Pratique du Shadowing: Vietnam's Visa Problem Nobody Talks About - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Every week I read a new article or watch a new video of Vietnam being the best place to retire in 2026.
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Great weather, cheap food, buzzing cities.
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That's all well and good, but the part everyone's leaving out and people are missing, you can't retire there.
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Of all the countries in Southeast Asia, Vietnam has no retirement visa and the visa system is built in a way
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that almost suggests that the government don't want millions of foreigners moving there on a whim.
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The first issue with the retiring Vietnam narrative is
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that you're going to do 90 day border runs for the rest of your life.
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Either that or you're going to teach English as a foreign language.
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I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but neither of those things constitute a normal retirement, nor are they actually guaranteed.
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First of all, the 90 day.
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Tourist visa. is exactly
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that it was never designed for people to live there Vietnam opened the doors they wanted people to come
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and visit they're very happy to have you there for a
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short amount of time global tourism global travel has been a mess since COVID really
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that it's taken a while for authorities to catch up it's taken a
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while for authorities to figure out what's our next move as we've seen recently in Thailand.
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The Vietnamese government know thousands of people are now living there on a tourist visa.
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But just because it was tolerated in a messy period, does not mean it's going to be allowed for much longer.
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And if you read some of the articles, - Coming from Vietnam, the government's language is getting stronger, especially since all of a sudden,
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all the lunatics from abroad have congregated in Da Nang and are causing trouble.
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If you're planning your retirement, in Vietnam or to live in Vietnam by doing 90 day border runs I would say that's a massive gamble
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I'm almost certain won't work in the future.
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And what's funny, what I find really funny about it is the cope behind it.
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So people like to say, oh, it's a small price to pay to be able to live in Vietnam.
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And that's fine.
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In theory, it is.
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And they also say, oh, I like to travel to other countries every 90 days.
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It suits me to to go traveling for a few days
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No one says that one day you might not get back in.
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For me, that's not a retirement plan.
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That's not a strategy for living abroad at all in Southeast Asia.
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Now, what used to be tolerated is not the case anymore.
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You need to get a legitimate visa to live here.
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And the alternatives, they're there, but they're not great.
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So teaching English, you can do that if you want to, but teaching English, is not retirement.
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It was actually the most stressful job I ever had in my life.
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And I wouldn't, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
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You can definitely set up a business but It has to be legitimate now the gray areas the shelf company stuff
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all the stuff that we knew went on in Asia, that's just not an option anymore.
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It has to be above board.
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They're scrutinizing the businesses, actually every country is scrutinizing.
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We can see that Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam's no different.
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They're all doing it.
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This is the trend now if you want to do the business visa route.
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You need real commitment And then lastly, what I find funny is people float the idea of marriage to a local as a legitimate strategy.
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I'm sorry, but that's a legitimate way to ruin your life.
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That is not a visa pathway.
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And even though people do it, that strategy has a predictable ending.
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The truth about Vietnam, I admire the optimism.
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I admire the mentality it takes to pack your bags and go to somewhere new, especially somewhere challenging like Vietnam.
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But the truth is that people are a bit overly optimistic about is There's no clean pathway to live there.
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You can't just retire there.
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It's set up in a way where it...
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Of all the countries in Asia, It's like the government don't want you there.
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Thailand has the good retirement visa, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia has the MM2H, Philippines has the SROV.
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They all have pathways for you to retire, except the number one destination for retirement.
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And then look, there's the stuff that no one actually wants to say out loud, but it does mean a lot to me.
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I want to go to a place where my reputation is good.
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Right now, Vietnam, The foreigner fatigue is real and it happened even quicker than Thailand locals are concerned
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and they should be you can't just go to Vietnam as a foreigner and make a mess they're the most nationalist
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country of all of Asia they don't like outside interference.
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No country wants outside interference.
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But how did we think Vietnam is just going to accept bad behavior from tourists.
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They want visitors, they don't want settlers, and they especially don't want people
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disrespecting them and rightfully so I agree with them
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but that's why for me not only the visa but right now Vietnam does not suit me.
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It's a very predictable cycle when I said
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I believe Thailand is about to change "the visa exemption and Thailand's going to get stricter." Someone's like,
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"Oh, you're spreading misinformation." It was obvious as day they're going to change.
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I would say it's obvious as day Vietnam are going to clamp down even faster, way faster than Thailand.
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If your plan is to live there long term on a tourist visa, I would be thinking about some plan B or C.
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I'm not saying don't go to Vietnam.
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Vietnam, you must go to it.
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It's a fascinating country.
