This is awesome! Whenever I'm down in Vietnam, I get stared at too and they never look away, even when I'm locked eye to eye with them, for a good 5 minutes, they're still staring. Hahah
Hi Charly, most of those stares are out of curiosity and you were holding a camera and talking to it, so it naturally draws attention... just ignore it.
vietnam dont have much black people ( or africa american or whatever the non racist name ) so we do stares out of curiosity but nothing like racist way , well some black men in vietnam do bad thing but we dont take that for all black people behave , it just like asian also have many bad people . + i bet people in africa will stare asian people if they never seen one befor :)
dave jones No. In Vietnam, $3.60 is pretty expensive. 80,000 dong is about $3.60. It all depends on what you buy. If you buy a small toy that is 20,000 dong its considered cheap. But if its a big bowl of pho for 20,000 dong that would be expensive.
BringBackForeheadHoseokBigshit I actually could not find any where sell Pho for 20.000 Dong, it's almost 50.000 Dong (~2$) or more in Ho Chi Minh city and it's still cheap.
well keep in mind that she is convertig it to us money for us to compare. However, if we lived there ( natives) and knew no other currency then we most likely would view it as expensive or so-soo price wise
I haaaate having my personal space invaded, i wouldn't let anyone touch my hair even if they asked. They just gonna have to get over it and use they're imagination lol XD
I went to a department store similar to a Wal-mart or Target at the Vivocity mall. They zip-tied the zippers on my backpack. I thought it was pretty funny. Btw, I also get a few stares in public places when I speak to my cousins in Vietnamese. I don't "look" Vietnamese to the people there and they usually are impressed by the "foreign guy" who can speak fluent Vietnamese lol. Great vid Charly!
the bag thing is very odd! so what if you needed something like your phone out of your bag and your bag is ripped... they will pull you aside because they think you tried to steal something?
Normaly, you would carry a small purse. With big bags, you can have it keep in the lockers. This super market is a big one (for Vietnamese, maybe it normal size in the US) so there're not enough security camera, that why they have to do this.
Nga Nguyễn ohhh i was wondering why they had to bag them, even if it was to stop pickpockets. but if they don't have the security to cover the entire store and/or the parking lot, it makes sense. here in the US , even in stores with their own security cameras including in the parking lot, the store owners, the cashiers or employees are usually told to watch people in the stores.
@Danny dragon u are an ignorant racist... I bet, a person like u who just opens their mouth and spews any word that comes in their mind can't have enough ideas to share. that is worse than having no money to spend. racists go to hell.
Troy Nguyen I've seen your comments and as a black woman myself, I actually agree with you. I'm a fan of Charlys but that does not mean the truth can't be said. If if she could get a non black man, watch how fast she'll switch. Never take a black lesbian seriously. Look at how many black so called "lesbians" come up pregnant. Blacks in America live in a la la land and don't want the world to say how they feel about them.
In Milan. This only happened in huge super markets like the one charly went to. If it's like your normal size grocery store, they don't bag personal bags.
Thats do different in regards to bagging your bag at the grocery store. I'm so glad you're having a good time exploring and discovering Vietnam. i always enjoy seeing your travel videos and updates, but your updates as of late in Vietnam you've just been glowing! Even in a ridiculous situation you guys were laughing, and seeing you learn Vietnamese too has been so cute and informative! I love watching you guys. i hope you enjoy your time there however long or short you choose to make it. I'm looking forward to watching more on your channel!
Charlychee: I was in the 60s war. One time a elderly Viet lady tried to rub the skin of a black Marine. He wasn't to happy. But it was just curiosity. The lady probably never saw that skin color before. I read the same thing happened in WW11 to other black soldiers in very rural areas. R.B.
soursop only by 1/3 i think. she'd still get stares for being black in a predominantly Asian country, even if they have naturally dark-skinned Vietnamese people too. because her features are still very different from the typical Vietnamese facial structure.
lol even dark skinned vietnamese get stared + it rare nowday to find black skins vietnamese ( like really black ) cause most of them were move to the US after the 90s ( they are mix black with vietnamese but i think there few left cause in some of the photo about the army we found one really black guy so maybe he son of a black vietnamese that didnt go to america after 90 i think ) + there will allway be stares cause black is rare in vietnam and it not racist stare or anything ... you guy just alien for many vietnamese :) not for me cause i seen alot of black soccer player eating at my mom restaurant and they are really nice due that allway gift us ticket to watch they play football :)
Hi there, Charly, what a lovely lovely video, As I travel alot myself, I just love this video to see what the supermarkets are like and also being vegetarian its so useful and so interesting to see what vegetarian foods are available in Vietnam. Im from London and Being a woman of Colour myself, and having travelled to parts of the world where they dont see many people of other Ethnicities, like myself, even though Im mixed race with very fair light Yellow/Brown skin, I always get an awful lot of stares where ever I travel too!! Its more that most people are so curious as to where Im from!! As they look at my dress sense, which is Chic European with a strong English Accent, that just Baffles them even more!!!! nI nearly All my encounters when travelling, I always find all peoples very warm and friendly and very happy that you are visiting their country! I cant wait to visit Vietnam! Thanks lovely Videos! Karen, London x
I get stares even in the States and here in Germany. You are fortunate you get stares in only some countries. The only place I never got stares was in London, the only place, and I've traveled all around North American and Europe. It is so frustrating. Also, while they were definitely staring at you, they were also curious about the camera, and some people just did quick glances and moved on with their lives lol. However, I understand how you feel. I am surprised no one has tried to touch my hair as I have dreadlocks. I hope that never happens. They will see my wrath LOL.
