Hi everyone welcome back to my channel
It's van and in today's video
We're gonna learn more about
The local insights of Vietnamese culture
And as you can see on the title
Today we're gonna talk about the Vietnamese things
That even Vietnamese people hate
And this video is inspired
By one of my Japanese friends SHUNchan
And he has his own Youtube channel as well
He talks about Japan and Japanese culture
So check out his channel
Because I think you're gonna learn so much
About Japan from his lens
Alright so before going into the video today
I just wanted to say that
The list is based on my personal observation
And my experiences
As a Vietnamese person
So if you have different opinions
Either you agree or disagree
Just leave it down in the comments below
Because I would love to
hear and learn from you guys
And without further ado
Here are the seven Vietnamese things
That Vietnamese people hate
So we have different colors for our money
For example 10 000 Vietnam dong
is like yellow color
50 000 Vietnam dong is pinkish color
and 100 000 Vietnam dong has green color
but why twenty thousand and five hundred thousand
have the same color
I mean they're not the same
But very similar you know like
the blue greenish color
And it is so hard to distinguish
Which is which, it's so confusing
One time when I ordered a grab car
Which is similar to Uber
I accidentally gave the driver 500 000 dong
Instead of 20 000 dong
And I didn't know that
And he was honest enough
to give me back the change
But he was scolding at me
Because I gave him such a big amount of money
Usually the drivers here in Vietnam
They don't have much
big value of money so if you give them
like 500 000 Vietnam dong
They won't have enough change
to make for other people
So yeah like it's it's kind of like
A taboo in Vietnam if you give drives
a big value of money
The two lessons here
One is not to confuse
between 20.000 dong and 500.000 dong
The second lesson is
don't give Vietnamese driver big amount of money
like uncle Roger said
MSG makes everything taste better
MSG is king of flavour
and yes MSG is popularly used in Vietnam
especially in the North
People from the South
They usually use sugar or honey
to make their food tasty and flavorful
But in the North to make the delicate and sweet broth
especially for Pho
People would use MSG
I'm not saying all the Vietnamese restaurants use MSG
I know some restaurants don't use
the magical salt but the majority
of Vietnamese restaurants especially in the north
They use MSG
I know some people have very
strong reaction to MSG
For example my brother
He had a very bad headache
after eating a bowl of Pho with MSG in it
So yeah, MSG might taste good
But it's not very good for your health
So sorry uncle Roger
Now I know why the city people
Are quite stressed
It's not because of work
it's actually because of traffic
at around 4 pm to 6 pm
in Vietnam, Vietnamese people
have to deal with traffic jams
constant honking and the polluted air
from all the vehicles
the majority of Vietnamese people drive motorbikes
and there are some crazy drivers out there
they would run the light
cut ahead of the truck
and they would like go on the sidewalks
and just freak out some people
who are trying to do exercises
it's very chaotic
and I'm not a fan of it
not only me but when you come to Vietnam
when you participate in the traffic here
you will see Vietnamese people
are quite stressed about our own traffic
Like the traffic, the hot climate drives us crazy as well
the summer in Hanoi
it's like you enter the sauna for 24/7
because it's so humid
and in Saigon it's like you're in an oven
because of the dry heat
We're near the equator
So the summer here is unbearable
That's the reason why
you see a lot of Vietnamese people
especially Vietnamese women
would cover themselves from head to toes
to avoid the heat and to avoid skin cancer
plus there are a lot of people choose to take naps
to avoid the heat as well
I one time got sick from the heat
This is not joking at all
I was sick for three days
because I didn't wear the ninja things
because I went out at noon time
It was very stupid
so guys please don't do that
don't underestimate the weather
here in Vietnam
we hate the summer here it's so hot yeah
the heat makes us very tired
and sluggish
Drinking is a big part of Vietnamese culture
because it connects people together
It shows how welcoming, inviting
and warmhearted Vietnamese people are
However sometimes drinking can be seen
as a burden for Vietnamese people
especially men
some old fashioners think that
If you can drink you are strong
and masculine and if you refuse to drink
you are weak and very disrespectful
Additionally Vietnamese people drink to
build relationships in business
So some people have to drink to gain the respect
and gain trust from their partners
gradually it's not something that people
enjoy and have fun together anymore
it becomes a competition
the result it can lead to drunk driving
domestic violence and
drinking heavily can destroy mental
and physical health
my opinions I think those outdated perceptions
should be abolished
because everyone should have a right
to decide if he or she wants to drink or not
and drinking should be fun
Right?
There are not many public restrooms in Vietnam
and if there's one
they barely have toilet paper
instead they would use the bum gun
and to be honest I'm not a big fan of it
why would you want to walk around
with your butt wet
I mean some Vietnamese people
don't mind using the bum gun but
I prefer toilet paper
Tet is the Vietnamese lunar new year
and is one of the biggest holidays
for Vietnamese people so it's super important
to love Tet when I was a kid
because I got to receive all the lucky monies
in the red envelopes and I got to eat
all the good food but the older I get
the more I realize that all the traditions
that we have to follow during Tet
is actually very stressful
I have heard a lot of Vietnamese people
especially Vietnamese women
complain about all the preparations
that we have to do before Tet
we have to clean the house, go shopping
cook, giving out money to children
and the elderly
so there are a lot of pressure
for us as adults and especially Vietnamese women
because they mainly prepare for Tet
so yeah I feel like
Tet would be fun when we're young but
when we're adult it's very very stressful
yeah those are the Vietnamese things
that are pretty inconvenient
for Vietnamese people
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