Khmu Nation wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:52 am

JReb wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:20 pm Boring Laos sounds pretty good after all the broke tourists in PP and SR...or just go to my pool..

I think it depends on what you're looking for.

If you want bars, freelancers, city bustle, drugs, international cuisine, Burger King and a wide circle of expat friends you can sit about with sucking on beers and cigarettes whilst talking about currency exchange rates, bitcoin, land value, up to date visa rumors, world current affairs in between bragging about your various business dealings back home and how you know the best mechanic/barber/pizza place/taxi driver/etc and how much of an old timer you are before your girlfriend, who is only two years younger than your daughter back home, comes to collect your sorry alcoholic ass and ferry you back to your condo (the best condo in the city BTW) then, yeah, Laos is some fucking boring as bullshit backwater.

If you want somewhere quiet, uncongested, unpolluted, real easy to live in terms of stay permits with no significant barfly expat scene, no drama and fairly straight forward locals who aren't out to fleece you every time you get your wallet out then, yeah, its a good place.

Each to their own as they say.

Maybe I'm just not a big city person anymore. Dunno.

Khmu Nation wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 9:49 pm

cabron wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 9:37 pm

Khmu Nation wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 3:40 pm I am in Hanoi for the weekend doing a visa run. I just got a motorbike taxi (xe om) back from that lake to my hotel. It took about 10 minutes. About 3km.

The dude wanted 500,000 VND! Ha ha ha. That's $20!

I told him no so he went for 200,000 VND. Ha ha ha.

I told him to fuck himself. Địt mẹ mày! Then he got the arse with me. So he got nothing.

The taxi driver from the airport wanted1.5million VND as well. He got 700,000 VND - which is still to much.

I hate this country. I fucking hate it.

One have to do is home work before going to VT. First thing is to use Vina Sun taxi or Linh Taxi only the ride from the airport to center ( district 1) ref Caravelle hotel is $7.00 .

A 30 hour taxi ride from Hanoi to District 1 for $7? That is a good price. Thanks for the heads up dude.

Khmu Nation wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 4:15 pm

truffledog wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 4:07 pm Its hard words to hate a full nation just because some transport sharks tried to rip you off.

I was using SGN / District 1 as reference. The same practice apply for at Hanoi airport use Vina Sun or Mai Linh taxi the ride near the lake will cost you $13.00.


I lived in Saigon for 8 years and came across this bullshit all the time. Hundreds of examples.

But alright, snowflake, just for you:

I'm generalizing here.

There are many lovely Vietnamese people too.

Happy?

Khmu Nation wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:52 am

JReb wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:20 pm Boring Laos sounds pretty good after all the broke tourists in PP and SR...or just go to my pool..

I think it depends on what you're looking for.

If you want bars, freelancers, city bustle, drugs, international cuisine, Burger King and a wide circle of expat friends you can sit about with sucking on beers and cigarettes whilst talking about currency exchange rates, bitcoin, land value, up to date visa rumors, world current affairs in between bragging about your various business dealings back home and how you know the best mechanic/barber/pizza place/taxi driver/etc and how much of an old timer you are before your girlfriend, who is only two years younger than your daughter back home, comes to collect your sorry alcoholic ass and ferry you back to your condo (the best condo in the city BTW) then, yeah, Laos is some fucking boring as bullshit backwater.

If you want somewhere quiet, uncongested, unpolluted, real easy to live in terms of stay permits with no significant barfly expat scene, no drama and fairly straight forward locals who aren't out to fleece you every time you get your wallet out then, yeah, its a good place.

Each to their own as they say.

Maybe I'm just not a big city person anymore. Dunno.

Alex wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:58 am

Khmu Nation wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:52 am

JReb wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:20 pm Boring Laos sounds pretty good after all the broke tourists in PP and SR...or just go to my pool..

I think it depends on what you're looking for.

If you want bars, freelancers, city bustle, drugs, international cuisine, Burger King and a wide circle of expat friends you can sit about with sucking on beers and cigarettes whilst talking about currency exchange rates, bitcoin, land value, up to date visa rumors, world current affairs in between bragging about your various business dealings back home and how you know the best mechanic/barber/pizza place/taxi driver/etc and how much of an old timer you are before your girlfriend, who is only two years younger than your daughter back home, comes to collect your sorry alcoholic ass and ferry you back to your condo (the best condo in the city BTW) then, yeah, Laos is some fucking boring as bullshit backwater.

If you want somewhere quiet, uncongested, unpolluted, real easy to live in terms of stay permits with no significant barfly expat scene, no drama and fairly straight forward locals who aren't out to fleece you every time you get your wallet out then, yeah, its a good place.

Each to their own as they say.

Maybe I'm just not a big city person anymore. Dunno.

If stay permits in Laos are as easy as you say, then why did you have to go to Vietnam for a visa run? That doesn't make sense to me.

Unpolluted? In your dreams!

Alex wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:58 am

Khmu Nation wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:52 am

JReb wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:20 pm Boring Laos sounds pretty good after all the broke tourists in PP and SR...or just go to my pool..

I think it depends on what you're looking for.

