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Society & Culture

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Society & Culture

Society & Culture

Updated weekly
Society & Culture

Society & Culture

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3 DAYS AGO

Vignette | On Moving Posters and Saigon, the City of Constant Movements and Migration

“I have witnessed the arrival of generations of people here, ready and hopeful for changes, for chances to develop and make a living. A few of them might stay and become movers to help other newcomers settle down. Old tattered moving posters will be replaced by new ones, like a physical embodiment of the vicious circle of urban life. It’s precisely that constant rhythm that fuels Saigon’s passionate, unrelenting life force.” ___ Written by Minh Phát. Read the full article here: https://saigoneer.com/society/28548-on-moving-posters-and-saigon,-the-city-of-constant-movements-and-migration.

3 days ago

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4 min
12 APR

Chuyện Nhỏ | Chạy trốn khủng hoảng hiện sinh tại cửa hàng tiện lợi 24h

“Tôi đã gặp đủ mọi đối tượng trong xã hội từ khi đi cửa hàng tiện lợi vào những khung giờ mờ mịt. Những cậu ấm cô chiêu tiệc tùng tay còn lỉnh kỉnh bia rượu. Những gương mặt thất thần, trốn chạy khỏi một nỗi buồn hiện sinh giống như tôi. Tôi còn gặp những mắt xích thầm lặng giữ cho thành phố này vận hành: chú lao công, bác tài xế, anh bảo vệ ghé vào mua chai nước, ngồi nghỉ vài phút trước khi tiếp tục công việc. Và cả cô bạn nhân viên trực ca khuya nữa.” ___ Viết bởi Uyên Đỗ.⁠ Đọc bài viết ⁠tại đây: https://saigoneer.com/vn/society/17954-chạy-trốn-khủng-hoảng-hiện-sinh-tại-cửa-hàng-tiện-lợi-24h.

12 Apr

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6 min
6 APR

Vignette | No Family Trip Is Complete Without Banter, Bolero and Bánh Mì Chả Lụa

"It took me a while to realize that it was bánh mì chả lụa’s simplicity that made it the perfect travel companion. Just a few quick slices of pork chả, evenly cut cucumber, and a dash of salt and pepper could provide enough starch, protein, and fiber to stand in for a proper home-cooked meal. Sure, butter, pâté, xíu mại, grilled pork — those are culinary treasures in their own right. But in the cramped, jostling, sun-baked space of a long-distance coach, they had all the makings of a minor tragedy. Bánh mì chả lụa, on the other hand, was practical, a built-in insurance policy against price-gouging or worse, a game of bathroom roulette at some sketchy roadside stop." ___ Written by Uyên Đỗ. Read the full article here: https://saigoneer.com/saigon-food-culture/28103-no-family-trip-is-complete-without-banter,-bolero-and-bánh-mì-chả-lụa.

6 Apr

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5 min
14 MAR

Society | Searching for the World's Largest Woodpecker Species in Yok Đôn National Park

Gõ kiến xám, or great slaty woodpecker, is believed to be the largest remaining woodpecker species in the world, only because its larger counterparts in North America, the ivory-billed and imperial woodpeckers, are almost certainly extinct. Vietnam's Yok Đôn National Park is fortunately where this majestic gray giant calls its home. ___ Written by Alexander Yates. Read the full article here: https://www.saigoneer.com/saigon-environment/25492-searching-for-the-world-s-largest-woodpecker-species-in-yok-đôn-national-park.

14 Mar

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6 min
27/06/2024

Tập 1. "Thị" thì sao?

Liệu “Thị” trong tên của người con gái Việt và trái thị có mối liên hệ lịch sử nào từ thời xa xưa? Có phải hình tượng cô Tấm, bước ra từ quả thị thơm thảo, đã truyền cảm hứng để dân gian đặt tên “Thị” cho con gái mình? Hãy cùng lật mở những bí mật chưa được bật mí cùng với Nhà Mình Tám Tám nhé!

27/06/2024

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28 min
2 APR

Vignette | Did You Know That There's a Mummy on Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm Boulevard?

