Tieng Viet lovers club

[Honey Boon]

may be ang mo and indian brothers will hear more than us

Originally Posted by shysaint

But never Hear they say Chim Dau

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by RJ2004

you just found out? tsk tsk... means you never feed your con gais well

No, u are wrong. In fact, I always feed them well and I have NEVER had a chance to hear them say they are Doi Bung!!! Hahahaha.....

[jackbl]

Today we got quite a number of new student and oversea student here.... Can the TS org a group excursion???

[vietboy]

Originally Posted by jackbl

Today we got quite a number of new student and oversea student here.... Can the TS org a group excursion???

Can i join? Can i join? (sounds anxious)

[vietboy]

Originally Posted by Honey Boon

if you hear the word in the middle of night, what do you do?

Pretend to sleep! Hahaha
But i heard tat word once when we r preparing to go to bed, then she pop the word, end up i go buy banh mi for her. Tat was in VN!

[jackbl]

Pickpockets rule the roost on Can Tho buses
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I am a high school student in Can Tho city and usually go to school by public bus. I often see pickpockets doing their dirty work on the bus.

I myself was a victim once, losing a Nokia mobile phone and a 4G USB.

We students often warn each other about the thieves and look out for each other.

In the past the crew used to sound a warning to passengers when they noticed pickpockets boarding the bus. But nowadays they keep mum for fear of violence by the criminals.

Once a monk noticed a passenger about to be robbed and sounded a warning only to be abused by the thieves.

Recently a 40-year-old woman trying to steal was discovered by her 50-year-old victim. Brazenly, she shouted and swore, tore the man’s shirt, before getting off scot-free.

The bus crew kept quiet until the woman and her two accomplices got off the bus. Afterwards the driver said: “We only transport passengers and are not responsible for safeguarding their money.”

If I am not mistaken, there are 10 groups of thieves operating on the Can Tho-O Mon route.

They always come in a group of three or four and surround a victim. Sometimes there are more robbers on a bus than passengers!

The bus staff often tell us to remain silent, warning we could become victims of the criminals’ violence.

Buses are meant for transporting the public rather than for thieves to carry out their disgraceful acts.

The government encourages people to use buses. But if it is going to be a dangerous proposition, there are going to be few takers.

Thus, if it expects people to use public transport, it has to root out this crime immediately.

[jackbl]

Why I stop taking the bus
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As a government employee in Hanoi, I tried taking the bus to work from mid-2011; however, I have given up on this public transportation due to several reasons.



Firstly, the pick-pocket issue. Many criminals have taken advantage of the overcrowded situation on the bus during rush hour to steal from passengers. After four months using the bus, I have twice lost my wallet.

I once pointed out a young man who I knew for sure had taken my wallet on the bus. However, he denied and even threatened to beat me. The least I could do is to beg for my wallet with my ID back. Of course VND1 million (US$50) inside had gone missing. People around me on the bus just looked on and stared at me indifferent. The bus driver and assistant did not do anything as their job was just to drive and check tickets.

Secondly, many buses in Hanoi have become overloaded. Over the past four months, I had to elbow my way to get on the bus and it was always impossible to find a seat. The bus quickly becomes jammed from 6am in the morning. Do I need to take a bus at 5am in the morning and go back at 7pm in the evening for my nine-to-five job?

Thirdly, I found many staff on the bus are hot-tempered and often shout at passengers. At first, I thought some of them were not polite but later I came to understand that they are all like that. Talking to the drivers and assistants, I got to know that they are always under stress. Their work is intense and exhausting and their pay is low. They can even lose their monthly wage if the bus has any accident, however minor it is. Thus it is impossible to ask for politeness and gentleness from them.

Last but not least, the current bus system lacks both quantity and quality. There are not enough buses servicing passengers during rush hour. As a result, many people get squeezed inside a small bus, making it a perfect place for pickpockets. Besides, passengers have to wait a long time for buses to arrive.

In addition, buses in Hanoi are too old to attract the public. The relevant authorities should understand that buses nowadays are not a means of transportation for the poor but they are meant for everyone living in the city.

It is great that the Minister of Transport initiated a campaign encouraging citizens to take a bus to work. However, there should be more improvements to this public transportation before we are willing to leave our bikes at home and rely on the bus for our daily commute.

* This is a translation from a reader’s letter posted on VnExpress site.

