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What a journey you've had- and are still having. You seem like a very strong person. You'll get the hang of Vietnam. You've just been there a short while. Hang in there! Cheering you on from Norway!

In a similar boat as you. Viet Kieu Vancouverite from humble backgrounds. Worked hard, saved up money and realized as I was saving, the requirement for a down payment kept going up and up. It's disheartening. Decided to leave Vancouver as well but opted for Bangkok instead of Vietnam. There was just a lot more content out there about expats in Thailand that it gave me more confidence to take the leap even though I speak Vietnamese (worse than you though I admit). Anyways thanks for sharing your journey through it all. It's eye opening and I appreciate how vulnerable and open you are in sharing this. Keep it up!

Mong là anh hiểu được tin nhắn này của em. Em là người Việt và sống ở Sài Gòn nhe. Em xem video của anh vào đầu năm và bắt đầu theo dõi anh. Và hôm nay sau khi nghe anh tâm sự thì em hiểu một vài điều. Việc anh chọn qua VN sống thật sự rất bình thường với tư tưởng của người VN hiện tại, em nghĩ là do gia đình anh có ý kiến riêng, hoàn cảnh riêng nên mới cấm và phản đối. Hiện tại, mind set của vn là If you're một người Việt kiều về VN ở và lập nghiệp thì sẽ có địa vị cao hơn là người bình thường, tức là anh sẽ có nhiều lợi ích hơn là khó khăn. Đa phần việt kiều về thì sẽ có công việc cao, làm giám đốc, làm CEO, làm manager, vì cơ bản là biết Tiếng Anh thì auto được đánh giá cao. Nên con đường sự nghiệp và cuộc sống phía trước em nghĩ anh không cần lo lắng. Lý do khiến anh nói rằng người Mỹ trắng khi qua VN ở sẽ khác với người Việt kiều qua vn ở, điều đó là do anh có một đặc quyền là anh biết tiếng việt và anh có những người thân ở vn, chứ không phải là do anh alone đâu. Em nghĩ là hoàn cảnh của anh là anh đang được hỗ trợ nhiều quá, khiến anh lười biếng trong việc hòa nhập vào cuộc sống bên vn. Thử trải nghiệm vài tháng đầu như một người ngoại quốc, thăm quan và enjoy mọi thứ trước. Không ai hối anh phải làm nhanh, phải trở thành người sài gòn, người việt nam trong vòng 1-2 tháng. Thong thả nào. Dịch: I hope you will understand this comment. I'm a Viet live in Saigon . I started to watch your video about 4 month ago. In this video, I want to tell you something. For the choice you made to life in vietnam is totally normal for vietnamese like us, I think your family have their own story that make them think the way they thought about your living here in vietnam. Right now, the mind set of vietnamese people is like "if you're a vietkieu, you're next level, and VIP to us", that mean you'll have more privileges than normal people. Often vietkieu will have the hightest job offer, being CEO, manager, basically knowing English give you a head up in the competition. So don't worry about how to get a job or money in vietnam. The reason that make you feel different than a white guy who want to live in vietnam is because you already know too much about vietnamese culture, you've live your whole life as a viet and you have family in vietnam, not because you're alone in this journey. You get too much help and infomation, so that make you lazy to feel around, to make discover on your own. Try living like tourist for a few months, go out and explore, enjoy your time in here. Nobody rush you to become a viet in vietnam, to become a Saigonese in just 1 or 2 month. Just relax. Send you all the best wishes, and hope to seeing you on more video from now. Chào mừng anh về Việt Nam.

You need to give Vietnam a couple of years more to know whether it will be home. I am hopeful for you. Truly I am. By then you would have some friends, got used to the mosquitoes, bathing four times a day; your Vietnamese would have improved significantly; you would already know where the water is and where your food should come from. Things should look up. Its early days yet, don't you agree? In time you will love Vietnam. 😊 God Bless.

