Off The Record: Differences Between Vietnamese and Viet-Americans

[@donnaleho]

Just listening to Tway and Anthony talk about Vietnam, you can tell how much they love and admire their culture. 👏

[@CAF1904]

I always think of when Bart called them Vietnamese sisters 😭😭

[@um8440]

I didnt know ant is viet, thought he is chinese.

[@donnaleho]

@@um8440 I believe he is ethnically Chinese but culturally Vietnamese!

[@DrunkenXiGinPing]

Yeah, and they all try to look American, rather than Vietnamese…..very admiring of Vietnamese culture …

[@nocancelcultureaccepted9316]

There’s no difference: Those overseas Vietnamese who refuse to assimilate with the new culture continue to live with “nền văn hóa sanh ra con người hẹp hòi, thô lỗ, thiếu ý thức vứt rác bừa bãi, thiếu trật tự lộn xộn ồn ào, ăn uống bẩn thỉu dơ dáy, làm ăn buôn bán gian lận trộm cắp.” Vì vậy dân Việt Nam đi di trú bất cứ nơi nào cũng gây đủ chuyện làm xấu xa mặt mũi cho dân tộc.

[@Octobre1986]

Best ad for Vietnamese culture. I liked that Joe asked to ask questions, very respectful.

[@catsNcode]

As a Vietnamese-American, I can say that Vietnamese-Americans all pretty much fall into the same box and share the same narrative either experienced or passed down by their parents who were boat-people. Since nearly all Vietnamese-Americans are from the South, one thing that annoys me is how we all looked back and view Saigon with rosy colored lens. We believe there was a democracy (there wasn't) that it was a better administration than the North (it wasn't) and that the United States and their involvement was because they were our benevolent friends. The fact that the U.S. funded 70% of the French's war expenditure trying to recapture it as a colony, and when it ultimately lost, the U.S. got involved. Prior to that, there was suppose to be an election in 1956 to democratically select the leader of a unified Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh was popular due to his involvement in the resistance and independence movement and it was predicted that he would win. The U.S. instead made sure the election never took place and backed a dictator as the South Vietnamese President, giving their support to legitimize his power. I recommend everyone read Vietnam's declaration of independence. It was modeled after the U.S.. Ho Chi Minh wrote to Washington several times requesting for the newly independent Vietnam (from Japan) to be recognized. It was ignored and the U.S. instead funded the French military. Vietnamese Americans carry this grudge and hate for the North (nguoi bac) and until i was like 24 , I had adopted this narrative and hate as well. The U.S. had droped so much bombs and agent orange in Vietnam and Laos with such disregard that it frustrates me to see resentment towards the North but the U.S. is always viewed in favorable light, regardless of the atrocities they committed in Vietnam. And because this is the false narrative that we have accepted as truth, white Americans seem to take that as validation of the often white-washed versions of what happened in Vietnam.

[@tranghua79]

1954 the country was divided in half, lots of north ppl left for the south. You can find this on Google. US involved because they thought the south was being too nice with the north. US killed the south president because he objected the US sending troops over. After that, the north used that at their propaganda “Fight US invasion” and took over the country with Russia and China supports. Things happened. It is what it is. But history is history. Don’t twist it to fit your preferences.

[@tungnguyenthanh66666]

Thanks for your thoughts. Hope more Vietnamese - Armericans can do the same as you, clearly understand the root of what happened

[@nguyenhieu1687]

There are not many people of Vietnamese origin who are rational enough to understand the problem like you. People of Vietnamese origin in the Republic of Vietnam regime always talk about the brutality of the Communists but they cannot provide evidence to prove it. They also never talked about what they and the US did to Vietnamese civilians, especially when they captured the Viet Cong. If America did not help France, France would not have the strength to return to Vietnam after World War II. If the US had complied with the 1954 Geneva Agreement, Vietnam would have been unified in 1956 through general elections and millions of Vietnamese would not have died. Bao Dai, the last king of the Nguyen Dynasty, voluntarily abdicated and handed over the sword seal, handing over the government to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam was the legal successor government after when Bao Dai abdicated. The Government of the Republic of Vietnam is a puppet government set up by the US to serve US interests. The predecessor of the Republic of Vietnam was the remnants of the "Soldiers" who were indigenous military units organized and established by the French to support the regular French army. President Ngo Dinh Diem was the one who came to meet the US president to propose deploying dioxin poison into South Vietnam.

