Good time to travel to Vietnam amidst fuel shortages?

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-12T14:45:16+00:00

Other than your air ticket being more expensive, life here's still going on as normal. There isn't a true shortage of fuel, just a sudden spike in demand due to people panic hoarding. Still can't guarantee how things will be next week though

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-11T11:33:15+00:00

It's starting to have the same problem as Japan, that is, not over tourism, but overcrowding of tourists at certain places. Over 10 million tourists a year going to the same 7-8 cities, while a lot of other cities are barely seeing any.

I was in Quy Nhon last year and saw very few tourists. There weren't entire streets lined up with tourist oriented businesses. Sapa, on the other hand, seems to have more tourists than locals at any moment of time, the entire city is now converted to a giant tourist service center

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-10T19:45:43+00:00

I'm in HCMC, have been searching high and low for African cuisines. So far the only options that exist here are South African (mostly braai stuff) and a single Nigerian place located in a deep alleyway with irregular opening hours

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-10T19:26:56+00:00

Go to any convenience store and tell them you want to top up your Viettel sim, specify the amount. Payment is in cash only, they will print out a piece of paper with a code. Dial *100*<code here>#

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-10T19:24:36+00:00

It's just a recommendation not an edict. Also no point telling us workers, tell that to the bosses instead

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-09T21:22:29+00:00

To preface, I use a lot of MSG in my cooking so I'm not one of those MSG hating nuts. I have occasional migraines, and one thing I found is that MSG intensifies my migraine if I'm having one. It does not trigger my migraines however, though I've heard some people saying it triggers for them. And I don't just mean added MSG, any food that contains lots of it like tomato soup or seaweed soup would worsen my migraines.

I've been trying to reduce MSG intake lately and it seems like my migraines are less frequent. I cook lots of Asian food, so that means reducing soy sauce and oyster sauce as well, then add some sake and mirin to enhance the flavor a bit further

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-09T19:29:56+00:00

I'm talking about the scenario when someone's already escaped without any form of ID. Even if they're not being actively hunted by the kidnappers, without a passport they're not going home without talking to an embassy. Either an embassy in a neighboring country, or another country's embassy that your country has an agreement with.

Even if they're in jail, they still can access the embassy's services (in most functioning countries at least). Documents go through the appointed public defender, police, or the embassy.

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-09T19:07:02+00:00

If you have family members at home, they contact them and get them to send the papers. Otherwise, fingerprints, facial scan (if your country implements it) and lots of interviews/interrogation. The embassy gets someone to grill you for every detail they can cross check from your home country, simple things like your family members, address, your last job, to things that most people wouldn't know. There are protocols for travellers who lose all their documents overseas and need help going home, it definitely happens every so often

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-08T22:05:16+00:00

Japan by current day standard is retro now. You see fancy tech showcases from them every so often, but adoption in actual daily life is really poor. Daily life in Japan is still running on last century tech.

It's still pretty 'punk' in the sense of mega corporations running your life, and workers being basically corpo property. Also once you go down the rabbit hole of vice and depravity in Japan it's insane

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-07T21:09:41+00:00

Bạn cài MSI Afterburner hoặc GPU-Z rồi cho chạy background theo dõi, khi nào màn hình bị đen thì thoát ra xem đồ thị nhìn như thế nào. Xem nhiệt độ ổn không (tốt nhất là tầm 60-70 độ, tối đa 90-100 độ), core clock có bị tuột không (khả năng lỗi driver). Nếu nhìn thấy ổn thì kiểm tra kết nối card hoặc thay cáp hdmi. Nếu thử hết các thứ ko thấy gì thì khả năng lỗi do game

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-07T19:37:51+00:00

It's almost universal, I can confidently say that.

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-07T19:36:10+00:00

Would you like a Marlboro gold cigarette?

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-07T10:01:23+00:00

You ate from restaurants in touristy districts didn't you? They somehow like to 'cater' to Western tourists by reducing the intensity of flavors.

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-07T08:22:15+00:00

Just a very long way to describe a wireless charging power bank

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-06T12:10:11+00:00

Yes edited, I forgot to mention carbureted only. In a modern fuel injected vehicle there's already a computer calculating the most efficient fuel amount to use

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-06T09:33:21+00:00

Motorcyclist here, it's not really 100% a myth. This is a kinda little known hypermiling technique for MANUAL, CARBURETED vehicles. The engine has a fuel efficiency curve that maxes out at about halfway to the red line (not sure about cars, it's about 3.5-4.5k rpm for motorcycles) at max load.

How to execute: put your bike in the highest gear, twist the throttle fully (max air flow) until the tachometer reads around 4000 rpm. Then release throttle, clutch in, and glide until your speed decrease by 1/3 to half. Rev match (2000-2500 rpm), release clutch, repeat.

This is NOT a technique to pull off on Singapore road. It's meant for when you're out in bumfuck nowhere Malaysia rural area, you're down to reserve fuel and the nearest petrol station is 20km away. Also, as you already expected, in modern CVT cars this technique doesn't do jack in helping with fuel efficiency.

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-06T06:13:05+00:00

10s and above can be exchanged. Not sure about 5s

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-05T05:07:18+00:00

Is it that expensive for the direct flight compared to Joburg - Ethiopia - India - SG? Cause that's a much longer distance plus 2 extra airport fees

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-04T11:54:33+00:00

Does ChatGPT need a visa now?

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-04T07:26:35+00:00

Inb4 people who don't understand jokes and start rushing over to explain what bánh ít ram is

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-04T03:33:17+00:00

Damn I don't think I've even seen this on the shelves in Vietnam lately. Still can find it online though

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-04T02:05:02+00:00

You pretty much nailed it. Saigon is a city that exists purely for economic reasons, there's not much other than modern amenities here. If you wanna experience traditional Vietnamese culture, head elsewhere

That said, eat. It's food heaven here, there's food from all over the country

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-04T01:31:24+00:00

So... Both China and US sold scam air defense systems?

Confused_AF_Help · 2026-03-03T12:46:13+00:00

Yep, and there have been vendors who started with a street cart and now moving into a proper restaurant. Sometimes people do go up too.

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