VIETNAMESE CULTURE
All Things You Should Know About Vietnamese Culture
Vietnamese culture may be still mysterious and unknown to most people outside the country. Today, more and more people are going to Vietnam for traveling and doing business. Getting to know Vietnam and Vietnamese culture is interesting and fascinating. We hope with this website, you can find the most comprehensive information about culture of Vietnam and its traditions.
Students and Teachers
Teachers enjoy much respect and prestige in the Vietnamese society. In some countries, teachers have the same social status as their students and as other teachers, even those of richer knowledge and more titles.
Love
In some countries, love is often accompanied by sex. Until now, Vietnamese people‘s outlook on sex has not changed much yet, due to the strong influence of feudalism.
Who Pay For The Dinner?
Sharing meal costs with your partners is not part of Vietnamese culture.
Friendship in Vietnam
Like in other countries, friendship in Vietnam is constructed and developed on the basis of mutual understanding, sympathy and trust.
Family Relationship in Vietnam
Relationships in Vietnamese family are more complicated than those of Western countries.
Vietnamese's Social Life - A Brief Intro
In North America, Europe and probably Australia, people consider friendliness as the heart of interpersonal relationships while in Vietnam, respect is put more emphasis on.
Vietnam Conical Hat (Non La)
Non la (palm-leaf conical hat) is a traditional symbol of Vietnamese people without age, sex or racial distinctions.
Bamboo Tree
Bamboo tree is a significant symbol in both Vietnamese culture and daily life. It exists almost everywhere in Vietnam, though mainly in rural areas.
National Flag
The National Flag of Vietnam is the official flag used by the Vietnamese government since the French Revolution (1945 -1954) to mobilize the people to resist the French colony.
National Emblem
The National Emblem of Vietnam is the official symbol that has been used by the Vietnamese government since 1955.
A Brief Look At Vietnamese Language
Vietnamese is one of a few languages in Asia that uses Latin alphabet instead of symbol.
Insider Guides
Food for Tet Holiday
What Vietnamese usually eat for Tet holiday.
New Year’s Flowers
Traditional flowers for Tet holiday.
New Year’s Wishes
What people often wish each other