How I See Vietnam After 7 Years of Living in America [REVERSE CULTURE SHOCK] | Sốc Văn Hoá Ngược

[@RevStickleback]

One thing that amazes me about Vietnam, and SE Asia as a whole, is how people remember faces so well. I have been into bars I visited a year or two earlier, or even a hotel I'd been in three years earlier, and the staff remember me. The hotel receptionist could even remember the short trip she'd arranged for me. It's also nice, and kind of funny, that I find if I stray more than half a mile from tourist areas, I get loads of people shouting "Hello" from the other side of the street and waving.

[@waywardsoul4918]

If you have a nice face they will always remember

[@WillBrown3]

That traffic situation is nuts!!!🙄😳

[@Viet_Nam_Ball]

9:34 i remember squatting like that is healthier for your body. Its the natural way that humans poop as a result of evolution. It maybe easier pooping on the modern toilet but your body is simply not built to poop that way.

[@gdcongty6701]

Your voice so nice, i hope you will make video more in the future.

[@time2livelife]

When you mentioned Vietnam greetings being invasive personal questions, it made me understand my Vietnamese family a lot more. I just thought they had no filter.

[@alishanguyen8097]

"Nice to meet you. Now tell me about how much your yearly salary is!" 😄

[@odcodigital]

Love your videos. I lived in Southern Vietnam for 2 years and love the Vietnamese people so much. All of your points are 100% true.

[@ThatRascalMerlin]

WOW! THAT opening was FUUUN-NY! Well done! When I lived in Guangzhou, China ... I had to learn the squat and ... the bum gun. Yikes!

[@vietbuiquoc8327]

Chị đẹp lắm

[@shaungordon9737]

Reverse culture shock allows you to have a perspective of how foreigners may see your country/culture. It's interesting. Also, your English sounds like you're native. Great video, and funny too.

[@nicktran4012]

Yeah that’s what I thought. She is about 25yrs old. She Lived in the U.S. for 7 years, so she came when she was 18. Her accent so good I would say she was here when she was 12 or younger.

[@teresarr07]

There is english school in vietnam so I have met a girl who has only lived in Vietnam and would take english classes since she was little and she had no accent!

[@danadrahos2338]

I’m the opposite, I was living in Vietnam for 3.5 years and just got back to America..all the things you’re mentioning in this video feel like home to me and I feel so out of place in America😢

[@WhatThePho]

I’m so glad my video makes you feel like home 🤗🤗

[@jerryboyd7086]

Your best video so far, cô Vân! The opening part was hilarious, partly because it was so unexpected. It's wonderful to see you becoming more and more comfortable in front of the camera. And I never thought about it, but it makes sense that you have acquired an English accent from your years in the States. I'm looking forward to seeing what your culture shocks were for American life. Le Ly Hayslip talked about this quite a lot in her book When Heaven And Earth Changed Places. She spent 16 years in the States before she returned to Vietnam, and she experienced many reverse culture shocks coming home, as well. And I didn't realize that skin-lighening products were popular in Vietnam, like they are in India, too, for the same reasons.

[@WhatThePho]

Oh thank you for your recommendation! I'm gonna buy her book

[@jerryboyd7086]

@@WhatThePho Actually, I believe it's her follow-up book, Child Of War, Woman Of Peace where she talks about her culture shock experiences. The first book is mostly about her life during the war.

[@rahadiandjanegara8471]

You got me with the bum gun launch into orbit thing.. 🤣 great one.. I myself have travelled to and lived in numerous countries for quite many years, but being Indonesian, I never get used to those toilet papers, when I need to use the bathroom in public places and FORCED into using toilet paper I always feel uncomfortable, and the first thing I do when I get home is to spray the hell out of my bum with water and wipe.. I can never just use toilet paper.. 😅

[@lyvanessa9323]

Có ai từng bảo chị có nét tương đồng với mỹ nhân Thái Lan Baifern Pimchanok chưa ạ? Thật sự xem vid cứ ngắm chị mãi ý 🥺🥺🥺 Anw, em cũng đi Mỹ được hơn 5 năm và vừa về Việt Nam hồi 2018, chuyến đi ngắn không cảm nhận đủ nên chỉ có hai thứ em shock nhất là giao thông với high tech thôi

[@MoviePokemonXYZOne]

Baif thái lai hoa nên nét sắc sảo lắm...Thái gốc là như Lisa

[@tranthitungoc9899]

Nói mới để ý, có nét giống giống

[@landinpetz]

How are the lock down restrictions there? I want to see Vietnam dearly, but can only afford a 2 week vacation.

