Teaching and modeling in Saigon | Vietnam expat life

6 months of teaching abroad in Vietnam. I share with you 7 facts about the Vietnamese culture that was very unusual for me.
Say hi in the comments, and let me know which fact from my video was the most interesting to you!:)
/ elibakunova - on my Instagram I share more about programs abroad, traveling and my daily life

[@edgargraadtvanroggen7384]

Eli, I think you should become an ambassador of peace and understanding for our planet

[@jimkinkade6919]

Your Vietnam experience was better than mine. I was stationed there in 1971.

[@yourmother7855]

I imagine it was...it has def changed I imagine

[@vincentperratore4395]

I was there too, during the same time period, not for pleasure I'm afraid.

[@sova3ful]

Bombing the Vietnamese in their country?

[@pritam.k]

💀

[@adrianaivanoff9899]

@B Z That’s not okay to taunt a Vet with the same questions people used to yell in their faces. I really can’t understand why you’d be so cruel to do it again to them. Be respectful for the people who sacrificed a portion of their life for you in what they were told was for our freedom.

[@bengreatorex502]

"I've learned a lot about perseverance, love and courage from Vietnamese people." Brilliant.

[@nvkotian7539]

You are explaining and informing the things about a country about their day to day routines Noone ever done it before. Even in your other videos about Russia you did the same thing through which I learnt about innermost activities of people which otherwise seems irrelevant to many people. Thanks for unfolding. You are unique in your own way. Distinctly different from other Vloggers.

[@alantaylor6803]

You said just what I wanted to say. Eli tells about the different cultures in a very open and easy way. And her beauty makes learning even more enjoyable.

[@capricorntwenty]

Dear Eli I'm not surprised that you are a model, for surely you are the most beautiful example of womanhood on this earth, plus your calm and compassionate nature endears you to everyone. I am writing this on the 10th April 2022 when you have announced that you will make no more videos. We all understand why. I hope that you are safe from harm Eli, as all that you have done is to promote the people of Russia, and their way of life, nothing else. Much love from Cornwall, England

[@olehippy13]

thats cool . things sure have changed since i was there in 1972 as a medic at 3rd Field Hospital OR in Saigon.

[@arnaldomartins100]

Eli thanks for showing us the Vietnamese wedding culture which surprise me also because it starts so early, here in Macau the wedding party usually take place at weekends evening time. Btw, your videos are very instructive especially talking about Russia and specifically in Siberia. Good job Eli, hope you can show us more about your country. Regards Arnaldo

[@vincentperratore4395]

Too right! Only yesterday I'd half a mind to start taking Russian lessons!

[@lubarealtormiami9750]

Hi! Such an interesting channel! You are doing a great job!

[@Lonewolf-gr2nh]

Thanks for sharing. You are quite an amazing lady. ❤

[@user-tl2iu9mx3l]

For my wedding in vietnam they had similar studios for wedding pictures as well. We took several pictures in about 10 sets and then went outdoors. I think that was great. I was told it cost about 650usd not too sure about that because of translation. If I remember correctly I think that included the dress, photoshoot, editing and cd of the pictures and the pictures themselves. The wedding you showed was the reception. We also had a ceremony. Obviously it may vary from region to region.

[@christraveldiary4446]

amazing interesting Vlog , beautiful footage 😃keep up the good job 😀

[@MarcusvanBelkum]

Good video! Keep it up :) enjoying your style of presenting yourself

[@southernMan1]

OMG I"M Stunned by your beauty. Working out looked fun. Green looked Great on you.

[@karl-heinztack7129]

... went to Paris, Prague and the British island up to the very north when I was young and it was educative and interesting as well. For vacation north sea island stays were nice because of the clear air to breathe and no car traffic. Enjoyed a south Norway round trip. - Asia, the eastern languages - beyond what was to think about. Besides: "Dobry den" and "Jedno pivo, prosim !" - Good job of yours ! - regards

[@altaylor3988]

Eli Vietnam has been good for you ...Never seen you SMILE so much ...Even your Eyes are Smiling!!!!. The Temperatures are great ...far far better that living in all that Snow and Ice

[@esce69]

They probably wore masks because Covid already started and they had gotten used to responding quickly to such outbreaks, from previous outbreaks like MERS and SARS.....unlike in the west. I remember because I went there myself in those years and even in Airports they already scanned body temp. Love your video's, you cover everything from +30 to -30. Looking forward to your next! 🤍

[@hershellacey9405]

I believe they were masks because the street air is dirty.