[@catsNcode]

@@nguyenhieu1687 facts brother

[@nguyengia1401]

heyooo Viet gal living in Australia here. I know this comment is 3 months old but I'm gonna rant anyway. Super impressed with your research. Ngo Dinh Diem's government is a family run dictatorship so they were no saints. the US left South Vietnam to fend for themselves leading to the fall of Saigon. Yeah the situation was not black and white and a lot more complicated than I thought. It felt like Vietnam at that point was just a playground for superpowers, the war is a proxy war from this perspective. My fam is Catholics so they are definitely raging Communist haters for no good reason. Northerner are evil and greedy, commies are vile and stupid (though my fam is Back 54 themselves). I was fed the same narrative and growing up. Vietnam now is vastly different from the "evil and poor Vietnam" then. The Vietnamese people in Vietnam are some of the most resilient, hard working people I've met. Just hope that the country would develope more so people can have a better life.

[@DamnAwesome]

This was such a good video! A JkAdventures in Vietnam would be so cool!

[@tuthanmau134]

Oh, it's natural for you to see that in Hanoi there are more guard, more police with guns, and more military places than in Saigon, but that's just the old quarter where everyone mentions or goes there every time they travel to Hanoi . BC you've lived in the US for a long time, you don't know clearly 😉 Hanoi or Saigon, equally free, you can do everything you do in Hanoi similar to Saigon. BC Hanoi is the political and economic center but is more political, Saigon is also the political and economic center but is more economic. In Hanoi, there are many military war museums, many police academies, many ministries and departments with headquarters located in Hanoi and many headquarters of foreign ministries of other countries around the world. Hanoi's also a place to welcome diplomatic delegations and heads of state from other countries, but that is just the old quarter. Leaving the old quarter, you will never have the feeling of militarization or many police officers with guns on them, bc the old quarter is where important political units are located, so there are a lot of police standing guard in that area and have guns. As for the feeling you get when you come to Hanoi or the North in general, I totally agree with you, bc the South, or especially Saigon, has had a capitalist economy and been funded by capitalists for 3 decades, so it is understandable that people in the South in general and Saigon in particular are somewhat freer and more open than the North, everyone in Vietnam knows that.

[@trangphamxuan]

To answer Ryan's question abt Tway bringing her restaurant to VN: girl you're going to face fierce competition. There are tons of young Vietnamese people coming back from their time living overseas and opening new businesses, the cuisine space is booming right now.

[@cilalvin9]

Bart killed me with that wongfu burn 😂

[@aquaviii]

Wong Fu lame as David would say 😅

[@Ranma09]

🤣🤣🤣but tbf I have both side of being wongfu fan and JK fan. Love both as I followed them since beginning. But if I have to choose, defo JK all the way. 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻😂😂

[@dj_smacks_47]

Im Iraqi I grew up wit a Vietnamese kid and we both had the same story of fleeing a war torn country and we both had a deeper appreciation for life

[@herewego9939]

Most vietnamese didnt flee the war but the aftermath of it - the communist regime

[@AntTonyLOLKID]

I just went to Vietnam for the first time with my Viet-born and raised friend (as opposed to, with family). He showed me so many things I didn't know were in Vietnam. The malls are so much nicer and grander than in Sydney, same with all the franchised restaurants or large restaurants. The culture in Saigon is so fun, and coming from Sydney were most things close at 5-6pm, restaurants at maybe 9-10pm if there isn't a bar. Their malls are packed at around 5pm everywhere, and the cinemas are always full (probably because they have Hollywood and all Asian films to choose from). But I think Saigon's development is basically due to it being so packed. They have a huge population for just one city. Like my friend said, it's easy to build a business in Saigon, but as fast as it grows, it may be destroyed the same way or faster. And like Tway said, Vietnam is developing so so fast. The VinFast car you guys were talking about, bruh, their company, VinGroup, is huge in Vietnam. Probably going to be like Samsung in Korea. I went to Phu Quoc and the VinGroup made practically a small tourist city with a Venice-like river and mini traditional Vietnamese town on one end, as well a VinSafari and a huge theme park, VinWonder, nearby. I think also, since Vietnam is so close to Korea, China, Hong Kong, Japan and Thai, they were able to develop their entertainment closely with collaborations with producers from those countries.

[@TranHungDao.]

Vietnamese been tatted up since the Ancient BC days. Since the Van Lang kingdom. Vietnam was named as the "land of tattooed men"

[@leeentertainmentchannel247]

Lol would rather be called tattoo men than “communist vietcong import primates” 😆😂

[@klom15thailand]

Yes when some proto-Viet/BaiYue immigrating from Middle/South of China to North Vietnam and met some Tai-Kadai: tribals ethics.

[@TranHungDao.]

@@klom15thailand Yes Lac Viet peoples of Van Lang and Tai Kadai peoples of Au Lac. This is why Vietnamese people are genetically closest to Laos and Thai people.

[@kdnguyen1444]

Those are Chinese names. Ancient Viet used no Chinese so the name must be fabricated

[@TranHungDao.]