In Germany, the people at the supermarket pick up the bread with their hands, too. I can't stand it. There are bread scissors and gloves all around the bread, and they still pick it up with their dirty hands. I now have to buy the bread at a fresh bakery or in a bag.
We just talked about it .. zero supermarkets but instead local markets which we totally prefer now. I wish there would be more local markets, even back home!
a squeeze of key lime helps to balance out the sweetness of the sugar cane. It's the perfect beverage for the hot and humid weather there. I used to drink like 4 to 5 drinks a day.
OMG I hate it when they tried to wrap my bag . It is really annoyed when I shopped. I lived in Vietnam before and I moved to the state then I came back I still shocked. I avoided to go BigC, Coopmark, lotte, .. :)) dont take it wrong I love Vietnam and I am glad you love it too but I just dont like the way they "protect" their "products".
hahahaha....yes, its a stare, not a glance. It's a huge difference! I know because I was in Vietnam 2 years ago and I was by myself visiting. I'm 5'9 and a black woman so I got many stares, "glances"....hahaha. People also asked to take a picture with me. I was like....oh no, I'm not Oprah....hahahaha. But I understood, I wasn't the norm there. Although I enjoyed my travel to Vietnam, it was also my least favorite. Many people tried to cheat me and over charge me. Lucky for me, I knew my money well and did plenty of research. Very important when traveling to a different country. Anyhow, enjoy!
Hi, have enjoyed watching your videos on occasion. I served in Long An and Kien Hoa in the late 60s. I had a female friend that I have wondered about for almost 50 years. We had a special friendship. I have refrained from seriously thoughts of trying reach out to her. My concern has been that I might be stirring up harmful or negative recollections from the war era. On the other hand, if she were doing poorly, I would like to help her....if I could. Would you please share any perspectives you may have, as to how Vietnamese woman are viewed today, who may have been friends with a GI 50 years ago. One Vietnamese woman I asked suggested any such effort might embarrass or harm her or her family. She was not a hooch girl, a butterfly girl or a cherry girl. We were friends, I visited her home and met her family. Do you know if there are any mechanisms in existence today for ex-GIs to locate friends from the Vietnam War Era? Thanks, Preston
lol actually you can also leave your bag and they will lock and give u a number to keep but it's always busy and crowded. I hate holding my bag like that so I leave it there all the times^^
Im from India. And i must say I see a lot of similarities. 😊 People do stare in India too (at foreigners). But its of curiosity. They don't mean anything bad. About the sugarcane juice. well same here, they add lime & pineapple! And the scene at 1:47 ditto (in india) :D
please do a how to plan a trip video, budget,getting currency, .I wanna do a trip and in don't even know where to start.O wanna go to central o south america
I went to that grocery store! Hahaha yes the plastic bag completely threw my off; I felt like I was carrying a pillow case. they have really good restaurants in there!
I have NEVER seen a bag wrapping before entering a store. lol. I will remember that when I go in a few weeks. And, I would've passed on the bread. No thanks! But, I am going to eat sooo much food while there. Yum!
I loooove your videos. I feel like I'm there walking and taking in the amazingly (different) sights. Wow! I'm going to watch as many of your vids as I can. Thanks so much for sharing!
vietnam is actually quite similar to ecuador in some ways - obviously they are also extremely different too but it just reminds me. AND THE FOOD IS SO CHEAP
Helloooooo can someone help me out about Vietnamese culture ,accommodation and teaching and many more of culture.about caming to Vietnam as a teacher .
Wow, what market is that? I dont live in Hanoi Vietnam but Im in Ho Chi Minh City. Just curious. I never been to a super market where they had to bag my backpack or anything. Usually I always have a backpack from walking back home from school since I always stop by and buy some snacks or things my stepmother needed. I just casually walk in and the security guards wave to me like they do to everyone else. Pretty interesting. And I guess the reasons for the stares is because Vietnamese are not use to seeing black people and you're also holding a camera. Im Vietnamese and tbh I would stare too. I use to live in Louisiana so I saw a lot of different races but I guess in Vietnam its a rare thing and I dont usually see that in Vietnam, aha.