Within a climate-controlled glass display in the Vietnam History Museum in Saigon lies the permanent resting place of Nguyễn Thị Hiệu, who was believed to be a relative of Emperor Gia Long. Urban legends refer to her by the rather crude moniker xác ướp Xóm Cải, after the District 5 neighborhood where her mummified corpse was first discovered in 1994. ___ Written by Paul Christiansen. Read the full article here: https://saigoneer.com/saigon-heritage/26670-did-you-know-that-there-s-a-mummy-on-nguyễn-bỉnh-khiêm-boulevard.

2 Apr

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5 min
13 FEB

Chuyện nhỏ | Viết cho giai đoạn ẩm ương khi mọi vấn đề đều được hóa giải bằng câu 'Tết mà'

Cứ đến tháng Giêng, tháng Chạp, Tết Nguyên Đán mặc định trở thành nguồn cơn cho mọi trắc trở trong công việc lẫn đời sống của người Việt. Chị kế toán đi đẻ? Email “seen không rep”? Lô cốt xây hoài không xong? Săn sale cháy túi? 10 giờ sáng đã rượu chè? Trời ơi đang Tết Nhất mà em, du di cái nha! (ngoài ra còn có Trời ơi sắp Tết tới nơi rồi mà em! và Trời ơi mới nghỉ Tết xong mà em!). Lỡ có làm phật ý ai? Lôi ngay Tết ra làm kim bài miễn tử. ___ Viết bởi Paul Christiansen. Đọc bài viết ⁠tại đây: https://saigoneer.com/vn/vietnam-culture/17638-vi%E1%BA%BFt-cho-giai-%C4%91o%E1%BA%A1n-%E1%BA%A9m-%C6%B0%C6%A1ng-khi-m%E1%BB%8Di-v%E1%BA%A5n-%C4%91%E1%BB%81-%C4%91%E1%BB%81u-%C4%91%C6%B0%E1%BB%A3c-h%C3%B3a-gi%E1%BA%A3i-b%E1%BA%B1ng-c%C3%A2u-t%E1%BA%BFt-m%C3%A0

13 Feb

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2 min
13 FEB

Vignette | It's Tết: The Liberating Magic of Using Tết as an Excuse for Everything

The Lunar New Year is used to justify all sorts of professional and personal shortcomings. Payments not made on time? Emails not responded to? Construction left unfinished? Irresponsible spending at the mall? Drunk at 10am? “It’s Tết” (or “It’s almost Tết” or even, “Tết just ended.”) The phrase is powerfully close to a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card in the real world. ___ Written by Paul Christiansen. Read the full article here: https://saigoneer.com/saigon-culture/26749-it-s-tết-the-liberating-magic-of-using-tết-as-an-excuse-for-everything

13 Feb

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3 min
12 APR

Hẻm Gems | In Huế, Cơm Hến Bé Liêm Is Breakfast With a Side of Warm Hospitality

Every Vietnamese dish has a story behind it. Even right in Huế, nem công chả phượng is a living remnant of the grandiose court cuisine past emperors enjoyed. Cơm hến, however, hails from much humbler origins on the submerged low-tide stretches along the Hương River. Leftover rice, hến caught right from the water, and unripe fruits from the backyard are the simple ingredients that have allowed cơm hến to stay affordable and, over time, spread to all corners of Huế, becoming a satisfying snack for anyone at any time of the day. ___ Written by Khôi Phạm. Read the full article here: https://saigoneer.com/saigon-street-food-restaurants/28361-hẻm-gems-in-huế,-cơm-hến-bé-liêm-is-breakfast-with-a-side-of-warm-hospitality.

12 Apr

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7 min
5 DAYS AGO

Vignette | Loneliness Too Waits for the Bus

“The bus stop is not a place to talk with strangers. We are so close, and yet so far apart.” ___ Written by Paul Christiansen. Read the full article here: https://saigoneer.com/saigon-news/28684-loneliness-too-waits-for-the-bus-saigon.

5 days ago

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4 min

Your companion in Vietnam since 2013. ____ Khám phá Việt Nam và hơn thế nữa.