Vietnamese Culture
Vietnam is a country which is not only famous for its hospitality but also its deep culture heritage. Having been developed over 4000 years, the culture is characteristic with many dimensions and values. In both the material and spiritual life, Vietnamese have shown their specialty culture through many aspects. Based on Hostede’s point of view ( 1980), the Vietnamese can be described as moderate uncertainty avoidance, high context, especially high power distance and high collectivism. They are typical aspects in Vietnamese culture that are grasped through diverse illustration in folk literature and noble values.
First of all, Vietnam is considered a fairly collectivist culture which generally means the high appreciation of community. Everyone in the community tends to work together. And they would rather think of themselves as a whole than separate in individuals. Because of their Confucian roots, Vietnamese culture is strongly orientated around family and community. Family comes before oneself. Therefore, they value the collective whole rather than the individual. Ngựa chạy có bầy, chim bay có bạn | A life without a friend is a life without sun |
This dimension results in the value of unity. People get strength from the whole cooperation of members in society . Each one has contributed his/her duty in building up the development of society. Because of self- awareness, Vietnamese act and show their attitudes in social manner. In detail, people hardly set their own senses toward a matter like disagreement or anger though they are really annoyed. Besides, coping with the difficulties, Vietnamese always gather and solve their problem together. Collectism puts people in a common circle. Therefore, Vietnamese always teach their children the strength of society, try to make themselves significant thinking of society. Một cây làm chẳng nên nonBa cây chụm lại nên hòn núi cao | One tree can’t make a forestThree tree will form a jungle |
Another, bringing pride
First of all, Vietnam is considered a fairly collectivist culture which generally means the high appreciation of community. Everyone in the community tends to work together. And they would rather think of themselves as a whole than separate in individuals. Because of their Confucian roots, Vietnamese culture is strongly orientated around family and community. Family comes before oneself. Therefore, they value the collective whole rather than the individual. Ngựa chạy có bầy, chim bay có bạn | A life without a friend is a life without sun |
This dimension results in the value of unity. People get strength from the whole cooperation of members in society . Each one has contributed his/her duty in building up the development of society. Because of self- awareness, Vietnamese act and show their attitudes in social manner. In detail, people hardly set their own senses toward a matter like disagreement or anger though they are really annoyed. Besides, coping with the difficulties, Vietnamese always gather and solve their problem together. Collectism puts people in a common circle. Therefore, Vietnamese always teach their children the strength of society, try to make themselves significant thinking of society. Một cây làm chẳng nên nonBa cây chụm lại nên hòn núi cao | One tree can’t make a forestThree tree will form a jungle |
Another, bringing pride