I only saw one grocery store the entire time I was in Vietnam, and the markets are not as plentiful as I had anticipated. We ended up eating tons of street food instead of cooking.
Charly~~ I love your vlog! I've been following you since you were in Korea and now I'm in Korea making my own vlog!! I'll be visiting Vietnam over xmas break so I'm loving your videos !!!
You have to put your bag away :O I have never heard of that done anywhere before, but I do see why it would be good. So that people are not able to steal that easily. I wonder if stealing is a big problem there. Anyway, Vietnam looks like the country I would enjoy a lot. Noodle dishes are my favorite. I need to try jasmine(hope I wrote this correctly) rice. I am really curious how that differs from regular rice. The supermarket itself do not really look different from those we have here in Estonia. It just looks a lot more bigger and wider variety of different foods. We have those vegetable weighing stations here as well and we don`t use gloves either in bread stations, well the breads are not that big either :P
Charly....In Italy they have big stores like that they seal your bags in plastic before you can enter. When ever I would go to them I would carry a little pouch purse. That way I would get stopped. In your video I saw a lady with a pouch a little bigger than mine and it was wrapped. They are serious there....LOL
the Big C at the city where my grandma is living also checks your bought groceries after you've paid! they check your receipt and compare it with the bought stuff lol xD that was very weird to me when I've visited VN for the first time :D
Just out of curiosity, I kind of want to know if you ever considered China. Despite all of the bad stuff about China, I kind of want to try it out there. My dad lives there with my family, so I am curious about it (and I'm pretty close now living in South Korea). I don't know if I'm crazy to even consider it, so I want to know if anyone else does.
I thought about it, but for me it would be in the bigger cities where the better English jobs are. All of the cities have the worst air quality in world, so I decided against it.
Hi Charly. Really love your videos. Just an advice when ur walking on Vietnam streets, be cautious whenever u film ur video, make sure u hold firmly to ur camera and phone, and look around Coz u night risk getting them snatched away..!! Be careful and take care X :)
I love the grocery store! Is that weird? And the groceries were so cheap considering you bought a lot of prepackaged stuff. I can't wait to visit Vietnam in the coming months. You two seem so happy together. Enjoy!
Some of them yes but I would bet that the majority are just curious. I get a lot of stares when I'm not vlogging too. I think today I noticed it even more because we were in a spot with more people hence more stares. :)
People in Vietnam also stare if you just look a bit "different" from others. I'm Vietnamese too, born and raised there for 16 years, but every time I come back to visit from America, I also get the stares :)), it's not because I dress strangely or anything, they say I have "American smell" lolz, and they are quite fond of pp coming from other countries.. but you will get used to it, it's not totally a bad thing, they are just curious, and they will still keep staring even though you meet their eyes hahha
vegetarian soy sauce? I dont get it. umm, it's made with soy beans, it's vegetarian by nature. that's like saying, hey look, a vegetarian carrot. However, soy sauce is made by fermenting soy beans, which requires yeast or bacteria. Last time checked, both yeast and bacteria are living organisms so i dont know if soy sauce is vegetarian per se, but is accepted as so in vegetarian diets.
I think it might be either marketing or maybe some soy sauces have a little fish or anchovy sauce. I also encountered vegetarian soy sauce in New York.
I think it's some weird belief, my gf mother is a vegetarian. she wont eat garlic because most chinese consider garlic to not to be vegetarian.. apparently, a long time ago, monks were massacre on a garlic farm and their blood soaked into the soil, so now she and other believe garlic is contaminated with the blood and cant be used in vegetarian cooking. go figure.
Oh yeah! I've heard of restaurants that are vegetarian and don't use garlic (and possibly onions not sure)...I think it does have to do with monks from what I remember. I need to research this because it would be an informational and interesting video.
I didn't think they were staring much as because you are a foreigner, but probably because you were walking and talking to a big camera haha. It's okay. The same thing happens to me when I go back home to my own country. If they see you vlogging and taking photos they'll either yell at you, hide, politely ask you not to, or approach you and make you delete any photos you have of them. It's really weird but kinda funny.
When I first went to Vietnam(mom's viet) with my parents in 2000... people would constantly touch me cause I was pale... I'm surprised they allow you to tape in the store
I kinda doubt that. There are plenty of pale people in Vietnam (mostly girls though). Maybe because you're a pale guy? Why wouldn't they allow her to tape in the store?
Who didn't like people videotaping? I find it hard to believe that anyone in that video sees Charly vlogging as a serious threat and would come over and ask her to stop.
i wonder in which area that supermarket is, coz the bag thing is also a shock to me (im vietnamese living in Saigon). And the reason people stare at you is that we dont get to see many black women here, esp walking with a camera, so it'd be a bit uncomfortable to be stared at.
