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lirelou

shaun darragh

@lirelou

Serial °µÍø½ûÇø

Vietnamese °µÍø½ûÇø in the USA

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393

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About me

Vietnamese

Lives in Tampa

Speaks English, French, Spanish, Vietnamese (basic), some Portuguese

Registration: 16 September 2013

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shaun darragh
lirelou replied to a thread
6 years ago
Julien

New members of the Vietnam forum, introduce yourselves here - 2019 by Julien

Hi all, Newbie on the Vietnam forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your °µÍø½ûÇø story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...

shaun darragh

Su nombre se prenuncia en ingles "Hwancho" o "Hwanho"? Bienvenido a Viet Nam. Ya debes saber que en 1858 la expedición Franco-Española llegó a Danang, donde el ejército imperial los negaron acceso a la ruta ... Read More

shaun darragh
lirelou replied to a thread
6 years ago
OceanBeach92107

NO Daylight Savings Time in Vietnam by OceanBeach92107

:D https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/vietnam

shaun darragh

The Mexicans tried it one year we were there. I think they have since dropped it. Central and South America certainly didn't have it, nor Puerto Rico. Read More

shaun darragh
lirelou replied to a thread
6 years ago
Dennis Thomas

How is Quy Nhon as a place to live as a retiree by Dennis Thomas

Hi everyone new member here Retired 65 from USA been living in the Philippines last 4 yrs. My pension is 1400 usd a month. I find I must live in the smaller providence cities here, cant afford Cebu or Manila, that have more to offer. ...

shaun darragh

As far as Vung Tau goes, it's only a hop, skip, and a jump from Ba Ria (Baria in Aussie) which was home to the 1st Aussie (ANZAC) Task Force during the war years, and vets still pass through to visit. Many stay at Tommy's Place which is an ... Read More

shaun darragh
lirelou replied to a thread
6 years ago
Kem Allison

°µÍø½ûÇø proposing to move to Nha Trang in Vietnam by Kem Allison

Am visiting Nha Trang for 11 days commencing 27/4/2019. Would like to make contact with an °µÍø½ûÇø living there as I am contemplating buying a condominium & living there 6 months in a year. Could anybody reading this please put me in contact with ...

shaun darragh

We had a contact with family in Nha Trang when we went house hunting in 2007. made the mistake of mentioning how much we had to invest to our contact in the US. Our contact's Uncle took us to several places of varying quality all of which were ... Read More

shaun darragh
lirelou replied to a thread
7 years ago
bawindayak

I just want to know what vietnamese people think. by bawindayak

First time when I come to vietnam, I think they is nice and friendly when I walk alone. but for some month I living here. I just learn about vietnamese. just one think, I don't understand about vietnamese people attitude. I think they very nasty ...

shaun darragh

The how old are you question is common to all of East Asia, and the Vietnamese are culturally East Asian. Which bring up the question: It common among the Khmer Krom people of the Delta? Or is it used in Cambodia as well? Read More

shaun darragh
lirelou replied to a thread
7 years ago
gobot

Foreign Banks Fleeing Viet Nam by gobot

Article of interest to °µÍø½ûÇøs. "Fleeing" is hyperbole, and only offers speculation about why banks are leaving/divesting. Foreign Banks Fleeing Viet Nam

shaun darragh

Neither my bank nor my credit union in the united states shut down in 2008. I even got a mortgage for a house through my US bank. Read More

shaun darragh
lirelou replied to a thread
7 years ago
Priscilla

Recognition of foreign qualifications in the USA by Priscilla

Hello everyone, Were your professional qualifications recognised in the USA? What country did you complete your qualifications in? What profession are you in? Did you have to go through any formalities to get your qualifications recognised, ...

shaun darragh

Members of any profession face hurdles when coming to the United States. Judging professional qualifications such as law, medicine, accounting, or dentistry falls to the individual states or territories in which any °µÍø½ûÇø resides. States may grant ... Read More

shaun darragh
lirelou replied to a thread
8 years ago
PacificaMaryAnn

Why do some °µÍø½ûÇøs leave Panama? by PacificaMaryAnn

As I reach the conclusion of my second exploratory trip to Panama, I felt compelled to discuss this new phase. I want to reaffirm how important it is to spend time in Panama before selling the house, the car, and all the belongings. One month in ...

