a friend named Angela who stuck by my side like gum. We went everywhere with each other and we always helped each other in times of need. One day‚ Angela called me saying her youth group needed an extra dancer for their performance at the annual Vietnamese new year celebration. Of course‚ I told her to sign me up right away. The first day of dance practice was strange. Growing up in a Buddhist environment‚ I had never been to a catholic church before. The minute I walked in the room‚ everyone stared
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anniversary of the French revolution. At first some French people were very much opposed to the large metal monument‚ and about 300 people signed a petition opposing it. But now it is a large part of Paris‚ and can be seen from many places in the city. The tower is 310 meters‚ and was the world’s tallest building for many years after its construction. The tower was saved from being torn down in 1909 by its antenna that was used for telegraph transmission. It has been used for French radio and then later
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Hữu‚ N. & Borton‚ L. Frequently asked questions about Vietnamese culture: Vietnamese Lunar New Year. Hà Nội: Thế Giới Publishers‚ 2003. 116 pp. Culture is the aspect I’m especially interested in. And I find it amazing to read a cultural book in bilingual. It helps me to improve not only my knowledge‚ but also my new English vocabularies. Recently I have been impressed greatly by “Frequently asked questions about Vietnamese culture: Vietnamese Lunar New Year” - a book written by a cultural scholar
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VIETNAMESE VS. AMERICAN Vietnam’s admission to the World Trade Organization together with the normalization of trade relations between the U.S. and Vietnam has opened great opportunities for many American companies to do business in this rapidly growing country. However‚ cultural barriers can adversely affect business transactions right from the negotiation process. American companies seeking a successful cross-cultural negotiation in Vietnam should understand‚ tolerate‚ and adapt to the differences
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A patriarchal family‚ with the man as the head of the household‚ is the traditional structure of the Vietnamese family. Confucianists framed their cultural norm in terms of the duties and obligations of a family to father‚ a child to parent‚ a wife to husband‚ and a younger brother to an older brother. They believed that the welfare and the solidity of the family were far more important than individual interests of any one member of a family. The individual was less independent than a member of a
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Talk Around Town (23-10-2005) A troubling mix of English and Vietnamese |[pic] | | | by Vu Thu Ha I accidentally heard the following conversation between two young girls in a coffee shop one day: "Sorry‚ toi qua tao busy qua‚ khong help may duoc" (Sorry‚ I was too busy to help you last night?) "The bay gio thi the nao?" (How about now?) "Ui gioi‚ easy work!" (Well‚ no problem) At the time I thought that an English-speaking
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The massive 227.5 ft. long 100 gun First Ship-of-the-Line HMS Victory was one of the larger most ships of the time. The only other ship that can compete is the American naval vessel USS Constitution. With many battles under its belt‚ it’s surprising she has lasted 251 years. As with any other ship of the time she was built entirely of wood besides the other material to keep her running such as screws‚ bolts‚ ropes‚ and canvas. But the wood had to come from somewhere and that somewhere was 100 acres
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Austin Beeler American and North Vietnamese Perceptions of War To the American Soldiers and the NVA/VC soldiers‚ the Vietnam War was both very similar and very different. Most of soldiers in Vietnam went into the war with a purpose‚ and they had a very high morale levels. Both the Americans and the NVA soldiers left with many problems. The war left most soldiers with very severe cases of mental issues. There were also many things about the war that differed to the soldiers. One was the type
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Vietnamese New Year Traditions New Year in Vietnam is not only a holiday but also the biggest event of the year. It is tradition of thousand years of history. In Vietnamese‚ New Year means Nam Moi or Tet Nguyen Dan‚ which also means “the very first morning”. Nevertheless‚ people commonly call it Tet as its short form. As traditionally‚ the holiday lasts three days‚ starting from January first on lunar calendar. However‚ the spirit of Tet starts on December twenty third‚ seven days before Tet’s
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exception. But after what I had been experienced I thought that Vietnamese educational system is still weak. It’s weak because of so many problems that exist on such as bad teaching quality; lecture does not go together with practice and high tuition’s fee. Furthermore‚ the training is not linked with students’ majors. And those problems will ruin the Vietnamese educational system if they don’t change. Nowadays‚ so many Vietnamese students complain that what they had learned are just lessons. Most
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