Several things need to know about Vietnamese people

Vietnam is a beautiful S-shaped country in Southeast Asia with a lot of attractive destinations and friendly people. Due to the differences in culture in each region from the North to the South, you will see the various features in people here. This article, we will list some things need to know about Vietnamese people that is very interesting for your trip to Vietnam.

1. Vietnamese people have strong family ties 

In Vietnamese culture, a family is very important in their life. Depending on how large the family is and how close they are. They can have the gathering every month or year. And no one wanna miss this meaningful time with their family.  

In Vietnam, Tet or Lunar New Year is one of the best occasions for family members come back their family to gather after a long time working in other places. At this time, all family members will prepare for Tet. It's very interesting and meaningful. 

2. Vietnamese have regional differences

In Vietnam, each region will be various in food, clothing, cultural personality, music, custom and language dialect. Vietnamese people have a sense of regional identity. They are Northern Vietnamese, Central Vietnamese, and Southern Vietnamese. 

About the characteristics, The North is impacted by Chinese Culture while the South and Central are affected by Cham and Khmer. The Northern and Central are hard-working, careful, formal and prudent people. On the contrary, Southern people are dynamic, liberal and more Westernized. That is the reason why most singers, actors, businessmen,... choose the South to pursue their career. 

3. Vietnamese people have a high sense of national pride 

Vietnamese people had decades of war and poverty in the past. Therefore, so many people, especially the old people, always love to tell the story about how they fought for freedom. Besides, Vietnamese people are very proud of many beauty of spots such as Ha Long Bay, Phong Nha Ke Bang,...

4. Vietnamese people are timid but hospitable 

When you see the Vietnamese people for the first time, you will see that most of them are timid with foreigners. The reason could be that they afraid of talking about something or they have no idea to talk with strange people. 
If this is the first time to visit Vietnam, you will feel that they are quite difficult to make friends but actually, Vietnamese people are very friendly and easy-going. If you smile with them, they will do it too with you. 

5. Vietnamese people love joking 

Vietnamese usually joke around to have fun. Especially, when you go on a tour in Vietnam, the tour guides, at any age, who often have a great sense of humor, will make you laugh all day even when sometimes you won’t get the story. It will make you happy.  These are some things need to know about Vietnamese people that is quite important for you to visit Vietnam. For other details related to Vietnam tourism, please feel free to contact us via email: [email protected] or call at hotline: (+84).899.33.12.12 

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