Ho Chi Minh City - Post Report Question and Answers

What do you wish you had known about this particular city/country before moving there?

This was actually my last choice when making a list of possible assignments, because I don't like big cities. However, I am so glad we are here, and am enjoying what HCMC, and Vietnam as a whole, has to offer! Just don't leave anything with fabric outside. It will get covered in mildew, and you will end up having to throw it away. - Sep 2021


They say you come to Vietnam and you understand a lot in a few minutes, but the rest has got to be lived. Vietnam is a fascinating country. I wish that I had more time to experience it. Also, Vietnamese is really, really hard. - Jul 2019


How polluted it is in the city - it's a strain some days. - Mar 2016


How much I would love it. It honestly is a great place to live. - Aug 2015


You can really get anything you want here. We brought too much! - May 2014


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