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Vietnam really is nice (i lived there for a while), but one has to keep in mind: The living standard (away from the big cities) is still not compareable to western standards and - a thing that i find really funny in a way - i would never have thought that a communist country may be THAT anarcho capitalist.
I am now married to a Vietnamese woman for a bit over ten years and we have a kid, but i can only speak from my personal experience - as always, people are individuals and regional experiences may be utterly different.
As far as i can say: As long as you respect the culture, try to blend in and be friendly you will never find a more welcoming people, multi racial kids (we are talking European / Vietnamese here, ok?) are absolutely no problem. But i have to say: In Vietnam you also find the (i am speaking in general terms here) typical asian dislike for darker skin. You are absolutely fine as long as your skin tone matches roughly the one of the local population or is lighter. As a darker skinned person your experience may be completely different.
Thanks for the response. I guess I’m more familiar with Korea and Japan. Japan being the worst the this regard. Definitely know the “dark skin” racism being strong in both Korea and Japan. But Japan takes it a step further and basically just only accept Japanese and others will always be outcasts.
I don’t know. I guess it’s depressing. I moved from the southern US to the west coast and just felt like it was a great place with a lot of diversity that my kid could grow up.
I just don’t want my kid to be looked at as “well, you’re obviously different” when going to school. Here, it’s not an issue at all. She’d be among many others.
It’s really not something you get at this degree in anywhere else in the world. And, well, I guess it’s the reason we are seeing this type of white supremacy and racism take power. It’s a reactionary action.
Vietnam really is nice (i lived there for a while), but one has to keep in mind: The living standard (away from the big cities) is still not compareable to western standards and - a thing that i find really funny in a way - i would never have thought that a communist country may be THAT anarcho capitalist.
But overall: I really love that country.
How is the culture towards foreigners? Especially obviously multi racial kids growing up?
You may have no idea. But figured I’d ask.
I am now married to a Vietnamese woman for a bit over ten years and we have a kid, but i can only speak from my personal experience - as always, people are individuals and regional experiences may be utterly different.
As far as i can say: As long as you respect the culture, try to blend in and be friendly you will never find a more welcoming people, multi racial kids (we are talking European / Vietnamese here, ok?) are absolutely no problem. But i have to say: In Vietnam you also find the (i am speaking in general terms here) typical asian dislike for darker skin. You are absolutely fine as long as your skin tone matches roughly the one of the local population or is lighter. As a darker skinned person your experience may be completely different.
Thanks for the response. I guess I’m more familiar with Korea and Japan. Japan being the worst the this regard. Definitely know the “dark skin” racism being strong in both Korea and Japan. But Japan takes it a step further and basically just only accept Japanese and others will always be outcasts.
I don’t know. I guess it’s depressing. I moved from the southern US to the west coast and just felt like it was a great place with a lot of diversity that my kid could grow up.
I just don’t want my kid to be looked at as “well, you’re obviously different” when going to school. Here, it’s not an issue at all. She’d be among many others.
It’s really not something you get at this degree in anywhere else in the world. And, well, I guess it’s the reason we are seeing this type of white supremacy and racism take power. It’s a reactionary action.