Why I'll never return
Well, I thought it was time to give an answer.
The simple answer is that absolutely no one wants to return to a place where they had felt they mistreated. When I was in Vietnam, I was constantly harassed, overcharged, ripped off and mistreated by the locals.
I Hawker ever met who tries open overburden me. It was the bread lady who had denied me the right change back, the food vendors who charged me three times, although I saw how much the customer pays before me, or the taxi driver who in his feet on the way to the bus station rigged. While T-shirts for sale in Hoi An, tried three women to keep me in their business until I bought something, even if it meant pulling on my shirt.
On a trip to Halong Bay, did the tour operators' t have water on the boat and the journey had overbooked, so that the people who paid for single room suddenly with roommates found ... sometimes in the same bed !
one of the worst experiences came while in the Mekong Delta. I was catching the bus back to Ho Chi Minh city. I was thirsty, so I went a common drink in Vietnam to get water, lemon and a little powdery, sugary substance in a plastic bag. the woman who saw this concoction at me, she laughed to friends and then started me laughing while apparently not put in all the ingredients in this drink. I was not born yesterday and knew I are obviously ripped off. they had me cheat right to my face.
"she tells her friends, it becomes overloaded and tear, because you know you're "said a Vietnamese American who was on my bus. "You do not believe, you will notice." "How much should really cost?" I mean new companions asked. I gave the seller the right change, told her she was a bad person, and walked away. It was not the money that had I cared about-it their utter disrespect.
I wondered if I was just. Maybe I just had a bad experience and Vietnam was truly amazing. Maybe I was just unlucky. Maybe I caught only people on a day off. But speaking after a series of posts, I realized that we had all the same stories. Hardly anyone had a good story, which could explain why 95% of the tourists do not return. They all had stories ripped off, cheated or lied to be. You never felt welcome in the country either.
I saw other people have problems in Vietnam. I saw ripped off friends. Once purchased as my friend banana, sellers walked away before the change return. In a supermarket, a friend chocolate instead change was given. Two of my friends lived in Vietnam for six months, and even said it the Vietnamese had them rude despite getting "locals". Your neighbors never warmed to them. They were always outsiders-beds for those who saw them every day. Wherever I went, it seemed, my experience was the norm, not the exception.
I have many travelers encountered, who were the people thought in Vietnam very nice and having their travel. I've often wondered why such there is a disparity in experience. Now, there is a common difference between the travelers who like it and those who hated it. Most people who have traveled a good experience in luxury, while those who were not backpackers and budget travelers. It is a strange thing to think about and strengthen a story I once heard.
While in Nha Trang, I met an English teacher who had been in Vietnam for many years. He said that the Vietnamese are taught that all their problems are caused by the West, particularly in France and the US, and that Westerners "owe" the Vietnamese. They expect the West to spend money in Vietnam, so when they see travelers trying to penny pinch, they get excited and so look at backpackers down and treat them badly. Those who spend money, but seem to be fairly well treated. I do not know if that's true or not, but given what I saw, it makes sense.
I'm not here to make judgments about Vietnam or the Vietnamese. I do not think anyone is bad or unfriendly country. I have to reflect only my travel experience. You should go to your own mind and make-up. After three weeks in Vietnam, I could not get out fast enough. Why should I stay in a country that treated me so? Why would I ever want to go back? I do not care that they tried to overwhelm me. It's not about money. I am happy for them goes much further to pay more-a dollar than it does for me.
But just because I'm a backpacker does not mean I deserve any less respect than any other. I was not looking for the royal treatment, just basic respect. And I never felt respected in Vietnam. I felt like the people there did not see me as a human being, but only as someone who could be ripped off. There are rude people everywhere, but it was so disproportionately bad that if I ever went back to Vietnam, I would not feel so bad about it.
But only because I do not like Vietnam, does not mean you should not go. This is my experience, but you should always just take what someone says, put away, and go myself. And if you do not, because of this article to go, I will find you and pull it for yourself!
to my journey with Vietnam leaders plan to find out what to see and do, save money, and avoid off ripped.
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