually enforce it. So probably many of the mentioned movies are banned, but with an VPN you can easily watch any of them. Just don't display in public where officials may watch with you :D
Not true. Most gun deaths are suicides and the US doesn’t even rank top 10 when it comes to gun crime and no one is numb to mass shootings or gun crime. Then you have the fact that it’s not owning guns that the problem, if it were than Switzerland or Scandinavia would have a massive gun crime.
Another good video. Anyways, being from the states with my experience with guns limited to basic training, I'll say it was fun at the range but I don't want to own any myself.
If Vietnam legalized weed their economy would boom overnight
Hi Van,
you just need to say. Vietnam is "one-party law system" or vietnam is similar little china or north korea 2.0. And everybody understand what you mean.
The police can arrest or kill everyone they want and only the Communist Party of Vietnam decides if you are guilty or not. Very simple advice to all People.
Not a hippocampus
Vietnam in general is still a conservative country
To me (i am Vietnamese living in Europe), Limited freedom of speech equals NO freedom of speech.
There is a famous quote allegedly by Voltaire (although we know today, he never really said it) that says, "I don't agree with what you're saying but I will defend with my life for your right to say it".
No political system is perfect. Vietnamese socialist system is not as dictatorial as China or North Korea. I went to Vietnam and talked to regular Vietnamese people and they say anything they want just as long as you don't demonstrate or post on social media against the Government.
As long as you dont express your hatred on the social media platform then everything is ok. Vietnamese talking shit about the government all the times. There people who love and people who hate the government, its their opinion just dont get yourself caught by the authorities
Thanks for your sharing!
I agree with Henry and Dea. Vietnamese communist is not the same intensity as Chinese communist.
The problem is not Vietnam. It is the foreigners coming into our country and think that we must abide to their entitlements and laws from their countries because we are a third world country.
Guns may work in America (what a joke), doesn't mean it works in other countries. Do the research of the culture and government.
There was a Viet Kieu girl spreading about the government. Although it maybe true what she said, but sorry, she left the country when she was young and it is no longer under the same leadership. Come back into someone else home and she thought she was big stuff from America. They gave her a jail sentence. I wished that they would have given the sentence to her 20 years. I am not a communist sympathizer but if you don't like Vietnam, then stay home. They are not perfect but then again so is the entire world.
nvt1981, the above is not directed at you but i am writing in general since I have read some of the other posts.
看来越南人的观点也是因人而异的😀ua-cam.com/video/Vu948_uQWoI/v-deo.html
Xinh và giỏi quá. Cám ơn bạn trở về vn
That's a shame that the "freedom of speech" is limited. :(
I do agree on the guns law. That keeps the fatal crimes low (in my opinion). :)
Nowadays, freedom of speech in the State seems not so freely anyway. You have to be careful of what you say…
No drugs or guns? Can't wait to visit Vietnam. I do not like gun culture at all.
In the US, we cherish the 2nd Amendment. It is incumbent upon each citizen to take up arms (of any kind) and defend ourselves and our liberties from threats - whether foreign or domestic.
so we can avoid vietnam, thanks
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hi beautiful! it seems like it would be hard for others to live there! guess i will stay here, wont have to worry! ha! ha!
Wow that young girl field stripped and assembled that rifle so fast....just amazing! Those laws seem quite reasonable to me. As world travelers we need to be respectful of other countries. Its just common sense. Really enjoy your style in putting these videos together Van. ☺️👍
Thank you! Glad to hear that you enjoyed it
I think, as a Vietnamese citizen, you should make a guide for foreigners who visit Vietnam on how to comply with Vietnam laws instead of how to break the laws. I don't think using VPN to pass the restriction of Gov to watch such as that S.Korea film is "the legal way". Are you PR for that film?
it's probably sponsorship. I was also surprised she said 'legal way' haha.
Using a VPN is legal in Vietnam
The weed section is technically true but in practice not true. In large parts of HCMC such as District 10 or other large student areas it is commonplace to see open weed smoking and this can be smelled quite casually on the streets of district 1,2,3,5 in many a coffee shop and bar:)))
She said weed is illegal, she din't say weed is impossible.
