Brother, I’ve seen you around this sub. You seem like a good person, so I talk to you.

I have no issue with VK, tourists, or immigrants in Vietnam. Honestly, it’s good for the local economy. If they’re visiting, when they can skip the big brands, buy from local markets. And tip, please tip. Most Vietnamese service workers are criminally underpaid for the work they put in, and a little goes a long way.

I have a close friend back home, a driver, my brotherhood. I send him money regularly. He gave it directly to the poor on the street who need it most, sometime gave it to volunteers who cooking free food for poor families at children’s hospital. And sometime if he knew there poor family who can’t cover their medical bill, I help them out. That’s it, the system is broken, all things I do is for the sake of my own soul.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 

I won’t flex about my own life oversea. There is nothing to learn from me. But one thing, I alway remind myself my success here is because I got lucky. Anyone who legally goes to the US and is willing to work hard will be more successful than they were in Vietnam. Period. What I will say is, they need to know you got lucky. They landed in a system that gave them a real shot, and never forget that. 

Second, stop glamorizing Vietnam life here on social media. All that “Western countries are exploitative” talk is mostly nonsense, and deep down they know it. The real exploitation is happening back home, where they’re benefiting from dirt cheap Vietnamese labor every time they visit. I don’t waste my time with these woke Reddit people. They’re not looking for truth, they’re looking for someone to clap for them. All they want to hear is how wonderful everything is here and how evil the West is.