@@kdnguyen1444 Only the word Viet/Yue is from Chinese origin. Meaning indigenous people of Southern China before Han dynasty invaded. It was called Van Lang, the two tribes were Lac and Au, thats why it was called Au Lac when Au took over Lac. Viet is just an add on word to refer to Baiyue tribes. Chinese would put Yue/Viet after their tribes name. Au Viet and Lac Viet, Au and Lac is the name of the tribe, all Chinese did was add Yue/Viet after. Other tribes had this as well like Tai Kadai, Austronesian, Hmong mien and more. Vietnamese used the world “Viet” to embrace being different to China and fought against China. Vietnam name means Viets of the South, or Yue of the South. This is an important name as it symbolises the last standing Yue tribe in that region as others moved or assimilated

[@jarvindriftwood]

I heard the Vietnamese scene in New Orleans is awesome. I guess the heat and humidity is similar to parts of Vietnam. Plus both have French influence in food, so it was a great match.

[@quynhvan2973]

It's actually because of French colonial influences. During the Vietnam War, when entire churches fled for refuge together, many priests led their congregations to New Orleans because of the French connection.

[@HaiNguyen-mj5pd]

That Jerry Jerry baby got me! 😂 I left Huế, VN when I was 9yrs old and been in the US in the last 31yrs. I just came back last month and I was in awe on how fast everything is over there. I saw Tway’s IG posts on her trip and 100% agreed with this entire segment!

[@hoanglinhle4468]

- Wait, which street of Hanoi the police carry guns? - Live 20s years in Vietnam, both Hanoi and HCM city. Never in my life seen police carrying guns around the street. Unless there are some high-level political events happening. - Unless you walk around the military bases. (Yes, in Vietnam, some military bases are open for business. Like renting out football fields and swimming pool)

[@Gbg23345]

Probably around embassies do you see cops with guns

[@hoanglinhle4468]

@@Gbg23345 - Well, embassies are special cases tho.

[@Gbg23345]

@@hoanglinhle4468 yeah but theres an area with a lot of them so shes probably referring to that

[@madebytam]

Vietnamese Americans are stunted culturally vs Vietnamese people in Vietnam. The culture, manners, language etc are of the time period when their parents left Vietnam. Vietnamese Americans are stuck in a time capsule. While people in Vietnam, culturally, food, language etc have evolved over time.For instance no one bows as a greeting in Vietnam, but here in America we were taught this because our parents were trying to preserve a traditional version of Vietnam that they learned growing up that does not exist anymore A good example is Italian Americans vs Italians living in Italy. They did a study where they compared the words/language of 3rd and 4th generation Italian Americans vs the language that they speak in the specific regions of Italy where people emigrated from in the early 1900s and it's completely different.

[@madebytam]

@lucysatanas9938 nope, They just don't do that in Vietnam anymore. It's old fashioned.

[@jerryle379]

As a viet from Vietnam , viet kieu In our view are like banana , look same , same skin colour but Inside are different ( they either Intimate white folk or latino or black ) 😅

[@spndrtwentythree5239]

Very true, an Ethiopian i find that most of us that have been in the west for years are more traditional then people back home. Because we feel like we just left the country the other week not decade's.

[@leshokkills]

The end edit was the icing on the cake 😂

[@baojhoang7242]

it's a classic case of "the grass is greener on the other side". Viet in VN believe that anything "western" is new, hip, and modern. Oversea Viet will think that Vietnam is still the root and soul of all Vietnamese.

[@Jo-YuriLover]

Vietnamese Americans have a lot of traits from the previous regime hence she used “Saigon” and most, if not all, choose the Southern flag to rerepresent them.

[@OGtruthserum]

I'm from the north but I fly the Vietnamese flag.

[@Jo-YuriLover]

@@OGtruthserum I assume your family were from the North pre 1954?

[@OGtruthserum]

@@Jo-YuriLover Yup! We are strongly anti-communist, to the point where my parents refuses to ever visit the North again.

[@nguyenhieu1687]

@@OGtruthserum The Vichy government in France was set up by the Nazis to serve Nazi interests, and your parents' Republic of Vietnam government is exactly the same. The only difference is that it serves America's interests, not the Vietnamese people.

