Understanding Vietnamese Life Partner

[SingViet]

Originally Posted by papillon30

U bery solid man - u stayed at Sky Garden penthouse. Everyone looked "UP" at you( & your wife). The Vietnamese learnt from the Chinese about "face value" - hence the material comparison.

The vietnamese have a lot of traditions and cultures that are passed down from China. But they still try their best to deny the linkage to Chinese culture

[I<3Ivy]

Originally Posted by snipeshot08

Yup that was what I was thinking to do also, but hopefully can buy the material and make the ao dai from the same shop as less troublesome. Quite disappointed with the ready-made off-the-shelf ones.

Guess I will continue to look around

Cheerios....SS08 ^_^

Chao anh trai SS08,

Sorry i took so long to get back to you on this....

The ao dai she chose the tailor herself. Basically i was quite hands-off on this matter, apart from giving her the 500k VND to buy the materials and the sewing.

But damn sian, i only got to see it as a picture on her handphone camera.... then after that she says i feed her too much so cannot see her in it.
Liews.

But damn nice la the look of it...i feel like getting her a paper umbrella to match her outfit... hehehe.

[I<3Ivy]

Originally Posted by SingViet

The vietnamese have a lot of traditions and cultures that are passed down from China. But they still try their best to deny the linkage to Chinese culture

I can vouch for this statement too.

Once i was having dinner with a group of vietnamese students. They invited me over to their house for dinner.

When talking about traditions they do for Tet, i casually mentioned "Oh you guys follow how we chinese do it...."

And instantly all 8 of them were saying "No no no, it's a vietnamese thing!!". It was pretty funny... and from that point on i made a mental note not to mention anything about chinese during the dinner.

[Honey Boon]

Been to saigon twice, from what I have observed..... they are so "chinese", wedding, funeral, food, those basic things. Can't deny la

like their so called "new year" that is coming in two weeks time, also same as Chinese New Year what?

[SingViet]

Originally Posted by Honey Boon

Been to saigon twice, from what I have observed..... they are so "chinese", wedding, funeral, food, those basic things. Can't deny la

like their so called "new year" that is coming in two weeks time, also same as Chinese New Year what?

they follow the same lunar calendar as the chinese. They have too many things that are chinese, although they try to Deny it.

[Thom07]

Originally Posted by SingViet

The vietnamese have a lot of traditions and cultures that are passed down from China. But they still try their best to deny the linkage to Chinese culture

Is it true that they had this weird 'old-people' saying?

I bought roses for my gf and she said that she cant bring this home unless the roses were given to her at her house in the first place. Otherwise, we might break up.
Furthermore, I also bought some DFS perfume for her and she say she must 'pay' me otherwise we will break up. Yup, she did 'pay' me but only VND10,000. Haha.
Again, the same weird reason.

She explained that the elders in her family taught her that. Hmm their traditions/customs quite conservative and weird? At the same time, I also find this amusing.

[Sha_Gua75]

Originally Posted by SingViet

they follow the same lunar calendar as the chinese.

Originally Posted by Honey Boon

like their so called "new year" that is coming in two weeks time, also same as Chinese New Year what?

Originally Posted by I<3Ivy

And instantly all 8 of them were saying "No no no, it's a vietnamese thing!!".

They dont quite follow the same lunar alendar for Year 2007 Chinese New Yr....I remembered that when the whole world is celebrating Chinese New Yr's Eve by eating the Reuion Dinner....they already celebrating the 1st day of Chinese New Year

So bro I<3Ivy's friends are not lying....it's a vietnamese thing!!

I have a vietnamese friend who can claim that Singapore is wrong by celebrating the Chinese New Year by a day too late

[SnowWolf]

Originally Posted by Thom07

Is it true that they had this weird 'old-people' saying?

I bought roses for my gf and she said that she cant bring this home unless the roses were given to her at her house in the first place. Otherwise, we might break up.

Furthermore, I also bought some DFS perfume for her and she say she must 'pay' me otherwise we will break up. Yup, she did 'pay' me but only VND10,000. Haha.
Again, the same weird reason.

She explained that the elders in her family taught her that. Hmm their traditions/customs quite conservative and weird? At the same time, I also find this amusing.

Strangely enough, I heard the same 'perfume' story from my ba xa. We were out shopping one day and said she needed a new bottle of perfume, so I brought her to get a bottle and hence I heard the story. Oh well, saved me some cash anyway hehe...

Haven't heard the roses story yet though. They do seem to like roses an awful lot though.

Regarding the Vietnamese and their denial of anything Chinese...well... a thousand years of Chinese rule, plus the French taking over that.. is enough to make any nation defensive, neh?

[Sha_Gua75]

Originally Posted by Thom07

I bought roses for my gf and she said that she cant bring this home unless the roses were given to her at her house in the first place. Otherwise, we might break up.
Furthermore, I also bought some DFS perfume for her and she say she must 'pay' me otherwise we will break up. Yup, she did 'pay' me but only VND10,000. Haha.

it is the same everywhere I guess...anyone, anywhere can have some beliefs....I believed that you also heard of cant buy shoes fr GF if not gf will wear the shoe and run....or if u lend something sharp to ur friend, u must make sure ur friend returns it if not ur friendship will break up....


The rose part i never encounter b4...but the perfume story i encounter it b4

[naemlo]

Originally Posted by SingViet

The vietnamese have a lot of traditions and cultures that are passed down from China. But they still try their best to deny the linkage to Chinese culture

China rules them for many years. Cannot deny the linkage.

[Sha_Gua75]

Originally Posted by SingViet

The vietnamese have a lot of traditions and cultures that are passed down from China. But they still try their best to deny the linkage to Chinese culture

Maybe should try linking them with USA...they will most likely say ya ya

[naemlo]

Originally Posted by Sha_Gua75

I have a vietnamese friend who can claim that Singapore is wrong by celebrating the Chinese New Year by a day too late

A lunar calendar is a calendar that is based on cycles of the moon phase. Unless Vietnam view moon phasing is different from the rest of the world.

[naemlo]

Originally Posted by Sha_Gua75

Maybe should try linking them with USA...they will most likely say ya ya

Hmmm linking them with the losers???

[Lonelydick]

Originally Posted by Sha_Gua75

it is the same everywhere I guess...anyone, anywhere can have some beliefs....I believed that you also heard of cant buy shoes fr GF if not gf will wear the shoe and run....or if u lend something sharp to ur friend, u must make sure ur friend returns it if not ur friendship will break up....


The rose part i never encounter b4...but the perfume story i encounter it b4

My viet gal always ask me to pay for the shoe she fancy and I told her I cannot buy for her, she say vietnam ok to buy shoe for gals.

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by Thom07

Is it true that they had this weird 'old-people' saying?

I bought roses for my gf and she said that she cant bring this home unless the roses were given to her at her house in the first place. Otherwise, we might break up.
Furthermore, I also bought some DFS perfume for her and she say she must 'pay' me otherwise we will break up. Yup, she did 'pay' me but only VND10,000.

Never heard my gf say leh. I bot her 99 roses and had it delivered to our hotel room. She see it, damn happy.
I also bot her perfume.. but it's me who tell her to pay me abit. she did pay VND2,000. But than she say if i buy perfume for her, i will not be lucky. so everytime go out, she will spray on me... whao lao, a guy spray gal perfume.. so flowery smell so more.

Originally Posted by SingViet

they follow the same lunar calendar as the chinese.

I tot they always 1 day ahead of the lunar calendar...