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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?