<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:21:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/expat-life/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[There's nothing to do here except drink:  Da Nang, Vietnam ]]></title><description><![CDATA[If there is one thing I have noticed about any expat community that I have been a part of it is the same ol' excuse about alcoholism. I've lived in 6 different expat communities and I think that everyone]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gooddream/theres-nothing-to-do-here-except-drink-da-nang-vietnam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gooddream/theres-nothing-to-do-here-except-drink-da-nang-vietnam</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gooddream]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:16:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Hh2HnMNW9M8XLdYC2UANHcULEf7deg2kwGZWuRmLs3Q9RwKMdQdmbNMpfQ15h8GLf8hnR4hL4B488KnYAJryeLApZcSmA4AUDFBiqgSuCEeQ7b59x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Da Nang Police conducting drug testing on a wide scale ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vietnam has a pretty hard standpoint as far as drug use is concerned. It's basically banned across the board. 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