If you want bars, freelancers, city bustle, drugs, international cuisine, Burger King and a wide circle of expat friends you can sit about with sucking on beers and cigarettes whilst talking about currency exchange rates, bitcoin, land value, up to date visa rumors, world current affairs in between bragging about your various business dealings back home and how you know the best mechanic/barber/pizza place/taxi driver/etc and how much of an old timer you are before your girlfriend, who is only two years younger than your daughter back home, comes to collect your sorry alcoholic ass and ferry you back to your condo (the best condo in the city BTW) then, yeah, Laos is some fucking boring as bullshit backwater.

If you want somewhere quiet, uncongested, unpolluted, real easy to live in terms of stay permits with no significant barfly expat scene, no drama and fairly straight forward locals who aren't out to fleece you every time you get your wallet out then, yeah, its a good place.

Each to their own as they say.

Maybe I'm just not a big city person anymore. Dunno.

If stay permits in Laos are as easy as you say, then why did you have to go to Vietnam for a visa run? That doesn't make sense to me.

Unpolluted? In your dreams!

Khmu Nation wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:52 am I think it depends on what you're looking for.

If you want bars, freelancers, city bustle, drugs, international cuisine, Burger King and a wide circle of expat friends you can sit about with sucking on beers and cigarettes whilst talking about currency exchange rates, bitcoin, land value, up to date visa rumors, world current affairs in between bragging about your various business dealings back home and how you know the best mechanic/barber/pizza place/taxi driver/etc and how much of an old timer you are before your girlfriend, who is only two years younger than your daughter back home, comes to collect your sorry alcoholic ass and ferry you back to your condo (the best condo in the city BTW) then, yeah, Laos is some fucking boring as bullshit backwater.

If you want somewhere quiet, uncongested, unpolluted, real easy to live in terms of stay permits with no significant barfly expat scene, no drama and fairly straight forward locals who aren't out to fleece you every time you get your wallet out then, yeah, its a good place.

Each to their own as they say.

Maybe I'm just not a big city person anymore. Dunno.

truffledog wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 4:06 pm

Khmu Nation wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:52 am I think it depends on what you're looking for.

If you want bars, freelancers, city bustle, drugs, international cuisine, Burger King and a wide circle of expat friends you can sit about with sucking on beers and cigarettes whilst talking about currency exchange rates, bitcoin, land value, up to date visa rumors, world current affairs in between bragging about your various business dealings back home and how you know the best mechanic/barber/pizza place/taxi driver/etc and how much of an old timer you are before your girlfriend, who is only two years younger than your daughter back home, comes to collect your sorry alcoholic ass and ferry you back to your condo (the best condo in the city BTW) then, yeah, Laos is some fucking boring as bullshit backwater.

If you want somewhere quiet, uncongested, unpolluted, real easy to live in terms of stay permits with no significant barfly expat scene, no drama and fairly straight forward locals who aren't out to fleece you every time you get your wallet out then, yeah, its a good place.

Each to their own as they say.

Maybe I'm just not a big city person anymore. Dunno.

I completely agree with Laos beeing a great country. Its always been on my short list for retirement.

Khmu Nation wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:52 am

JReb wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:20 pm Boring Laos sounds pretty good after all the broke tourists in PP and SR...or just go to my pool..

I think it depends on what you're looking for.

If you want bars, freelancers, city bustle, drugs, international cuisine, Burger King and a wide circle of expat friends you can sit about with sucking on beers and cigarettes whilst talking about currency exchange rates, bitcoin, land value, up to date visa rumors, world current affairs in between bragging about your various business dealings back home and how you know the best mechanic/barber/pizza place/taxi driver/etc and how much of an old timer you are before your girlfriend, who is only two years younger than your daughter back home, comes to collect your sorry alcoholic ass and ferry you back to your condo (the best condo in the city BTW) then, yeah, Laos is some fucking boring as bullshit backwater.

If you want somewhere quiet, uncongested, unpolluted, real easy to live in terms of stay permits with no significant barfly expat scene, no drama and fairly straight forward locals who aren't out to fleece you every time you get your wallet out then, yeah, its a good place.

Each to their own as they say.

Maybe I'm just not a big city person anymore. Dunno.

sigmoid wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:47 pm

Khmu Nation wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:52 am

JReb wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:20 pm Boring Laos sounds pretty good after all the broke tourists in PP and SR...or just go to my pool..

I think it depends on what you're looking for.

If you want bars, freelancers, city bustle, drugs, international cuisine, Burger King and a wide circle of expat friends you can sit about with sucking on beers and cigarettes whilst talking about currency exchange rates, bitcoin, land value, up to date visa rumors, world current affairs in between bragging about your various business dealings back home and how you know the best mechanic/barber/pizza place/taxi driver/etc and how much of an old timer you are before your girlfriend, who is only two years younger than your daughter back home, comes to collect your sorry alcoholic ass and ferry you back to your condo (the best condo in the city BTW) then, yeah, Laos is some fucking boring as bullshit backwater.

If you want somewhere quiet, uncongested, unpolluted, real easy to live in terms of stay permits with no significant barfly expat scene, no drama and fairly straight forward locals who aren't out to fleece you every time you get your wallet out then, yeah, its a good place.

Each to their own as they say.

Maybe I'm just not a big city person anymore. Dunno.

If you really like a place, it seems a bit unwise to try to convince random strangers on an internet forum that it's a great place. Next thing you know, they and all their drunken friends might just show up and ruin the place, sort of like what happened to Vang Vieng back in the day.

With regard to Laos, I always post "Whatever you do, don't go to Laos" in order to discourage rather than encourage.