[@haicles5124]

Có nét giống thật

[@lyvanessa9323]

@@MoviePokemonXYZOne liên quan gì tới Lisa với nét thuần hay không thuần Thái :) tôi đang nói Baifern cơ mà :))

[@SHUNchanjp]

nice content👍 surprisingly I can relate so much lol looking forward to the next video about your experience in the states too!

[@WhatThePho]

Haha thank you Shunchan! I need to make more US-related videos before the memories are faded.

[@KT-up9yg]

Nice topic, I guess it's a common feeling as I see myself and many others say the same. Have been living in Canada for almost 4 years, I sometimes feel terrified when watching the traffic scenes of my city (Hanoi), but then remember that it's a beautiful organized chaos, if you dont participate in it, you wouldnt understand and thought it's something dangerous, right. The personal space I think it depends though. As I see here in Canada, sometimes they stand too close to me so I have to lean back while talking to them, but sometimes they don't, same with when I was in VietNam. Good to see your channel is growing, keeping up the good work and upholding the beautiful culture of the land and the people. When I'm away from that land, I truly miss and treasure the culture I was born into, even the smallest daily things. I hope many would feel the same, especially the ones who are already abroad and about to. :)

[@luong-kumquats3137]

Vân ơi, your video is amazing! I love it!! I watch and learn a lot from you, girl. I don't think that is about right or wrong because it is culture. The way you see our culture is positive and beautiful, I choose your way. Oh, you inspire me to travel and speak English more, thanks! You're doing well, keep going, young lady ;)

[@WhatThePho]

Thank you! 😃

[@laronis]

I am an American and I cannot pronounce the word "rural". It is a very hard word even for native speakers.

[@MohyeinVietnam]

Me also! When I come to Vietnam, I was really curious about that!! But now I even use that for cleaning the bathroom🤫

[@W.i.l.l._Nguyen]

First time seeing the bum gun was in Thailand (I'm from Canada). But now living in Japan with the automatic washlet (robot bum gun essentially), I don't know how I can ever go back to Canada and not have that.

[@fanstream]

Very creative, with super graphics and visuals. I see why you're soon on the way to 100 K subscribers. Informative, entertaining and fun. More proof that KZbin is the best site/platform on the web. And I'm getting pho this evening :)

[@dougm3037]

I'm wondering if the age thing isn't as big as it once was. I should use em after the standard greeting because I''m generally older than people around me there but l gave up on it. The other thing that's a bit different is how some Vietnamese will tell you how to eat. One of the waitresses at my favorite pho place told me how to break up the greens accompanying the soup. With you on squat toilets. I wonder how elderly locals cope when they lose flexibility in their limbs.

[@vma2031]

Their children help them. Really, when you love someone, you will do anything for them. My father still helps my grandma to go to the restroom, of course we in Sài Gòn, a big city so the restroom is modern. But every time i went back to the countriside, i saw the kids help their grandfather and grandmother a lot, even the things like that, have them at the *squat*. I don't know if you can understand my bad English haha, sorry sir 😁

[@dougm3037]

@@vma2031 Makes perfect sense to me. That's dedication. That's why it's safe in Vietnam. There's a real sense of community. You don't want to lose that.

[@vma2031]

@@dougm3037 thank you sir ❤

[@tudosg]

Really? I was away 15 years by my first return to VN in 1995 and felt no culture shock.

[@Quaderllion]

Hi ..Thank you very much. I suggest to you to use Vietnamese subtitle to attract more of your country citizens to enjoy your vlogs, Good luck.

[@rufusbodine507]

Squat toilet is better for your health than commode toilet. Commode was invented for an overweight royalty that had difficult time squatting. In western countries where commode are widely used, they also experienced an illness known as "fat ass syndrome."