[@claytontucker8179]

Interesting people right. As a child I made friends with a family from there, where I lived in Oakville. We are still friends to this day. I found the mother was the first to wake up early. She was in the kitchen preparing the days meals for everyone. My friends at an early age also worked. Having newspaper routes or removing snow from pathways with shovels. The seasons from Canada originally scared my friends. The trees had no leaves as it was winter, when they arrived. Also some buildings here are painted white. To my friends it reminded them of hospitals from home. So you could imagine the thoughts in their minds eye. It takes courage to live in a new location, far from your own culture, also patience. Take care Eli :):)

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

11 am is breakfast for me LOL. It's so cool you lived in so many places. Enjoying your videos a lot ❤

[@pookiewookie9309]

You look so more happy. Sparkling & relaxed. Enjoying life.

[@TallulahBelle3276]

Thank you, Eli! 💝🌎💝

[@misfitslionking4205]

Hey Eli, I love everything about Russia: food culture, and people, and I wish someone like you could walk into my life one day. And I appreciate the beauty in you it makes my day.

[@applemandalayapplemandalay9344]

I'm very understand that you speak. Thank sooo much❤❤

[@melissagaelleaudibert863]

Wow vietnam is beautiful !!

[@dannydine5263]

Love Hong Nhan by Jack. I love all the music in these videos of Eli's. I wish all the music was listed so I could look it up. Maybe a lot of it is and I haven't noticed.

[@frankng792000]

The time for wedding party in Vietnam are different depend on the couple family or family book for the party. My wedding was in the evening and it lasted to night. And most wedding we do sing karaoke and we aslo dance too.

[@abdirahmanmohamed905]

My sister your videos always is good i got experiens about english languge you are talking.

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

A few years ago we had French tenants who had 2 daughters around 9 and 10 and they asked me if i could tutor them in English on Fridays. It was fun but difficult to prepare exercises and homework, etc! but fun.

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

I would be very intrigued to hear your opinion after living for some time in Canada or Québec 👍

[@NghiaNeo1230]

hi, your video is so cute and real :)). I've got something i wanna share with you. Wearing mask in the present, i think because of Corona virus. the air in VN is not clean, you know. If ur video has vietnamese subtitle, it will be attracted by VN views. My E is not good, i dont know that you can understand or not. Thank you for your sharing, keep it up. I'm big fan, have a good day, Elina.

[@a_seaoasis]

Nghia Neo 👍🏼 Your English is very good.

[@NghiaNeo1230]

@@a_seaoasis yeah thanks, bro.

[@a_seaoasis]

@@NghiaNeo1230 You're welcome. I'm an older sister and a Vietnamese American. I left Saigon in 1978. Your English is at a level much higher than many native Americans. Be proud and keep on writing in beautiful English. When I read some comments in Vietnamese language on KZbin, I was surprised of new ways in expression and words. I assume that Vietnamese language has been evolved since 1979.

[@NghiaNeo1230]

@@a_seaoasis woa. So great. You make my day, sis. I'm appreciate that. Is there any your relatives in Vietnam? and have you come back Vietnam since 1978 yet?. With me, if I were not Vietnamese, I would suppose to say that Vietnamese language was too hard to learn. By the way, talking with a Vietnamese American or a native American, I really really interested in.

[@quangdoan7073]

As for the gym, there are indoor gyms that have air conditioning. It just depend on the gym you choose to go too.

[@AncientScotty]

Thank you for the post.

[@ProfBridge]

Eli, I love your red hair. It is beautiful and so are you.

[@cyberla]

So beautiful and pleasant!