I'm sure it is a surprise to those who haven't seen someone like her before, of course that is common when you have a homogeneous society opening up like that. I suppose some stores implement that bag thing for security, it makes sense to me, though I'd probably leave me up there as long as they tag it properly.
No the ride back wasn't so bad even with all our stuff (and so much cheaper than a taxi would be). The bus is right across the street of the supermarket and the walk home from the last stop we get off isn't too far from our place. We prefer not to have to worry if the taxi driver is driving us in circles so we prefer the bus.
can't you find rice at produce markets? there must be places in every neighborhood to buy rice... maybe there are little rice vendors or rice shops that you need to find...
They are looking at your camera and youre probably the only black person in the area. I'm not surprised they stare at you.That lady touching your hair was a huge no no, good on you for smacking her hand out of the way. The nerve.
also i think the stare thing shouldnt be a suprise because. when im at work i cant help but stare at interacial couples. twins, etc and its never in a malacious way but i really be super curious
Do you get your hair cut or fixed in Vietnam ? I would think it would be impossible to find a hairdresser there that knows African hair. That food looked so good and such wonderful prices.
No one has the right to touch you anywhere without asking, except friends and family members. Just tell them so nicely, and they will stop. I am talking as a Vietnamese.
This is awesome! Whenever I'm down in Vietnam, I get stared at too and they never look away, even when I'm locked eye to eye with them, for a good 5 minutes, they're still staring. Hahah
Quang Tran I think they admires why this speaks English so good :)
Quynh Nguyen They looked at you?? Really?
Wow, your pronunciation is spot on!
Don't wave your smartphones around in public like that! You don't know when a robber will jump on you.
Hi Charly, most of those stares are out of curiosity and you were holding a camera and talking to it, so it naturally draws attention... just ignore it.
Seriously, most of them where more like surprised glances.
vietnam dont have much black people ( or africa american or whatever the non racist name ) so we do stares out of curiosity but nothing like racist way , well some black men in vietnam do bad thing but we dont take that for all black people behave , it just like asian also have many bad people . + i bet people in africa will stare asian people if they never seen one befor :)
Agreed!
CLIFFORD DANG yeah, it happen all the time(even with European), they just curious.
vietnamese here, their stares definitely without any offensive (i would stare at a beautiful black lady too), love your video
THE RICE WAS ONLY $3.60 for that big bag 0_0
+who ami no it's just cause their poorer
dave jones No. In Vietnam, $3.60 is pretty expensive. 80,000 dong is about $3.60. It all depends on what you buy. If you buy a small toy that is 20,000 dong its considered cheap. But if its a big bowl of pho for 20,000 dong that would be expensive.
BringBackForeheadHoseokBigshit I actually could not find any where sell Pho for 20.000 Dong, it's almost 50.000 Dong (~2$) or more in Ho Chi Minh city and it's still cheap.
Because we produce a lot of rice domesticly, therefore it's cheap. Other country has to import the rice so it's more expensive :D
카일라 ᄏᄏᄏ are you fucking joking me? 80k is cheap as fuck.
Why is everything so cheap there. Like 50 cents for tofu? Where I live that is like 5 dollars.
well keep in mind that she is convertig it to us money for us to compare. However, if we lived there ( natives) and knew no other currency then we most likely would view it as expensive or so-soo price wise
because the average monthly payment in there just from 300$.
all that food for such a low price. 😊😊😊 love your videos.
For real!!! I would never starve in Vietnam!! 🍽️🍴
Karina Aragon because you don't know how to buy in Vietnam :)
low for european and american yes , low for vietnam meh lol
I haaaate having my personal space invaded, i wouldn't let anyone touch my hair even if they asked. They just gonna have to get over it and use they're imagination lol XD
Yeah I definitely have days where I say no even if they ask. You have the right to say yes or no and shouldn't feel bad about your answer. :)
Dominoe Harlee Yeah. there are more interesting thing to touch than hair only :))
I went to a department store similar to a Wal-mart or Target at the Vivocity mall. They zip-tied the zippers on my backpack. I thought it was pretty funny. Btw, I also get a few stares in public places when I speak to my cousins in Vietnamese. I don't "look" Vietnamese to the people there and they usually are impressed by the "foreign guy" who can speak fluent Vietnamese lol. Great vid Charly!
the bag thing is very odd! so what if you needed something like your phone out of your bag and your bag is ripped... they will pull you aside because they think you tried to steal something?
They wrapped the bags to avoid pickpockets.
Normaly, you would carry a small purse. With big bags, you can have it keep in the lockers. This super market is a big one (for Vietnamese, maybe it normal size in the US) so there're not enough security camera, that why they have to do this.
