sorry, I have to disagree .... I spent alot of time in Malaysia, Vietnam & Cambodia .. and I didn't hear or read of so much stealing, cheating, robbing of farangs in these place like it is here. Seems to be more prevalent in Thailand than other parts of Asia. You could not go traveling here and leave your upcountry house unguarded for a week as when you return all your things would be gone, not the same in Vietnam that's sure, different culture and engrained responsibilities I guess, in that they are not thinking about stealing from a farang, or how to get 1000 baht from you or how to cheat you, they don't care about that because it's not in the mind of a Vietnamese imo.