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Vietnamese Dating Etiquette

Vietnamese Dating Etiquette

Vietnamese dating etiquette and customs have historically been centered around class and tradition. Women of Vietnam are ordinarily non-assertive and are raised to be quiet and dainty. As of 2009,many of these traditions of dating etiquette are still practiced but expectations vary from family to family due to changes in the country.Expressing proper etiquette when trying to date in Vietnam is necessary to avoid offending the family of the person you are courting.

    First Impressions

  1. Making a positive first impression on a Vietnamese woman is important, and expressing a lasting interest in her is necessary because Vietnamese women do not ordinarily date without the goal of marriage. Let your intentions be known by asking her for the chance to meet her parents. Gaining their permission to date their daughter is a traditional and respectful way of getting a Vietnamese girl to date you. Take your time, and bring gifts of wine or flowers to the girl's family to further gain their acceptance, as it is customary for a man to participate in activities with the parents multiple times before asking the woman out on an official date. Dating a Vietnamese man requires patience, virtue and class. Initiating a date as a woman is often frowned upon in Vietnamese culture, and therefore the proper etiquette would be to wait for the man to approach you. Coming on to a man is a sign of an "easy" woman in this Asian tradition and speaking loudly is also looked down upon.

    2. Courtship

  2. Making the first date is an important step in Vietnamese courting tradition, and proper etiquette denotes that the man is supposed to initiate and plan the date. Taking a Vietnamese woman to a movie on a first date is traditionally unacceptable and is a cultural sign of an immoral woman. A traditional first date of a walk in a park or cup of coffee is a low-key and respectful way of initiating a relationship in Vietnam. Keep the first date at a platonic level, because the first date in Vietnamese culture is often a date accompanied by mutual friends. Avoid initiating physical contact whether you are a man or a woman, because Vietnamese culture looks down on premarital affection and public displays of affection. Playing hard-to-get is a tradition of Vietnamese women, and it is expected they do not show immediate interest in the man they are dating, to assure that his feelings are moral.

    3. Making It Official

  3. Courting a Vietnamese girl is much like courting her entire family, according to an ages-old tacit rule, and it is important to date discreetly for several weeks or even months before coming public with your intentions to marry. Asking permission in addition to presenting a gift to her parents is necessary to continue the relationship in Asian culture. Avoiding the girl's parents is considered a great act of disrespect and can result in losing a relationship. Arranged marriage is rarely practiced in modern Vietnam as of 2009, but it is still a tradition in some families. Waiting too long to express your intentions, as a man, can result in missing out in this type of situation. Vietnamese women are expected to remain silent when it comes to arranging a marriage between her suitor and herself, whether it is a prearranged marriage or a result of a mutual courtship.


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Vietnam Medical Tourist For Cosmetic Surgery

Vietnam Medical Tourist For Cosmetic Surgery

Vietnam is indeed a cost-effective destination for cosmetic surgery. Many over seas Vietnamese return to their homeland to perform cosmetic surgery. Prices here are much lower than abroad. People in quest for good looks can have their nose done for a fraction of the price they will pay at home. You will find modern, cozy facilities to relax in before and after the operation and the staff are known for its friendliness.

However, the quick rise in demand and the lack of efficient controls have led many unqualified surgeons to get into the plastic surgery industry. They perform operations in unsafe conditions, leading to complications, such as infections or poisoning. Out of 200 plastic surgery clinics operating in Ho Chi Minh City,only one quarter are fully accredited by the authorities.

Thinking of going to Vietnam to have a nose job or your eyelids done is a good option if you take the time to choose the clinic you are treated at carefully and avoid those that can perform treatment with only one-hour’s notice.

While growing quickly and presumably improving with the burgeoning demand,plastic surgery in Vietnam shares several big shortcomings with neighboring Cambodia: a large unlicensed and unqualified pool of providers, minimal regulation, and lax enforcement of laws.

There are indeed well-trained and skilled plastic surgeons providing cosmetic services in licensed facilities and hospitals at prices sometimes only 15% of those in the West.

