One of my well travelled gay friends recently mentioned that Vietnam is the new Thailand. Lots of pretty boys who love European/American men. Has anyone been there and enjoyed a "Gay Old Time" ? Are there gay bars, gay massage parlors, and gay hotels? I have a feeling this is a new emerging gay vacation spot.
| by Anonymous | reply 41 | February 11, 2020 2:44 PM |
I was just there in January. It is very conservative, socially.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | March 6, 2019 3:19 AM |
No way is it has developed as Thailand. No one does pussy ping pong like Bangkok.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | March 6, 2019 3:20 AM |
The country as a whole is conservative, as R1 said. Even so, the southern half and the northern half are totally different. Ho Chi Minh City is much more modern and progressive (well, as progressive as Vietnam gets). Hanoi feels more buttoned up and traditional. Much more of an overt military presence, etc. HCMC may be more your speed.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | March 6, 2019 3:24 AM |
Great food. Hanoi is conservative but bustling. Also rather trashy
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | April 5, 2019 9:29 PM |
I was in Hanoi about 3 weeks ago, only for a couple of days, on our way from Cambodia and Laos back to North America . I'd been to cities much bigger than Hanoi (Shanghai, Tokyo, Beijing, Hong Kong) but I felt completely overwhelmed there and two days felt just enough since I was starting to feel exhausted. The traffic is brutal and every time we tried to cross the street it felt like we were tempting fate. It is a fascinating city, though.
On the other hand, I can't even start to tell how much my partner and I enjoyed Cambodia and Laos. Phnom Penh and Luang Prabang were great. Siem Reap, well, it was very touristy, but Angkor Wat and a number of other temples made it totally worth the visit.
There is certainly a kind of Westerner you see there which immediately makes you think "Pedo!"
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | April 5, 2019 9:54 PM |
A few months ago I met a new guy. We got along well at first. I am blond, pretty smooth, and trim.
He mentioned on our 3rd date that he was going to, and has previously been to Vietnam on vacation. He went on about the temples, the bargain prices, etc. Then he made a brief comment about the attractive "boys and men," I suspect scoping me out for a reaction, which he didn't get.
I have an unfortunate tendency to attract pedos and asian-lovers (same thing in my experience). I broke it off with him immediately.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | April 5, 2019 10:55 PM |
I’m Asian and work in Hanoi. I wouldn’t say there’s a pedo scene here at all but Asian guys tend to look pretty young so that might be the case. I’m not a big fan of the apps and prefer saunas instead. There’s a certain fascination with foreigners here and I have seen some of the most repulsive trolls get action from much better looking vnm guys.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | April 5, 2019 11:28 PM |
Luang Prabang, Laos is a must-see. I was in Vientiane for a week and have never seen so many Range Rovers is such a small city.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | April 5, 2019 11:35 PM |
I don't think you're going to find a pedo "scene" at all anywhere, R9. That short of shit has gone underground due to international agreements prosecuting sex trafficking with minors. You can be arrested in the UK or the US for having sex with minors in SE Asia.
The point is, Vietnam is a country with a lot of poor guys who look good to pedos with money. I'm guessing, but I think accurately, that there isn't a lot of police attention focused on this in Vietnam. And I'm also certain that the action is mostly older western guys paying younger asian guys on a 1-on-1 hustling basis, for sex. Saunas and bars and cafes would be perfect meeting places.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | April 5, 2019 11:39 PM |
We were walking down the Mekong promenade in Phnom Penh, near the Foreign Correspondents Club, so about as central as you can get there. There were a lot of these young school kids which must've been 13 and under and there's this really sleazy western guy who kept staring at them, then following them, I didn't even want to look back to see what else he was doing, I was so repulsed. It might be mostly underground but there's still enough of it out in the open to make you uncomfortable. I felt like I needed a Silkwood shower when we got back to our hotel.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | April 6, 2019 12:37 AM |
I'm not a pedo by any stretch of the imagination, but I wouldn't mind checking out the action with Vietnamese guys in their 20s or 30s. How prevalent is that among Western visitors?
