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Thank you for sharing...good that it come back up...:)

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Bravo!!!! Next mth my turn go hcm!!!! :D

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Hahaha
Have you ever seen a leopard change their spot?

Happy hibernating.

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Can tupang something? quality dog food?:p

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My house alot.. u come take.. nbz.. ask me buy dog foods from hcm...

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Went to Khoe Massage on Monday. Nice massage without hanky panky I think. 3 rates available. Thai and Shiatsu massage at 199k Dong, Oil massage at 199k Dong and Shiatsu massage on specified areas at 299k Dong all 3 packages at 75 mins. I think they same as Ngoc Anh Massage but this massage I went to is much better than the Ngoc Anh in D3. Facilities like sauna,steam room and shower is much much cleaner than Ngoc Anh. Tips I think is standard 150k Dong to the masseuse. The ladies here are prettier than those in Ngoc Anh too. If the lady has big boobs serving u tea then u hv a very good down blouse sight. They hv 4 branches and I went to the D1 shop. Address is 160 bis Bui Thi Xuan, P.PNL Q1. This shop inside a hotel. 9th floor reception.

Re: Vietnam - HCM (Thread 3)
 

[QUOTE=meiset;12966792]Went to Khoe Massage on Monday. Nice massage without hanky panky I think. 3 rates available. Thai and Shiatsu massage at 199k Dong, Oil massage at 199k Dong and Shiatsu massage on specified areas at 299k Dong all 3 packages at 75 mins. I think they same as Ngoc Anh Massage but this massage I went to is much better than the Ngoc Anh in D3. Facilities like sauna,steam room and shower is much much cleaner than Ngoc Anh. Tips I think is standard 150k Dong to the masseuse. The ladies here are prettier than those in Ngoc Anh too. If the lady has big boobs serving u tea then u hv a very good down blouse sight. They hv 4 branches and I went to the D1 shop. Address is 160 bis Bui Thi Xuan, P.PNL Q1. This shop inside a hotel. 9th floor reception.khoemassage.com

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For normal clean massage, I tip 100k only. Can advise me if that is too little?

My vietnamese colleague gave lesser at 50k only. Am I doing it wrong?

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It's on the English side of the menu. The Vietnamese side didn't hv the clause of service charge and I asked the receptionist and she said it's standard tip for the foreigners.

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No lah.... not ask you buy from HCM? I suspect dog food there sub standard.... asking you to bring some good quality ones over there, do some charity lah.

Cannot neber mind.... my thoughts are goot enuff....:D

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Thanks for the info. I am always looking for good & clean matxa.
100k is ok. Not stingy and not extravagant.

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From a bystander (been 2 years since my last foray to HCM, for short work stay), this thread now makes for better reading minus the negativity and barbs. :p

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there is no such thing as standard tippings lol..its just a way for them to earn money and bcos some foreigners dunno that they are suppose to tips.

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If I may tell their side of the story...this was told to me by the local gals who are my friends. They said lots of foreigners come in to VN thinking they must be dirt poor and give tips like US$1 or $2. I have come across foreigners who actually have a lot of these small dollar bills to give away as tips. And some of the locals actually feel insulted.

I am not saying to give money away like Santa Claus or spoil market. But come on. VND100k is only like S$6. When I take the taxi to airport, fare comes to 150k, I would give 200k. When the company sends a driver to pick me up and send me for site inspections, if its a long drive like 2 hrs, I tip the driver 100-200k.

Anyway it is my hope that foreigners to VN do not act like misers and give their respective countries a bad name. It's not easy to make a living in VN for the locals with rising inflation etc so do help whenever u can. Just sharing my opinion.

PS: I used to NOT give tips or give very little during my early years in VN until I made lots of local friends who explained better how things work. Their basic salaries are just enough for the basics like rentals, food etc and they really count on tips to go that extra mile. :)

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just got 16,250 with a $1k note at Cho Benh Thanh

i'm bringing a friend to try Tram Chin on Monday. anyone wanna join do let me know, don't mind meeting new people.

heard the food isn't that great, but well, it's not the main draw right?

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my friend just msg me...here is the latest exchange rate at 4.30pm local time...:)

S$ 1 - 16270
S$ 1 - 16300 for S$ 1k note one pc

inside CBT Stall 624...:)

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oh my gosh, think i need to change place to change my money from now on... lol

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Hey everyone

First timer will be going this weekend to HCM until monday
Any advice on where best place to stay to get food, girls ?

Tried looking previous pages for tips, but so many pages and make me more confuse lol

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only difference of 50k if changing $1k...still acceptable lol

Tram Chim food sucks if compare to other place..the standard of the gals also drop drastically over the years

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I would like to join you guys at Tram Chin, how do we contact each other? Rgds,

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Booked blue diamond thru agoda
Nabeyz kana charged extra usd15 also cos no married cert
So is partial girl friendly pui
But breakfast was good

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its a stunt for the staff to earn money...u have paid for the rooms..cannot refund..so lan lan have to give the $15

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Bros i am visiting HCM for the first time and very interested to know where/how to find high quality escort/model for ST.. Appreciate if any senior bro can advise, thanks!

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hi bro,

Why should giving US$1 or 2 consider insulting them? That is because they used to receive alot of tip in tourist area which change their attitude.
US$1-2 enough to buy them food in their own local place....when their salary just enough to pay rental and food, any tip they received should feel happy, why still need to feel being insulted?

Some vietnamese like to tip esp. with their foreign friend around for the sake of "showing off" implied they are of a higher status.
Personally i think tipping is really bad in this kind of country, it make them always demand tip irregardless their service is good or bad. When someone give less or no tip, they end up giving poor attitude. (Does not include those job where there is no salary, only earn tip)

Taxi fare 150K and u give 200K :eek: You are really generous.
Ppl from poor country have their way of survival.

No offence, just my POV.

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yes...some of them actually think that we owe them tips and its a must..:mad:

to me,u got to earn the tips..its not a must.

i encounter a few times where the waiters and security guard looking after bike comment that "rich and got money ride expensive bike but tips so little"

i simply turn around smile at them and say back in Vietnamese..."dont take it then if its too little":D

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Dung roi...
if want tip....must work hard do extra.....not because they have lower wages can expect ppl giving more tips to them to go the extra mile.

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Don't worry no offence taken. As I mentioned, it's just my opinion... and I used to think like u, too... during my early years in VN. Btw 50k vnd is only S$3... I don't think that's generous.


Yes there are those who give bad service and u have the right not to tip as a show of protest.

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Been in Vietnam for donkey years and I yet to tip taxi driver more than 10k :D Normally, if there are small loose change, I will not collect from the driver. Example, if the fare is 95k and I pay 100k, I will not take up 5k but if the fare is 90k then tough luck, I will take back 10k. Maybe, I am stingy. :D

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To me 50k is big amount. About 30% on top of the bill. Think American waiter or waitress dun get 30% on tips. Anyway, it is your money. As long as u are happy, who bothers.

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Cheap Naemlo!!!!!:p