newlifeinphilippines wrote:zboy1 wrote:First of all...how would you know a place is "too fast-paced and stuck-up," when you've never even visited the country? Some people actually do like (and prefer) S. Korea and Japan, to Southeast Asia.
Why don't you go and visit those countries, first...before deciding on which country you're going to move to? They might surprise...
You have to ask yourself: what are my primary reasons for wanting to go to a particular Asian country? If it's for mongering, then Southeast Asia is your best bet. If you want a wife, then Vietnam, China and the Philippines is good. It sounds like you're primarily a monger, is that right, newlife?
It does sound like your best bet is Vietnam, though. Baoning wants to eventually move there, too. Maybe you could PM and ask him some questions about the place?
My trip isn't exclusively about women its just to explore another country so I can say I been there and so I can compare the differences in culture and women. Not really monger i prefer relationships but not looking for a long courtship either right now so im sort of inbetween. I guess I could go to mindanao if i want more lowkey women but vietnamese women are hotter I think and id like to see a different country and culture. One problem with vietnam is buddhism but im just there to sightsee not marry. Also I think vietnam has less visitors than phil especially mongers so it would give me an edge to stand out. I want to go with huge culture shock but also a place that isn't overrun by tourist and mongers.
too much money to go visit a bunch of countries and decide. Im just going by what other people say and my own intuition so I dont have to gamble and then lose. I dont think vietnam would be easy to move to or live in for long periods of time but im not sure. Also I think the women are reserved there moreso but its not the only reason why id want to go. Thats why i keep it short just to check it out before i pass back to manila again.
I don't recall which ethnic group you are from, but it will have a bearing on your success in Vietnam. The Vietnamese that I have met do not like Chinese people at all, for example.
I was not pursuing women there, so I don't know how their sexual mores are compared to other countries. Most of them are very positive toward Americans however. They want to talk to you and get to know you. They are fascinated by the US. My impression, even in the cities, is that people have a sort of small town way of thinking. By that I mean that reputation is important and that women do not want to be seen as non virtuous.
Few Vietnamese are practicing Buddhists from my observation. The temples are there because it is the Buddhist part of the world but many years of turmoil and government disapproval has decreased their ranks. According to Wiki, between 9% and 16% of Vietnamese identify themselves as Buddhists. Between 6% and 7% are Catholics.
Vietnam is not a monger destination, at least not to the degree of PI, Thailand or even Cambodia. P4P is there of course, but it is not in your face like in the other places I mentioned.
You don't have to go very far in Vietnam to get off the beaten path. In the Central Highlands you can go for days without seeing another Westerner.
You mentioned that it may be difficult to move there or to live there. I am not sure exactly how they do it, whether they have to do visa runs or not, but I know an American expat couple who live in Hanoi. They love Vietnam. I can understand it. One impression I have is that Vietnamese are more competent in general than Filipinos. So you don't see quite so much stupid incompetent shit there. That would be a big plus for me.
if i want to leave the country again I want to check out a new country for a change not the same old one only time and time again and no where else. Only like 2 or 3 weeks just to get a jist of it before i land back to phil. Thailand is just a whorer version of phil so ill skip it and japan and korea are stuck up and too fast paced and expensive. 