[V|ernar]

going for "extra lesson" anything pls whatapp me ~

[jackbl]

Originally Posted by V|ernar

going for "extra lesson" anything pls whatapp me ~

Heard these few days u go for intensive lesson. Please contribute your few days of training here. If I see good contribution, your Whatsapp will have many messages

[jackbl]

Bus, bus, bus
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Dear readers,

Welcome to back on the first week of November.

Over the last few weeks, we have discussed several issues and received many of your feedbacks related traffic and transportation in Vietnam. As a follow up, our topic this week is about bus, bus and bus.

Sue Donnym, who has lived in Vietnam for four years, expressed her fear with the most common public transportation here:

“As a Westerner, I believe that most of the [bus] drivers endanger my life. Whether I am riding on the bus, riding my motorbike or crossing the road, most bus drivers seem to have a “bully” mentality. They intimidate others on the roads by using the sheer size of the bus, very loud repeater or air horns and their shocking reputation for road crashes and fatalities.”

More than that, she also suggested a few changes to the current system like better skill training for drivers, a lift-up in their customer service, more logistics needed in the way buses function and the reduction of noises.

The article has attracted many responses from readers, most of whom agree with Sue but doubt if the government will actually do something.

“Great article, however I doubt anything will be done with these menace to society. […] Wish they would also route the exhaust up to the top of the bus and not in the faces of the scooter riders. I have been bumped more than once by a bus while trying to get out of their way,” wrote Kevin.

“I agree with many points in the article […] There are many foreigners who wish to contribute constructively, but ultimately, the only people who can do anything are the Vietnamese,” commented Mark.

On the other hand, Tran Van Truong, a local bus commuter defended for bus drivers:

“You say that the behaviour of driver is too bad, but I think it’s not only their fault. Unless there are a lot of vehicles on the road, they won't have to drive fast. If all of us drive politely on the road, they won't have to drive dangerously.”

Belonged to the majority who still find buses an uncomfortable means of transportation, Tran Nguyen Van, a government employee in Hanoi has given up taking bus after using this public transportation for six months.

The reasons he gave are pickpocket, overload, hot-tempered staff and a bus system that lacks both quantity and quality.

“It is great that the Minister of Transport initiated a campaign encouraging citizens to take a bus to work. However, there should be more improvements to this public transportation before we are willing to leave our bikes at home and rely on the bus for our daily commute,” wrote Van.

“The quality and quantity of buses can only be changed by the authority, but we ourselves can also contribute to that by learning how to be satisfied with what we have (for not making the traffic problems the worst),” remarked reader Thanh Vu.

Not only in big cities like Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, bus problems, especially pickpocket issue, are also prevalent in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

Nguyen Minh Thuy Chau, a student in Can Tho was also a victim of on-bus pickpocket and has several times witnessed.

“In the past the crew used to sound a warning to passengers when they noticed pickpockets boarding the bus. But nowadays they keep mum for fear of violence by the criminals. Once a monk noticed a passenger about to be robbed and sounded a warning only to be abused by the thieves,” she wrote.

As many problems still persist, how many people living in the cities will put their bike home and take bus to school or work?

Recently in Ho Chi Minh City, a new bus model with different colors, surveillance cameras, automatic dispensing machines have been introduced. Hanoi also aims to employ an electronic ticket selling system on bus. The aim is to reduce robbery on car, watch out on staff’s behaviors and make passengers more comfortable to use this public transport in the two biggest cities in the country.

However, we need a little more time to see if the new buses can really do something. Hopefully we won’t need to wait for the new metro system scheduled to finish in 2015 for the city traffic to be less congested.

[callim2]

Hi, just wanna check it is always viet gals like to "lie" on what they are going too do?

[ilovedoggie]

Originally Posted by callim2

Hi, just wanna check it is always viet gals like to "lie" on what they are going too do?

may i ask why do u want to care so much in the first place?

[callim2]

Originally Posted by ilovedoggie

may i ask why do u want to care so much in the first place?

Bro ilovedoggie, I am encountering this problem in my relationship

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by callim2

Bro ilovedoggie, I am encountering this problem in my relationship

VB in sinkie like to xnn...

[shysaint]

Originally Posted by Honey Boon

if you hear the word in the middle of night, what do you do?

Wat can I Do ... Go BUY give her eat Loh.