You can smoke it if you like , but remember if you are arrest and send to jail don't cry and made a fuss about being send to jail for smoking weed 😜
On the driver's licence front. Although the official price is very modest, the reality is that many more 'side fees' must be paid. The 'in practice' cost of getting a VN driver's licence for a foreigner is gonna run you about 2 million dong (around 80 dollars or so). It is (on paper) possible to get it done officially for the very low price but it can take many months of repeated visits/documents and standing in line. Best go through a local 'agent' who understands the system and can get it done for you in a about a week or so with just one or two visits.
Not sure where your experience is coming from. Talking about "translating" your home license, I did mine myself in Saigon, the hardest part was getting an official translation of my home license (ecentually got it in Quan 3 UBND). The rest is straightforward, altogether took me only a couple of weeks the first time, and about one week for renewal with new TRC (including waiting for the license to be printed). No bribes, official prices. You need a Vietnamese speaking friend or Google Translate to deal with some of the officials, but overall nothing you'd need an agent for. (The agent is great if you want it easier and don't want to spend hours at government offices though.)
@@whoever.48516 Agreed and some districts make it easier than others. I have known foreigners for whom it took 2-3 weeks, others for whom it was 2 months.
It’s funny when alcohol is legal to use in Vietnam and you gonna go to jail if you smoke weed. If a group of people drinking together, 3 hours later they all get up and fighting like crazy while a group of people smoking weed together after 3 hours they all feel hungry, then eat, chill and relax.
It's not funny. These global double standards. Weed makes you retarded and addicted alcohol makes you addicted and drives into pathology. Freedom for most of people is damaging but without it you can't learn to use it and stopping yourself from doing things harmful to yourself.
The first thing that should be teached in school is teaching people to be mindful parents or ban bad parenting. But again if you didn't have opportunity to learn by errors you won't know how to do it.
It starts with lack of good example. Then it's a falling slope.
Can you say the same in Muslim countries? As a guest, it's better to follow the rule of the host.
Some medications are illegal, which are legal in other countries; for example, I have ADHD and the stimulant medication I take to treat it is prescribed by my doctor in the UK, but when I come over to Vietnam in two weeks, I have to leave it behind because its not legal.
Thanks for sharing! I also found that each country has different approaches when it comes to these items
i wonder what was it ?
Pornography is illegal to own or distribute in Vietnam.
IAA is a private organisation their "driving licenses" is basicly invalid everywhere. The German Embassy in Vietnam says that our state issued international driving licence (vienna and geneva convention) is valid and accepted in Vietnam. Vietnam is just stricter distincting two-wheeled- and four-wheeled vehicles: While a lot of countries include 50cc-scooters in car-licenses vietnam does not.
You're right, bro. Vienna convention based license is accepted in Vietnam
I would love for you to do a video on the LGBTQ community in Vietnam.
Interesting topic especially for some that have never been in Vietnam. I did see shisha when I was in denang and did not know it was illegal. Actually what exactly is shisha I think it's just tobacco mixed with something? Correct?
I'm looking forward to the day I can visit or live in Vietnam again. Absolutely loved denang Vietnam, but motorcycle touring and adventure in rural Farm areas is my major attraction. Seeing the real people culture, not Tourist saturated areas. Hey thank you for sharing and I really enjoy your nicely evolved English🙏🙏
Thanks Van, nice to know, we do own guns (hand guns & hunting rifles) as a hobby in state, our state has the most strict gun laws than others. You can't get Federal related & hi-paying jobs if you fail drug test & background check....
Thank you for the information. Nice to know that!
so we can't hire a bike if we on holiday there anymore?
You absolutely can. My UK licence was accepted here when I was stopped a couple of times randomly and they were fine with it. Now I have a proper VN licence and all is well.
So, how does a foreigner rent a motorcycle for a month? What kind of license is needed, if at all?
One thing that travelers/expats might not know about is that adult toys are illegal in Vietnam. So some people might wanna think twice about bringing their special friend..
That simply isn't true. There are sex toy shops quite openly selling there wares (i.e Not covertly, but proper branded sex shops in several locations throughout HCMC).
@@SaigonBrit yeah, I know.. I've seen a store like that in Saigon too.. But, its still illegal to both sell and bring into the country.. Probably not enforced that hard though
I think for sure there may be importation restrictions but however they do it, there are sex toy shops (quite openly displayed on main streets in several districts with bright Neon lights outside including during the day time). As is often the case in VN, what is written in law is not always enforced or in some cases it is plain ignored by local authorities.