[@jroddy1]

Didn't you move back because you said it was better than than living in the USA? 🤔🤔

[@Yenvivu]

Haha so funny intro. It's very informative video about Vietnamese culture 👍👍👍

[@sayantanghosh5644]

In India we don't call that bum gun instead we call it jet spray, cze it is literally a jet...same in India road is a road And also the honking thing is so similar.....just wondering how many things are similar between India and Vietnam❤

[@nganmaikim9728]

Even I'm Vietnamese, I learned a lot from your video, Van Vu. There're a variety of things that seem normal and I don't care much about, but after watching your videos I felt like I need to be more curious about my own culture. One more thing, your explanation about these 'seem-to-be-bad things' in Vietnam is so true and I can't stop myself from nodding my head for approval. Anw, thanks a lot, What the pho!

[@WhatThePho]

Happy to hear that! Thank you :))

[@shitaocheng1527]

#4 is chinese culture as well. However due to so much western influence, there is more and more people think it's offensive. #8 exist in China. #9 taking nap is good for your health

[@luckyluke1114]

Nice video. Thanks Van. 9:10 About no. 8 Squatting- These are 3 benefits from squatting toilet: 1/My martial art master makes us do hundred of squatting before our training so we can have stronger legs just in case we get knock down in a fight we can get up quickly. 2/ Because squatting gives you a stronger legs, older people can survive at least 10 years longer because when they accidentally fall, they can get up to get help, or they can go to the toilet by themselves. 3/ Toilet Squatting position is the natural way for the poop to go straight down, instead of the toilet sitting position because the bending of the intestine. Even Amazon is selling squatting stool now. I can't wait for your sleeping video because people can burn fat while they are sleeping if they don’t consume too much carbs. Have a great day and stay safe.

[@alishanguyen8097]

Well when you've stayed up all night singing karaoke, naps are non-negotiable! I admire Vietnamese ability to nap anywhere, anytime

[@masondo1790]

You forgot to mentioning Vietnamese people always cut in front of you when there people waiting line specialy at the Airport . i'm so hated

[@millinutz]

Why do you say the Asian Squat so unhygenic...? Surely it is much better than sitting on a seat where many bare bums have been, and where it might even have pee on the seat. That is much more dangerous than Squattig, where only your shoed feet are touching anything that could have germs or infections on it ! The only problem I see with the Squat, is for older and disabled people.

[@ricknoelle4507]

Another great video. I learned a lot! Also, that intro was hilarious. Nice video editing.

[@dominichill1492]

I love you're videos, and you do such a great job on them. How is you're week going in Vietnam?

[@Budismo7917]

reversed cultural shock......jajaj im from latinamerica i live here all my life and in my 30s i buy a book about buddhism i like it decided to go to a buddhist temple here i learn meditation, Then i was interested in buddhists countries i found the south east asia more interesting than Nepal or China i want it to have fun too then i travel to Thailand visited many temples and party alot. I get back and i find my country very damn boring! its a shocking fact

[@vikashg4474]

living in Canada where there is no bum gun similar to us. i know some people who use plastic bottle instead

[@jaydendean6939]

I am Asian Canadian, living in Canada for over 25 years. I often few that this is not my country, I frequently keep thinking about going back to my motherland. 😪

[@frankb1]

I'm laughing out loud at the special effects!

[@saylong7372]

the so called toilet pump gun or we also just call it bidet is extremely common in Malaysia, you can find it almost ALL of the public toilets and all hotel toilet equip with it in Malaysia. i love it when i travel to Vietnam as it can be found in all hotel toilets. i heard Vietnam is coming out law to restricting noise of honking culture ? I extremely hate it when Vietnamese asked me " moi thang kiem bao nhieu tien ?(how much you earn per month ?) ", i had been asked many times. i always answer " very much more than the ordinary Vietnamese"

[@kellyduong8541]

I LOVE YOUR ENGLISH

[@jerryboyd7086]

I'm amazed at how well cô Vân speaks English and even more impressed that she taught herself. I'm an American English major, so that's saying a lot!

[@kellyduong8541]

May you give me your handphone no ?

