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Today I'm gonna share with you 10 interesting things about Vietnam through foreigner's view. Hope you enjoy the post. Have a good Wednesday everyone!
#1. TOOOO Many Motobikes
Motobike is the main vehicle used by about 90 million Vietnamese while the number using cars is only 2 million. As owning a car is expensive to most of us, and tax for buying a car is up to 100% - 200% of the cost of the car.
Foreign tourists who come to Vietnam for the first time are always shocked seeing the traffic in Vietnam especially in Saigon and Hanoi.
#2. Cross-finger sign in Vietnam
Cross-finger sign in Vietnam has same meaning with middle finger in western countries. This is used with a rude meaning.
#3. The paradise of cafe'
You can easily find coffee EVERYWHERE. Vietnam coffee has stronger taste but the price is cheaper. People here enjoy coffee with condense milk and ice. Price of coffee is various here, you can easily find a take a way coffee on the sidewalk with only 10,000 VND which is $0.40, or 150,000 VND which is $6 at Starbucks or luxury coffee shops. I would always prefer traditional Viet coffee, cheap and delicious!!!
#4. NGUYEN Family Name
There is about 38% of Viet population have Nguyen family name. For foreigners to speak it, it similarly pronounced by Win. Cool surname eh?
#5. Kitchen God
Vietnam is THE ONLY COUNTRY in the world has this God, Kitchen God. In Vietnam we say "Ông Táo".
According to the traditional tales, "Ông Táo" stays with your family in the house and before Tet (lunar new year), he will see The Highest God (The God of Heaven) to report all the good and bad deeds of people in that family.
#6. White skin is beautiful
Girls in Vietnam are supposed to be beautiful with white skin. Most of the cosmetic used in Vietnam is "Whitening", "Brightening", they are the key words.
As Vietnam is a tropical country which is warm (or hot) and get strong sunlights, people are easy to get dark under the sun. That's why most women using hat, facemask, gloves and socks when going out. On the street, it's might be funny when you see women fully covered, we call them "ninja" in a funny way.
#7. Currency in Vietnam: DONG :))))
#8. The Shape Of Vietnam: S Letter
People say Vietnam has a S shape, some people say it looks like the curves on woman's body. To me it looks like a seahorse :D
#9. The breast milk fruit
in Vietnam we call "Vú Sữa"which is "Milk from the breast" when translated to English. Most tourists laugh when being told about this name. However it it has a very nice taste.
#10. Snake Wine (ewwww!)
They put rice wine and snakes together for a while to have this type of wine. people believe (not me) that this wine can treat different health problems, even making a man "stronger in bed", which is hillarious to me :))))
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