Nga Nguyễn ohhh i was wondering why they had to bag them, even if it was to stop pickpockets. but if they don't have the security to cover the entire store and/or the parking lot, it makes sense. here in the US , even in stores with their own security cameras including in the parking lot, the store owners, the cashiers or employees are usually told to watch people in the stores.
This looks strange to me too. BigC actually is Thai hypermart and they dont do like this in Thailand.
They wrapped my bag before I entered a supermarket in France two months ago.
It was way more than 22 stares. lol
looked like glances to me.
..then again i'm not a drama queen.
@Danny dragon u are an ignorant racist... I bet, a person like u who just opens their mouth and spews any word that comes in their mind can't have enough ideas to share. that is worse than having no money to spend. racists go to hell.
Troy Nguyen I've seen your comments and as a black woman myself, I actually agree with you. I'm a fan of Charlys but that does not mean the truth can't be said. If if she could get a non black man, watch how fast she'll switch. Never take a black lesbian seriously. Look at how many black so called "lesbians" come up pregnant. Blacks in America live in a la la land and don't want the world to say how they feel about them.
That bagging of personal bags Italy does the same thing. I was just as shock as you.
Oh interesting!
Seems like such a waste of plastic to me, it's crazy D:
Dominoe Harlee I agree...I can't imagine how much plastic is waster daily at this store alone just for bagging bags hahaha...so sad.
Where in Italy? I never had to do that.
In Milan. This only happened in huge super markets like the one charly went to. If it's like your normal size grocery store, they don't bag personal bags.
Bagging bags is crazy. I hate when strangers touch my hair. Not ok.
I enjoyed listening to you trying to speaks in Vietnamese. You're a fast learner, and your accents when you speaks Vietnamese is on point.
Thats do different in regards to bagging your bag at the grocery store. I'm so glad you're having a good time exploring and discovering Vietnam. i always enjoy seeing your travel videos and updates, but your updates as of late in Vietnam you've just been glowing! Even in a ridiculous situation you guys were laughing, and seeing you learn Vietnamese too has been so cute and informative! I love watching you guys. i hope you enjoy your time there however long or short you choose to make it. I'm looking forward to watching more on your channel!
i wear a scarf outside, which avoid the touching of my hair. you check your bag in most supermarkets.
Charlychee: I was in the 60s war. One time a elderly Viet lady tried to rub the skin of a black Marine. He wasn't to happy. But it was just curiosity. The lady probably never saw that skin color before. I read the same thing happened in WW11 to other black soldiers in very rural areas. R.B.
is there a none vegetarian soy sauce? i thought that the soy sauce is already a vegeterian.. o.O
Greetings from London, your vlogs give me life...
Do you think if didn't have the camara, the stares would be less?
soursop only by 1/3 i think. she'd still get stares for being black in a predominantly Asian country, even if they have naturally dark-skinned Vietnamese people too. because her features are still very different from the typical Vietnamese facial structure.
understand, i definitely would not have thought a big reduction in stares, but its human nature.
lol even dark skinned vietnamese get stared + it rare nowday to find black skins vietnamese ( like really black ) cause most of them were move to the US after the 90s ( they are mix black with vietnamese but i think there few left cause in some of the photo about the army we found one really black guy so maybe he son of a black vietnamese that didnt go to america after 90 i think ) + there will allway be stares cause black is rare in vietnam and it not racist stare or anything ... you guy just alien for many vietnamese :) not for me cause i seen alot of black soccer player eating at my mom restaurant and they are really nice due that allway gift us ticket to watch they play football :)
You are so amazing i love you're video's keep it going. :)
Thank you!
Hi there, Charly, what a lovely lovely video, As I travel alot myself, I just love this video to see what the supermarkets are like and also being vegetarian its so useful and so interesting to see what vegetarian foods are available in Vietnam. Im from London and Being a woman of Colour myself, and having travelled to parts of the world where they dont see many people of other Ethnicities, like myself, even though Im mixed race with very fair light Yellow/Brown skin, I always get an awful lot of stares where ever I travel too!! Its more that most people are so curious as to where Im from!! As they look at my dress sense, which is Chic European with a strong English Accent, that just Baffles them even more!!!! nI nearly All my encounters when travelling, I always find all peoples very warm and friendly and very happy that you are visiting their country! I cant wait to visit Vietnam! Thanks lovely Videos! Karen, London x
Wow I wish prices for vegys were like that here in the states. I have a question what was the differences in the different kinds of chickpeas?
Thai basil is crazy good! I don't blame you at all. Also, looking at your homemade bah mi gave me a sand which idea.
Apparently the supermarket has had alot of theft in the past as bagging up personal bags is accceptable.
I get stares even in the States and here in Germany. You are fortunate you get stares in only some countries. The only place I never got stares was in London, the only place, and I've traveled all around North American and Europe. It is so frustrating. Also, while they were definitely staring at you, they were also curious about the camera, and some people just did quick glances and moved on with their lives lol. However, I understand how you feel. I am surprised no one has tried to touch my hair as I have dreadlocks. I hope that never happens. They will see my wrath LOL.