When I come back to Saigon, I plan to visit these sex shops......for research purposes
@@randysvids4774 Indeed..........and so you should. Many a fun toy there and some other funny stuff. Despite what people say, Vietnamese people are not at all conservative. They are as naughty as the Japanese or Germans........if you catch my drift.
I know , peeps that will bring u to America lol jk but not kidding
I HATE guns
I'll take a stab at answering the gun question. I live in NJ which has silly laws about the ability to for license gun owners to transport their weapons.
However, I have visited family and friends out west where people can opening carry side arms, etc. All places, TX, AZ, NV have super polite people and more importantly, drivers.
What's hysterical is there has been a rash of civilians with guns firing at criminals in Houston TX. I personally think it is great because when someone feels the need to brandish a gun during a robbery with innocent people around, I think they have decided they need to become a target for law abiding citizens to stand up for themselves.
6:15 to 6:19. Yes. I support the right to bear arms.
yay new video!
Yeah they call that here laughing gas
IN the US, there is not enough police to protect all the citizens. 2100 calls for police assistance for every one policeman, according to the FBI in 2022.
'South China Sea'? Not the East Vietnam Sea, then? 'Vietnam' war? Mmmm not the American war in Vietnam?
Hey 👋, how are you doing today; how’s everything going; hope it was a blessed day for you Keith?
I think a distinction has to be drawn on what it written in law and what is enforced. They are often very far apart indeed and even vary from city to city/province to province. HCMC is very relaxed indeed as a rule but certain districts are known to be stricter than others.
India as well cigretter packet needs to have image of lung and tobacco cancer pictures printed on them so that less people buy cigarettes as it causes cancer and injurious to health.
India and vietnam shares many things in common.
The United States hasn't legalized MJ. On the federal level, the current adminstration choose to not prioritize it ( e.g., low enforcement) and at the state level, it varies from being fully legalized, or being treated as an infraction (you get a citcation/ticket) or it's still fully illegal
Select US states legalize Marijuana use, its not a nationwide presidential act/decree
@@rdu239 it would be misleading to a visitor for travel purposes to say it's legal though. For example, I live in Washington state bordering Canada. Even though recreational Marijuana is legalized in Washington, if a Canadian is to try to cross the border into Washington carrying weed, they would be denied entry and get banned from coming into the country for having illegal substance.
What are the rules around influencers promoting brands or products, but not disclosing that they received money or free products in exchange? In other countries like the US the FTC regulates this and if you endorse brands or products you have to make it obvious you have a relationship with the brand. This means disclosing if you are paid or receive free or discounted products or services. It seems in many countries regulators are starting to get tough and are fining dishonest influencers.
Vietnamese celebrities usually promote useless and harmful products to their fans, to the consumers but they just only got fined for about 400$.
I guess you are talking about the big fiasco that happened to local youtubers in South Korea a couple of years ago. The whole product sponsorship disclosing thing are so confusing add to that the massive cancel culture backlash most of these youtubers suffered are so severe social media cancel culture in the USA pales in comparison.
If video is illegal in Vietnam, why do you think it will be legal to watch it at home with a VPN? This is promoting the value of cheating.
I totally agree with you. She is a Vietnamese citizen. She has to obey the Vietnam laws instead of instructing others, especially foreigners, to break the laws when they are in Vietnam.
How can a plant that grows naturally be illegal???
BTW, you can have some “fun” that is legal besides what’s printed on a T-shirt. Go up to the central highland regions! The natives knows how to brew some funky drink and that “thing” in the pipe hits you hard!😉👍 Welcome to the jungle!
7:02 I am not sure, but you maybe wrong with the international driving license (at least for some countries).
Germanys official Ministry for foreign affairs states:
"Anerkennung deutscher Führerscheine in Vietnam
Wer im Besitz eines gültigen, in Deutschland ausgestellten internationalen Führerscheins ist, darf die gemäß Führerschein zugelassene Fahrzeugklasse auch in Vietnam führen. In diesem Fall ist eine Umschreibung des ausländischen in einen vietnamesischen Führerschein nicht mehr nötig. "
Which translates to:
"Recognition of German driver's licenses in Vietnam
If you are in possession of a valid international driver's license issued in Germany, you may also drive the vehicle class permitted by the driver's license in Vietnam. In this case, it is no longer necessary to convert the foreign driver's license into a Vietnamese driver's license."
Still you may be right as the article you show states "licenses issed by the New York-bases IAA", may be only US licenses? Not sure about that.
Such informative video ,thanks