[@tuananhtranhuu]

Communist fought to kick up French and your parents against them. Even all US presidents come to North since 1998( plus Bush the father in 1995) as friends, but yours fucking cannot. How proud

[@davidlawrenceloo4892]

Ending was fire lol

[@LA109plda]

I think the difference between Joe’s friend with an accent and Tway, is that she is a lot younger so she got to see a lot of American Tv growing up in Vietnam, whereas millennials didn’t have that cultural connection just yet. We didn’t get it until the internet kicked that door open. And the only American exposure is when they already were in America where someone from Tway’s generation got to watch and consume American media. Tway is talking about a phenomenon with SEA or other immigrants/refugee where the people who left in the 70’s and 80’s are stuck in the past and didn’t evolve in and with the country, instead they evolved in America while trying to hold on to traditional values. So it’s really complex. Anthony hit the head on the nail with what he said about progression. That’s why we sometimes we see elders be way more strict and conservative here than elders back over there.

[@ThuanLam-w8g]

Well said.

[@18difway2liv]

I’m Chinese Canadian. Been dating my Vietnamese girlfriend for 4 years. She’s from Halong Bay. She introduced rap viet to me. There’s 3 season now, and I have enjoyed the music Although I can’t understand vietnames. But the musics dope. Season 1 and 3 are great, but season 3 was better for me as Thai VG (1 of 4 judges) spoke mostly English, it was easier for me to understand.

[@chinaboss6683]

I challenge you to a duel for mating rights. 😂

[@Lee-vb4vh]

May I ask where Viet rap is located ? Thanks

[@jadeempy]

@@Lee-vb4vh It a gameshow. You can find it on KZbin.

[@cleverjames3715]

@@Lee-vb4vh You wanna ask where the show is recorded?

[@Lee-vb4vh]

@@cleverjames3715 yes I was wondering if the TV talent show can be seen on KZbin or only on Canadian TV. Thanks

[@CynicalReprobate]

The actual difference between Viet-Americans and Vietnamese and is in the name, the first is severely culturally butchered and indoctrinated, the latter isnt, at least most of the times, i won't deny there are cases of overly patriotic and very delusional people about how great Vietnam and it's current government and it's history was but at the same time, those are exceptions, not the majority, however, that might go the opposite direction for Viet-Americans seeing how hung up they still are about the war and thinking selling out to foreign powers somehow still means they havent lost the right to call Vietnam by it's name and themselves as Vietnamese, you're sellouts, you gave your own land and your own blood. But I digress. Alot of the talking points in here should be taken with a grain of salt and considered at face value, personal opinions, because im pretty sure nobody and i mean NOBODY would take the girl's "takes" as factually correct, she visited the country a few times, she didnt do an entire demographic research and or any sort of deep dive to the country and it's people, so please understand there's nuances. She's not representing out entire culture, country, people, she's just yapping like everyone else. So, at the end of the day, this is entertainment, I hope everyone that watches this video doesnt take any of the stuff these people say seriously because it's not rooted in facts, a bunch of lets be honest here, non native westernized people wouldnt have a fully contextual view compare to someone who's born and raised in whichever place they're talking about, in this case Vietnam. Thanks for trying at least.

[@p90p90]

When she said she learned english by "watching" I heard Wah Ching. and thought damn this took a dramatic turn. lol

[@chinaboss6683]

Its all about the Chinese connection. 😎

[@davidnoooooooo]

Such a good episode. As a Vietnamese American, I do see differences between us and those from VN. The war has affected both our cultures very differently. But I would say that I am proud that the Vietnamese Diaspora is the one that has elevated our culture to the world. Refugees opening businesses across the world and creating the very communities that immigrants from VN settle in. Proud to be Mỹ gốc Việt from San Jose, home to the largest VN population outside of the homeland.

[@tanhuynh2616]

I agree with you 100%!!!!Người Mỹ gốc việt, mãi mãi không bao giờ mất gốc!!!! Mình cũng ở San Jose!!!!

[@MAQUYKA-VC]

You should be proud that you are a Vietnamese American, and if your parents were from the Republic of Vietnam regime, before 1975, you are even more proud, because these Vietnamese people came to America as refugees from Communism, they are all educated, they are moral. and most of them were military officers, so when they came to America as refugees, they contributed a lot to America. As for the Vietnamese people who followed the Communist regime after 1975 (plural, not all). These people were educated according to Socialist thinking, so wherever they went, these Vietnamese people only stole, looting or doing illegal things only bring shame to the Vietnamese people.

[@hoanglinhle4468]

@@MAQUYKA-VC "they are all educated, they are moral. and most of them were military officers" . - The kind of "military officers" who ran away instead of fighting to death? - I'm who you consider "educated according to Socialist thinking", and I respect those South Soldiers who fought us to death on the battlefield more than your "proud military officers". - Now do you know why you lose? 😉

[@nguyenhieu1687]

@@MAQUYKA-VC🤣🤣🤣

[@bethnichols2875]

Joe's vlogs from his Vietnam visit with Danny are still up on his vlog channel from 4 years ago. One of the cool episodes was "BA NA Hills, Longest Cable Car, Hands in the Mountains" That and there was one where a family built them a restaurant with a beach view, fixing them a seafood buffet.

