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Originally Posted by SingViet
She asked me `how much does a new Mercedes Benz E250 cost in Singapore?' Throughout the next 20 minutes as i drove them to their hotel in Orchard Road, attitude was very good and they started to chat with my wife and i. What a total change in attitude. My 10 over years of doing business with Vietnamese, this is very common and i always see and experience it. Wealth will determine how you are treated by others in society. You can imagine how i was treated for the years that i was poor and need to earn the money from these middle and higher income vietnamese. Sad but true.  |
Sad and still very shallow mentality with regards to wealth. Lucky you didn't joked with her that the MB E250 belonged to a friend, I bet for the next 20 mins she would not be talking to you.
I suppose money talks loudest in Vietnam, and the rich will always be showered with power and status everywhere they go. I just recalled from memory while in Vietnam, I was told that to get better treatment and service, one has to bribe the teachers and hospital staff with money and gifts. The practice is widely acceptable I guess, and to change such a mentality will likely take another generation.
Bros here, how about some really positive behaviour of the Viets in general? Can they give something good without expecting anything in return? I am pretty sure there is another side of the coin.