How she left South Africa and became financially free in Vietnam

Why did Rebecca leave South Africa and move to Vietnam? In this video I talk about her journey and why she chose Vietnam to live and work.
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0:00 Introduction
1:00 Life in South Africa
2:47 Why Vietnam?
3:12 Teaching in Vietnam
3:40 How much do you make?
4:15 LBH
5:30 How do you become an English teacher?
6:15 Pay in Vietnam as a minority
7:45 Should you be an English teacher?
8:30 Expat Johns
10:20 Do you need to speak Vietnamese to live in Vietnam?
13:45 Elderly care in South Africa
16:00 Closer to Vietnamese
16:30 Did Vietnam change your life?
17:57 3 tips for moving to Vietnam
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[@brokethehabit]

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[@---of5ql]

Great personality, especially when she opened up about how she supports her parents! She should open her own center for sure

[@hakuchu]

You’re getting better at interviewing. She’s also very articulate! Loved the video

[@brokethehabit]

always be trying

[@RivianNurse]

Good job man! I'm a 51yr old Viet Kieu and wished I would have taken on an adventure like yours. Congrats and enjoy the ride!

[@hungo7720]

What a superb interview to give viewers a glance into the life of a South African expats here. She is a giddy and brisk young fellow. Personally, I also know a South African teacher in Vietnam who escaped the mental torment of divorce which haunted him for years. Now he has married a Vietnamese woman and definitely loves his life.

[@yamuiemata]

In Vietnam if you're a foreigner and speak basic Vietnamese words the daily life is much more fun because the locals are amazed😁

[@altran1125]

I am gonna have to take advantage of this. Dye my hair blond and wear blue contact lenses so they think I am white and speak perfect Vietnamese.

[@danhtrinh1769]

Her Vietnamese is good! Great positive attitude and caring daughter👍

[@marisolmeza3407]

Great stuff. Looking forward to my move there next year. Looking forward to teaching and helping others. Glad to hear some pay rates. I see stuff all over the board.

[@waylinnelson]

Another great interview! You ask great questions and always keep the conversation flowing. I’m loving this series.

[@brokethehabit]

Thanks for watching Waylin

[@Dfgzx12xyw]

U r awesome in asking questions!!! Way above of many of my subscribers. Keep up the good works!!!!

[@snake0911]

One of the better interviews

[@quangb8448]

Very smart, hard working woman!

[@kitty_s23456]

Thanks Peter for the vid & to Rebecca for the interview. I'm glad that she spoke about the income disparity among teachers and that it depends on one's skin color. I think another interviewee (Chris?) spoke of that too. She seems like a lovely & level headed young lady. Good luck to her & your endeavours.

[@ngandang96]

great interview!

[@johanbotha6705]

Awesome interview. You needed to spread your wings. I am so proud of you❤ 18:57

[@tp7988]

Just found your chanel and great interview.

[@chrismichaels6928]

Is it culturally frowned upon to stay in Vietnam for a year renewing 90 Day tourist visas? I meandered around Vietnam for 3 months in 2006 and fell in love with this incredible country.

[@tomevers6670]

Try it.

[@vanng5689]

Great interview. Very positive message. Wishing you best of luck.

[@tanpham762]

I am glad that she likes living in Vietnam. Hope she will be successful and happy there!

[@Blu-so8hc]

Informative interview. Would be interesting to see her daily YT vlogs while teaching.

[@scottgordon1781]

VN is too cool, just got back after my 3rd visit .

[@DungTran-zb6fr]

I will be retired in vietnam in the next 3 years....I am currently 41.. can't wait.. .great interview and love the girl personality...

[@JamesNguyen-fe6it]

Amazing interniew!

[@bchalcyonhalcyon3730]

She’s at an age where it’s shows her professionalism n growth, Việt Nam or any other country should be grateful to have people like her. She’s 100% right about the Whites that have a grudge against any race or nationality that they have zero knowledge of, the bad sound bites from their news media does not help. For 100yrs it’s been China this or Chinese that ,it’s sickening, the toxicity can’t be cure.

[@vicvic2081]

She's genuine

[@koreandude]

great vid! subbed! few tips, add currency rates as subtitltes. break up follow-up questions instead of asking a few at once.

[@jamesmarr349]

I like the comment about being a native-speaking South African. Not all South Africans are native English speakers, it's a fact. The authorities and schools should check the grade 12 certificates of potential teachers. If the certificate has English as the first language, then in all probability, they are English-speaking. However, if it states any other language is the candidate's first language, in that case, they shouldn't be teaching English unless they have a degree with English as a major as they are definitely not native English speakers.

[@Hoa240]

I meet a lot of South African English teachers where I live.