[@aquaviii]

Joe in Vietnam was cool 😎 I thought Joe was vietnamese for the longest time

[@easyteh4getperson]

it's the same with chinese americans too. we're so old school when compared to china, especially the chinatowns

[@MAQUYKA-VC]

What you see about economic development in Vietnam is only on the surface, when you stay in Vietnam for a long time you will clearly understand the hidden aspects inside. You can go back to Vietnam to have fun, but if you go there to start a business, the risk is very high, you will soon return to America..

[@happycamel39]

Yeah, Vietnamese Americans here really are traditional. I'm from OC and over here we still fly the old Southern Vietnamese flag. I've always wondered if we would ever progress into a different place everytime I see the flag. I guess the old Southern flag is now a symbol for Vietnamese Americans, at least in Orange County.

[@humanbean1424]

Yellow flag with three red stripes. Are fathers and uncles died fighting under that flag. Thats still the Vietnam flag for me over the red one with a yellow star.

[@reyofsunshine_]

not just that, they would find every little opportunity to talk shit about the country over there especially if you dont use their choice of ancient words in the conversation like they’re not cool to talk with at all

[@humanbean1424]

@@reyofsunshine_ ancient words? Like what?

[@chinaboss6683]

That flag is a symbol for sore losers. Burn that flag and move on!!

[@jerryle379]

​@@humanbean1424 the old style has a lot more sino viet word which modern viet ditch in daily conversation , like phi Truong : airport a sino viet word , now day viet use san bay a native word.

[@sangief17]

Alot of people today don't know the Vietnam I grew up with compare to what it is today. Vietnam has changed ALOT! Even the language has evolved somewhat as well.

[@annykwan9312]

Just come to this channel after Fong Brothers discuss why Asian American feelings or facing most depressing population in America, where our kids need to feel sense of belongings or community when they need therapy. Instead lock up in the home. Vietnam will growing like Singapore which my professor has predicted back in early 90's. Love your channel. Keep have a real talk to help our younger Asian American to heal, to be resourceful, to be transparent ect.

[@CuongChanster]

Been back to Vietnam. Vietnam is such a beautiful country I love it

[@Lightningmaster-pt5ce]

i’m from Hanoi, and I’ve been watching you guys for over ten years(Bart)… its hits me hard that you guys mentioned TK lol.. I’ve also met him since people in my circle know him. I remember asking him what TK stands for lol.. was too drunk to remember but he’s a cool dude, very tall. I also hanged out with his younger brother on a separate event, also a soft spoken nice dude. Small world haha.

[@bethnichols2875]

lol I foresee this being another hilarious discussion. 😂 Tway is such a fun guest.

[@amcheung10]

I was just in Vietnam for 3 weeks and I'm having serious withdrawals 😂 I need to go back

[@bao.ng04]

YOOOOO A JK VIETNAM TRIP WOULD BE SOOO DOPE, I WATCVHED YALL FOR SO MANY YEARS, i've lived in vietnam for 18y years before moving to college. it'd be so fun to go back home n also hang with some dope ass ppl appreciating the country.

[@hybui123]

It’s because Vietnamese American elders are stuck in the old ways after escaping. Our language is dated, our customs and beliefs as well. We literally use 1970s terminology because our dialect split off from the mainlanders

[@phanthomboy3]

It makes sense though. Escaping anywhere, people want to preserve the culture and memories of the times before turmoil.

[@gametri-eq6lj]

it’s cause the cong San changed the terminology to be politically correct to their communist regime and us viet kieu refuse to give in

[@Lee-vb4vh]

The Japanese celebrate and are known for both traditional and modern, then why can't Vietnam?

[@phanthomboy3]

@@Lee-vb4vh The Japanese didn't lose a country and have to flee across an ocean. They didn't just immigrate here, that first generation were refugees.

[@hybui123]

@@Lee-vb4vh Vietnam does. I’m referring to Vietnamese Americans who descend from war refugees. We still have a pretty outdated culture compared our cousins back home

[@Aoiichi]

I liked the last bit . Props to the editor lol .

[@klom15thailand]

0) As a VN descent from Thailand, I'd like to share that later generations of Chinese, Vietnamese ppl including myself born after Vietnam war could not speak their parent' native languages bc of FASLE propagandas, communism resist. I found out that there are many VN communities worldwide like refugees, immigrated, migrated and descents in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand (appr: 2m ppl), the US (appr: 3m ppl), Europeans, Australia&Newzelands, Japan, or even in China. 1) There are too many VN struggling in IndoChinese countries, since then I've tried to share stories, send pass, donate via a various medias to help poor ppl.

