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Tag: Việt Nam
Understanding the new religious wave in Vietnam
As social and economic changes disrupt value systems, many traditional reflexes seem to have lost relevance. The absence of a coherent moral framework can be felt, leaving a sense of disorientation.
Decoding “hot girls”: V-line face, S-line nose and some mix-raced “roses”
So V-line, S-line,…or ulzzang look, are not reinventions of beauty. They simply constitute edgier and more standardized versions of beauty elements already favoured by Vietnamese.
Decoding hot girls: All about the Baby Look
Since the prominence of the first “hot girl” in 2005, there have been many changes in characteristics of “hot girls”, reflecting shifts in Vietnamese beauty standards and youth lifestyle.
Infidelity and Gender Dynamics in Vietnam
About two weeks ago, I noticed many of my female friends sharing the same story, titled “Cheating – it could happen anywhere”, on Facebook. The story was originally a forum post on Webtretho, a big online community for Vietnamese mothers with more than 1.4 million users. Ever since it was posted in 2012, the true…
Subsidy era nostalgia
By reminiscing about the Subsidy era, Vietnamese show their resistance toward the present. The idealistic world of the old days is always depicted as a peaceful time when life was simple; virtue and high morality prevailed despite hardship to contrast with today’s corrupting and turbulent world.