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My thoughts on Nha Trang I’m just leaving Nha Trang after 4 days here. 4 weeks in Vietnam. I’ve loved every bit, except for Nha Trang. It’s full of Russians, the signs are often in Russian.I never had a thing about Russians before this, but by golly, I’ve been bruised by them on the street, as they just push past you, no manners in giving (even a fraction), when pushing past you on the footpath. I’ve heard them abuse the locals way too often. It’s not nice here anymore. I came to Nha Trang 16 years ago and really enjoyed myself. This time, I actually ended up avoiding going out, because the vibe isn’t great.Maybe I was in the wrong part of Nha Trang, but I am so happy to be leaving and I won’t be coming back. Has anyone else had a similar experience here, or is it just me?I did meet a couple of nice ones, but the majority just treated others like we are in their way, like servants and the manners were non existent that I saw, in general.
My thoughts on Nha Trang I’m just leaving Nha Trang after 4 days here.
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Yep.
There’s a Russian word for this: *zhlob*. I’ve never been to Nha Trang, but I experienced something similar in Pattaya and Jomtien. We were in 7-11, the line was long, and I asked my teenage son to stand in line while I grabbed a few more things. When I came back, he was really upset—several people had cut in line with bottles of alcohol. He said, “I never believed you when you were saying stuff about Russians—now I do.” For context, his mom is Russian, but she’s the polite, educated type.
It is funny, we so often see people make fun of the American tourist. Like everything, generalizations are just that. A general idea of something, thus many exceptions to any rule. It is also true that we often group people together that are not always from the same country. Canucks are often thought of as Yanks, Kiwis as Aussies, and so on. Some prejudices are built on old stereotypes, while others are real world experiences. Vietnam is a bit of a mono culture. Of course there are many distinct subcultures, but more homogeneous than distinct (relatively). These also weren’t raised with political correctness of the Anglo Saxon societies. They say it, like they see it. Russians are not highly thought of in Vietnam. Some is the difference in culture, although some is the result of the actions they observe (brash and arrogant). It may not be a fair evaluation of the Russian/ Eastern Slavic group, but it is what they see.
It already Russia mafia territory…😮💨😓
Funny to see myopic Westoids whining when they get a small taste of the misery we have inflicted upon the rest of the world for hundred of years. Dry your weepy eyes peeps.
Great post
I spend a week-end in Nha Trang and i did’nt expérience this with Russians.
They aren’t any different in Thailand. Loud, rude, entitled.
Had the same experience 13 yrs ago and never returned, only ever go to Hoi An now.
Bad news. Definitely avoid visiting. Nam