For vietnamese peoples of any age?

Question

i was wondering if people in vietnam ever kiss? i know that people my age do but im not so sure about the older people. i don't see adults expressing much affection.

Answer 1

this doesn't address oyur question but I figured I'd add this in.  In Vietnam's neighboring country Cambodia, I made good friends with my drivers.  They all told me about how it was pretty rare for them to kiss.  They'd kiss their girlfriends but they said it was always a closed mouth kiss.  None of them had ever french kissed before and they all asked what it was like.  They said the only women that french kissed were the one's you paid.

Granted that was Cambodia and not Vietnam so it's totally different... though I do remember that one of my vietnamese ex's seemed not to like to french kiss much.... guess that doesn't mean anything though because I had another one that did if I remember correctly.

Anyway, hope you get the answer you want to your Q.  :-)

Wait... I just remebered after reading what the guy above me said.... in Cambodia they most sniffed cheeks or whatever.

you should give him the 10pts, I figured vietnam wouldnt be far of from Cambodia, so I can back him up, it's the same there

Answer 2

Well, I am not vietnamese, but have dated a few Viet girlfriends in Vietnam and the answer is NO, they are not big kissers.  They will kiss western style, but mostly a vietnamese kiss is this:  They sort of sniff your cheek area..  I like it just the same

Answer 3

where do you think all those viet namese babies come from?? lol.....

           .....its rare to see older married vn  holding hands kissing or showing signs of affection in public.its hard to get them to stand real close to each  other for a photo.  the younger vn [ in teens & early 20's] can be seen cudling all the time esspecially in the parks or "lovers lane" in the evening . where they will sit up on their motor bikes and cling to eachother... only on occation will you see them kiss [on the lips] in the traditional western way ... never did a catch a viet namesse cpl "making out "in public...   you often see  babies and children being kissed in a traditional viet namese way , which is "sniffing " the cheek of another with your nose [eskimo kisses].. its something a lot of "G.I.'s brought back w/ them to share with their families after the war...." hon mot cai"

Answer 4

go to any park in central saigon after dark and u will see literally hundreds of couples of all ages sitting on benches or standing by their motorbikes indulging in the same and unique activity; kissing publicly.

Answer 5

I'm Vietnamese and I'm 15 and trust me we kiss alot.:Asian pride

Answer 6

Older people do kiss but they dont in public, they do it discreetly. You can see young couples hold hands in public though, its acceptable. And every once in a while you'll see them kiss on the cheek or do the eskimo kisses but not French ones, again they dont do it in public. Well I dont think its sad tho cos its like a culture thing.

Answer 7

i am not vietnam born. But i have  friends from viet nam.I have seen them  kiss  before.THEy are  very secret about this.

Answer 8

People in Vietnam seldom kiss in public. But they do kiss in privacy. Haha,,, I've never done that, honestly even now I'm 19.

That's not because my viewpoint but coz others' affect mine ...

That's not bad... just a difference in culture... like the Korean, Chinese, Japanese...

Answer 9

'Tis considered rude & inconsiderate to express affection in public. It's a faux pas.

Vietnam is still a very culturally old-fashioned society, despite being influent by the French for a century & the Americans for decades.

I went out with my wife (then girlfriend) in Vietnam, never once dared I kiss her in public. Even now, as husband & wife, whenever we go back there, we still keep our fondness for each other discreetly. Couples holding hands is rather acceptable.

It's sad that, usually, the man gets away with publicly being affectionate to his woman; the woman, however, often faces being judgemental & ridicule ?!?!

Answer 10

may be a cultural thing... they surely do but they do not affectionately show it in public like most other cultures do.. :)