I studied in Vietnam for two semesters so I have some personal experience (plus some time being a tourist to visit friends). 1. Partially true. If you are not

I studied in Vietnam for two semesters so I have some personal experience (plus some time being a tourist to visit friends). 1. Partially true. If you are not abled bodied then you are trapped at home because nothing is built to accommodate wheelchairs except housing/malls built by VinGroup. There are still cars everywhere and that’s how I commuted everyday. Every space on the streets are filled with cars and without adequate public transportation, the city will drown in traffic as the number of cars goes up (and Hanoi is planning on banning motorbikes by 2030). 2. There’s plenty of parks and things to do everyday. In comparison the US is very lacking of parks and recreational opportunities. I completely disagree with this point. 3. Absolutely true and only 5% of locals see it as a real problem. 4. Not really a problem as most people live in HCMC, Hanoi, and Da Nang where in the first two there’s a mall every 500 meters. 5. The public education system could be better but I know plenty of people who went to public schools and got a better education in the natural sciences than me, an American. 6. Unfortunately true. For complicated cases you need to relocate to Singapore or Thailand. 7. I’m not very informed about pensions, but most old people have their lifestyles funded by their children in this culture so it’s not too important.