[@tankq888]

Getting better at interviewing, however let them finish answering before taking the microphone prematurely and then ask her another question. I've notice you taken the microphone back when she's still talking. Practice makes perfect =)

[@Navubi]

These videos are amazing! Teachers get paid pretty well in Vietnam :O

[@scottgordon1781]

Hmm depending on where the teacher is , $1000 /month is an average . House prices , mine is only $130k , houses are not given away . Yes , you will earn more as a teacher in Vietnam . Heard what a niece was earning , was told 9 years ago , could make $3-4 k a month . Go live in Nam , for sure !

[@hoanganhang8415]

Con tôi học tiếng anh giao tiếp ở thành phố Đồng Xoài -Bình Phước, Việt Nam 1 tuần học 2 buổi, 1 tháng học 8 buổi học phí 1,2 triệu việt nam đồng 1 tháng, một lớp học 20 -25 học sinh, một giáo viên dạy một ngày từ 4-5 lớp, tính ra thủ nhập một giáo viên khoảng hơn 100 triệu Việt Nam đồng/ tháng.❤

[@scottgordon1781]

@@hoanganhang8415 WOW :-)

[@ap548]

Hi, you should reach out to this youtuber "bisko" and interview him.

[@les8518]

I just love the Vietnamese people. And the country. Especially up north.

[@khoi0107]

i love her Vietnamese

[@simonlebon2022]

Does Vietnam still prefer White English teachers over Asian? A few years ago, a Viet Kieu KZbinr said while both he and his wife are teachers, his wife got hired on her first interview because she is White. He interviewed at several places but never got an offer. Then, someone finally told him that Vietnamese parents (being ignorant) only want their children to learn English from White teachers. Doesn't matter if the guy was borned in America and spoke English without an accent :(

[@mosqutio88]

I’ve noticed that locals who learned English from white teachers tend to have bad grammar and an accent of a lower socioeconomic white person from the US.

[@sdfv4zx]

what the pho is his channel.

[@KpopUnniesUwU]

No, it’s not right, my teachers in Vietnam are White, Black, Brown, South Asian, Southeast Asian and East Asian! And they are super nice and we love them!❤

[@mosqutio88]

@@KpopUnniesUwU Thanks for sharing. I’m sharing as a Native English speaker from the US.

[@KpopUnniesUwU]

@@mosqutio88 Yes, I understand. There are still lots of stereotypes exists, but we tried to be open minded now, pls don’t hate us!

[@ekingsabsab1036]

Next interview: Bisko 😊

[@donkeykong516]

White South Africans losing white privileged in South Africa and had not many choice but leave.

[@luongo7886]

If White people can tell us Viets to speak their language in their countries, then it would be fair for us to tell them to speak Vietnamese in Vietnam.

[@anthonytran7566]

Fair is fair !!!!

[@luongo7886]

@@anthonytran7566 EVERYONE must speak Vietnamese!!!😁

[@mosqutio88]

When in Vietnam speak Vietnamese

[@luongo7886]

@@mosqutio88 I purpose that ALL signs must have BIG VIETNAMESE prints with English prints about only a quarter in size to let foreigners learn some Vietnamese language. We should make it illegal to have only English prints. Any business or individuals caught doing this will be fined.

[@168secondssomewhere]

In Belgium, the huge majority of Viet living here don't speak a word of any of our local languages and nobody really cares. Stop generalise, maybe.

[@tommydong8070]

She made equivalent to $700 US dollars per month in her first year is good amount. The biggest expense is lodgings as food is cheap in VN.

[@ocmanga5685]

700$ vào năm đại dịch corona ( 2020 ) là một mức lương tốt. Thật vui khi hiện tại cô ấy có một công việc toàn thời gian với mức lương 2000$. Đó là một mức cao tại VN.

[@AznVi3tx]

She's lovely

[@tednguyen7258]

white woman and asian men go great together

[@Vertex-xy8ts]

She called South Africa a western country!lol

[@Accuface2000]

It's quite a developed country. More developed than Vietnam, Philippines. Get out of your basement and travel

[@Hathaykobanghayhat]

So smart girl...by the way, she's cute..❤❤❤

[@thaido3220]

You don’t need to speak Vietnamese when you are in the country. The reason is people who don’t understand or speak English belong to the working class and it’s just fun for them that you try to speak to them in Vietnamese. However if you want to make a living in VN by teaching English you should play dumb and limit your Vietnamese speaking skill to a minimum because your students expect you to teach them and converse with them in English and not Vietnamese. May be I am wrong but Vietnamese who can afford to pay someone to teach them English are very “arrogant” and want to show off a lot and it’s not their fault because the media keeps telling them that VN is #1 and soon will surpass even Singapore. One typical example is when they won a soccer match vs Thailand they paraded in the streets, insulted the Thai’s players and partied all night to wake up drunk and go to work for a company owned by Thai’s business man.

