What’s the one thing you love (or find challenging) about Vietnam?

What surprised you the most about how Vietnamese people view foreigners?

This is difficult to watch... So much admiration for Westerners, it's pathetic to be honest.. Be proud of who you are! These people are too brainwashed by Western media..

We europeans are the envy of the world

We europeans are the envy of the world

Europeans are the envy of the world

Nobody likes indians, blacks and arabs

Nice video and thanks for amazing tips.

I was in Vietnam 1 week ago and I stayed for 2 weeks. I skipped a lot of things / activities and left the country earlier then planned because i couldn't find connection with locals / people in general. I don't want to judge or blame, and i am a positive / optimistic person. but i felt the judgement all the time. the way people talk to me, how the hand signs just waved me away, making fun of me even tho i can handle a lot and ofcourse people make jokes sometimes especially about other continents. but this became really uncomfertable after a while and it came to a point that i sadly enough had to leave the country just to have a relief of these bad experiences. Is there anybody who can relate?

Seems like “foreigner” = white/european

I like those bowls 🍜

Nobody likes the dark ones?

It's funny to see that vietnamese men don't want western women, but vietnamese women want western men. It's like vietnamese men want traditional women and most western women can't provide that. Western men are open to be tradtional, since they aren't brain***ed by Femi*ist.

Vietnamese are a great and forgiving people. I appreciate they accept Americans with smiles on their faces regardless of our involvement in the Vietnam war.

Vietnamese girls are catty everywhere you go…if you have more (money, looks, men, language skills, whatever), they’ll hate on you, if you have less, they’ll piss on you. Also, remember that our skin tone is darker than whites so image if whites treat us differently because of our tones. Our people needs to be mindful of such. If we accept that we treat people of different skin tones differently , why do we get upset when East Asians call the Vietnamese jungle Asians.

Vietnam is amazing but to improve things and also the perception foreigners have (both Asian foreigners and non-Asian) 1) Be on time- number one gripe of all foreigners in Vietnam including fellow Asians 2) Tell the truth, don't BS/lie to our face (saving face wastes time and creates distrust. Honest is best.) 3) Don't throw trash and destroy the beauty of your own country- always amazes me because Vietnam is so beautiful 4) Think ahead, plan, make medium and long term plans. Living in the moment is great but will not get the respect of others including Japanese, Malaysians, Germans, Americans, etc. 5) Stop with the concept of 'Western' and "Asian''. There are hundreds of different 'Western' and 'Asian' cultures which are deeply different from each other. Japan and UK probably have more in common with each other than Vietnam and Malaysia do.

Humility goes a long way.

That young man is very wise. Vietnamese people are great people.

I love this. Im two days in saigon discovering my mothers country (from los angeles) and was super curious about how darker skinned expats handle the racism here.

I love this. Im two days in saigon from los angeles and was super curious about how darker skinned expats handle the racism here.

Thanks so much for this interview... its so interesting xx

Honestly, Vietnamese food does stink sometimes. The noodle soup is the best but some of the fish oily kind of smells don’t work and I don’t know. I just think Thai food smells good for distance but not Vietnamese food. No offense intended it’s just my bias.

Vietnam does not vote but this is a classic example why the voting age should be raised to 26. All over the world governments are faling to these clueless young people...i'm not kidding

Women want a man with a big wallet or big wee- wee. Sorry most Vietnamese men aren't rich and definitely don't have the other thing down town.

I’ve been to Vietnam twice and it was great. Everyone was very nice and I had tons of fun

The further I get into this the more I wanna make more comments about this guy. He keeps saying just be upfront about what you want so that basically he can ask for anything he wants, but then he can turn to the girl and say well I told you what I wanted don’t complain if what I want was kind of shitty for the other person

Wait til they come to the US. They are going to see that Americans or other western people are far from deserving to be put on a pedestal the way they do. 😂😂

Australian guy is telling you that he wants to have sex with as many other women there as possible and if they get attached to him, he’s going to call them out for being annoying because they got feelings for him. What a great guy. And don’t forget to be very feminine for him because he’s so masculine.

Avoid politics? Lie that it’s a religious belief just to get out of a weird situation? That doesn’t sound like a real cultural exchange or a way that people get to know each other and make a better world.

