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Wow. Vietnam is in the top 5 for most positive emotions and bottom 5 for most negative ones.

• stinos 2y ago
  I had the same feeling. Some of the results also made me wonder whether the reported feelings are actual feelings or lies. Which in turn made me wonder whether the view I have about certain countries is close to reality or not. Because in the end for most countries I've never been there nor actively looked up a lot of information about them, meaning all I think I know about it stems from media. Now, the sources I check are probably pretty objective (though as usual leaning towards only reporting the bad news and never the good news), but still, likely not sufficient to paint a complete picture of a certain country/culture.
• entropyneur 2y ago
  My impression of Vietnam is that people there are pretty chill indeed, but also that answering truthfully in such surveys might not be in your best interest if you are a local.
  • orwin 2y ago
    They're authoritarian, but not that kind of authoritarians. I feel like they have an easier time criticizing their government than Cubans,but they do it less (Cubans will imply worry/dissatisfaction rather than say it, Vietnamese will say it plainly). It's a bit like China pre-Covid (I never went post-covid, maybe it hasn't changed), Vietnamese overall like/trust their government so they'll avoid talking shit about it, but without the weird nationalist 'pride'/defensiveness/victimhood that I found in China. [edit] I compared it to Cuba/China because all three of them are communist countries, and I visited them all, but probably comparing Vietnam to its southern neighbors could be more appropriate
• akdor1154 2y ago
  Not surprised at all. Vietnamese people have the best outlook and approach to life I've ever seen.
  • mdp2021 2y ago
    > the best outlook and approach to life I've ever seen Why don't you tell us more. Details, anecdotes...