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The roots of Vietnam’s culture are firmly bedded in thousand years of Chinese domination, but other influences have helped to shape Vietnam’s intellectual achievements and way of life. These are depending on various tradition, customs, and regions. They have more influences that have shaped the way we think and behave. First of all, let me talk about the social custom of my country. In the past, and even today, a traditional Vietnamese person would comply with most or all of these customs as: the family is patriarchal. In a family, the wife deals with all household work, and the husband deals with most of serious and significant matters as earning money. When a couple intend to marriage, the first thing they must deal with is the approval of both sides of their families. And whether you believe it or not, a lot of stupid and nonsensical troubles appear and normally in those cases, the whole thing is mostly screwed up. Back again after marriage, the wife has to live with her husband's family. She is considered to become a “belonging: to her husband's family and expected to do the housework under the direction of her mother-in-law, Even if the couple move elsewhere, the daughter will be expected to resume her domes