How about drinking cultures?
“Alcohol” exists in every country, but how to drink and enjoy it? It depends on the culture and customs of each country. Below, Travel More Asia will briefly introduce this interesting cultural feature of Vietnamese people.
Alcohol is indispensable during Tet. It’s something that makes people closer, happier, and more passionate. Since ancient times, there has been a custom of taking alcohol as a reward during Tet fun. In addition to using alcohol to worship ancestors, Vietnamese people also use it for fun games like “playing on swings, throwing shuttlecocks, singing and dancing, and tug-of-war.” Whoever wins the bet will drink alcohol.”
Drinking alcohol - a typical cultural feature of Vietnamese people
Differences between countries around the world, Vietnamese wine is often fermented from rice and corn, has a very fragrant smell, rich taste and often has a higher concentration than Western wine. In addition, depending on different regions, there is also wine fermented from green rice, cat apples, coconuts, bananas,… even animals such as snakes, centipedes, and medicinal plants that have a nourishing effect. nutrients for the body.
It is the difference in geographical location, customs and people; has come to the cultural differences of many countries around the world. If European countries are always known for luxurious drinks like wine. Or England creates attraction with elegant, pure teapots. Vietnam is famous for its alcoholic beverages. These are some typical features of Vietnamese alcohol drinking culture that you can learn about.
The Vietnamese culture of drinking alcohol is one of the long-standing traditional beauties. Vietnamese people have the custom of drinking alcohol when eating; It has the meaning of harmonious coexistence, following the Eastern principle of “yin and yang development”. Therefore, drinking alcohol has always been considered an indispensable cultural feature up to now.
Characteristics of Vietnamese-style alcohol drinking
Different from formal ceremonies like Western wine; When drinking alcohol, Vietnamese people do not pay attention to etiquette. We just want to have a fun, complete, no-nonsense conversation. Especially for people drinking at the same table, they usually don’t talk much; There are also no fancy wishes. But just use one word “Do… oh…. oh” is enough to replace a long-time-long-long-lost greeting. Or wishes for good health, encouragement, and sharing joy; or show close friendship and mutual understanding.
In the North, people often pour alcohol into a glass, then drink and must drink an equal amount of alcohol. In the South, people often drink alcohol from a bowl. And usually alcohol will be stored together in a jar. Besides, people often do not drink like in the North, they can drink according to their own alcohol tolerance. In addition, in some other regions, people often have a “can” drinking culture. This type of wine is placed in a jar, then people use a rod to suck the alcohol into their mouth.