In Germany, the people at the supermarket pick up the bread with their hands, too. I can't stand it. There are bread scissors and gloves all around the bread, and they still pick it up with their dirty hands. I now have to buy the bread at a fresh bakery or in a bag.
We just talked about it .. zero supermarkets but instead local markets which we totally prefer now. I wish there would be more local markets, even back home!
do you recommend waiting till in thailand to pay for ferry rids and domestic flights instead of paying for them online now?
a squeeze of key lime helps to balance out the sweetness of the sugar cane. It's the perfect beverage for the hot and humid weather there. I used to drink like 4 to 5 drinks a day.
OMG I hate it when they tried to wrap my bag . It is really annoyed when I shopped. I lived in Vietnam before and I moved to the state then I came back I still shocked. I avoided to go BigC, Coopmark, lotte, .. :)) dont take it wrong I love Vietnam and I am glad you love it too but I just dont like the way they "protect" their "products".
hahahaha....yes, its a stare, not a glance. It's a huge difference! I know because I was in Vietnam 2 years ago and I was by myself visiting. I'm 5'9 and a black woman so I got many stares, "glances"....hahaha. People also asked to take a picture with me. I was like....oh no, I'm not Oprah....hahahaha. But I understood, I wasn't the norm there. Although I enjoyed my travel to Vietnam, it was also my least favorite. Many people tried to cheat me and over charge me. Lucky for me, I knew my money well and did plenty of research. Very important when traveling to a different country. Anyhow, enjoy!
the bag thing also happen in france! bread too!
You are so fun and easy going! Such a nice person. Hope you are enjoying your life in Vietnam.
Sugar cane juice is soooo good. I'm jealous. We drink a lot of those in the Caribbean
No honey just no. How can someone just touch your hair without asking ? 😂😂 never touch a black persons hair without asking
Hi, have enjoyed watching your videos on occasion. I served in Long An and Kien Hoa in the late 60s. I had a female friend that I have wondered about for almost 50 years. We had a special friendship. I have refrained from seriously thoughts of trying reach out to her. My concern has been that I might be stirring up harmful or negative recollections from the war era. On the other hand, if she were doing poorly, I would like to help her....if I could.
Would you please share any perspectives you may have, as to how Vietnamese woman are viewed today, who may have been friends with a GI 50 years ago. One Vietnamese woman I asked suggested any such effort might embarrass or harm her or her family. She was not a hooch girl, a butterfly girl or a cherry girl. We were friends, I visited her home and met her family. Do you know if there are any mechanisms in existence today for ex-GIs to locate friends from the Vietnam War Era?
Thanks,
Preston
Pretty ladies get stared at, especially in a foreign country where you are viewed as exotic. I don't think it's really that strange. :)
Or maybe because she's vlogging. When was the last time you saw someone vlogging in a grocery store?
Spain wraps your bags too!
lol actually you can also leave your bag and they will lock and give u a number to keep but it's always busy and crowded. I hate holding my bag like that so I leave it there all the times^^
Im from India. And i must say I see a lot of similarities. 😊 People do stare in India too (at foreigners). But its of curiosity. They don't mean anything bad. About the sugarcane juice. well same here, they add lime & pineapple! And the scene at 1:47 ditto (in india) :D
please do a how to plan a trip video, budget,getting currency, .I wanna do a trip and in don't even know where to start.O wanna go to central o south america
How did you get all your purchased items to your place via bus? Did you carry the bags or did you have a cart?
I carry big reusable - collapsable bags and we bring our backpacks. We took the bus back home and it was fine.
Excuse my ignorance, but does anyone know if her necklace is related to witchcraft?
I went to that grocery store! Hahaha yes the plastic bag completely threw my off; I felt like I was carrying a pillow case. they have really good restaurants in there!
How did you get your food home on the bus? Did it fit in your back packs?
I have NEVER seen a bag wrapping before entering a store. lol. I will remember that when I go in a few weeks.
And, I would've passed on the bread. No thanks!
But, I am going to eat sooo much food while there. Yum!
Put on gloves? Are you f**ing serious dude? Where you live, are you telling those who give you bread to put on gloves too?
***** And are you sure about those who serve you where you live too? I guess not. Man, this is bullshit after bullshit..
I loooove your videos. I feel like I'm there walking and taking in the amazingly (different) sights. Wow! I'm going to watch as many of your vids as I can. Thanks so much for sharing!
Do you pay for the bus when you are already inn your seat, or do you pay before getting in ?
Once you sit down, the person walks up to you to collect the money and give you a bus ticket receipt.
