Personal Reflection In Vietnam

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After a three hours’ flight, I arrived in the Noi Bai International Airport around Sunday midnight. Looking at my suitcases, I finally realized that now, at this moment, I am in Hanoi, Vietnam, and I will be spending the next two months here, working for the FPT Software. Everything felt unreal before I came; living in a developing country for two months was something I had never experienced before. I did not know what problems are ahead of me, and I had no idea what I will be facing in the next two months, however, at that time, I believed I have enough confident that I am able to overcome all the barriers with my teammates, complete the project successfully, and give our client a satisfying result. In my personal reflection, I will talk …show more content…

Vietnam, or Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is a socialist country, currently governed by Trần Đại Quang. Vietnam has a huge population, with 54 different ethnic groups, and 67% of their national population lives in rural areas. Vietnam is very close to China, Laos, and Cambodia, and Vietnam was also ruled by China in Ancient times. Therefore, many culture aspects in terms of food, belief, and festivals, are same with the ones in China, for instance, Vietnamese Buddhism was introduced from China in around 2 centuries. In Vietnam, all the temples, not matter small or large, have Chinese characters written on the wall. Also, during our lunch time, I saw many colleagues playing Chinese chess, which is another phenomenon that shows Vietnam is greatly affected by Chinese culture. Vietnam is an agriculture-oriented country that 75% of the population depend on farming. Furthermore, the overall economy condition is on the rise. Clothing and textile industry has developed greatly; many well-known brands have set up their factory in Vietnam because of cheap labor and favorable government regulation. Tourism also plays a huge role in Vietnamese economy. In Hanoi, I saw many foreigners, especially …show more content…

From what I have observed, women here are being treated unequally because of their gender, and many still hold a traditional view on gender, even though Vietnam is somewhat affected by Western culture. Although social stereotype of female exists in all countries, the magnitude of problem is different in Vietnam; it is extremely hard to challenge the traditional stereotype. Let’s first look at Vietnamese women at home, especially in marriage. From what I saw during this two months, most of my colleagues in Vietnam are married in young age; some are forced by their parents and judged by the public. The financially independent women who do not want to marry someone they do not love, are being called “warriors”. Once a woman pass thirty years old, her parents will likely force her directly or indirectly to marry someone, and form a family; getting married and forming a family is what most Vietnamese parents’ definition of happiness. As a result, Vietnamese parents want to arrange everything for them, regardless the opinion of their children. In these parents’ view, because their children are young and inexperienced, they do not know what type of people suit them the best. Vietnamese parents interfere their children’s life and relationship greatly, while they think they are doing it for good. One of my colleagues is moving to Singapore because she does not want to marry someone she

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