Vignette | Learning to Ngồi Chồm Hổm Is a Simple Way for Anybody to Feel More Vietnamese
If one were to thus try and compile the many disparate points that comprise Vietnamese culture, one must make space for ngồi chồm hổm. As its oft-used English equivalent, “Asian squat,” attests to, the style of crouching low to the ground, perfectly balanced without a chair, is common across Asia broadly. Still, it is such a frequent sight in Vietnam that we should consider it an element of Vietnamese culture.
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Written by Paul Christiansen.
Read the full article here: https://saigoneer.com/saigon-culture/29111-learning-to-ngồi-chồm-hổm-is-a-simple-way-for-anybody-to-feel-more-vietnamese (https://saigoneer.com/saigon-culture/29111-learning-to-ng%E1%BB%93i-ch%E1%BB%93m-h%E1%BB%95m-is-a-simple-way-for-anybody-to-feel-more-vietnamese)
28 Sept 2026
Natural Selection | The Rise and Fall of Phượng Vĩ, the Summer Icon of Our Teenage Dreams
Generations of Vietnamese students have grown up bidding farewell to their formative years with the tint of phượng flowers coloring their most sentimental memories, so phượng has earned a deep-rooted reputation as the symbol of summer, school years, and teenage dreams. An unexpected accident in 2020, however, has soured the time-honored connection between us and phượng, perhaps forever.
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Written by Khôi Phạm.
Read the full article here: https://saigoneer.com/natural-selection/26304-the-rise-and-fall-of-phượng-vĩ,-the-summer-icon-of-our-teenage-dreams (https://saigoneer.com/natural-selection/26304-the-rise-and-fall-of-ph%C6%B0%E1%BB%A3ng-v%C4%A9,-the-summer-icon-of-our-teenage-dreams)
21 Sept 2026
Art & Culture | In the Mekong Delta, Đồ Bộ Is Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
“Sometimes I see đồ bộ as miền Tây’s unofficial uniform. From the well-off to laborers in the field, their dressers are bound to feature a few sets. The southern region is too sweltering and humid for stiff formality in daily fashion, or sharp distinctions between clothes to “wear at home” versus “wear outside.” Everyday, the same outfit can be worn to cook lunch and sweep the floor in the morning, and then to visit a neighbor for some delicious gossip in the afternoon. Is that not yet another evidence of that famous Mekong way of life? Laidback, flexible, and free-spirited.”
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Written by Thảo Nguyên.
Read the full article here: https://saigoneer.com/vietnam-fashion/29116-in-the-mekong-delta,-đồ-bộ-is-everything,-everywhere,-all-at-once
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