What's being VIET KIEU like LIVING IN VIETNAM? 🇻🇳

[@skyetran]

Viet Kieu life: a mix of traditions and new perspectives. What's your journey like? Comment below!

[@SapienSpace]

The two times I was in Ho Chi Minh city, both times, I felt people were friendly, though the one time I was in Hanoi, it felt a little more tense. In part, riding a grab from the Hanoi airport, I think I almost got luggage stolen with a friend of mine in a taxi. We had packs in the trunk, my friend got out only to discover the trunk would not open, and the taxi was about to take off with the luggage, he yelled at me to stay in the cab, glad I did, as we almost lost both packs.

[@skyetran]

I keep hearing that about the people in the north. I'm going to take a trip to Hanoi soon & see for myself. Glad you didn't lose your luggages!

[@OverseasViet]

Young folks can have fun anywhere but being an older generation like me, 67 years old retired American-Vietnamese I feel somewhat isolated in both countries, good things there are fb, KZbin that keep me occupied, I make some friends on fb since coming back to live in Saigon 6 months ago, now we have a sport and social group that plays badminton, table tennis every week and sometimes travel to nearby countries such as Thailand, Singapore,... Life is much better and more fun now 🙂

[@OverseasViet]

​@@skyetran I migrated to the US in 1975 with my family when I was 17 years old, born in SG but my parents are from the north, I came back to visit VN 10 times (6 times visiting HN) and took tours to go see the whole country, I found southerners friendlier while northerners are more traditional (truyền thống) but you can run into good and bad people everywhere so just because you run into some bad encounters doesn't mean people living in that area are all bad, I'm fascinating to discover more about the cultures, traditions and the beauty of mountains and beaches throughout the whole country as well as other nearby Asian countries.

[@vietnamese1016]

@@SapienSpace I've never been to Hanoi but I'm not suprise.

[@DNguyen92]

I love that this video has three different perspectives. Thank you, Skye! It was fun doing this interview ❤

[@skyetran]

Great having you David! xoxo

[@84jordie]

Thank you for this video. This is eye opening for me because I am an Asian parent raising kids in Australia. And now I know why my daughter doesn't eat her food at school when we pack her food that she loves eating at home (fried anchovy with rice).

[@skyetran]

Aww I’m glad this could help!! It’s a universal experience cause I had some viet kieu friends in the US who went through this too

[@84jordie]

Dad

[@georgep7082]

8:41 David Nguyen should be a scientist, brilliant intuition of the Vietnam traffic system: it is a quasi-laminar flow in fluid dynamics. Extremely efficient without external controls (traffic lights) because it is entirely self-regulated. In any case, a very interesting video.

[@skyetran]

He is one with the Vietnamese traffic, it flows

[@wiln6854]

A long time ago, I don't remember the years, an MIT professor/researcher was hit by a motor bike and sustained a serious (life-threatening) accident in Hanoi, ironically during a conference or workshop in which they were talking about helping Vietnam modernize its transportation infrastructure. There was someone commented that the speeds of motorbikes in VN were just about under the safety limit for human reaction (~0.2-0.4 s) to swerve and avoid for a safe space of ~0.5-1 meter. But it works only if all obey the same predictable behavior, thus, if a pedestrian is suddenly nervous and jumps too fast forward or backward, the driver's calculation would be off and accident will occur.

[@TruthFinder7839]

I will love to dive into Vietnam and discover how I’ll fit in, being patient seems to be a great trait to have and also being personable and active to engage with others. It’s very important for me to be in a healthy clean environment, so I’ll travel to take care of all my needs, to stay healthy.😊

[@skyetran]

Yes, it's always great to travel here & experience the culture and people for yourself...that's the way to go

[@jennchandesu]

Definitely resonate with David's perspective, story and reasoning for wanting to return to Viet Nam

[@skyetran]

Hi Jenn, he's great! what do you miss about being in Vietnam?