[@KingOfKingize]

Hey man where in Thailand are the Viet-Thai communities based? I think some of them are in Isaan. Also, like you said, I supposed most of younger Vietnamese-Thai folks don’t speak Vietnamese anymore?

[@klom15thailand]

@@KingOfKingize A few years ago, I used to take some VN courses in BKK near my living place in Rayong (I've moved here for 10 years after ThaiNationality gotten at 20 years ago). Most of class attenders were Thai and every Lunar new year, both VN-Thai folks & CHN-Thai folks are bully cursed on cyber social medias by other neighbors like Malaysia, Laos or Cambodia that all mixed bloods or descendants can speak only Thai...hahaha it's TRUE!!!

[@bettyvu]

When I visited in the 90s, it was much less cosmopolitan. It has changed dramatically in the last 20 years, you still saw ai dao worn. I remember when locals would be mind boggled that viet kieu didn't speak vietnamese. Today, it is very westernized in Saigon. Hanoi is still more conservative.

[@DafneDuong-fu7tm]

The girl have something said not correct: 1. Hanoi is not that conservative and militarised. The city actually has a special soul & its beautifully youthful chaotic vibe 😂 2. Finding a job in VN is sprisingly extremely easy. It's all based on how good you are. (From a Hanoian girl currently living in London)

[@zakiblack4902]

That girl doesn't know really well about Vietnam as she left our country when she was too young. However, she thinks she knows and that's the problem. :))

[@Swantekk]

Proud Viet!

[@StarchildUni]

All true stuff. Watching this video from Da Nang. Ladies dancing, drunk uncles singing karaoke, old 90s techno beats blasting randomly, hives of motobikes moving in unison, Bina hills - disney land on hills, bun bo hue, my quang, pho, bun cha -- it all beautifulll doh mah!

[@justinnyugen7015]

I mainly get the "hut" experience when I go back to Vietnam because my relatives live out in the rural parts.

[@mochinh]

I got serious food poisoning when I was in Vietnam. Definitely going back there again to get a better experience than the last time

[@HT-re7tp]

Don’t use the sink water.

[@Thinkerion]

Joe went from no hair to a jungle of hair

[@nathanle1024]

North and south are just as "free". Ho Chi Minh city caters more to intl tourists imo. It is like if you go to SF and are amazed at all the attractions on pier 39 and then get disappointed by other parts of the city bc they don't have as much gimmicky things to do.

[@Lanxinchao123]

Hi everyone, I'm Vietnamese. I'm from Ha Noi capital. Nice to meet you ❤

[@paintproduct2332]

Anthony is so ready to expand his used car empire watch out 😂

[@shannacollins8371]

This was dope. I’ve wanted to visited Vietnam for a minute. 🔥🔥🔥

[@TimDFSmart]

That was a good question, she should explore each city with a major Vietnamese population, to see if there is a difference.

[@yoren_lago]

Should def do a Filipino one. Filipinos are the forgotten Asian LMFAO

[@cbatcba]

You guys are funny! I'm Vietnamese living in US since 1990.

[@Pencil-o1p]

Vietnamese American are more Americanized. I can always tell whether one is Vietnamese if they immigrated to the US in their middle schools and up, but are always confused about Vietnamese who were born or immigrated to the US in younger ages. They just look different. The ways we think and behave are also different. Some still have some traces that I can still tell they’re probably Vietnamese but the other I just completely didn’t know until I asked them or they told me. I guess the same for other countries too when the two generations are brought up in two different regions. The more we grow further from the ancestry roots the more different we are. But I also think it also depends on how close we are to our families and how often people take effort to visit their home country. The more they go the more they will find themselves looking and thinking more like their native cohorts. I’m a Vietnamese immigrant who came to the US in my adulthood. There’s not much different from people who came to the US before and after 1975 as people may think. I can talk to them just fine. We share the same values and interests. It’s just some people who came in the first or second wave of Vietnamese immigrants sometimes feel they’re better and look down to other since they’re here earlier, but it’s not necessarily true.

[@Lightgreenworker06]

Im Viet-Aus. I cannot related to viet-viet. They get offended easily whenever I say something. I feel like I'm from ancient roman to them.

[@thanhthuyang9697]

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[@ThisIsJoe11]

In Hanoi, theres a place Vinhomes built called Ocean Park and the apartment complex is dope!

[@JayUBeezy]

Humor so sharp, it could cut glass. The jokes here are da real mudda MVPs. 💞

[@sunny-frevr]

Right. With foods, the old Vietnamese grandmas cooking so much better than what it is now.

[@ninas8210]

fuck, yall really got me wanting to /remembering that i want to go back to vietnam after five years

[@kei8infinity]

Whats Hanoi she talking about?