You do a nice job letting the people you’re interviewing talk instead of talking over them. But do not abide by people’s crazy superstitions just to make them happy. That is exactly what makes superstitions last. And there is no such thing as it being bad to open an umbrella inside a home and whatever Ohio. Letting old people eat first that’s kind of like a courtesy that makes sense but this stuff about don’t sing in the dark and all that stuff forget it. People have to be courteous, but also adjust to reality so they don’t live in the middle ages don’t like you because you want to sing in the dark , that’s fine. Just move on.

Overseas Vietnamese here 😂

They want to learn English to marry a foreign person. So why is it important to them to marry a foreign person who I assume would be American or English?

Trust me, western worlds aren't what it's cracked up to be. I'm from Canada and I've been in Vietnam for 4 months now. Many of us are fleeing the states and Canada because the cost of living is through the roof. A $1 banh mi is better than a $20 subway sub lol. You guys are right, we always want what we cannot have. Interesting to hear your guys point of view. We found Vietnamese friendly for the most part. Older people tend to be a bit cold but younger generation are very friendly!

Good video: Being Latino and a law enforcement officer I went to Vietnam with my wife that is Vietnamese and they treated me so differently than everyone else . They even pulled my a side to ask why I was married to a Vietnamese woman? And they looked at my passport and asked why I had a Spanish last name but my passport says USA? I felt like Vietnam is behind in regards to interracial . marriage

I worked in California in the city of Garden Grove. I worked in Little Saigon for many years. A large portion of the employees in our company were Vietnamese. They were very intelligent and hard working, unlike some of the employees. They were all friendly and pleasant. I do have one criticism. I tried to date some of the women. They would be friends at work, but would not have a relationship. They said their families would not approve. The men on the other hand had no problems with being friends after work.

It’s disheartening to see how foreign privilege is still prevalent in Vietnam, where locals often seem to be treated as second-class citizens in their own country. This dynamic is deeply unfair and reflects poorly on both the culture that allows it and those who benefit from it without question. While I appreciate the open discussion, Skye, I urge you to be more mindful of the narrative you’re setting on your channel. By casually addressing these issues without critique, you risk attracting an audience that may exploit or feed into this inequality. That said, it’s encouraging to see that many young people in Vietnam today are developing greater self-respect and no longer giving undue importance to someone being foreign. To those who come here to take advantage of Vietnam’s hospitality and kindness: shame on you. Vietnam’s warmth should inspire mutual respect, not exploitation.

Emily is gorgeous! Is she single and available?!

My heart goes out to Vietnamese, Filipino, and many other Asian men and women who are born in countries where their currency is at a monumental disadvantage to the American Dollar. $1 US is 25,390 Vietnamese Dong $1 US is 58 Philippine Peso No matter how hard a Vietnamese or Filipino man works, they cannot overcome that stark disadvantage in the purchasing power of their respective currencies. Their productivity is literally being stolen from them from currency conversion alone. In essence, these men cannot compete with men from Western countries simply because of the stark disadvantage in their respective currencies alone. Western men are at a huge unfair economic advantage in the dating market in these Asian countries. This causes the many of the most productive men and women to leave their home countries in Asia to move to western countries. If they were on equal economic standing, their choices would not be so stark.

Envy is a big problem in Asia, NOT just vietnam. However, it is the worst in the PI, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Especially, from the men. Of all ages. It is taught to the young boys from men of all ages.

A lot can be said about the western countries being more developed, but western countries have lost their humanity. This is why westerners are flocking to Asia and other regions of the world, where people are still real and not fake and cold.

Most common stereotype, is that when Vietnamese think about foreigner, they think about American. Most precisely US citizens. But the world is much larger place "outside" than US. As European, I would also argue that most European countries are better places to live, as in quality of living, than US.

LIGHTER SKIN AND THE USA BOMBED THEM INTO THE PAST AND THE WHYT MAN SAID BLK PEOPLE ARE THE PROBLEM BUT WITH MORE WHYT PEOPLE IN VIETNAM USA CAN'T BOMB THEM AGAIN, TO MANY USA CHILDREN THERE. GREAT MOVE REALLY.

People start acting funny when other people prefer white😂

i would move to saigon in a heartbeat because of the weather norway is a very cold country both climate and people-wise

I love Vietnam coffee =D

I'm an American man and i live in saigon. The people here are very friendly indeed, yes. But not when you're driving a car or riding a motorbike. I will live in Vietnam until I die.

Never change Vietnam. Never.

Starbucks isn't shet compared to Vietnam coffee. Starbucks= diabetes

Skye are you American?

Well, I'd take a small Asian lady over an American woman any day. But that's my opinion