[@jennchandesu]

@@skyetran Hi Skye! I miss the feeling the country makes me feel as confusing as it sounds. Growing up in Australia, I never really faced any racism but also never felt myself belonging to the country. However, every single time I return I just feel the distance between Viet Nam and I reduce and I love Viet Nam for that 🫶

[@skyetran]

I understand the feeling of not really having a sense of belonging in your home country or place where you grew up. I too felt that growing up, at the same time...I also feel that way being in Vietnam too

[@Fareastdon]

Going back to Vietnam 🇻🇳 one day 🙏🏻

[@mahtoeshurt]

Love the content!!! I enjoyed the video. Very enriching and entertaining.

[@skyetran]

Thank you, glad you liked it ☺️🫶🏼

[@tammyho6698]

19:26 several decades ago, while traveling in France, I stumbled upon a number of Vietnamese in Marseilles. I discovered they spoke a dialect that I could hardly recognize at first. Then, I recalled the vernacular words and dialogues in Vietnamese literature of that episode, e. g. Tu Luc Van Doan, and I realized that it was a fossilized dialect, as these people had migrated to France back then, and retained the language, the culture that were no longer connected to Vietnam and hadn't evolved much. Likewise, recent Vietnamese migrating to America use words and expressions that earlier Vietnamese (1975-1980ish) don't understand either.

[@skyetran]

Interesting, it’s like capturing history

[@ocmanga5685]

Chị khai thác nội dung rất thú vị. Việt Kiều - đây là khái niệm mà cả người nước ngoài và người trong nước đều tò mò.

[@skyetran]

Xin chào, người dân địa phương muốn biết thêm và tò mò về Việt kiều

[@Aba-pq2bb]

Another great interview video.

[@skyetran]

thank you, appreciate it :)

[@UXChrisNguyen]

Happy to jump on a interview too Skye

[@skyetran]

Hey Chris!! Dm on IG @theskyetran

[@gaolutsoctrang4507]

"Read the sign! I was like I can't read. Well, if you can't read, how can you get a license? That's why I asking you to help me!" OMG! That's absolutely hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

[@ocmanga5685]

Trước là tình trạng này. Có điều giờ bài thi lý thuyết có thể "mua", còn thi thực hành ngu quá thì cũng không ai dám cấp bằng 😂

[@gaolutsoctrang4507]

@@ocmanga5685 Thôi đi bạn ơi, việc "mua" bằng lái xe, "mua" bằng thi viết, nếu mà bị bắt thì bị cấm ra khỏi nước và bị cấm xuất cảnh trở về nước như Mỹ, Úc và châu Âu vì tội hối lộ.

[@ocmanga5685]

@@gaolutsoctrang4507 Đi thi bằng lái đi bạn 🤣

[@Sly2C]

@@gaolutsoctrang4507I know it’s difficult for you to see things clearly from your vantage point looking out from the inside, but for the majority of from us seeing it clearly from the outside. I would like to witness that your statement to be true but challenging at best.

[@nguyenhoanganh4586]

@@Sly2C I honestly don't know what you are talking bout.

[@thuyanhnguyen111]

Very nice to listen to those different testimony. I'll be back in VN after 40 years. Born and raised in VN and left at 8 yo. Lost most of my Vietnamese in the process. It will be a cultural shock but I'm eager to be back.

[@skyetran]

That would be great to come back to, Where are you currently living?

[@thuyanhnguyen111]

@@skyetran in Québec, Canada

[@skyetran]

@@thuyanhnguyen111 is there a viet community there?

[@thuyanhnguyen111]

@@skyetran yes but smaller than in Toronto, Calgary or Vancouver.

[@onetootre]

Great video, excellent edit. 👏👏

[@skyetran]

Thank you, I appreciate it

[@vietnamese1016]

I love all my fellow Việt kiều.

[@skyetran]

tell them all i said hi :)

[@peacefullearning2912]

Nice interviews! I like the way the man in a white shirt talked about the traffic in Vietnam. It's chaotic, but it's like nature. Growing up in Vietnam and now living in Canada, I haven't perceived the traffic in Saigon as positive. But he's right! It's like trees in the forest! And appreciate the young lady's sharing about internalized racism as well!

