See Think Wonder from Bao Tran and Tra My

See  Think Wonder from Bao Tran and Tra My

Hello, we are Bao Tran and Tra My. Honestly, we are really impressed with your posts about what you see, think and wonder about your country – the USA. Therefore, today, we would like to share our thoughts on Vietnamese society and culture and we hope that you will enjoy it as well.

See: To begin with, one of the most outstanding features of Vietnam is “sidewalk cuisine”. You may wonder what “sidewalk cuisine” means. In fact, sidewalk cuisine means eating simple dishes on the pavement, which is considered as a must-experience activity for the majority of foreign tourists. And even though they are sold on the street but they are all delicious. Here we have some photos about our special tradition food.

 

As you can see from these photos, our sidewalk cuisine is extremely diverse and colorful.

 

And even a foreigner also felt excited when he experienced Vietnamese sidewalk cuisine.

 

Indeed, selling and eating food on the pavement can be seen easily every day and somehow they have gradually become parts of our daily routine.  For many people in our country, sidewalk cuisine is a way to connect strange people on the street and also, to preserve the beauty of our culture.

 Here are some of our common sidewalk dishes. In fact, they are all locally named so there are no exact translations for them.

 

Nem chua ran

 

Bun cha

 



Banh my kep

Think:  In our country, studying overload has long been discussed as a major issue that has not been solved yet. In fact, students in Vietnam are forced to study lots of complex theories which can hardly apply to the reality. Every day, students in our country have to solve lots difficult Math problems along with writing long literature reviews without knowing how these activities will help them to shape their future. Sometimes it is said that Vietnamese students study for their parents more than study for themselves. Additionally, students in our countries are lacks of basic life skills such as team work, presenting ideas or convincing other people to their way of thinking. As a result, the majority of Vietnamese students have difficulty in finding job opportunities. Of course, the issue that we mentioned above is certainly not right for every situation as some of private schools in Vietnam are against the old teaching and studying methods (such as our school – the Olympia school) However, studying overload is still a phenomenon that affects badly our educational system. You may find it surprising that thousands of Vietnamese students try their best to get scholarship from overseas university as they cannot put up with our harsh and less effective system.

Wonder: Indeed, we really wonder how our country would be if the government focused more on changing the contemporary educational system. Would our country be richer and more prosperous? Would students in Vietnam be much happier and comfortable than they used to? Would Vietnamese parents decide to let their kids study in their hometown instead of studying overseas? These questions have come to us without a clear answer yet.