[@laurahernandes6658]

Hello Eli, Hopefully youtube algorithm suggest your channel, and I love your videos, please keep going share your life there in Vietnam, and I would like to know how you get modeling job, if there are some internet page or facebook group when you can see this kind of jobs opportunities, I looking forward your next video!!!!

[@mariansmith7694]

The children are beautiful!

[@mountaintimewiththelord53]

Wow! I am totally living on a Vietnamese timeline. That's like my ideal haha

[@gaffarshaik7215]

Nice song eli

[@danielaojeda2196]

Hi Elina, what photography studio did you go to in the video? The one with the traditional lamps and outdoor setting?

[@michael-allenoverby1498]

hi Eli of Russia modeling in Saigon

[@frankng792000]

You do have that East Asian look. Some Vietnamese female do have facial and face complexion just like you. Except the red hair and the red freckle.

[@toadleap8296]

Regarding face masks, VN people wear them when they are sick, in order not to contaminate others. Then they wear them when riding bikes because of the dust and pollution. Finally it becomes a habit for some people. And with the corona virus, this habit will get stronger.

[@billmosby673]

@@ElifromRussia When my wife and I took a 19 day tour of Vietnam in 2013, our male Vietnamese tour guide said that women wore masks there to avoid darkening from the sun.

[@yawangtabonon7877]

You are so beautiful!

[@alissavarnadoe7453]

Awesome video 🤩

[@hasansen9375]

Alissa! Greetings from Antalya.

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

I have to correct you on one thing, air can be polluted inside a building and even more than outside. There are a lot of pathogens and dust in the air that we can't see, especially if there are many people working there, and if the ventilation is inadequate, doesn't use HEPA filtering systems, etc, they only move the air and recirculate pathogens and pollutants. There are even some substances and objects like fabrics, paint, that let out small quamntities of pollutants inside an office or house that can affect our health, which is why it's important to ventilate well. Not sure if that has a link to mask use though ☺ I think it's more to avoid giving people germs if they have the flu, etc.

[@BillatBYP]

WOW, you are quite flexible.

[@yourmother7855]

The guys are like who is this tall red headed firecracker 😄

[@hershellacey9405]

Absolutely.

[@harisnoorbijanto9148]

Vous êtes très belle Eli. 😀👌

[@LongPham-ln2to]

You are very beautiful. Love from Vietnam

[@_Mk_ultra]

Thank you for informative descriptions in all of your videos. I am from Germany and I learn English language from your channel. You are speaking very clearly so it is easy to understand you. The mystery of the masks in this video has not to do with the following covid 19 pandemie, because your video ist from the 26. of October 2019 (minute 3:40). At that time the pandemie didn't take place in the most countries. I think masks are an asian and islamic speciality that than the western world took over and now the most countries have the pleasure to use this fancy dress.

[@Ken.-]

8:15 The video isn't taken all in one day. The sign says how to avoid the coronavirus from China.

[@HaiNguyen-zh8cv]

Weddings must start early, I think that can be explained by the fact that many parts of Vietnam did not have electricity, they used oil lamps. The second reason was that the groom family (and the whole circle of family and friends, can be at least 50 people) had to travel from the groom's village to the bride's home, the road was not be paved. In the past they had to walk so they had to start early to make sure that everything including ceremonies etc.. could be finished before dust.

[@vietle1479]

how long you didn't visit Viet Nam, dude ?

[@johanchristianwilliam2386]

Music :hardcore metal,classic rock,Russia music small of love music.

[@Mr.Nichan]

Can someone identify the music in this video? I need to diversify the set of Vietnamese pop I listen to, and the songs in this video are nice.

[@shakiraparveen457]

Good vlog

[@hershellacey9405]

Always.

[@edmoncatedral9826]

Pls blog about Philippines!

[@mrconfusion87]

Do you have any plans to return to Southeast Asia? 🤔 In my country (the Philippines), weddings are more similar to that in your country than that of the Vietnamese wedding you went to. Mind you, we do LOVE our karaoke but we do not do that in wedding parties! 🤣

[@Crafterasher]

I hope you found out why people start either early in the morning or late at night. That’s because the weather is hot in mid-day. You take a break in mid-day from the hot sun.