[@skyetran]

It’s quite poetic

[@meowmons]

Luv ittttt ❤ thanks for havin me

[@skyetran]

Hiii, thanks so much for being part of this 🦋

[@phamanhtruong4077]

Good video Anh, I'm still looking for my way back .... We see next year in april 2025 ... The second trip ... I will do many trip as possible untill i get back and have the right balancing ... Be born in VN and live all your life abroad .... You are a kind of half/ half, a kind of foreigner of youself, you know what you want (to feel) and you are the question and the answers ... Them, i will take the plan and try it when i can ... We live on emotion (space, color, ligth, ...) and feeling (food, people, ... ) ... money is just a help materiel ... To balance the two not really easy ... We are VietNamese abroad ... We like to know if we belong in VN or more abroad ... This question each one of us answer for himself ... I personally open this door and i like it a lots ... And it's where i go ...

[@skyetran]

Thank you for sharing…where would you like to visit in Vietnam?

[@phamanhtruong4077]

I plan to passing by Saigon again and always ... Because it's the Hub but i will go to Danang, Hoi An, Hue and Hanoi ... I like to know the country with the time .... But i'm attach to Danang because is my bird place .... And Danang have a soft vibe ... It's suit me and so many people do understand what i mean ... The air, the people and each area have their particularity ... We are a bit complicated with our story ... It's Make VN much more complexe and very emotional .... It's a long story of love and hate ... And with the time we think differently ... Everywhere time will bring back the leaf to the root ... And i do have this feeling after 44 years abroad ... And i still speaking the VN ... Is not always the case ... Menory can forget thinks but emotion never forget ... It stay life time.

[@Hathaykobanghayhat]

Hope we have more Viet kieu come back to live in Vietnam ..by the way, the girl from Australia is so cute and funny...❤

[@skyetran]

Monica is lovely 🦋

[@Aba-pq2bb]

Wow David speaks very well vietnamese as an American born kid and his vietnamese accent sounds exactly like those college students in the local. No wonder he got people confused.

[@skyetran]

His Viet is really good

[@khangbluewind]

SG has 2 seasons: hot and f*cking hot

[@skyetran]

That’s correct 🤣

[@Sly2C]

First one is hot, second is humid😂

[@jiggitydazzle84]

can someone link a video showcasing vietnamese french? are there pockets of it still around thesedays?

[@skyetran]

I know a few

[@Nature_Time0]

I will wait .

[@skyetran]

okay :)

[@kmhedgef8642]

first time saw your video. I am perhaps in the same age group as Van (France), but I was born in the US. I want to offer another perspective. Why don't you ask a European American kid "why are you in Vietnam?" or Japan, or Nepal? (used to be popular). A Vietnamese American might want to be in another country for the same reason: an adventurous spirit. And that country can be Vietnam for one additional factor (but not necessarily the essential one): the ethno-cultural connection. I have a cousin living and working in England and a niece in Korea (both are for careers). I visited Vietnam many times and enjoyed the vacations, (but still live and work in the US). Perhaps there may be a time I go to Vietnam but not for anything like an identity crisis, a search for one's root etc. but just for a lifestyle change. An honest note to add: I am fortunate financially, and I can manage my portfolio from anywhere in the world (VPN-needed 😁), so I don't face the pressure of "making a living or running a business" in Vietnam or in the US.

[@xdgs567z]

3:24 Is a Viet Kieu any vietnamese living abroad or does it have to be a vietnamese borned and raised in Vietnam who then moved out to live abroad?

[@skyetran]

I've heard it apply for both terms, but David mentions it's for people were born in Vietnam living abroad

[@TheGareth87]

@@skyetranit’s basically parents of first generation in the West

[@ThuyTran-ci2et]

Skye, next round ask your guests if they feel a sense of belonging in VN. Aak if part of their reason in living in VN is to find that sense.

[@skyetran]

That’s a great question! Thank you

[@Flat55Six]

I would like to see interviews from a VK entrepreneur's point of view. What it's like to setup a business and possibly buy a property there?

[@tammyho6698]

you can bring as much money into Vietnam as you want. Just don't think of taking it out.

[@skyetran]

Could be interesting, stay tuned

[@Flat55Six]

@@tammyho6698 Bring in just enough.

