Vietnam - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture | 
pickAnother informative entry to the Culture Smart series of Essential Customs & Culture of Vietnam.
🔴The most famous Vietnamese poem was written by Nguyen Du in the 18th c. and has 3,254 verses.
🔴A smile can mean sorrow, worry, or embarrassment, such as a waiter accidentally spilling water on you.
🔴Names are Family Name | Middle Name | Given Name. The middle name indicates gender & the given name usually means a trait they wish for the kid ⬇️
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?With only 100 family names, and few commonly used, you would address most people as Mr/Mrs "Given Name".
?Western dancing was banned after the Vietnam War until about 1986. Recently, ballroom and disco were popular.
?The Cao Dai religion is a mix of Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Christianity, & Islam. Some of their saints include Jesus Christ, Victor Hugo, Joan of Arc, Napoleon, and Winston Churchill.
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