[@NarinderSingh-nl2kr]

Hello I love your video

[@NarinderSingh-nl2kr]

Hi how are you

[@carloscastro9138]

Too many hours of school like Korea , my daughter teaches English in Japan there clases are from 8am - 4pm Sat/ Sun off .

[@ianmartin6023]

The early starts are due to the hot daytime temperatures, I would have thought

[@bn6942]

The weather in Vietnam used to be cooler. I guess the temperatures changed since the population increased

[@Cordycep1]

global warming.

[@Mr.Nichan]

If the warming is specific to cities, then population growth can have a significant effect (roughly on par with global warming), I think mainly because cities reflect less light energy, though I don't know how much local population growth could effect the whole country's temperatures. Also, if you were going her "about 90 to 100°F", you should note that she over estimated the conversion. 33°C is 91.4°F, and 31°C is 87.8°F.

[@vietle1479]

@@Mr.Nichan right, higher population, more concrete houses / building / paved road and less tree and farm. Travel inner and outer a city you will notice a huge different

[@sandor7594]

Your red hair is a wonder!

[@NoMady688]

Seria melhor chamar de "Tea" amo café.

[@stosito48]

So flexible

[@vietle1479]

For recent years, wedding format in Vietnam cities are boring, I hate it, just goto the restaurant and eat but it has reason: - living in city is expensive, organize a wedding at restaurant / hotel is a must choice as almost Viet's house is small and we always invited many guests. - for timing, it's early because its depend on schedule of the rental place and people want to finish it soon as they can - you can't have a 2-3 days wedding in a city, your guests need to back to work and it's cost huge of money too, few years ago, in HCM city, wedding normally start at evening time, maybe it changed now. for gym, look like you booked a place that kind of cheep and for people want to save cost, if you register in some place like California fitness, you can pay up to thousands and thousands dollars :)), and they have aircon, bathroom, personal trainner, world class equipments, luxury place.....

[@BrianWalters93]

😍

[@12hairyjohn]

They probably start so early because of the heat and humidity.

[@dwightbrown7777]

When my sister was your age she modeled and taught English in Japan!

[@nicolmateo38]

The humans got normal(from Nature) time to sleep and go up (before light exist). The normal time to sleep is 8pm and sleep 4 hours then: wake up and then: sleep more 3 o 4 hours again..(wake up at :5am + -)...this way to sleep is healthy and maded in us inside....thing changes because electricity and Light and work. The way of eat change too because: factory( breakfast: eat at the morning and 3 times...but normal WAS AND IS : eat only ONE TIME in a day) I love asia and mentallyty and karaoke tooo.amazing.

[@kathrynstewart-mcdonald]

Asians in many countries wear masks because they fear contagions as far back as Avian flu. Your video is interesting. Were you ever in the military or involved in scouts> I am just curious because it takes more self discipline than an ordinary person to work out in the heat !

[@khaledmaiwadaabdulsalam9025]

Yes very nice video. As I desired to visit each and every place you visited. Vietnam is also on my list(see my message to you posted severally on your video with the hope you read and reply me) Please can you be kind enough yo tell me how I can be an English teacher in Vietnam? Thanks

[@edilbertoruiz4839]

Eli you go Philippines is better you are. Happy

[@richardkoker8749]

Yip high school seniors come home after their father comes home from work in Korea

[@friscostreetstories5403]

We party all night in the US..we dance, we eat and we drink

[@nghianguyen-ds4bb]

Cám ơn em cô gái đến từ nước Nga.

[@mikem5098]

Hey elli

[@axelhopfinger533]

A Russian model and influencer teaching English in Vietnam? Weird times we live in!

[@hershellacey9405]

Wonderful times we live in with all kinds of opportunities.

[@axelhopfinger533]

@@hershellacey9405 a lot fewer for Russians internationally for the forseeable future if things continue on the current unfortunate trajectory.

