tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811532255830487432.post5127706085205393846..comments2012-08-11T07:20:44.847-07:00Comments on Not Buff, Not Brilliant: Vietnam & the Big Brother Up NorthIron Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01616021824933062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811532255830487432.post-84221988084191442762009-03-23T13:56:00.000-07:002009-03-23T13:56:00.000-07:00one of the obvious reasons is that people are goin...one of the obvious reasons is that people are going to want to associate with currently richer countries. <BR/>anyway, some scholars actually put korea as having a bit more chinese influence than vietnam. vietnamese village/peasant culture has a lot more distinctions from chinese when compared to vietnamese elite culture. and the role of vietnamese women in the old society is another big difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com