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Originally Posted by Gentle Beast
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. |
To be true, my 12 years in VN, i hardly meet any good and positive behaviour of Viets. But there's a few viets that i met and left me with good impression:
1. Landlord of my office. He is formerly Civil servant and his 4 children are all degree holders and also civil servants. The family have dinner every evening together. The father is one gentleman, not smoking and not drinking. His children are also all like him. Not to mention, he was the only landlord that returned me my rental deposit after finishing the contract.
2. The neurosurgeon that operated on me at FV Hospital. There were only 3 neurosurgeon in the whole vietnam during that time . Doctors can choose their patients in VN. This neurosurgeon was based in hanoi . he's nearly 70 years old. When the doctors at FV hospital called him and ask if he wants to attend to my case, he agreed and flew down to saigon. My wife wanted to give him some coffee money (which is common in VN), he refused. He told my wife to just go pay for the surgery fee at the cashier. He could have asked for a big sum seeing that i am a foreigner .
other than these two outstanding viets, i seriously have not met any other that demands respect from me. From rich to poor, mentality are quite the same.