[ruddy122]

I know there is petty crime n lots of bag snatching in the tourist areas with most people who have stayed there for more than 9 months reporting that they have had their phones or laptops stolen n there is no way to avoid it but most people are saying its relatively low (perhaps cos they are used to it) n are commennting that traffic accidents is a more worrying issue .
Being a singaporean, if we choose not to stay in sg , then i'm afraid there are not many good options for us . Malaysia is visa friendly but crime is rife with many residential areas being repeatedly burgled , u also have car jacking n kidnapping which is really more scary . Australia is ok but is rascist, thailand has toughen up its immigration policies lately .
despite repeated attemptes by the seniors here to let fellow bros know of the perils in marrying viet girls, many sgporeans still persist in doing so , its not that they are not aware but most still choose this route due to the lack of good options .
If i were a white, then of course there is an added appeal in staying in sg as it'll be easy to land local women, the same factor comes into play for sg guys who frequent vietnam as we can still appeal to the local viet women at the moment, how long will this appeal persist would depend on how fast local affluence is rising.
obviously, if i am married n have kids in sg, then i'll probably have to be resigned to staying there at least till the kids have finished schooling but if given an option, then i will have to consider staying elsewhere as sg is a nice but expensive (n thus stressful) place to stay in at least for me