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | April 6, 2019 3:12 AM |
Excuse me? I was in viet in feb amd the place is bustling and not conservative at all. Gays are accepted there and fabulous schopd right out of your door. If you are in HCMC, nadam spa is a must, that gay spa is a fun mix of traditional and modern. Definitely skip Hanoi though, those bitches are fierce up there. Da Nang is ok.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | April 6, 2019 4:33 AM |
I was part of a U.S. Army light infantry brigade 50 years ago. I remember how hot it was during summer in Saigon.
Otherwise, I am very much enjoyed all this.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | April 6, 2019 7:33 AM |
Is there a muscle dude scene in Vietnam?
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | April 6, 2019 7:58 AM |
I am in Vietnam now, and I definitely think the North is conservative. Everyone here has told us how important it is to marry early and have children, and that people who don’t bring great Shame on their families. Also, at least in Hanoi, most people live in tiny living quarters with generations of families. There is very little privacy and individual identity.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | April 6, 2019 8:02 AM |
[quote] Everyone here has told us how important it is to marry early and have children, and that people who don’t bring great Shame on their families.
You've described pretty much every country with a strong Confucian tradition: China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, ... I didn't think Hanoi was particularly conservative or homophobic.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | April 6, 2019 12:20 PM |
I wouldn’t say that Hanoi is particularly homophobic, but there is an overwhelming expectation that people fit into a narrow way of living with regard to family and marriage . Most peoPle I’ve talked to do not even consider that some people might not want to Marry the opposite sex by 25 years old and have children
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | April 6, 2019 5:22 PM |
r2=Vairst Letty, subject matter expert.
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | September 28, 2019 8:29 PM |
I like Vietnam, but it’s shockingly littered. Trash everywhere
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | February 10, 2020 1:38 PM |
I have never, ever had any desire to visit anywhere in asia. EVER.
It holds absolutely zero appeal to me.
I much prefer Europe, the US, and Canada.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | February 10, 2020 1:47 PM |
R23, you have issues bruh
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | February 10, 2020 1:48 PM |
I loved Vietnam, the food can be amazing.
I was not into the local guys at all.
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | February 10, 2020 1:58 PM |
Vietnam has recently cracked down hard on sex tourism-regular tourism has sky-rocketed in the past few years. It is a hip destination for Millennials.
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | February 10, 2020 6:33 PM |
Cambodia has hotter, more built dudes
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | February 11, 2020 12:29 AM |
Sorry, but... leave it to men to believe these whores “love European men”.
They want your fucking MONEY.
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | February 11, 2020 12:44 AM |
[quote] I have a feeling this is a new emerging gay vacation spot.
A new spot Americans have never heard of would be nice
| by Anonymous | reply 29 | February 11, 2020 12:54 AM |
Lots of Americans there now
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | February 11, 2020 1:02 AM |
i felt sorry for continentalist r23.
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | February 11, 2020 1:02 AM |
My mother was a lady in Saigon!
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | February 11, 2020 2:16 AM |
Hanoi has trash everywhere
| by Anonymous | reply 33 | February 11, 2020 2:22 AM |
Vietnam is a beautiful and Ho Chi Minh City is more modern with its exclusive nightlife scene, smarter restaurants, fancier hotels, etc compared to the rest of the cunt.ry. Yes, poor young boys want your MONEY, not your look, fucking pedo
| by Anonymous | reply 34 | February 11, 2020 2:36 AM |
Massage: 10 dolla I use one hand...20 dolla use bofe hand...
| by Anonymous | reply 35 | February 11, 2020 2:55 AM |
[quote]A new spot Americans have never heard of would be nice
Wuhan, baby!
| by Anonymous | reply 36 | February 11, 2020 4:05 AM |
I've never been to Vietnam but I had sex with a lot of them when I lived in LA. They are crazy motherfuckers. Talk about evil capitalists. And there is no such thing as foreplay or slow sex with them. No sireee!
| by Anonymous | reply 37 | February 11, 2020 4:22 AM |
Yeah commies are so welcoming of perverts, it's definitely the new Thailand.
Go fuck yourself Jane Fonda.
| by Anonymous | reply 39 | February 11, 2020 1:56 PM |
Most Vietnamese have halitosis because of their dog-eating culture. Can you kiss a twink you just finishes gobbling dog meat?
| by Anonymous | reply 40 | February 11, 2020 2:24 PM |
They don’t eat dogs in Cities
| by Anonymous | reply 41 | February 11, 2020 2:44 PM |
