Thang Nguyen 555

Cultures on Collision Course

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With some short-term relief work in Asia/Africa and long stint in Telecom, Thang also earned a B.A. at Pennsylvania State University. M.A. in Communication at Wheaton Graduate School, M.A. in Cross-Cultural Communication at Gordon-Conwell Seminary, Boston. In addition, he earned a CELTA – classes taken in Hanoi for cultural re-immersion.

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  • Watching Victor Vu’s film

    The Coke, (pop) corn and cinema. Heroes of Destiny. Boom, bang! karate kid! Justified violence (revenge). Boy meets girl, boy almost loses girl, boy gets girl in the end. Happy Ending. When the bewitched Empress released her grip, she broke the chain of self-perpetuated violence. It’s like cutting the credit card when you  are a…

  • Vietnamese love for French

    When traveling in Vietnam, you can still hear French embedded in every-day culture: fork (fut-xet) , suit (com-plet) and tie (ca-ra-vat). Apparently, they just use the phoneticized versions for lack of dynamic equivalents and use literal translation, such as “Hop Dem” (Boite de Nuit) as last resort. Some old hands can still carry a tune…