[@huytruong2542]

She has no idea what the hell she is talking about. Bar cultures from HaNoi is super. She just has no idea to party in the North. Typical Viet Kiều mentality, always trashing the north while lost the south 🤷

[@maynguyen7834]

From Nha Trang ❤ thanks Twayyy. Great episode ❤❤

[@nguyenhieu1687]

Perhaps this girl is walking around Hanoi's Old Quarter. There are many diplomatic agencies of other countries, that area is also the administrative and political center of the country and of course there are many government agencies and departments concentrated there. So it's no wonder there were many policemen guarding there.

[@RonaldPilva]

“Straddle him from the back” 🤣

[@treebush]

The vietnamese perserving old culture is actually pretty common among immigrants a good example of this is French Canadian quebec is extremely close to old 1700 french, our french never really evolved

[@gametri-eq6lj]

exactly and the people still there think it’s old fashioned and look down on us for not speaking the right (new language)

[@Lee-vb4vh]

May I ask why French never evolved in Canada? Thanks

[@gametri-eq6lj]

@@Lee-vb4vh usually when your outside of your homelands you want to preserve your culture in this case being the langauge

[@Lee-vb4vh]

@@gametri-eq6lj ok thanks for interesting info. I always wondered how languages evolve. Cheers

[@PeterViet]

7:00 brooo 😂😂😂

[@pekestyxx6674]

East cost and west coast views are different as well.

[@wrenchguy2937]

TWAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. She makes me so proud to be viet. and also that wongfu intro lmfao

[@abnl4684]

The reason why you see police with live weapons in Ha Noi is all kind of Gov head office and other country’s embassy offices stuffed in downtown.

[@minhtuyet5906]

Đúng rồi bạn, đó chỉ là những cảnh sát đang canh cổng của các đại sứ quán, họ bắt buộc phải được trang bị vũ khí trong khi làm nhiệm vụ. Còn cảnh sát giao thông và công an phường thì thường không có súng. Họ chỉ được trang bị súng khi gặp làm nhiệm vụ hỗ trợ vây bắt tội phạm nguy hiểm như buôn bán ma tuý huac cướp có vũ trang. Ở Việt Nam quy định trường hợp cảnh sát được phép nổ súng rất khắt khe để không có vụ việc nổ súng nào từ phía cảnh sát, thường thì trong trường hợp bất khả kháng cảnh sát Việt Nam chỉ bắn chỉ thiên để khống chế tình hình.

[@computeruser75]

A lot of Western Overseas Vietnamese try to base off their culture from the 50s to early 70s hence that's why it might seem conservative and reserved

[@ThorNado24]

most viet-ams originated from the south, a pro-american side during the war.

[@OGtruthserum]

True but some of us escaped from the North. Our origin is from the north.

[@sonnyl2915]

I'm a 1.5 gen, listening to you guys are refreshing 😂

[@bestly802]

12:57 Joe proving he can say Bun Bo Hue like a Viet 😂

[@chasedownblocks1736]

These people making us Asian Americans look like copycats mirroring another culture’s style, the way they talk and act. To each their own. If they’re making millions this way, it’s not something to be proud about as far as our identity in America goes. No wonder we don’t get the respect that we expect.

[@chinaboss6683]

Joe should hush up, Japan lost the war in many ways and Bushido code now has morphed into hello kitty men. 😂

[@herewego9939]

Skyline looks like NY. Lmaooo this girl exaggerating

[@davidlawrenceloo4892]

A JK adventure/vlogs would be soo cool.

[@mablelinchow]

Vietnam sounds like a place for extroverts. Im like nah...let me stay my happy ass at home

[@maynguyen7834]

Nah… you become extrovert once you go there like how I became introvert after I moved to US I just wanna stay at home 😅

[@icedragon7396]

as an introvert born and raised in Vietnam, moved to Canada in my teens, I dearly miss sitting alone in a coffee shop people watching all day. Just watching the bustling city made me feel alive. In Vancouver, things start closing at like 7 PM lol.

[@kaydotle]

Even our parents who don't use social media or not up to date with new trends sound old/lame with their vocab/slang lol. So imagine that combined w/ being in different countries

[@vtboy465]

JK Vietnam trip would go crazy!

[@UncleHoCM]

This girl doesn't know Hanoi.

[@zakiblack4902]

That girls doesn't really know Vietnam as she left our country when she was too young. However, she thinks she knows. :)))

[@ngothuat2045]

Yes she was wrong but opend mind

[@drdannydude123]

no reason to as a southerner

[@dai-chitran]

people don't know that folks in vietnam can afford rolls royce

[@kiarademoner]

I went to the Ho Chi Minh trail in San Diego lol

[@um8440]

wth in sd.