[@richiesd1]

​@@tammyho6698 so true. Vietnam has exchange controls. There is a lot of paperwork to sent money out of Vietnam

[@cengizaltinveturkturanlilartar]

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[@LongNguyen-kq5ou]

Việt Kiều is a term used to describe Vietnamese people who live outside of Việt Nam,regardless of their citizenship status.The term is used by people in Việt Nam,and is not a term of self-identification for overseas Vietnamese Other terms used to describe overseas Vietnamese include : Người Việt hải ngoại: a neutral term that means “overseas Vietnamese “ Người Việt tự do: a term with a political connotation that means “free Vietnamese “the largest Việt Kiều is in United States.A recent law amendment in Vietnam has made it easier for Việt Kiều to own property in Vietnam,including buying and renting houses,obtaining land-use rights,and inheriting land.

[@powercomm]

I was a tourist and got scammed. This is one of the reasons I don’t care going there as a tourist, let alone living there.

[@MadawaskaObservatory]

That girl you interviewed is VERY nice :-)

[@yamuiemata]

Monica is gorgeous 🤩

[@skyetran]

She's lovely!

[@QuangWynn2711]

Just wondering if they are working or just enjoying.

[@skyetran]

Perhaps both

[@pikepeak1]

As the son of a Viet kieu, all I got from this video is that you free dive! Can you suggest some spots that you like? Cam ong em ;)

[@skyetran]

Welcome! I recommend Koh Tao in Thailand if you’re starting out in free diving… are you a freediver yourself? Where are you currently based? 🌊

[@pikepeak1]

@@skyetran Hi, I don't have any certification but I dive a bit more than 10 meters. I need better fins and more weight to go deeper... I've snorkelled/freedived in Phuket this year and it was amazing, next time I'll try Koh Tao. I also tried Phu Quoc and Da Nang but it wasn't as nice. It seems that there are too many fishermen in VN. Don't you think? I live in Canada but really like VN so I plan to return this year. Thank you for your quick response and keep up the good work, your content is great.🤿

[@benknightguitar]

The audio doesn't sync up with the video which is distracting. Otherwise cool video.

[@skyetran]

Appreciate the feedback, thanks :)

[@ghklfghjfghjcvbnc]

@@skyetran This should be fixed. Does not give a professional feel. It is rather annoying and distracts from the content delivery in a very negative way.

[@OverseasViet]

@@ghklfghjfghjcvbnc don't focus too much on the technical part, chill out

[@MadawaskaObservatory]

The great love of my life is a Viet girl. Extremely beautiful, and very demanding.

[@DDHDTV]

unfortunately my parents made the “mistake” of wanting me to speak German at home. they wanted me to properly speak it so that I easily start into kindergarden and school. unfortunately my vietnamese is almost non existent now

[@skyetran]

I'm sure your parents did the best they could with what they knew at the time raising a family... as adults, we must forgive our parents. On a brighter note, you could always take Viet lessons to improve your Viet :)

[@DDHDTV]

@@skyetran 100% agree. they only wanted the best for me and am thankful for everything they did and why they did it. trying to improve my vietnamese now slowly but it's real hard as an adult

[@skyetran]

@@DDHDTV It's all about progress! I've also taken Viet lessons since I've been In Vietnam to improve my Vietnamese...You're not alone 🫶

[@PhuongLe-wo3ry]

I'M VK...WOULD ❤ 2 MOVE BK AND RETIRE 1 OF THESE DAYS...VIETNAM 4 LIFE

[@skyetran]

Where do you currently live?

[@PhuongLe-wo3ry]

@@skyetran USA, FLORIDA

[@skyetran]

@@PhuongLe-wo3ry beautiful! What's it like there? Is there a Viet community there?

[@PhuongLe-wo3ry]

@skyetran IT'S A GRAT COUNTRY TO LIVE IN...THERE'S ALSO A LARGE ASIAN COMMUNITY HERE IN THE 🇺🇸

[@skyetran]

@@PhuongLe-wo3ry is there a Viet community in Florida?

[@DDHDTV]

i wished my parents forced me to speak Vietnamese at home.