[@CapriceV6]

#01 #02 #06 Are my personal favorite's! The traffic is insane and I absolutely loved it, I would ride around Saigon for hours on my BK. The Honk is just saying 'hello I am here please be careful' makes me smile just thinking people really do care about each other. The STARE - oh this one is just what makes Vietnam the best place on earth! Yes they are curious so make an effort to go talk to them... next thing you know your on a journey of your life!!! I would love to share my European experiences to each of your 10 things discussed here.

[@WhatThePho]

Yes please share, I'd love to hear

[@CapriceV6]

@@WhatThePho I was walking down a street in the middle of Hue, when this guy on the otherside of the street was staring at me. I said hello as I do with a friendly smile. He asked me what I was doing here as no foreigner every comes to this area. Next thing I know I am out for the night on a boat for "Giving of life" ceremony with local Monks. Amazing experience.

[@WhatThePho]

@@CapriceV6 Haha that's awesome!!

[@HugoTheContrarian]

"Reverse Culture Shock"..yes I had it too after I came back to Seoul, from London where I had lived 12 years.. lol I totally understand you, oh dear!

[@batmanreturn6631]

You are so kind and friendly. You look great. Bạn có lòng yêu nước nồng nàn và tự tôn dân tộc rất cao độ. For you one more like.

[@RadhikaBalaChannel]

I love Vietnamese for their culture which reminds me my home country India. Loved your presentation 💕

[@markkraft6719]

you know they stare at you because you are gorgeous!

[@MekongMitch]

Great job, as always. Can't wait to get back to Viet Nam. I'm aiming for the second week of November...👍

[@CharlieChaplinVideos]

How old are you? Are you married yet? What do you do for a living?😁 #hahaha

[@hotvanman]

That bum gun scene in the beginning is hilarious. LMAO! 🤣

[@scottcummings9911]

I was in Phu Bai and Hue form1968-70. I saw a lot of the places you show. It's nice to see everything is going well there. The Citadel was one of my favorite places to visit.

[@letrungtuan4023]

you live in Phu Bai and Hue within 2 years. I was wondering you are a american army?

[@scottcummings9911]

@@letrungtuan4023 Yes, the unit was on the South side of the runway, east of the old terminal about 100 yards. 220th RAC Catkillers. I was a Sgt. E-5. I drove Hiway 1 for 14 months, mostly to Da Nang. Thank you for all the information you have put out for all to see. It's unbelievable how much things have changed.

[@nambuigiang1698]

Van Vu khen người Việt Nam mình quá, ha ha. Những mà không thế thì lại bị gạch đá đủ xây nhà. 1000 likes cho video của em.

[@batmanreturn6631]

Văn hóa Á Đông ngực mông ít hở, các em Tây sang đây đôi khi phô diễn vẻ đẹp hình thể hơi thái quá dẫn đến... Tôi tiếp xúc với Tây đa phần họ rất lịch sự trong giao tiếp, đặc biệt một em Ireland cực kỳ tuyệt vời.

[@charlesle693]

Your voice is beautiful!

[@monkeytime9851]

I tried the bum gun in Thailand and I felt very odd when I returned home to toilet paper.

[@mikegreenguitar]

The intro is hysterical

[@NgoiNhaViet]

What the Pho, Great

[@frankb1]

Another great video!!

[@lostedges9876]

Really nice video. I have to put Vietnam on my bucket list. While I have visited elsewhere in Asia, I can relate to the "Noise" chapter of your video. I like quiet, but strangely, the flood of new noises overwhelmed my senses. I would never thought that just sitting in a café and hearing the swarm of foreign sounds could be so eventful. Couple this with all the visually rich textures that decorate the streets, it's kinetic and visceral. Much different than where I live in the states, where life plays like a silent film.

[@bioinformaticsonline5988]

To deal with allergies, we Asian choose to make the allergens become tolerant. For example, eating little by little until you get used to. Westerners are over-protective.

[@TXH1138]

I think they are trying these techniques more often these days. You are right, western want their kids sterile.

[@richiesd1]

So true

[@petehagen8638]

Please stay in Vietnam.