Hey man, I'm really inspired by your motivation. I definitely think it makes it 1000x harder to make the move to Vietnam as a Vietnamese in terms of the pressure from family and friends. I've been wanting to take a gap year to Vietnam to study our language at a local Uni for quite a while, but a part of me always felt like I'd be judged by the Vietnamese friends and family for wanting to live there to study Vietnamese, cause "why didn't you already learn from your parents?" Your videos definitely motivate me to pursue the things I've always wanted to do. I hope that your inspirational attitude can be a source of motivation for you to continue with your dreams. Thanks for the video, cheers.

Found out having an expat roommate helps with all of this. I love your interviews with expats.

I would sign up for daily Vietnamese classes while your there. Language fluency is everything. Honestly, I didn’t have the same experience as you despite sharing a similar background story and I can only read, not even really write. I’ve been following you since before my first couple trips back, I’ll be living vicariously through your channel so do keep us posted 🙌 my advice is try Da Nang after you get bored of hcmc

haha i know what you mean. So i decided to join the military it was the best times of my life getting away from all the noise and doing your own thing! Keep ya head up G!

Hang in there bro! Look forward to seeing more videos and updates on how your doing ❤

I heard your conversation with your parents in the other video. They sound a LOT better like a thousand time better than my dad.

I was in way worse living conditions when I moved to HK. 400 sq ft illegal rooftop 3-bedroom subdivided flat with 13 tenants with no Aircon in my shared room. Even though that place was crappy I was happy as I was no longer in Canada. My friend also told me I need to "waste" two years of my life to get settled in HK and he was right. Pretty soon I got into the HK flow and it quickly became my permanent home.

Saigon chỉ dành cho người trẻ người nào hustle thôi anh, em học và làm việc ở SG gần 5 năm. Hiện tại thì em mới chuyển ra ĐN làm việc để cân bằng lại mọi thứ. Có cái gọi là sống chậm rãi và chill hơn, ở SG em chả muốn ra đường luôn- giờ em ngán ở SG lắm rồi. Hi vọng a trai ngày nào đó cũng tìm hiểu chuyển ra ĐN để sống vì ở đây thoáng và đáng sống hơn ở SG rất nhiều.

Bless you brother you are strong, life in Canada is not easy Vancouver rent is always high .

Hi guy .in sai gon district 2 or 8 have condon or room for rent very nice with price kinda cheap about 250 USD . hope you get place more convenient and hope you find more happy in Vietnam

Dear Peter, It’s An Nguyễn. I’m a child of my beloved hometown Saigon. Currently I’m living in the States. I spent my first over 20 years there, I truly understand and sympathize what you share with us. It’s hard to express everything in a minute. However, fleeing from home might be the only way Vietnamese people could think of to escape the misery, change their lives (đổi đời) when they feel themselves powerless, unable to fix the problems in homeland.

My mom's from there. She will finally go back and stay for a month. She hasn't been there since the war and she was about 12 years old at the time. I will travel there one day just to see it for myself since I'm half. I love to travel so I really want to see what it's like. I know everything has changed since my mom lived there.

Love your channel! I’m going to move to Asia in 5-6 years once I’m done in the US. I want to live the life you’re living. Good luck to you !

Dont need to think/talk about silver spoon, plastic spoon all thr time. A lot of people come from humble beginnings. Play the cards you're dealt. Means optimize not victimize.

I've recently subscribed to your channel. I am half French and half Chinese. I grew up in Hong Kong. I think you will learn a lot on this sejour. It's always good to know where we come from. I would suggest it might be a good idea if you learn to speak better and learn to read and write Vietnamese, You never know where this adventure will take you! Enjoy! You will grow from all your experiences!

Hey Peter hope all is going well and you're conquering Ho Chi. Also love the Basquiat singlet

thanks for sharing brother!