shaun darragh

Having lived overseas much of my life, to include with pets, all I can say is that the regulations for bringing pets out of a country are established by the the country you are leaving. SO what the US says you need to do to bring a dog in does not ... Read More

shaun darragh
lirelou replied to a thread
8 years ago
Diazo

Naming infant for Vietnamese birth certificate by Diazo

I know I have seen this topic covered many ties on the forum. Tried to search for it but the search function on here seems to leave a lot to be desired. I am an American Married to a Vietnamese and just gave birth to our son. One government office ...

shaun darragh

THIGV, Back in 1968 I worked with a Vietnamese special forces sergeant named Dung, pronounced Dzung (he was from the North) who was extremely arrogant and overbearing to the Montagnard troops. We Americans always called him "Dung" around ... Read More

shaun darragh
lirelou replied to a thread
8 years ago
Diazo

Is This Insane???? by Diazo

Has anyone married to a Vietnamese women with whom they had a child had the women refuse to cooperate in getting the child a Certificate of Birth Abroad ( American Father) because she thought the father would steal the child. Mine has done just ...

shaun darragh

Diazo, I don't see that you've met her half way. She's been living with a foreigner, so her marriage chances to any Vietnamese is about 0.01%. Children are Vietnam's traditional social security. Who's going to take care of her ... Read More

shaun darragh
lirelou replied to a thread
9 years ago
r424920

Will Sapa General Hospital in Vietnam have the rabies vaccine? by r424920

I was bitten by a monkey on Cat Ba Island in Vietnam and came to Hanoi the following day to go to Hanoi Family Medical Practice Hospital. I have to receive a series of 5 rabies injections. The first three occur in one week (which I am getting at ...

shaun darragh

Budman, as usual, you are the man to cut through the chaff and help out posters who need a real answer. A salute to you and yours, and may you have a Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year. Read More

shaun darragh
lirelou replied to a thread
9 years ago
ZePhilosopher

Hard to find a job as Vietnamese American by ZePhilosopher

It's a real struggle for Vietnamese American to find an English teaching job in HCMC! I never expect the discrimination to be this bad when they only saw my name, not even my CV yet, and refused to offer me an interview. When it hits me I was ...

shaun darragh

In the case of young Viet Kieu, it was their parents who made the decision to leave, not themselves. And since they grew up Vietnamese in a different country, it is only natural that they would want to see it someday. In many ways, they pick up ... Read More

shaun darragh
lirelou replied to a thread
9 years ago
Christine

What do you like the most in Vietnam? by Christine

Hi, Living abroad, °µÍø½ûÇøs discover and enjoy a new environment. What do you like the most in Vietnam? What seduced you when settling and living here? Share with us your favorite part of living in Vietnam and the reason why you enjoy ...

shaun darragh

The best posts I've seen are by BlueNZ, Jimbream, and Ngatt. I love Vietnam, but I am intimately familiar with its downside. I knew the real Vietnam in 1968, and based on that I would never have married a Vietnamese woman merely because she was ... Read More

shaun darragh
lirelou replied to a thread
9 years ago
ngoc anh nguyen thi

13 best coffee shops (translating from online news) by ngoc anh nguyen thi

like i said, this is gonna be my first thread of translating from Vietnam local newspaper, which review best places to visit, or the most popular among locals sadly that it is only available for 1 pic :( just click to check the view of those coffee ...

shaun darragh

Ngoc Anh, You stated that Vietnam is the world's number one exporter of coffee. An internet search tells me that Brazil still is. Vietnam remains #2 with about half the exports Brazil has. The Trung Nguyen site linked by Bia Hoi also names ... Read More

shaun darragh
lirelou replied to a thread
9 years ago
paultruthy

10 Types of °µÍø½ûÇøs living in Vietnam by paultruthy

I was going through this information about the 10 types of °µÍø½ûÇøs in Vietnam, i feel most of what is written here is half truth, i might not totally agree with the writer, what's your view? 10 Types Of °µÍø½ûÇøs In ...

shaun darragh

AlexterBalexter. Did I read the last two lines of your 20:10 post correctly? US Army 1970-76, Vietnam? Am I to presume you were in Vietnam in 1976 while a member of the US Army? Read More