[@kiarademoner]

@@um8440 yeah it’s a super cool trail down a hill to get down to blacks beach.

[@jasin95]

marrying a girl from the vietnam is my dream

[@tednguyen7258]

who would go to a poor country to marry...mail order

[@hly1226]

It is also the fact that us first-gen American are preserving a Vietnam culture that literally no longer exist. That is why we only the see the yellow, 3 stripe flag in all the Vietnamese populated areas, be it in States or any other country we transplanted in after the war.

[@nguyenhieu1687]

That flag does not represent Vietnam. It only represents a regime set up by Americans to serve American interests. Vichy = Republic of Vietnam.

[@lisaq6750]

I think LA Viets vs OC Viets are different as well in politics too. I would say OC Viets more conservative than LA. more liberals. in Oc I think were more laid back even during Covid maybe depends by City but Westminster, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport they didn't really follow the rules. Also, I'm 48 and i work in Corporate AND KNOWS THE IN OUT THE "BUSINESS wORLD" before China was the leading industry but since their Economy is tanking so its trickles down to other countries like Vietnam. They used to hire a lot of Viets to do a lot of manufacturing etc. other industries Right now. Business in not doing so well as their also a lot of scams! If you are American who are Viets you do not have rights as far as real ESTATE! Please do your research. I would not recommend doing business there as their lots of laws that you get screwed over! Vietnam is still a 3rd world country just pockets of Middle and rich are only some parts of Vietnam but much better than before. The majority is still poor! The younger generation do not want kids that is a fact whether you are Americans or not is the "generation". Remember the Currency is Vietnam is very low vs the dollar. Look at this information and do your research. All of Ex pats go back and then they realize and also feel like they miss American too. These are some of the things. Stay away from the Vietnamese car maker is crap!! They send the parts to China to produce again do your research. Hard to fix as no one knows how to fix so you get screw! another thing is environment their air quality is bad too! I love my country, but people are not aware of these things it's not what it seems. I would only visit and maybe semi retire there. Also, there a Vietnamese youtuber lawyer who touches based on a lot of laws in Vietnam. One example a rich Vietnamese American business guy who married a Vietnamese born actress there who got screwed over when they divorce, she insisted on having her name on all his real estate and businesses properties. I mean multi millions!! Well, his rights were not as good as hers she is a Vietnamese local, so he got screwed big time. majority of what I say here is by experience from other people. Please again do your research before you commit to anything even marrying someone local and you bring them to states my friend got screwed over! Looks can be deceiving. just because they are from and looks like a village be aware not innocent as they claim to be.

[@Lee-vb4vh]

Interesting viewpoint and observations. If u can, please create a channel and or interview collaborate with existing one in order to share your knowledge.

[@bingflosby]

I love his yt people impression

[@JohnTheYouTubeSuperfan]

This must be JustKiddingNews’s Off The Record’s differences between Vietnamese people from Vietnam and Vietnamese-Americans! 🇻🇳 🇺🇸

[@daphuc502]

foreign Vietnamese are more traditional because they were the elite upper class of Vietnamese who migrated overseas . the most educated , cultured and wealthiest parts of Vietnamese society.

[@nguyenhieu1687]

I see that they are only famous for their nail profession, disunited, lying to each other all the time and enthusiastically fighting against communism. Those are trash citizens that Vietnam wants to export as quickly as possible and Vietnam is still exporting these people to the US after they finish their sentences.😊

[@ml-mw7ms]

Yes. This is true. Especially the first wave of refugees that left VN.

[@thatvietguyonline]

say lesssss, JK fan in Saigon hereeeeee, always welcome yall ❤

[@dougphamtexas2707]

Before there might be a difference between VIETNAMESE and VIET AMERICANS but now the country is stronger more people have MONEY.....there is a little difference now.......

[@luckylife116]

Nice topic guys

[@pauljsagun]

“Mopedding” haha

[@cynn_thor]

Wongfu catching strays lol

[@yxoozo]

I have never wanted to go to Vietnam more🤩

[@cattruong7492]

AYEE HOUSTON VIET HERE 🤘🏼😁😁

[@PaulOrong]

Tway is a BAE!

[@donys.d.5319]

Joe: "This person on that table starting making friend" Joe, its South east asian THING.

[@ifeelikerain]

I also like being in the bubble of major cities and not seeing the hut living third world

[@burdenedbyhope]

Maybe her view on the job market in Vietnam is a little bit outdated, you can easily support your whole family with just a bike (doing xe-ôm) or a ice tea stand on the street can build you a fortune. The only way that you can ruin your life is to gamble, and that's what a lot of Vietnamese do :)

[@rngod5989]

15:12 LMFAO