VIETNAM

TRADITIONAL CLOTHES

TRADITIONAL CLOTHES

• Rice/Reed/Dried grass hat
• Formal women's gown
• Formal men's robe

Rice/Reed/Dried grass hat

This is a hat that is worn in Vietnam and Thailand mainly, it is very lightweight, being made of straw or woven dried grass. It is wide-brimmed, keeping the sun off of the wearer's head AND shoulders. Being lightweight, it is mostly worn when picking in the rice fields and working, it will not strain your neck after hours of work.
The hat is very iconic thought out the world, the Auslan sign for Vietnam is even doing an outline of the hat above your head. The hat isn't necessarily a form of traditional clothing, but is worn throughout Vietnam.

Women's Dress

The traditional clothing for a woman in Vietnam is again, formal, colourful, and vibrant, but is also intricate, often having coloured lace or patterned material over a long white gown. It is sometimes paired with a hat, much like a bonnet, often matching the material or lace over the gown.

Men's Robe

The traditional clothing for a man in Vietnam is formal, colourful and vibrant. It is a long piece of material, often worn with a hat and pants underneath.

RELIGION

Religions in Vietnam

Buddhism = 54%
Non-Religious = 22%
Chinese = 15.3% (.3 is unable to be shown on pie graph)
Christian = 8%
Muslim = 0.7% (.7 is unable to be shown on pie graph)

EDUCATION

STAGES IN VIETNAM EDUCATION

• Pre-Primary
• Primary
• Intermediate
• Secondary
• Higher Education

Throughout these stages, children undergo 12 years of education.

Unfortunately, most Vietnamese schools focus more on discipline, and very occasionally have group discussions and share opinions, almost all work is individual.

FOOD

Lots of food in Vietnam is spicy and hot, as the vegetables grown there are often used in cooking. People grow a lot of their own food, as it's often cheaper than buying from markets.

In Vietnam, markets are everywhere. Everything from fish to fruit is sold, being an easy place to find anything you need. The market stall owners often form a bond with their customers, as some people will get all their food from one market stall.

HERE ARE SOME FOODS THAT ARE OFTEN SERVED IN VIETNAM

• Rice Paper Roles
• Cold Soups
• Noodles
• Spring Roles
• Stir Fries

Almost all foods in Vietnam are served with rice or noodles, as they are cheap, and plain, perfect to accompany any meal.

Many cooking shows and TV programs feature the host going to a different country, this has been done with Vietnam. Shows like Luke Nguyen's Vietnam, and Food Safari have visited the Vietnam regions. The link below is a section of one of Luke Nguyen's episodes, teaching you how to make Stir Fried Pork Neck with Pineapple, using local ingredients.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hEy8jLegmo4

HOUSING

THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF HOUSING

• City housing, which is in skyscapers and motels, apartments.
• Country housing, which is self built and constucted
• Suburban, which is usually on city outskirts, and the construction is average.

POPULATION

Vietnam has a population of roughly 88.78 million, as recorded in 2012. It's the 13th largest population

GOVERNMENT

The Prime Minister of Vietnam is Nguyễn Tấn Dũng.

LANGUAGE

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