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Aw, geez, I'm sorry to hear this. But it sounds like you're certainly making the best of it!

Don't spend too much time licking your wounds--you don't want to wear out your tongue. *giggle!* (wait, that was Joyce speaking...)

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My comment re not a very good scam was simply a statement of fact, if indeed the lady is still in Vietnam. How/why is none of my business.

It's great that you are getting some exciting new life experiences as a result of the experience. It's a positive person that can see the good from a difficult and hurtful situation :)

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She sent me a text yesterday asking if she could have my wedding band. Who thinks I should give it to her?

i'd say send her a cheap fake instead, see how long it takes for her to tell the difference :hehe:

why are you still in Vietnam?

he's getting his wounds licked.......

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Joe,

I noticed her facial expression was out of the loop while you were filming her. It's like there's some things empty or missing in the connection between you and her. In my head I was thinking, "I hope that she's not marrying you just for the green card."

It must been tough to sacrifice all you had in America to live in Vietnam. It's a tough world down in that region. The motorbike make less than a McDee employee here. Heck, they make less than 8 dollars a day. I may be exagerating, but, that is how it is there. If you have no skills at selling, bargaining, cunning your ways with people...anybody who lived in America most of their lives will have a heck of time adjusting to life down there. I'm glad you have found yourself a position that gives you a fair wage to live there.

Hopefully, if you're still in Vietnam next year in June or July, I'll come to visit you!

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She sent me a text yesterday asking if she could have my wedding band. Who thinks I should give it to her?

i'd say send her a cheap fake instead, see how long it takes for her to tell the difference :hehe:

why are you still in Vietnam?

he's getting his wounds licked.......

I hope he's getting them licked by some cute Vietnamese ladies :P

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My two cents:

remember what u look for u will find it

u look for reason to think she is doing something behind u then u will find it

u look for resaon to think she is NOT doing anything behind u then u will find it

have a conversation about her every day openly and she will tell u everything about that guy what she talk or anything of importance in the talk between them.

dont judge or make any decison without talking openly and tell her how u feel is she is talking to somebody

conversation, love and trust are the keys in a healthy relation

good luck

abby n sheryl

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My comment re not a very good scam was simply a statement of fact, if indeed the lady is still in Vietnam. How/why is none of my business.

It's great that you are getting some exciting new life experiences as a result of the experience. It's a positive person that can see the good from a difficult and hurtful situation :)

Thanks MC.

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She sent me a text yesterday asking if she could have my wedding band. Who thinks I should give it to her?

i'd say send her a cheap fake instead, see how long it takes for her to tell the difference :hehe:

why are you still in Vietnam?

he's getting his wounds licked.......

Gold is a huge part of this culture. She was born with the ability to detect purity.

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Joe,

I noticed her facial expression was out of the loop while you were filming her. It's like there's some things empty or missing in the connection between you and her. In my head I was thinking, "I hope that she's not marrying you just for the green card."

It must been tough to sacrifice all you had in America to live in Vietnam. It's a tough world down in that region. The motorbike make less than a McDee employee here. Heck, they make less than 8 dollars a day. I may be exagerating, but, that is how it is there. If you have no skills at selling, bargaining, cunning your ways with people...anybody who lived in America most of their lives will have a heck of time adjusting to life down there. I'm glad you have found yourself a position that gives you a fair wage to live there.

Hopefully, if you're still in Vietnam next year in June or July, I'll come to visit you!

It's like there's some things empty or missing in the connection between you and her.

You're not the first to tell me that.

You're right regarding the adjustments. My best friend here has been in and out of this country since '64. He said it takes about 3 months to see if someone is going to make it.

Let's look at some of the adjustments, not necessarily in order:

1.) Delicious one course meal: $.88 Another benefit is the 30 lbs I have lost in 4 months.

2.) One bedroom in a huge house with 5 other expats: $260 all inclusive. This includes a maid who washes and presses the clothes 3 times a week.

3.) Minor celebrity status almost anywhere in the country. Some people go absolutely ga ga when they find out I'm an American. It gets old after a while though. I had to walk through a restaurant to get in and out of my old place. It turned into a major production after about a month. They had 20 people working at that place and they all wanted to say hello. Unfortunately that was all they could say! I'm working on my Vietnamese but I'll never be fluent.

4.) Teaching English. I love this job

Bad Things:

1.) Seeing deformities that I know my country was ultimately responsible for.

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2.) Seeing real poverty.

3.) Risking life and limb on a motorbike. I've been driving since the first week here. This blows some of them away. Being a white guy who rides makes me a certified freak of nature.

Just to list a few.

 
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