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Originally Posted by SingViet

The vietnamese have a lot of traditions and cultures that are passed down from China. But they still try their best to deny the linkage to Chinese culture

I can vouch for this statement too.

Once i was having dinner with a group of vietnamese students. They invited me over to their house for dinner.

When talking about traditions they do for Tet, i casually mentioned "Oh you guys follow how we chinese do it...."

And instantly all 8 of them were saying "No no no, it's a vietnamese thing!!". It was pretty funny... and from that point on i made a mental note not to mention anything about chinese during the dinner.