Unit 7: Cultural Diversity
Lesson 8: Project
A.INTRODUCTION
Viet Nam has a very rich culture that has
been shaped by many different civilizations
throughout history. Through many long
struggles, the Vietnamese have created our
unique culture. Our culture has been
influenced by many other civilizations: the
ancient peoples that once inhabited the land,
the Chinese, the French, and most recently,
the Americans and Russians.
B.BODY
Two of the most interesting aspects of Vietnamese people
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Three Dos in Viet Nam
Three Don’ts in Viet Nam
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This is the most popular traditional costume of Vietnam. The Vietnamese Ao Dai history began
in 1744, when Southern Lord Nguyen Phuc Khoat decreed a front-buttoned gown and trouser to
be worn in his reign It is a fitted, full-length dress worn over black or white loose-fitting trousers. Nowadays, the Ao dai is preferred by women more than men and you can encounter Vietnamese women in the Ao dai in every corner of our country. Ao dai, literally means long dress, it has long trousers and a two-flap dress with different colors and patterns. A truly elegant piece of clothing, it gives me pride to see someone dressed this way on the street.
1. Vietnamese Traditional Dress – Ao Dai
I. Two of the most interesting aspects of Vietnamese people
Another interesting feature is when eating food
in our country, you have to use chopsticks. The
Vietnamese style of eating has a lot in common
with other East Asian countries such as China,
Korea, Japan and Thailand. Vietnamese chopsticks still present at every family meals. In the middle
of the table, there are lots of dishes and each person picks the good that wants to eat. Of course, there
are some rules to be followed so these are some of
them. Learn these and you will not be wrong following the etiquette when using chopsticks in Vietnam.
2. Table Manner – Chopsticks Etiquette
I. Two of the most interesting aspects of Vietnamese people
II. Three Dos in Viet Nam
Take off your shoes
Always take off your shoes when
you enter someone’s house. It’s
extremely impolite to walk into a
room with your shoes on.
Dress appropriately
When you enter the church,
temple or any other spiritual
place you should dress smartly and modestly. You should cover your breast, legs and arms as
most of locals are very
conservative.
Receive With Both Hands
When you need to hand
something to someone, make
sure to use both hands. This is seen as respectful.


II. Three Don’ts in Viet Nam
There is no tipping culture
If you feel the service has gone
above and beyond, feel free to leave a little extra, but if you do, be
discrete. Hide it under a plate or
behind the bill. When you make an
overt show of tipping, it could make a person feel they’re begging. Some people will just flat out refuse a tip, because they think you’ve made a
mistake in counting your money.
Don’t flaunt wealth in public
Your ability will be demonstrated
throughout your life and success. Do not boast and never boast
about your money and wealth in
front of others. If you do that, you are lowering your own self-worth, showing the other person who you are and you are hurting others.
Don’t brush hair on the car
You shouldn’t brush hair in a car,
because it`s understood as you`re
brushing a ghost`s hair and you
will receive the unfortunate
process yourself.
The Vietnamese cultural society managed to reach a
level of development that was higher than the ones
others were experiencing at that period within the
region. Its characteristics led to the development most
of the South East Asian culture as we know it due to
the common Southern Mongoloid roots they shared in
addition to the rice culture. In a later development,
systems of local cultures in the different regions of the
Ca, the Ma and Red rivers came together to come up
with the culture known as Dong Son during the
embryonic era before invasion. The ability to maintain
this culture should be emulated by other cultures in
order to preserve history.
C.CONCLUSION
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