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Originally Posted by spets1
is it reasonable to stay in vietnam 100 bucks a month?
Not possible unless you want to have a dingy small room with no windows and only eat non-nourishing food 2 times a day and limiting yourself to only staying inside your room.
Its all in your search. Ive stayed here for over a yr before a couple yrs ago and am currently here now but haven't been bothered to reopen my poker account yet due to the stories I hear about how bothersome it can be. But I am now and report back on how that goes.
Vietnam middle name is inconsistency. I think its due to the fact that no one really knows what they are doing, even the 'professionals' of their trade. Everything you do here is wrapped in ******edness. Just something you have to accept living here.
Spending money is just like what a poster on the first page mention. You can go low end which is just fine imo or high end and anywhere in between. From a one dollar meal from a street vendor that consist of small portion of rice, meat of your choice with some veggie sides and a small cup of soup. {still very good if you know where to go and find the right place] to going to a 5 star hotel and paying 100 bucks for a meal. There is all ranges if your willing to look.
Regarding accommodations. Its not easy but i found a newly built place to live for 100 usd a month [ phu nhuan district, non furnished. I just bought it all myself and sold it when I left. Still way cheaper. ]. I had to pay for my own utilities. it consisted of a medium sized room and another medium size room for everything else[ living room, bathroom, cooking area] Its was perfect for me as i was solo. It was on a dedicated 4th floor with my own entrance and place to park my bike on the bottom floor. Is it easy to find? No. But its there, you just have to look for it and knowing how to find it would make it easier. I basically got lucky in my relentless search. But I think lowest amount you can expect to spend here is 300 usd a month and thats not wasting a dime. That being 200 for decent accommodations and 100 a month on food at those food stalls mentioned above. rest is up to you. I also bought a used reliable motorbike for like 200. renting one can cost 100 a month for a nice one and taking taxis is expensive for the locals here. motor bike taxis are a lot better but will still add up especially if you use it for everywhere you go. [1-1.5 for like a mile, one way]
Im curently in the country [ Tra Vinh ] area where i built my own small house. 12k for those whos wondering and its the same format on the place i rented mention aboved just bigger and way better. very modern but no stupid high cost luxuries. Just bang for buck of the very nice stuff. Im very happy with what I ended up with. I wouldnt build in saigon but since i decided to not live there anymore, building was the only option because finding a nice place to rent in a non major city is impossible, Hotels would be your only real option. When in Saigon i only hung around expats, mainly viet kieus. Didnt like the club scene. Im more of a stay at home mainly quiet type of person anyway. I found the locals very ignorant, usually always showing off, and expected me to be a certain way since im a viet kieu. Most locals are very childish and even the business men here dont suit my liking to be friends with. But thats just me.
If anyone would like to ask me any question about Vietnam I would be happy to share my opinions. Give me a few weeks and ill report on how getting poker again started goes.
Also for those who play sng or tournaments a must have is a ups unit [small will do but up to you] and a small generator enough to power your pc. power spikes happen here all the time and if that happens your internet connection and computer will reboot which can be frustrationg when you are down to 3 people left at a table. the ups will give u enough time to start a generator till you complete your games. another option would just buy a good long lasting ups where it will give you at least 1 hr plus of play to finish your games but of course this wouldnt work with large tournaments.
I play 9/10 man sng. I would lose like 30% of my profits when i was in saigon for over a year before because i couldnt get back on in time or get back and my chip count got crippled. 2-3 minutes relogging was devastating for frequent power fluctuations.