During the three months of living alone in Vietnam, I had more time to get better acquainted with my Vietnamese friends. As such, I got multiple views into what living in Vietnam is like from their local perspective.
One topic that seemed to incite irritation and frustration was the workplace preferential treatment towards non-Vietnamese in general and Anglo-Saxon foreigners in particular. While this type of treatment may not be the norm across the country, it's a reality that some of my Vietnamese friends have encountered at some point in their professional career, or continue to face in their current job.
The following paraphrased anecdotes will give you an idea on what this kind of preferential treatment looks like.