Still, many patients select their surgeons based on cost alone, and so the best doctors may find it hard to compete with even lower prices available from the unlicensed.

In Ho Chi Minh City, a major plastic surgery hub along with Hanoi, only about one-fourth of the clinics are accredited by the city health authorities.

Advertised training, references, and certifications are sometimes not authentic, making it hard to evaluate qualifications.

Only Hanoi University has a formal training program in plastic surgery, so most practitioners either come from abroad or are trained in other specialties and learn their new trade on the job.

With regulation so lacking, patients can also choose to undergo major surgery by the unqualified in shady beauty salons and spas on one hour's notice.

Pros: 

As Vietnam becomes a more desirable destination for medical and cosmetic surgeries, its infrastructure has seen appropriate improvements. Though still nowhere near the top of the heap as far as medical tourism destinations go,Vietnam is slowly gaining ground in an ever more competitive industry. With prices that are up to 70 percent cheaper than in the west, Vietnam is becoming an attractive option for many. Some Vietnamese doctors are trained overseas and can speak English fluently.

Cons: 

The war between the communist north and the capitalist south ended with Ho Chi  Minh’s socialist victory. Since then Vietnam has become a rather isolatedplace, but the borders are now opening up to tourists. Infrastructure remains limited, however. Language can also be a problem in Vietnam, as some doctors don’t speak English, making communication difficult.

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Vietnam Travel Blogs

I searched for Vietnam Travel Blogs, hoping to find really impartial reviews and information about travel lodging and dinning in Vietnam, but most of what I found was very much commercial advertising sites. These are the most interesting & informative Blogs (some what). If you know a good one, please add to this list.

 

http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/

http://my.opera.com/thehiddencharm/blog/

http://realtravel.com/de-1229-vietnam_real_trips

http://www.travelpod.com/blogs/0/Vietnam.html

http://www.vietnam.com/add_blog_post

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Vietnam/Thu_Do_Ha_Noi/Hanoi-1481679/Restaurants-Hanoi-Food_Stalls-BR-1.html

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Vietnam/TravelGuide-Vietnam.html

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Vietnamese Blogs

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Vietnamese Blogs

These are few Vietnamese Blogs and Blogs that contain subjects related to Vietnam or Vietnamese. Post your comments and evaluation. Have fun.

From Viet Nam

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Food For Thoughts

Each month, I will post some interesting Articles or Blogs that deal with intriguing and provocative human & social subjects. You may enter your thoughts at my Blog or at the original Blogs.
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Vietnamese Cooking Tips

Please share your cooking tips with other readers. Thanks!

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Vietnam Town Little Saigon

With more than 3 millions oversea Vietnamese, there is a great interest to learn more about their abroad communities. In this page, I give you some general information on well-known oversea Vietnam Towns. Please share with other visitors and me your though, comments, suggestions, inputs, or any thing else to be included. Your comments may be written in Vietnamese or English http://www.xuvn.com/foodofvietnam/viet_nam_towns_in_u.htm
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Vietnam Travel Guide

In this page, I give you some key general information for traveling to/in Vietnam. Please share with other visitors and me your though, comments, suggestions, inputs, or any thing else to be included. Your comments may be written in Vietnamese or English http://www.xuvn.com/foodofvietnam/travel_vietnam.htm
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Vietnamese Popular Dish Nutrition

In this page, I give you nutritional information of Vietnamese Restaurant popular dishes. Please share with other visitors and me your though, comments, suggestions, inputs, or any thing else to be included. Your comments may be written in Vietnamese or English http://www.xuvn.com/foodofvietnam/popular_dishes_nutrition.htm
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Vietnamese Restaurant Menu

In this page, I give you a few examples of Vietnamese Restaurant Menu, You can preview most common Dish Offerings and Prices before taking the Culinary Adventure. Please share with other visitors and me your though, comments, suggestions, inputs, or any thing else to be included. Your comments may be written in Vietnamese or English http://www.xuvn.com/foodofvietnam/restaurant_menu.htm
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