Watching your vlog for my daily smiles. Wonderful job !! ❤❤❤
vietnam is actually quite similar to ecuador in some ways - obviously they are also extremely different too but it just reminds me. AND THE FOOD IS SO CHEAP
In France also if you have big bags you have to put them into plastic and sceal them theorically.
Helloooooo can someone help me out about Vietnamese culture ,accommodation and teaching and many more of culture.about caming to Vietnam as a teacher .
Wow, what market is that? I dont live in Hanoi Vietnam but Im in Ho Chi Minh City. Just curious. I never been to a super market where they had to bag my backpack or anything. Usually I always have a backpack from walking back home from school since I always stop by and buy some snacks or things my stepmother needed. I just casually walk in and the security guards wave to me like they do to everyone else. Pretty interesting. And I guess the reasons for the stares is because Vietnamese are not use to seeing black people and you're also holding a camera. Im Vietnamese and tbh I would stare too. I use to live in Louisiana so I saw a lot of different races but I guess in Vietnam its a rare thing and I dont usually see that in Vietnam, aha.
I only saw one grocery store the entire time I was in Vietnam, and the markets are not as plentiful as I had anticipated. We ended up eating tons of street food instead of cooking.
That’s how it is in Vietnam. Most people go to street food or markets to get food. Super stores are just there for night time.
Loved this! That supermarket....wow...very cool! The bus stop..cool, as well!
You are so BEAUTIFUL!! - LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU WEAR YOU HAIR NATURALLY!!! -
Charly~~ I love your vlog! I've been following you since you were in Korea and now I'm in Korea making my own vlog!! I'll be visiting Vietnam over xmas break so I'm loving your videos !!!
How available is gluten free foods there? I have celiac so I kinda have to stick to a gluten free diet :)
This video was so cool! I'm loving your vlogs in Vietnam!
how do you fund your stays in such countries ?
is this HCM City ?
I guess it's Hanoi
Chi Nguyễn thank you!
Could you name all the countries you've visited?
You have to put your bag away :O I have never heard of that done anywhere before, but I do see why it would be good. So that people are not able to steal that easily. I wonder if stealing is a big problem there. Anyway, Vietnam looks like the country I would enjoy a lot. Noodle dishes are my favorite. I need to try jasmine(hope I wrote this correctly) rice. I am really curious how that differs from regular rice. The supermarket itself do not really look different from those we have here in Estonia. It just looks a lot more bigger and wider variety of different foods. We have those vegetable weighing stations here as well and we don`t use gloves either in bread stations, well the breads are not that big either :P
***** Oh wow. Thank you for explaining it. Yeah they don`t do stuff like that here, so it is interesting to learn about them :D
Have you tried pho? if you do what do you think of it?
when she describing that squash all I thought of was 'that's wat she said ouuu' haha
have you experience the racism or ignorance in VN similar to Korea? Which country is worse to you?
Charly....In Italy they have big stores like that they seal your bags in plastic before you can enter. When ever I would go to them I would carry a little pouch purse. That way I would get stopped. In your video I saw a lady with a pouch a little bigger than mine and it was wrapped. They are serious there....LOL
Where are u living in Vietnam? Hanoi?
In some parts of the Caribbean you had to turn in big bags at the supermarket.
what city are you in? did I miss it?
YOU PRONOUNCE IS SO GOOD
Thanks very much, fun to watch you guys, please be careful and have a great time in Vietnam
the Big C at the city where my grandma is living also checks your bought groceries after you've paid! they check your receipt and compare it with the bought stuff lol xD that was very weird to me when I've visited VN for the first time :D
Just out of curiosity, I kind of want to know if you ever considered China. Despite all of the bad stuff about China, I kind of want to try it out there. My dad lives there with my family, so I am curious about it (and I'm pretty close now living in South Korea). I don't know if I'm crazy to even consider it, so I want to know if anyone else does.
I thought about it, but for me it would be in the bigger cities where the better English jobs are. All of the cities have the worst air quality in world, so I decided against it.
i am definitely considering it
Hi Charly. Really love your videos. Just an advice when ur walking on Vietnam streets, be cautious whenever u film ur video, make sure u hold firmly to ur camera and phone, and look around Coz u night risk getting them snatched away..!! Be careful and take care X :)
I wish food in Hawaii cost that much! It's ridiculously expensive here. Hawaii is beautiful to visit but I won't be settling down here. Good gracious.
Come to Ho Chi Minh City and you'll experience culture shock once again, cuz the cultures between Southern and Nothern Vietnam are so different
I love the grocery store! Is that weird? And the groceries were so cheap considering you bought a lot of prepackaged stuff. I can't wait to visit Vietnam in the coming months. You two seem so happy together. Enjoy!
you're so pretty and full of positive energy
I feel like they're partly also looking because of your camera lol.