[@ntmy-zu7gf]

Chi ơi em thấy toilet công cộng vậy cũng có mặt tiện đó chị, nhiều ng sử dụng nên ko chắc chắc là nó sạch nên khi mình sd thì ko phải tiếp xúc trực tiếp lên da mình, có thể tránh được nhiều bệnh nè chị 😊😊 anyway lúc nào cũng mong chờ video của chị 🥰

[@congviectest4702]

Cái vòi nước là du nhập từ nước ngoài. Chủ yếu là dùng để xịt vệ sinh bồn cầu và nhà vệ sinh chứ không phải mục đích kia. Cấu tạo lấy trực tiếp nước từ nguồn rất khỏe nên không thể dùng theo mục đích thay giấy vệ sinh đâu.

[@erikgeorge3770]

🤗❤🤗🥰 such a cute intro ...

[@redspotaquashrimps]

I just can't wait to go back in Viet Nam again. Cause it feels like Home. So tired of living in North America white mentality independent culture with no Fresh food and exotic fruits and living cost is high...

[@TXH1138]

Do some cost comparisons. Great video. I love how you throw in fact with funny. You were looking especially cute today.

[@WhatThePho]

Thank you! Will do!

[@luchillies]

LOL! On average, I'd comment about 2x a year. I've been laughing for the past 36 min. "In America, people drive on the right. In England people drive on the left. In Vietnam, road is road." 😂 LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! and I don't understand why it's soooooooooo funny. let me check my drink...😬

[@luchillies]

LOL! On average, I'd comment about 2x a year. I've been laughing for the past 36 min. "In America, people drive on the right. In England people drive on the left. In Vietnam, road is road." 😂 LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! and I don't understand why it's soooooooooo funny. let me check my drink...😬

[@jimmystone7370]

Glad to see you are proud to be Vietnamese. Some of Asian who were born or grown up abroad try not to be Asian anymore. Those are called "Banana" by some Chinese elderly, means "you are yellow but try to peel and show others that you are white".

[@NHATMINHHD]

Đã beautiful lại còn funny 🤣🤣🤣

[@PLGaming69]

Number 3 for me is too relatable I’m an introvert

[@letsdoit5times]

My first time back in vn after coming to Canada since 3 or 4. I actually find the honking and traffic not as bad as people made it out to be. I cross the road even more smoothly than the locals there.

[@nguyenthichi7879]

lol so surprising. eventhought i'm a vietnamese person but i still stuck in the traffic in big cities. A big fear

[@ocmanga5685]

Level Master. (:

[@SnehaCynthia]

I'm moving from Bangalore (India) to Hanoi. Everything you've explained in this video is exactly how it is here 😂 I'm not expecting much of a culture shock, maybe except for the food that'll take some time for me to get familiar with 😄

[@doctordoctor6956]

It's very funny video. You left vn for 7 years but you act like you were raised in America. Seems you got whitewashed. Haha

[@gemalem]

I'm gonna have fun I have a Mango allergy 🤣 I was fine in Malaysia I could ask if it was in things and could avoid it but I'm scared for Vietnam hahaha! Also I've been told overweight people such as myself get laughed at!!!

[@tinpham2959]

Em đến với kênh của chị ngoài việc giải trí ra em còn học được tiếng anh nữa. Thank you so muchhh

[@Vietnam_Chr0nicles]

I am an American living in Vietnam for 3 years now in Lao Cai. My KZbin is all about North Vietnam. The culture shock was an experience for me lol

[@danle6577]

Traffic in Vietnam has no rules. It's called a Jungle Rule. Vietnameses should pay more attention to obeying the traffic regulations because I saw so many accidents on the road. I don't like the careless attitude that people have regarding safety and laws. Staring at other people is the worst thing that people do in Vietnam and the US. It makes people feel uncomfortable so please stop the staring my Vietnamese people around the World...Those toilets are not used in Hotels or restaurants anymore Van...

[@iamalexpayne]

I enjoy the content and the real life I see in your vlog you’re very special

[@jc7tri]

Thank you, thank you, sorry, sorry…damn damn, xịt, xịt, phớ, phở king king nê… Lol

[@CaptainKremmen]

Are the electronic payment methods you mentioned usable by foreigners or are they only usable to locals? And do shops accept credit cards, or only these local systems?

