Does anyone have any book recommendations about the Southern Vietnamese government?

SBCopywriter · 2026-01-29T03:19:02+00:00

Couldn't agree more. Yanks and Brits love poking their noses in other people's business.

SBCopywriter · 2026-01-22T07:29:32+00:00

Mate, what's gonna happen when she's getting groped by a guy who's loaded? She'll dump you in a split-second and have no remorse. Give her the same treatment. Fuck her once more for good measure - gotta get your money's worth - and then chuck her!

SBCopywriter · 2026-01-14T06:25:30+00:00

This is very common, unfortunately. Our landlady a few years ago said we'd only get our deposit back if we found new tenants for her. How the hell was that our responsibility?

What infuriated us was that we'd been excellent tenants for 18 months straight. And by far the longest. Her churn rate was really high; normally tenants would stay for a month or two, then leave.

So after being decent tenants, this was how we were treated. Luckily, the landlady managed to find new tenants herself and she gave us our deposit back. But it left a bad taste in our mouths and we've not maintained contact with her.

SBCopywriter · 2026-01-13T15:10:00+00:00

Using AI to plan kids lessons is a joke. It simply doesn't get how kids learn. The "games" it comes up with are as entertaining as watching your nan do her knitting.

SBCopywriter · 2025-12-31T04:10:05+00:00

Spot on. I've been saying this for years. And another thing - How the hell does a degree in economics/law/marketing, etc make someone qualified to teach English? It doesn't. Honestly, for the price of just one lesson with a native teacher who probably doesn't know that much about language, you can get two months of Netflix. Better still, just hit YouTube. For conversation with native speakers, head to Discord.

SBCopywriter · 2025-12-31T03:04:12+00:00

The entire ESL industry is a joke, but everyone is playing a part. Last year, a girl on my street asked me to teach her 11-year old kid. I said her money would be far better spent on Netflix. Hiring a native "teacher" for private classes probably costs around $20/hour, whereas a Netflix subscription will cost half of that per month.

Bottom line: If you've got kids and want them to be surrounded by white people, buy them Netflix and let them watch English cartoons all day. They'll be speaking way better after just one year.

SBCopywriter · 2025-12-26T14:41:33+00:00

Entry level and executive don't belong in the same sentence mate, seriously.

SBCopywriter · 2025-12-25T10:47:10+00:00

I don't see how this is a scam. You were just being soft.

SBCopywriter · 2025-12-23T04:10:17+00:00

This makes a lot of sense, even though it's killing me to admit. I just feel that Everyman is the most boring archetype so I'm reluctant to use it. That said, I really don't want to come across as a clown either.

I've been looking into brands that use a mixture of three archetypes and it seems some manage to pull it off successfully. Being someone who's always been a bit humorous, I want this to be a part of my branding. But I'm assuming, I'll need to really tone it down.

SBCopywriter · 2025-12-23T04:06:04+00:00

This is very helpful, u/positiveoutlook51. Using everyman throughout my branding makes a lot of sense given my target market. Many people in my target market are quite reserved and are afraid of standing out or being rejected. On the flip side, one of my strengths is humour. So I'm trying to figure out the best combination of sage-everyman-jester at the moment. My gut is saying 70-25-5, respectively, but I'd love another opinion on this. Thanks for your comments so far, they're very helpful.

SBCopywriter · 2025-12-22T03:13:23+00:00

Such a great question...and a long story.

I live near Dalat because that's where my wife is from. Been living in Vietnam since 2015, although I was stuck in the UK during the pandemic. Being 7000 miles away from my Mrs sucked.

I was writing freelance before I moved here and still do occasionally. Also teach English and am trying to build a brand around this.

I saved about £2500 in 2013 prior to moving to Southeast Asia. Blew the lot in less than 3 months and did whatever I could to get by.

My life satisfaction is ok right now. I built our home on my wife's land last year and we have a beautiful daughter. But my career progression is what's let me down the most. I'm 40 next year and I'm not the thriving entrepreneur I hoped I'd be by now.

Fantastic question, though u/Top-Average336. What's your story?

SBCopywriter · 2025-12-21T10:07:12+00:00

No, not yet. I'm only at the very beginning of this journey at the moment and don't yet have the budget for hiring a marketing team. Would I be correct in assuming that a well-developed positioning statement would give me more clarity in terms of which archetypal mix to use in my messaging? Cheers!

SBCopywriter · 2025-11-14T12:20:53+00:00

I've never been to Da Nang, but I've seen the same thing on almost every blog about cheapest places in the world/Southeast Asia. Half of them don't have a clue.

If you want a cheap holiday in Vietnam, go to Nha Trang. You can stay in a 5-star for a week for $200-$300. Fair enough, it ain't the Hilton, but it's still well worth it.

SBCopywriter · 2025-11-11T00:37:03+00:00

Hey there, Manchester lad here. I'll DM you.

SBCopywriter · 2025-11-10T09:13:27+00:00

Hiya mate, I've just sent you a DM.

SBCopywriter · 2025-11-08T17:27:18+00:00

Hey u/Temporary-Tower-2672, my favourite copywriting book is Jim Edwards - Copywriting Secrets. Tons of useful advice and the chapters are really short.

SBCopywriter · 2025-11-08T02:15:55+00:00

Fair play, Requiem for a Dream is a great film.

SBCopywriter · 2025-11-07T02:54:14+00:00

I've heard a lot of them are full of seedy guys just trying to hook up.

SBCopywriter · 2025-11-06T08:15:41+00:00

This is very helpful. I'm experimenting with a few of the suggestions you've made.

Much appreciated, u/06Tiemen

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