[@TramHicks]

So beautiful you are Just be humble

[@izzytizzylove35]

😊

[@skyetran]

🫶🏼

[@liarliar1408]

Tall girl has a weird tick. Did anyone catch it? Young kid English has a gen y slash millinium accent. You can tell when every other line you can add a question mark at the end. I'm gen x so I don't speak like that. Older Viet guy is just more matured. He speaks Viet well then the kid and the tall chick needs work on her Viet. I came to the states in 78 and never been back. My Viet is about an 8th grade level like the young kid but my English is matured like the older guy.

[@QuanNguyen-qq4os]

There is an ethnic group in central vietnam, name: " bru Vân Kiều" .So,Việt Kiều is Vietnamese root from van Kiều 😅

[@phamtrip]

The ding sound effects made my ear bleed like Trump please turn the gain down at those parts....great content

[@skyetran]

Okay I’ll adjust for next time, appreciate the feedback

[@vietnamese1016]

the way you pour it like that those Earth will soon be "liquid Earth".

[@skyetran]

what does that mean? lol

[@LingLing-ou6nt]

What's Viet Kieu...?

[@skyetran]

a Vietnamese living overseas or a Vietnamese who was born abroad

[@liarliar1408]

Every tourist a Viet kieu. We use that word here in the states to label a tourist.

[@nguyenhoanganh4586]

@@liarliar1408 Every tourist a Viet kieu??? Are you ok?

[@liarliar1408]

@@nguyenhoanganh4586 maybe I'm mistaken the word. Vu kieu is tourist yeah? Viet kieu is an expats?

[@nguyenhoanganh4586]

@@liarliar1408 It should be "an expat", not 'an expats'. By definition, an expat is someone who chooses to live abroad for an extended period of time, and a tourist is a person who is traveling or visiting a place for pleasure. The term 'Viet Kieu' is defined as overseas Vietnamese or Vietnamese people living abroad or outside Vietnam. However, some people said 'Viet Kieu' are Vietnamese people, who were born in Vietnam and are now living abroad; and those who were born overseas to immigrant parents from Vietnam, are of "gốc Việt" or 'Vietnamese origin'. To me, no matter where they were born, all Vietnamese people living overseas are 'Viet Kieu'.

[@vanng5689]

Việt Kiều is a dated term. The correct defimition now would be International Viet or Việt Quốc Tế!

[@skyetran]

Interesting, nice to know! thanks

[@icedragon7396]

lol i'm sorry but no one in Vietnam or anywhere uses the term "Việt quốc tế". The most political correct term right now is "người [nationality] gốc Việt": người Mỹ gốc Việt. American of Vietnamese descent.

[@vanng5689]

@@icedragon7396 maybe they should start using it. Việt without border. Its a globalise world, people (especially Vietnamese) move around all over the globe where there is opportunity. We are also very adaptable and flexible. Vietnamese identity is constantly changing with all the various influences coming back to the homeland. And what they bring back is not a homogenous experience. All we can agree on is that Việt Nam is not China but what Việt nam will be is actually greatly influence by the International scene and the experience the Việt Quốc Tế brings home.

[@RandA1220]

These are some mighty pedantic people

[@BINHNGUYEN-ox6hc]

Yes , ! AMERICAN VIETNAMESE YOU ARE NOT VIETKIEU .! Việt kiều is for some people VIỆTNAM is working international with visa working . Call them is việt kiểu .! AND YOU ARE FOLLOW FAMILY WITH THE PROGRAM REFUGEES AND CALL YOU AMERICAN VIETNAMESE . FOR EXAMPLE!! Vietnamese is right now has new life all over the world .

[@LongNguyen-kq5ou]

No you wrong look at my comment.

[@rickwilson478]

​@LongNguyen-kq5ou ...yeah, I appreciated reading your comment and I had not heard 'nguoi Viet tu do' used before . The political implications of that term would make it more specific to post American war refugees returning from overseas in earlier times. In the 1990s it was disturbing to see some viet kieu from U.S. flaunting their more fortunate situation with their designer brand clothing and flashing gold jewelry. They often got their deserved comeuppance in motorbike smash and grabs or just got straight up attacked in Saigon clubs. In recent years it seems many viet kieu return for better opportunities in Vietnam than available at 'home'.