[@nandujamatia2874]

Love from Indian

[@gabrielgabriel3852]

33 degrees Celsius is not that hot. In Romania hot starts from 36-38' C.

[@hershellacey9405]

Vietnam is not only hot but very humid.

[@d.b.2215]

But you don't have it year round. We do :D

[@user-uf7gz5wu9p]

Whats the name of the song in the end? Pls tell me 😊❤

[@Ken.-]

Hồng Nhan · Jack

[@user-uf7gz5wu9p]

@@Ken.- thank you Brother

[@Budismo7917]

😁🙏🏻

[@prairiedweller8917]

A country of morning persons.

[@vincentperratore4395]

They didn't look like they were in mourning to me.

[@pierrebidkhanian3135]

7:50 so this was posted like a week before the global pandemic? I am assuming it was filmed months before it, conan an american tv show host also mentioned (his version being a bit of a crude joke) on why asians where masks. He said "oh are you guys getting ready to do surgery" as if the asian family he saw were all surgeons. Regardless its interesting to see people talk about mask use pre covid.

[@Markush444]

I guess COVID was brewing already tho. You can clearly see COVID information sign outside of the mall at 8:15 :D

[@Mr.Nichan]

@@Markush444 Yeah, this video premiered on March 6, 2020, the "19" in "COVID-19" means it was discovered in 2019, and the Wuhan lock down started on 23 January 2020, with those hospitals being completed on 28 January, 2 February, and 6 February. (The 28 January hospital was actually a building converted into a hospital, while the other 2 were built after the lock down started.)

[@richardschnedorf5711]

So where do you get all the money to do all this traveling?

[@vincentperratore4395]

That's what I'd like to know too.

[@johanchristianwilliam2386]

Animal beer ,lion,wolf,grand:Japanese and russia

[@coolhead8686]

😄😄😄

[@redactedcanceledcensored6890]

8:00 it could be to hide their face expressions

[@jimkinkade6919]

I also noticed you refer to Saigon,not Ho Chi Minh City.

[@Mr.Nichan]

She says "Ho Chi Minh City" at 4:00. If you're saying she also said "Saigon", and not just making a political statement, then she must have gone back and forth. In any case, she has another video with "Saigon" in the title, so she must use both.

[@luongo7886]

Cô thật xinh đẹp. Chúc bạn sớm tìm được chồng Việt-Nam. 😗😘😍🥰🤩 Ты такая красивая. Надеюсь, ты скоро найдешь вьетнамского мужа. 😗😘😍🥰🤩 You are so beautiful. I hope you will find a Vietnamese husband soon.

[@richardkoker8749]

Very Asian wedding - Korean wedding almost the same

[@RajA-fv4mp]

We start wedding at 9 night and goes to next day 2 or 3am, morning wedding is not our culture. My race is more like Russian, we start business late at 10 in morning and finish at 9 in night and from there we eat at sleep at 1.00 am in night. Wedding without dancing is impossible.

[@user-xq5od7uf3w]

I'm first. But what can i say...?😂

[@user-xq5od7uf3w]

@@ElifromRussia That uh re pretty nd interesting...❤

[@hershellacey9405]

No doubt about it.

[@Frankd22003]

They are, in facts Chinese Vietnamese called "Hoa". True Vietnamese drink green tea or coffee.

[@juicebirdmedia1406]

too early! LOL

[@hareeshe1473]

Please write English substitute in small words, can't see anything

[@MR-ub6sq]

Elina. Why do you say the Tunisian wedding was in Vietnam? 2:03 "the weddings Tunisia are something really unusual ...FOR ME (as Russian?)" These people all looked Asian - not African.

[@Ken.-]

She's saying "The weddings in Asia"

[@zunairasial388]

8:03 So they knew about corona before everyone else.

[@nondelusional]

🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾,✌🏾

[@richardtucker5686]

Greetings from the covid-19 future. Now the entire world wears masks.

[@mustafaakkoclar1272]

its not a real wedding, rich peoples weddings are same, boring. visit local wedding, get drunk and party all night

[@larrykassebaum1926]

I'm sorry but I'll pass on Vietnam:)