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Curmudgeonly59
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1 hour ago, brokenbone said:or if i can reliably lay down and wait for death without anyone disturbing
That's a problem - VN is the noisier of two inherently noisy countries. If simply waiting for death, I'd plump for a soundproof bunker in Thailand, next to a 90 day reporting facility.
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49 minutes ago, newnative said:
Can you own a condo in Vietnam in your name as a foreigner? I thought that wasn't allowed but maybe it has changed. I always have to own.
Yes you can. Restrictions but easy to research.
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7 minutes ago, Andycoops said:Some may say VN is better now but who knows in 5 years that will be the case?
Correct - but as there's a hypothetical question in the original post and the quote uses the present tense, I concur with the quote. Five years from now? All bets are off. Regardless; present or future, it all depends on what the person wants:
English levels?
VN is better by far, mainly because of an effective education system and the employment of qualified native speakers to teach English. Thailand constantly amazes with its consistently rock bottom E levels.
Food?
Close call but VN, mainly because of the health factor (less oil & fat in the cooking) and price.
Work?
VN wins. Why? Work ethic - as in... the Vietnamese have one.
Interpersonal visuals?
Obviously personal opinion but VN by far, except for the dental situation.
Traffic?
Both places horrendous but in different ways. Taxis? Jump in a cab in HCMC or other major cities and they just switch on the meter and go - no whining, snivelling, wheedling and bargaining. But noise levels in Vietnam are cacophonous, so Thailand wins.
Cost of living?
Simple: VN wins - it's cheaper than Thailand.
World view?
VN wins by far - they've learned the hard way. Even reasonably well educated Thais will often become quite threatened when trying to locate given countries on a world map.
So, a hypothetical five years from now? Thailand. Why? Rate of development in VN makes it too unpredictable. But get in to real estate now, if that's your need, before the Koreans & Chinese buy everything.
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1 hour ago, jessebkk1 said:
if you're in thailand and over 50 a retire and have about 3million Baht in the Bank, do not intend on doing business in Thailand and don't mind doing the 90 day and the TM 30 every time you leave your province, then Thailand isnt that Bad. Everyone else who's not that checklist above has no reason to pick Thailand over vietnam.
Concur 100%
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Shocking load of old codswallop.
Riddled with stereotypes:
21 hours ago, snoop1130 said:"the overseas wife may be frustrated and bored because"
(What if it's the overseas husband at home?)
Bloviate, didactic, derivative twaddle.
Stick to what the website is good at: forum posts about the latest visa convolutions.
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7 hours ago, lucifer666 said:
Does someone actually get paid to write this ??
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But good luck to the guy. At least it's original - a large step up from the syndicated, derivative material throughout the rest of the site...
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Grammar and punctuation are the least of our concerns with TWTWTWIT. The content, or lack of it, is more problematic as Rooster made no mention of the major political upheaval which took place during the previous week...
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On 2/11/2019 at 2:48 AM, Destiny1990 said:
“...ur story it sounds fake.”
Why let the truth spoil a bit of fantasy?
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On 2/10/2019 at 11:28 AM, Odysseus123 said:
So?
Goodness me...
Bland, anodyne and completely irrelevant.
Remember those fat gutted mongers in the 90's?
The ones that claimed that they knew all about ThaIland?
It's about as interesting as 3 day old sticky rice.....
At least this week we were spared Scrabble, Harrow, etc., so better not to complain...
Thailand VS Vietnam? Which one will be better in 5yrs?
in Vietnam Visa and Immigration
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So I'm led to believe - not that I indulge of course, along with vaping, vape shops, cheaper cigarettes and readily available NRT products at a fraction of the cost in Thailand, should a person wish to stop completely - in five years time, or indeed of course right now.