[@vandydandy2697]

Learning an Asian language as a native English speaker is a full time job. It’s not like learning basic Spanish. People who think you should fully learn the language of the country you’re in are shortsighted.

[@happyyoggi3894]

Well interesting. If you are black or color people then you make less money with the same position in Viet Nam. So in the US the companies treat people better. I came from Viet Nam in the 80s, got scholarship and studied computer engineering. At that time, the magazine "Times" wrote an article about us "Jewish children of the 80s" about the Viet kids in the university who studied science, engineering, ... the professors only said "We did not recommend you to enter STEM, ...." Well to be practical, we are from poor country we need to study whatever that easy to find job and make a lot of money. Electronic Design Automation did make a lot of money in the past and now due to Artificial Intelligent and the paid not bad.

[@KpopUnniesUwU]

My experience was different, my teachers were coming from all different backgrounds and they got treat the same in HCM City! I don’t know other area! There were one time there was an agressive White teachers at my school and we reported to Principal and weeks after he got kicked out! So it’s fair!

[@IvanNguyen-ky6nn]

@@KpopUnniesUwU nice to hear that!

[@ocmanga5685]

@@KpopUnniesUwUĐó chỉ là lời bình luận của một kẻ chống đối, ghen ghét đố kỵ . Thậm chí hắn còn không đưa ra được một dẫn chứng nào.

[@monchichipower6334]

These people want escape the hustle and hard work in their own city That’s the new generation I want the easier way in life and fly to low economy country

[@mitchellsouphasith3763]

Wow. American social security makes more than a teacher in South Africa?

[@altran1125]

yea but cost of living a is a lot more. Also you have to pay for social security it ain't free.

[@thanhthuyang9697]

Chào Cô Gái Xinh Đẹp từ Hà Nội - Việt Nam..⚘⚘⚘& ❤❤❤ to You!!!

[@floydmayweather2043]

You may be a teacher, but what will you do for retirement?

[@suem7500]

Careers are never linear so I'm sure that her "can-do" attitude will have her settled for retirement. 'n Boer maak 'n plan!

[@antvn222]

She’ll be begging for donations

[@longnguyenfromusa]

How easy is it to illegally work in Vietnam as a Viet Kieu? Do you have any experience or may know someone? Know anyone who got caught? And were they fined and/or deported? Unless you are a digital nomad, have a work permit, or have savings, I assume you would have to work illegally if you plan to live in Vietnam for several years.

[@chautiendung]

Not financially free? Financially freedom.😢

[@YEEEEETSKIII]

Most of these english teachers in vietnam aren't even qualified all they did was take a quick teaching course lol.

[@jenala3896]

nhìn cánh tay xâm tùm lum mất cảm tình….hình như là phong trào hay sao !?!. hay là để chứng minh mình là cái gì ??. về già sẽ thấy liền

[@monchichipower6334]

Odd why would she want buy property in Vietnam I hate to live in a city/country and I stick out like sore thumb . Odd looks and stares I want look like the people and demographic in my city

[@Nerdytimhieu]

Her ex is BISKO

[@anthonytran7566]

You look like South Africa Indian.

[@antvn222]

She’s illegally overstaying and working. Ffs

[@antebellumblackamerican7408]

Wait why are you bring up black people...are we in your minds that much???

[@brokethehabit]

for a full discussion on minorities, as well as did you hear the response

[@---of5ql]

I can’t breathe It’s very humid in Vietnam!

[@simba8665]

@@brokethehabit Thank you for bring that up, that's very informative for black people who are looking to travel

[@chaksha]

You’re so sensitive

[@antebellumblackamerican7408]

Lok😂​@@---of5ql

[@fancyfoodexperience6351]

Nice decision to move to Vietnam.

[@sebastianniqvist3144]

She is very entrepreneurial and a go-getter. I would love to chat with her. What’s her KZbin and TikTok ?

[@brokethehabit]

It's in the description!

[@tednguyen7258]

she needs a viet bf

[@howtoduit]

She said in the video that she has a great Vietnamese partner.

[@anthonytran7566]

May be Ted be her bf for a nong time !!!!

[@tednguyen7258]

she a good girl

[@tednguyen7258]

she did?

[@altran1125]

@@tednguyen7258 yea she said she got a viet bf. Not sure if it her ex or the one now.

[@ThinkAndSaySomethingStupid]

There is a difference between Black and White teacher, because many Vietnamese parents, old generation, still think that English native speakers are white.