Celebrating with Friends

Going Native in Vietnam

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June 6th 2011
Vue Mom Nam...Happy Half New Year today! It is a Vietnamese holiday-we have been invited to our friend's home for lunch to celebrate. We went to the market this morning to buy flowers as a gift. I brought some back for the girls in the hotel-of course they argued over who had the biggest bunch of flowers 😊. I can now "talk good price" in the market ( a sign of respect), point using my w ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more