Some of them yes but I would bet that the majority are just curious. I get a lot of stares when I'm not vlogging too. I think today I noticed it even more because we were in a spot with more people hence more stares. :)
People in Vietnam also stare if you just look a bit "different" from others. I'm Vietnamese too, born and raised there for 16 years, but every time I come back to visit from America, I also get the stares :)), it's not because I dress strangely or anything, they say I have "American smell" lolz, and they are quite fond of pp coming from other countries.. but you will get used to it, it's not totally a bad thing, they are just curious, and they will still keep staring even though you meet their eyes hahha
Love, love your upbeat personality!
vegetarian soy sauce? I dont get it. umm, it's made with soy beans, it's vegetarian by nature. that's like saying, hey look, a vegetarian carrot. However, soy sauce is made by fermenting soy beans, which requires yeast or bacteria. Last time checked, both yeast and bacteria are living organisms so i dont know if soy sauce is vegetarian per se, but is accepted as so in vegetarian diets.
I think it might be either marketing or maybe some soy sauces have a little fish or anchovy sauce. I also encountered vegetarian soy sauce in New York.
I think it's some weird belief, my gf mother is a vegetarian. she wont eat garlic because most chinese consider garlic to not to be vegetarian.. apparently, a long time ago, monks were massacre on a garlic farm and their blood soaked into the soil, so now she and other believe garlic is contaminated with the blood and cant be used in vegetarian cooking. go figure.
Oh yeah! I've heard of restaurants that are vegetarian and don't use garlic (and possibly onions not sure)...I think it does have to do with monks from what I remember. I need to research this because it would be an informational and interesting video.
Wow! When did you leave Korea?
LMAO The bad made me laugh so hard. You are such a sweet girl. I am so happy I found you my dear!
I didn't think they were staring much as because you are a foreigner, but probably because you were walking and talking to a big camera haha. It's okay. The same thing happens to me when I go back home to my own country. If they see you vlogging and taking photos they'll either yell at you, hide, politely ask you not to, or approach you and make you delete any photos you have of them. It's really weird but kinda funny.
just watched a coupe of your vietnam videos and pretty awesome. We will be back in December 2017
but soy sauce is supposed to be vegetarian because it's from soy. Is there a non-vegetarian soy sauce?
When I first went to Vietnam(mom's viet) with my parents in 2000... people would constantly touch me cause I was pale... I'm surprised they allow you to tape in the store
I kinda doubt that. There are plenty of pale people in Vietnam (mostly girls though). Maybe because you're a pale guy? Why wouldn't they allow her to tape in the store?
Crust Nguyen simply stated what happened the first times going over there... It's been five years since going and they didn't like people videotaping
Who didn't like people videotaping? I find it hard to believe that anyone in that video sees Charly vlogging as a serious threat and would come over and ask her to stop.
Can u please do a hair video on how u pin your hair since u will be staying in one place for a while? 😊😊😊
i wonder in which area that supermarket is, coz the bag thing is also a shock to me (im vietnamese living in Saigon). And the reason people stare at you is that we dont get to see many black women here, esp walking with a camera, so it'd be a bit uncomfortable to be stared at.
I'm sure it is a surprise to those who haven't seen someone like her before, of course that is common when you have a homogeneous society opening up like that. I suppose some stores implement that bag thing for security, it makes sense to me, though I'd probably leave me up there as long as they tag it properly.
Would it be worth it for you too take a cab home instead of the bus?
No the ride back wasn't so bad even with all our stuff (and so much cheaper than a taxi would be). The bus is right across the street of the supermarket and the walk home from the last stop we get off isn't too far from our place. We prefer not to have to worry if the taxi driver is driving us in circles so we prefer the bus.
can't you find rice at produce markets? there must be places in every neighborhood to buy rice... maybe there are little rice vendors or rice shops that you need to find...
I'm sure there's some secret spot I have yet to stumble upon but when I do you guys will be the first to know!!! :)
charlycheer it will be interesting to find out where people typically go for rice!
My mom got contact with this lady in the local market ,and she brings a Bag of rice to my house every time
Besides the no gloves and putting it directly in the cart, that bread looked delicious. So soft.
They are looking at your camera and youre probably the only black person in the area. I'm not surprised they stare at you.That lady touching your hair was a huge no no, good on you for smacking her hand out of the way. The nerve.
also i think the stare thing shouldnt be a suprise because.
when im at work i cant help but stare at interacial couples. twins, etc and its never in a malacious way but i really be super curious
Do you get your hair cut or fixed in Vietnam ? I would think it would be impossible to find a hairdresser there that knows African hair. That food looked so good and such wonderful prices.
thnks. charlycheer for this experience , crazy supermarket
omg im from vietnam
do you live in hanoi or hcm
i see them staring at your camera. love your energy
No one has the right to touch you anywhere without asking, except friends and family members. Just tell them so nicely, and they will stop. I am talking as a Vietnamese.
Hello. I am nre to your channel. What city do you live in?