Vietnam - HCM (Thread 3)

[naemlo]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

is just keep the change type of tip...

Originally Posted by natto3

I find the people friendly and taxi driver tip him 2000 dong for trip to airport on return he treat me like king!

Originally Posted by natto3

Yes the 2000 dong was change and I today him to keep it. Nice guy. He jumped out if his cab and carry my small overnight bag to the entrance!

Not trying to be sarcastic, if it was 2000vnd, dun think it was your "tips" that made him happily work for u. Unlikely, someone will tip 2000vnd. It is more like lose change which u dun want. Luck was on your side, u met a good driver. For 2000vnd, no one will treat u like a king unless u tip 200k vnd.

[MIFAcafe]

Got people tip V200k to good taxi driver?

Wow.....impress.

Originally Posted by naemlo

Not trying to be sarcastic, if it was 2000vnd, dun think it was your "tips" that made him happily work for u. Unlikely, someone will tip 2000vnd. It is more like lose change which u dun want.

Luck was on your side, u met a good driver. For 2000vnd, no one will treat u like a king unless u tip 200k vnd.

[naemlo]

Originally Posted by MIFAcafe

Got people tip V200k to good taxi driver?

Wow.....impress.

I meant in general if u want to be treated like a king, u tip 200k instead of 2k...

Talking about tipping 200k VND, I have a friend who first time in HCMC, he tipped 500k and later then realised, he mistaken 500k to be 50k... too many 0s.

[FireShark]

Originally Posted by naemlo

I dun speak Viet and I am always alone in HCMC.... what will happen?

Naemlo Xao qua nhieu. Alone

[naemlo]

Originally Posted by FireShark

Naemlo Xao qua nhieu. Alone

Cannot use "always", should be "mostly"....

[fishingman]

Hello Bros,

I am going to HCM end of the month. Planning to go to club/disco.
Any advise anyone can give?
Cost of bottles, hook ups, what to expect etc etc etc

Thanks

[FireShark]

Originally Posted by naemlo

I meant in general if u want to be treated like a king, u tip 200k instead of 2k...

Talking about tipping 200k VND, I have a friend who first time in HCMC, he tipped 500k and later then realised, he mistaken 500k to be 50k... too many 0s.

I normally will tips to 10K to 100K depends on their service. That time, there is 1 waitress where her service was good, my friend and I tip her 300K. Is it a must to tips in VN? The 1st time I went to VN 2004, my friend tips and I also follow them tips. Even those VB accompany me also ask me to tips.

[MIFAcafe]

They saw a walking ATM, every time they met you.

Originally Posted by FireShark

I normally will tips to 10K to 100K depends on their service. That time, there is 1 waitress where her service was good, my friend and I tip her 300K. Is it a must to tips in VN? The 1st time I went to VN 2004, my friend tips and I also follow them tips. Even those VB accompany me also ask me to tips.

[naemlo]

Originally Posted by FireShark

I normally will tips to 10K to 100K depends on their service. That time, there is 1 waitress where her service was good, my friend and I tip her 300K. Is it a must to tips in VN? The 1st time I went to VN 2004, my friend tips and I also follow them tips. Even those VB accompany me also ask me to tips.

Depends on individual customer whether to tip or not. Most of the time in Vietnam, my VND will pass to my ger to settle all bills. She will also tip 10-20k so it is like a norm to me. I learnt from the local.

[FireShark]

Originally Posted by MIFAcafe

They saw a walking ATM, every time they met you.

MIFAcafe, 10-20K dong is not much as it seems to me like a culture to me. I will also buy those big sweep in vn if an old man or lady approach me. In disco, I even tips the manager and bouncers 100-200K. Cos when my friends high or drunk, they help me to take care of my friends out of trouble.

[Seletar]

Originally Posted by FireShark

MIFAcafe, 10-20K dong is not much as it seems to me like a culture to me. I will also buy those big sweep in vn if an old man or lady approach me. In disco, I even tips the manager and bouncers 100-200K. Cos when my friends high or drunk, they help me to take care of my friends out of trouble.

Those big sweep cost 10k, my ger said don't buy so I don't care. I give to those no hand no leg one 10k and those security in disco I tip 50k...

[FireShark]

Originally Posted by volcano

depends on the condition that you are bringing in,if the ipads are not in boxes then its perfectly fine..

if the ipads are still unsealed in boxes then the officers will be able to give some problem..it will not be imported tax but its VAT..

Agree. In each country, there are different duties imposed on items when the item is new. Even for Singapore, if you buy a LV Bag, it is new and if it still in a LV Carrier, you are liable to pay duties

[FireShark]

Originally Posted by naemlo

Depends on individual customer whether to tip or not. Most of the time in Vietnam, my VND will pass to my ger to settle all bills. She will also tip 10-20k so it is like a norm to me. I learnt from the local.

Wow, Naemlo let her ger handle all his $$$, He still dare to say he "ALONE" in vn

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by FireShark

Wow, Naemlo let her ger handle all his $$$, He still dare to say he "ALONE" in vn

only you bother to reply him...see i knew he XNN...also dun bother...he only replied to sexrookie...just because sexrookie dun bother to read up...

[bolueeleh]

tipping security is a must in my opinion, and have to tip them before you are drunk, many times i have to be "escorted" to the toilet in a drunken stupor.
also as to prevent any trouble that may arise, i.e. people not knock against ur table and cause all drinks to spill.