[@phototommyfive]

That girl really is a western woman.

[@fireyecat]

VIET KIEU 越僑？

[@見義]

Your Chinese translation is correct. VIET KIEU 越僑 = a Vietnamese person living in a different country. This person could be born in Viet Nam and grew up there, or could have emigrated as a child or as an adult. They may or may not have retained their mother tongue. There are also nowadays many people born and raised in different countries from Vietnamese parents. They are also called VietKieu, most in this group no longer speak Vietnamese, or if they still do thanks to the family environment, they rarely know how to write and read the language. There are many variations and combinations of all the above.

[@mistersterio]

So many cuts!

[@EricP-sb1wl]

There is no such thing as American Vietnamese. You are Vietnamese American.

[@nguyenhoanganh4586]

There is no such thing as American Vietnamese! Surprisingly, there are American Vietnamese people in Vietnam such as Phúc Mập and Aaron Toronto. Both of them are "real" Americans, they were born and grew up in America. Their wives are Vietnamese, and they both have lived and worked in Vietnam for quite a while.

[@TheGareth87]

@@nguyenhoanganh4586they are not American “Vietnamese” lol they don’t have Viet roots or citizenship

[@nguyenhoanganh4586]

@@TheGareth87 Many Vietnamese people living in America have received a US Green Card, and they can obtain a US identification, but they are NOT US citizens. They are US Green Card holders, who have been granted the right to live in the US indefinitely. The Green Card holders can legally live in America, work, earn money and pay taxes. They are also called Vietnamese American. It's the same for the American Vietnamese people living in Vietnam. Phúc Mập and Aaron Toronto are just some examples.

[@TheGareth87]

@@nguyenhoanganh4586 those Vietnamese people living in the US are not Vietnamese "American" 😂 they don't even have citizenship, and most of them know zero to nothing about American culture, which is why many got easily deported back to Vietnam simply because of past criminal charges, a result of not being able to integrate into American society and culture. An American identity represents an extremely racist, genocidal Empire, only allowing anyone willing to erase their roots, betraying their homeland and submitting to white supremacist ideology. Vietnam is a civilization state, which means roots, ethnicity and loyalty to Vietnamese people override everything else. This is why it's extremely hard to obtain Vietnamese citizenship. Phuc Map and Aaron Toronto are American first and foremost, they don't know where exactly they come from any more as their ancestors have erased their European roots. That's why Phuc Map and Aaron Toronto are simply called (white) "American". And Vietnamese & other Asian American groups will always be asked where they (really) come from because there's no real future for Asian in USA, they're only useful as long as they work against Asian countries like Vietnam, China and others. Otherwise they get put into interment camp like the Japanese & Chinese during WW2. Or get isolated from society like the Chinese Exclusion Act.

[@TheGareth87]

@@nguyenhoanganh4586 Just did a quick search on Aaron Toronto. His father is an FBI agent. He graduated from Brigham Young University and is a Mormon. The F.B.I. and C.I.A. recruit heavily from the Mormon population, specifically from that University. Mormonism is also an extremely racist, white supremacist religion. Aaron also works for Fulbright University, a known training school for color revolution. I'm pretty sure someone like him is on a monitor list by Vietnam's Public Security 😂

[@sirhoopalot1]

The Viet-Aussie woman needs to layoff the VNmese coffee.

[@godfrbid]

I think she may have tourette’s. She has very similar symptoms to a friend of mine.

[@skyetran]

Please be kind

[@ChiềuCuốiTuầnTV]

YAL R FAKE!!!

[@AdamAdam-yj2re]

The French guy his parents were collaborators and betrayed the viets to colonial powers

[@liarliar1408]

If they followed the French then they are Catholic. Christian values make good people.

[@lyben123]

Absolutely.

[@freddiepitts7611]

​@liarliar1408 well that's objectively not true...

[@MoreThai]

That Van guy is awesome! speaks fluently in three languages !

[@skyetran]

Yeah he’s really great!

[@fatmanslim4592]

what the hell is viet kieu lol