You got this! Keep your head up

you need to drink Rau Ma more often -no sugar. it will cool your soul

Bro ! Love your story

Just be careful with those scam, they are every where and I lived in CA Orange County for 37 years and I am thinking to retire early as 50 years old and move back to Nha Trang and Pattaya to retire early and enjoy my life. I have life in America event I came here when I was 14 years old. Life is always on a fast pace and people are rude. Crimes and prices are increasing everyday. Just don't give up on your dream and choose the place to live and make you happy. Hopefully, I will get a chance to meet for a coffee in Sept or Oct of this year. Just be careful and make the best out of it. Good luck to you in Vietnam.

Real struggle begins when you start making the local wage

No matter of you was born in silver or plastic spoon. All babies have the same path is going to school, focus at your best , just don't give up. In Canada your parents can not abuse you in any ways. What made you dropped school ? Stop blaming, you love free like a bird you don't love following rules, timings,framed works? Writing is freedom, telling stories for kids, communication with kids in English is different from teaching English them.

While I wouldn't move to VN, I can understand why alot of Vietnamese American go back there. It sure give you a better standard of living especially if you can earn USD. You should do whatever make you happy and forget the haters. It's your life to live. Best wishes

good advice! enjoy vietnam bro!

Get mozzie spray if you got bitten so much. Letting yourself get bitten for a few days is crazy. You should feel grateful you have family in a strange country. Do more research next time you move. Take some Vietnamese lessons and stop telling yourself you don’t speak it so well. Make your content a bit less pessimistic and show us more of the positive thing you experienced. It’ll change your mindset. I’m sorry you were told to go home. But if you don’t know what you are doing in Vietnam, to those people may be Canada is better. You should also deal with your depression. I know it so well i hear myself saying everything you are saying in your videos. Gym and socialising is a good start. If you don’t have friends and feel lonely, we can be friends. I know there are so many kind and friendly Vietnamese people who would love to work with you, hang out with you and make your life here more positive.

Bro! Don't follow a trend. Follow your heart. you got this.

coming to vietnam with a 100K USD you not feel this way.. this is a reality check.. if you are coming to vietnam with money in the pocket.. giving out money to your aunty your relatives.. they wont tell you to go back..

I am white and I live in Vietnam and I’m not a majority. I am American and I have lived coast to coast in major metro areas (So Cal and DC) and I STILL wasn’t a majority. Family lived in west Texas for example, what do you think is the majority there? It’s not white…

Being Asian American sometimes can mean that you are caught between cultures. Not seen as fully Canadian, nor Vietnamese. It seems that you just want a place where you can fit in and thrive.

3:22 why are you in Vietnam? This is true. I am a westerner living in South East Asia and Vietnamese have literally asked me: why are do you want to live in Vietnam? Why do you like Vietnam so much? Us Vietnamese want to move to a western country. To me I love South East Asia and I can only be happy in Asia, the West has lost its charm for me. Dude, where to buy food? How to buy food? That is basic common sense. One thing is true that the business landscape in Vietnam is tough even for Viet Kieus, therefore for foreigners as in westerners is way harder. There are some success stories but a lot of people have lost a lot of money. I also heard that the feelings of Vietnamese towards Viet kieus is a love/hate kind of thing. Make your money in a Western country and move to Vietnam, Cambodia or Thailand where the cost of living is only 20% of what you normally pay in a western country. A lot of people think you just open a business and start printing money… not true! You can easily spend 200K USD and you may never see your money again.

yeah, Canada is way better, earn money, more opportunities there. Its more expensive because there's more opportunities. Even if making a good living in a cheaper country, it would be hard to catch up to the first world countries.

Great video .

Life in Vietnam is not easy!

wow the cough at the beginning was really vietnamese

they've never lived in van, they have no idea how expensive it is and how shitty the lifestyle is.

It's time to go home with a VN guy to challenge your mom's surprise and shock your dad!!!

Hes so 🔥

👍 Are you planning to teach English in Vietnam, to make extra money?

Click bait?

The pollution is getting to you

How old r u ? Peter

Nobody smart from Vietnam wants to move to Canada. 😂

Do you want to collaborate? I live in Houston, Texas, USA. I want to recruit Vietnamese people in the USA and Vietnam to make Eating videos. Maybe we can help each other grow our channels in the future.