I was sitting at a table at McDonald's on Nguyen Hue, HCM. Near the HCM Square with that HCM statue. I was eating & was on my laptop. I was not looking at my phone for a few minutes. There were people sitting next to me. Some minutes later, my phone was missing. There was a security camera. I told the staff if that one old guy was sitting near me or not. I just wanted them to quickly look at their video to see. But they refused to help.
My Bikes.
I was not able to find one bike that I lost in front of a hostel on pham Ngu Lao in like May 2013. Then lost my new bike at the 23/9 Park like in December 2013. There was an electric bike that a friend of mine, Kathy, like sold. So, 3 lost bikes. I bought a 4th bike in 2014. It was tough but I still like so many people in Vietnam.
LOL. You're so unlucky :) In cities like Hanoi, Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh, you will easily lose things. Please be careful.
In addition to the theft, robbery and hacking by the price. The Vietnamese are most wonderful. You will like the ordinary Vietnamese. But be careful because there are things that are bad for you, in my country it is very normal. For example: bribes, push up prices in the sky, lie .v.v.v and finally, indifference to the problem of others :)
Yeah, that is why I always try to know how much something should cost before going to a store. Also, it's better not to go shopping when you're hungry. It's great to know how to make a deal, to barter, at markets. I like competition.
I like free markets.
It can be scary when sellers raise prices. That is why the buyers, the customers, must be very smart to demand lower prices. If the sellers refuse, then the customers need to leave and find other stores. The problem is when too many customers are too lazy to even try to demand for lower prices. Then, sellers don't have to worry. And sellers will continue to try to raise the prices more and more. And sellers are trying to make money. Customers should try their best to save money. But it can feel like too much work for customers to fight, to barter. That's too bad for the customers in Vietnam or in other countries as well.