[@jc_production]

Chào em! Your video intro is so funny. 😆 🤣. When I 1st visited VN 10 yrs ago, I also had cultural shock, esp on the food and traffic. Today, I'm dying to visit again after covid. I love pho bo, banh xeo

[@tuanvutruong8347]

Nice content! Mix of mentality is very interesting to watch. Keep going! Subscribe.

[@MindofYǒng]

We drive on the left side but when the term come to Road is a road...mostly the biker drive like that in my country, I'm a biker so sometimes I did that too and got caught a few times by cops because of it haha.. And I kinda used to Asian squat toilet, I don't need toilet paper.

[@congviectest4702]

Dù anh hiểu em nói 70% nhưng anh không thể nói 30% như em. Làm thế nào để nói TA trôi chảy vậy chứ!

[@yody1978]

you're not too young when leaving Vietnam, how come you forgot how to use bum gun? I don't believe you :)

[@kanoattack]

❤️‍🩹🏙❤️‍🩹

[@loi3218]

Nice to see you again, Van. I just miss those cultural shocks when I travel to Vietnam. Hope I can travel soon. Have a good day, Van.

[@wytchend]

Can’t wait to get to Da Nang in the New Year :)

[@darksidepower]

Fun and entertaining video, it is nice to see few points on what to expect when traveling to Vietnam and how you can react to them. Will come in handy when will travel to Vietnam.

[@nguyenvantri404]

Việt Nam tuy vẫn còn nhiều điểm yếu nhưng đang thay đổi chóng mặt từng ngày.

[@multisoosi]

Bum guns can save our forests and trees by displacing toilet paper and provide better comfort and hygiene compared to wiping. They were introduced in Finland already in 1960s and soon became basic equipment in nearly every toilet. However, they are still way less common (often unheard of) in other European countries.

[@henryhe83]

Its good back to your mother country. Me in Australia for 14 years but now back to Shanghai ,CHINA

[@MeteoritesClassification]

Dùng vòi nước sau khi đi vệ sinh giúp sạch sẽ hơn và ít bị nhiễm trùng hơn so với dùng giấy.

[@TimMaxShift]

8:50 Bleaching lotion is terrible. A tan is beautiful. I live in Siberia, in Krasnoyarsk. It's summer now and it's +36 here, the girls are all trying to outdo each other in tanning. And they tan just to the shade of an average Vietnamese girl. The season of incredibly short shorts and provocative underwear is open. And they walk around the main streets like that. Here it is considered normal in early summer. The very attempt to not seem working class in my opinion is insulting. How is the working class any worse? I don't work with my hands, but I would never date a girl who differentiates society by wealth in this way.

[@TanNguyen-zs4es]

Rất hay và thú vị mong cháu xinh gái giới thiệu việt nam ra thế giới nhiều nhiều .

[@mrpmj00]

I love traveling too (I love Paris, Belgium, Montreal, Caribbean, coastal US cities) but it ain't free and stocks are one way to make money. ,.,,.,,AMAZON: Yep, I bought a ton on the dip. It's getting cheaper relative to its current earnings (half compared to last year). ...With the Delta virus coming at full speed ahead, pandemic sales will make a comeback. Amazon's not going anywhere so I know that eventually it will come back. Fidelity considers Amazon as a large growth company (probably because as big as it is, it still only has 7% of the retail market) buying via Amazon Smile donations donates some money to my favorite charity too! Get on board or be runover, it's up to you.

[@ThaoTran-iq9vf]

Busy nosy body is not being curious...curiosity is about gaining knowledge. Please be more true instead of sugarcoating...I'm vietnamese too and every culture have it own flaws. No need to sugarcoat.

[@scogginsscoggins]

I do not find the Vietnamese stare. I lived in Bangladesh for 5 years and they REALLY stare.

[@2tickets1world]

Oh!!! So you can ask the age? My husband does not speak Vietnamese to the Vietnamese people here in America because he isn't sure what to call them! So he just avoids it!

[@thuan4116]

Hi van vu what desert you like America VIet nam or french sure you choose American OR ffrence but VIet nam like coccktail that you dissapointed 100 percent babe, good luck em be Hanoi