Tag: Indian tourists

General Behaviour You can greet them by saying “Hello” Vietnamese “Xin Chao” If you want to make a good impression when you meet someone for the first time, a good topic to discuss is family. Vietnamese appreciate it if you ask them about their marital status (i.e. single or married) about their parents, their spouses, and their children. It means that you care about their lives. Thank you: Cam on Currency Local Currency is Vietnamese Dong(VND): Exchange at Airport they offer the best price, 100 USD is roughly 21 Lakh VND. Don’t forget to bring USD along with you. You can use International credit cards as these are widely accepted. Food Options If you are non-vegetarian then you can easily survive as Vietnamese serves the lot of red meat, chicken ( a), duck, fish etc. For Vegetarian I must say sorry. It’s very difficult to find Indian food in Hanoi, However, there are few restaurants which Indian food which is near To Ngoc Van, Hanoi. There is one restaurant which is very famous “Namaste Hanoi” KFC is also available, Local Street is full of Hot dog options and you can eat full Pineapple for just INR 30 (10,000 VND) A lot of Burger restaurant is there in Hanoi, Beer and Cold drink are cheaper than in India. Language 90 % of Vietnamese don’t understand English and speak English, Taxi Driver speaks little English and those in hospitality business can speak. But you can take help of google translator and also take help of small Vietnamese kids they speak good English and understand well. Vietnamese use smartphone more than us so doesn’t forget to use Google translator. Taxi Taxi drivers don’t cheat they usually take you to your place by the shortest route so don’t worry and secondly metered taxis are