Meet Steve. He's a high-school graduate from Canada. He lives in Ho Chi Minh City with Charlie from Buffalo, Martin from York and Whitney from an undisclosed location. Minh does not live here although she apparently spends more time here than wherever it is she lives. She's Vietnamese but speaks impeccable English and only a smatter of Vietnamese which gives me doubts as to her background.
They all live together in this house, a 45-minute walk from the centre. Their rooms are simple and basic - some with only a mere mattress on the floor. It's a good indication as to how I might possibly live now that I've got a house of my own. They all teach English at private tuition centres around Ho Chi Minh City.
When prompted as to why Ho Chi Minh City, they replied, "This is the life!" What followed was a discussion on the different mindsets between Asians and Caucasians. Steve said it is "more free" here - easier to get a job with his high-school credentials. I've yet to ask whether a 'free-er' job meant a non-'nine-to-five' job or a job that's not the standard professional job as expected of a person who comes from a society that can afford tertiary education or where tertiary education is so easily available.
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