{"id":9419,"date":"2025-04-15T13:24:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T06:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/?p=9419"},"modified":"2025-11-13T14:44:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:44:55","slug":"what-do-foreigners-think-about-vietnam-and-vietnamese-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/what-do-foreigners-think-about-vietnam-and-vietnamese-people\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do Foreigners Think About Vietnam And Vietnamese People ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at some of the comments about Vietnam and Vietnamese people from foreigners around the world who have had experience living in this country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><div><strong>Inside This Guide<\/strong><\/div><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#1-vietnam-has-many-interesting-places-worth-visiting\">1. &#8220;Vietnam has many interesting places worth visiting&#8221; &#8211; Tommy Mauer, from the USA<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2-i-fall-in-love-with-vietnam-and-decide-to-live-here\">2. &#8220;I fall in love with Vietnam and decide to live here&#8221; &#8211; David Debbie<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#3-vietnam-is-so-strange-but-i-adjusted-and-i-really-loved-it-by-the-end\">3. &#8220;Vietnam is so strange but I adjusted and I really loved it by the end&#8221; &#8211; Daniel Koenen<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-vietnam-has-many-interesting-places-worth-visiting\"><strong>1. &#8220;Vietnam has many interesting places worth visiting&#8221; &#8211; Tommy Mauer, from the USA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Visit-Tuy-Hoa-Phu-Yen-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Vietnam has many interesting places worth visiting\" class=\"wp-image-14339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Visit-Tuy-Hoa-Phu-Yen-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Visit-Tuy-Hoa-Phu-Yen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Visit-Tuy-Hoa-Phu-Yen-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Visit-Tuy-Hoa-Phu-Yen-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Visit-Tuy-Hoa-Phu-Yen.jpg 1550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ui_qtext_para u-ltr u-text-align--start\">Tommy Mauer, from the USA,&nbsp;has visited Vietnam 5 times in a span of about 3 years and has spent about as much time and energy there as any non-resident foreign tourist will. He loves&nbsp;Vietnam, especially the many interesting places that Vietnam offers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ui_qtext_para u-ltr u-text-align--start\">&#8220;There are a few places I insist any tourist visiting either Hanoi in the North or Saigon in the South to make an effort to check out while they\u2019re over there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ui_qtext_para u-ltr u-text-align--start\">In the North, of course, there\u2019s the famous Ha Long Bay, which is really too incredible a sight to justifiably describe it in words. All I can say is that I\u2019ve never seen anything like it before, and I\u2019m unsure of what a good comparison would be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ui_qtext_para u-ltr u-text-align--start\">In the South, you can visit Vung Tau, which is a relatively short 1\u20132 hour ride south of Saigon proper, and on the coast. The beaches are a nice refuge from the more hectic city culture of Saigon, and some of the views of the surrounding cliffs on the coast and peaks that reside on the outskirts, are some of my favorite in the country&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discover Related Guides:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/ordinary-customs-vietnamese-culture-surprises-foreigners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ordinary Customs in Vietnamese Culture That Surprises Foreigners<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-i-fall-in-love-with-vietnam-and-decide-to-live-here\"><strong>2. &#8220;I fall in love with Vietnam and decide to live here&#8221; &#8211; David Debbie<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Move-to-Vietnam-1-e1553306578472.jpg\" alt=\"I fall in love with Vietnam and decide to live here\" class=\"wp-image-14345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Move-to-Vietnam-1-e1553306578472.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Move-to-Vietnam-1-e1553306578472-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Move-to-Vietnam-1-e1553306578472-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>David Debbie, who has lived in Vietnam since 2012, also share some great comments about Vietnam:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I came to Vietnam 6 years ago and still love it. Vietnam is simply&nbsp;a&nbsp;wonderful country. I fall in love with Vietnam and decide to live here.<br>\nI also read many forums said that foreigners should not come to Vietnam because they met many scams and stressful when staying there. I&#8217;m so sorry that they were unlucky travelers and I think there are only a few travelers that have experience with this misfortune. Ho Chi Minh city seems the craziest city in Vietnam that it&#8217;s the biggest one with many people staying to get a job. The traffic here is busy, but I love this city for no reasons &#8230; Hoi An and Da Nang are peaceful cities. People are very extremely friendly.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-vietnam-is-so-strange-but-i-adjusted-and-i-really-loved-it-by-the-end\"><strong>3. &#8220;Vietnam is so strange but I adjusted and I really loved it by the end&#8221; &#8211; Daniel Koenen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Foreigners-Think-About-Vietnam.jpg\" alt=\"Vietnam is so strange but I adjusted and I really loved it by the end\" class=\"wp-image-14346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Foreigners-Think-About-Vietnam.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Foreigners-Think-About-Vietnam-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Foreigners-Think-About-Vietnam-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel Koenen, a student from Australia, share some experience in Vietnam while he was studying as an IT university student in Ho Chi Minh City&nbsp;for 7 months:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My first impression of Vietnam is motorbikes and the traffic here. Motorbikes are crazy. Scooters everywhere. Busses are not going to stop before hitting you. Rules are more heuristics. Danger at any moment. At first, I really hated how chaotic and risky it was and hated how people wouldn&#8217;t let others in or wait their turn like in Australia. But I adjusted and I really loved it by the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About food, there was a huge health focus on food. Fast food was actually two to three times more expensive than normal healthy food. It was treated as a luxury food for rich folk. I love this so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explore More Content:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/what-clothes-to-wear-in-vietnam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What to wear in Vietnam: A Seasonal Guide to Style, Culture, and Comfort<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was also lucky enough to enjoy the&nbsp;Chinese New Year in Vietnam. Chinese New year here is insanely important. 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