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You'll see things there you've never seen before.
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But definitely please don't base your whole retirement plan or your your digital nomad strategy on tourist visas in Asia.
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I'm using Vietnam as the example, but it's for all of them.
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The tourist visa days are gone.
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You can't live there anymore indefinitely on tourist visas.
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We'll look back at that period as, "Wow, what a funny time." And it's humorous, but It's just not acceptable anymore.
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So the narrative is nice.
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Everyone packed their bags and moved to Da Nang and it sounds great on paper, but you need to be legitimate.
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You need to have a legal base in Southeast Asia.
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That's the message of this video.
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Cambodia gives you one of the last legal bases.
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I believe Laos as well.
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Laos is way more informal and a gray area that could change on a whim.
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But right now, Cambodia, once you get that business visa, That's really one of the only legitimate,
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legal, most accessible ones that's accessible for most people.
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If you have a specific reason to be in Vietnam, if you're doing business in Vietnam, if your spouse is Vietnamese and you're learning Vietnamese, then that will work for you.
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But if you just saw a YouTube video saying, let's all move to Da Nang on tourist visas, I think you could be in trouble.
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If you want to know where you can actually stay legally, watch your visa options, all the cities I've been to, check out the SEA Insider below.
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Weekly updates, if you like my newsletter updates, you'll love this. And also...
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Oh, the free cheat sheet, I always forget.
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Get the free Southeast Asia cheat sheet in the box below.
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Quick overview of all the countries in Asia.
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Check it out, see which one suits you.
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That's it guys.
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Look, if you're on the fence, you won't make it in Vietnam.
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Look, if you're on the fence, you're not gonna make it in Vietnam.
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It's too challenging, there's no visa.
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It's just not a legitimate option for people.
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Check out Cambodia, check out Malaysia if you qualify, and if you qualify, Indonesia.
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They're the smartest plays for the next 10 years.
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I need all the help I can get here.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette vidéo contient 106 phrases et 1361 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 7:22. Le locuteur parle vite, environ 185 mots par minute : attendez-vous à des liaisons et à des sons réduits. Seuls 81 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc exigeant.
Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo
15 mots moins courants de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
- visa /ˈviːzə/ (nom) — visa. A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.
- retire /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/ (verbe) — se retirer, prendre sa retraite. To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- pathway /ˈpæθˌweɪ/ (nom) — voie. A footpath or other path or track.
- gray /ɡɹeɪ/ (adjectif) — gris. Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
- sheet /ʃit/ (nom) — feuille. A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
- abroad /əˈbɹɔːd/ (adverbe) — à l'étranger. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
- narrative /ˈnæɹ.ə.tɪv/ (nom) — récit, narration. The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
- fence /fɛns/ (nom) — clôture, cloison. A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
- qualify /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ/ (verbe) — caractériser, qualifier. To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.
- accessible /əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/ (adjectif) — accessible. Easy of access or approach.
- cheat /ˈt͡ʃiːt/ (verbe) — tricher. To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
- interference /ˌɪntəɹˈfɪɹɪns/ (nom) — ingérence. The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
- admire /ədˈmaɪɹ/ (verbe) — admirer. To regard with wonder and delight.
- tolerate /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹeɪt/ (verbe) — tolérer, supporter. To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
- predictable /pɹəˈdɪktəbləl/ (adjectif) — prédictible, prévisible. Able to be predicted.
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
- check out (verbe) — mater, regarder. To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
- figure out (verbe) — cerner. To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
- set up /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ (verbe) — mettre en place, installer. To make ready for use.
- think about /ˈθɪŋk əˌbaʊt/ (verbe) — penser à, réfléchir à. To ponder.
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 44 contractions et formes réduites, comme you're, they're, don't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: sheet /ʃit/, reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, shelf /ʃɛlf/, nationalist /ˈnæʃ.ə.nə.lɪst/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: legitimate /lɪˈd͡ʒɪt.ɪ.mət/, accessible /əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/, interference /ˌɪntəɹˈfɪɹɪns/, predictable /pɹəˈdɪktəbləl/, reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/
Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo
- Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
- Commencez à la vitesse 0,75×, répétez phrase par phrase, puis revenez à la vitesse normale quand cela devient facile.
- Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme visa, retire, pathway.
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Phrases conditionnelles if + proposition, will/would + verbe — une condition et son résultat | if you like my newsletter updates, you'll love · if you're on the fence, you won't make |
| Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant | has been · we've seen · have congregated |
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | is built · was never designed · was tolerated |
Qu'est-ce que la technique du Shadowing ?
Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.