The Mother Fucking Truth

The guys here at 8000 Miles Later may like Asian girls but we sure as hell do not discriminate.

10 Essentials: Local Saigon Guy

Hi, I'm your typical local Saigon guy, and I've been invited by the 8000 Miles Later Crew to tell you the 10 things I can't live without.  I'm just your average dude, but I'm happy to inform you readers what items are essentials while living in Saigon.

A Tale of Jack and Wayne : Sweet Victory

Saigon is a very special place in that we get visitors from everywhere in the world stopping by at least once a year.  At our current rate for the house of 8000 Miles Later we average about two new guests coming into town every month.  Some come back for work and most of the time many guys come back to party their health away.  Regardless most of these guys are good buddies of ours, and most of the times they seek our advice at 8000 Miles later to streamline their game.

You know you're a local when...

#29 you routinely get locked out your house due to the fact that you don't have the keys to your own house.

SP

Gaming and Dating a PR chick

If you're foreign to the Vietnamese clubbing scene, the first thing you're gonna notice is the lack of a dance floor.  Everybody sticks by their own tables, dancing only with their group, even if their group is a bunch of heterosexual guys.  Once in a while, you might make acquaintances with the table beside your's, kind of like when you're forced to make polite conversation with the passenger sitting next to you on a flight.

Dear El Capitan

It's another installment of "Dear El Capitan" where you readers email us with questions that only El Capitan can answer.  Remember to email us with any questions you may have for El Capitan

We Tranlate Our Own BS

My phone battery died – I turned my phone into airplane mode

I fell asleep early last night – I was out with a chick

I have to go on a business trip – I gotta meet my out of town bitch

I’ll buy your gift next week – You’re not getting a present

Who Woulda Thought

It's been a while since we've had a guest blogger on here so we wanted to come back with something special. We have a buddy out here who's experience in Vietnam, although not exceptionally long in duration, has been expedited by the fact that he's assimilated so well to the local Vietnamese culture. There's never an occasion that doesn't call for flip-flops and shorts with him, and you can usually find him at the local "nhau" watering hole with a cigarette hanging from his mouth in an ever-so-macho way, barking commands at the workers, and ordering up a storm all in the name of a good time. It also turns out that he can put his thoughts into words very eloquently and that's why we've asked him to write for us so that you, the reader, can get a better insight into life in Saigon as a truly assimilated Viet Kieu. Without further adieu, here's what he had to say...