Yes. I am a European and married to a Vietnamese. So I can attest to that. In my country in Europe we got mostly the people from the religion of “peace” destroying everything in their way. The Eastern Europeans are smart to choose people who can assimilate and are hard working. 🎉
Vietnamese are seen as hardworking, unproblematic minority here in Czechia. Their kids do very well at school as well... so they are liked and welcomed.
I'm honored to have them.. they are kind, hardworking and we can live logether without any issues.. imagine if every nation would have this mindset.. what a world that would be
I went to visit Czech this summer and I had no idea about the Vietnamese community over there. I researched the history and found it very well explained. They are lovely people, both in Cz republic and abroad too. Beautiful culture.🇻🇳
Czech person here: Vietnamese 2nd generation are full czech natives. They speak our language (sometimes even better than me), they understand our humor, they are funny, kind, hard working. Sometimes I feel them to be more czech, than some original native persons. I like them. I would feel even offended if I had to call them vietnamese - they are czechs. I wish I had found a vietnamese wife (I didnt :-( ). First generation worked really hard, sometimes at edge of law, but I understand, that their possition was not great (mostly language problems). They maybe didnt pay taxes (1gen only), BUT they were peacefull, worked hard and provided to their children maximum support to be sucessfull and that they would not be living on the same edge. I am glad for that. If only all other immigrants were like vietnamese, there would be not a single problem with immigration.
Exactly. Immigration was NEVER the real issue. The real issue was the willingness of the immigrants to assimilate into the culture they immigrated into. The Vietnamese are mostly atheist, just like here in the Czech Republic, so they had no religious demands. They dress freely, like us Czechs do. They are hard working and contribute to our society while still being respectful and peaceful. Point is, they understood their position when they immigrated here and stayed humble, which in turn made us Czechs appreciate them and not fear them. Ask any Czech (honest) person if they preferred the Romani or the Vietnmese community to disappear, I assure you the response will never be the latter. Point is, if you don't destroy our culture, you live peacefully next to us and give us no reason to fear you, we will gladly shake your hand as a fellow Czech. People like to preach about racism in our country, yet when you mention the Vietnamese community and how NOT A SINGLE Czech person has a single bad word to say about it, those arguments lose merit very quickly. Minorities were never the problem, their mindset is. Love to all Viet and Czech-Viet people, we appreciate you! 🇨🇿🤝🇻🇳
As Czech I need to say I have only love to our Vietnamies people, they are amazing hard working and really great, some of 2 generation is often more Czech in their character than most of Czechs. I really belive it wasnt easy for the first generation to establish them self in Czech society as we are very homogenous society but Vietnamies through their hard work and resilience were able not only establish but also thrive and Succeed.
i am czech-vietnamesse, born here, raised here, speaks fluent czech and love it here. vietnamese in one poll from seznam zpravy are almost equally viewed as slovaks which is kinda crazy if you think about it.
This must be some sort of joke, right? You are asian people. Slovaks, like me, are white Caucasian Christians, who happened to be former one state with Czechs, the Czechoslovakia. And most people in both countries mostly either completely hate non whites and foreigners here, or ignore them completely, as we dont want trouble. Racism, sure. why not. all races are racist, thats like known tnx to the internet for some time. but to say Czechs see Vietnamese equally as or close as Slovaks, is ridiculous.
@@ancientslav4863 and as you can see ukrainians and russian are rated the worst. being slavic, white and christian doesnt actually improve perception at all. south east asian, speaking completely different and broken czech are signigificantly better perceived then white slavic ukrainians or russians.
@@ancientslav4863 No opinion. You're not even Czech, you are a lowly Slovak. Only Czechs can decide this. Vietnamese people are more hardworking than your own Slovak brothers in the Czech Republic. Now, go back to your hole in Košice.
Vietnamese seem to be well-accepted in any country, but considering they are hard working an nice people, it doesn't come as much of a surprise. The Czech are one of the coolest nation in Europe, they are well-organized and laid-back, something like a Slavic version of the Dutch, so this is a really good match. :D
@@TomKral369 That is correct! Same goes for prostitution, almost as if they said to themselves - let's legalize everything, kill the fuss and make profits out of it, instead of fighting something that can't be killed. :D
We in the Czech Republic love decent and hard-working people. Vietnamese are great. We love their kitchen and their hard work. They are very friendly and helpful.
Asian-American here and loved this. These are the stories that are never told. Very refreshing to see the individual Czech-Vietnamese stories and the success they’re having with the larger Czech community. I think most 2nd gen Asian immigrant families can empathize with Bao Q’s Mulard metaphor. We need more content like this sharing the localized diaspora of Asian immigrants and their successful integration into their new adoptive countries!
It's truly heartwarming to hear how the Vietnamese community in Czech is being recognized for their hard work and positive contributions. As a 34-year-old Vietnamese guy who has lived in Denmark since the age of 2, I can relate to feeling a deep connection to our roots, even from afar. Watching this clip has stirred up a lot of emotions, especially knowing that while our community in Denmark may not be as large, we share the same spirit and values. It’s inspiring to see our people thrive and be celebrated, and it serves as a reminder of the strength and resilience within our culture. Let's continue to uplift each other, no matter where we are!
My Vietnamese friends are the kindest and the funniest people I’ve ever met. They’re always smiling and always want to have fun, I love it ♥️. Plus banh mi is the best thing I’ve ever tasted.
I'm a 2nd Generation Vietnamese whose family emigrated to the USA in 1979 when I was 2 yrs old... I literally had NO IDEA huge the Vietnamese community is in Prague!!! My bucket list now will definitely include Prague when I make my first ever trip to Europe in the next few years!!!
@@namfingerstyle8403 Thx for the heads-up but my parents were 'Bac-54" so I'll be fine ... Further of my 4 trips back to VN the past two decades, I have enjoyed and vacationed more in Hanoi, Ha Long, Hai Phong, Da Nang than Saigon ;-)
Vietnamese are everywhere... you have to google "the vietnamese diaspora". There are 5-6 million vietnamese living outside of vietnam. But in some countries they are more rare than others.
@@namfingerstyle8403Nobody here gives a sh*t about that. We have plenty of Southerners here too. It's all in the past. But yeah, don't come if you just want to stir trouble.
They didn't escape the war, these were labor exchanges during the 1980s with the Soviet. There are quiet a good number residing in Russia as well. They are mainly from Northern Vietnam, you can tell based of their accent.
There were clashes between China and Vietnam during the 80s. War between Borders, hence why there are a lot of people from Northern Vietnam and Southern China that were refugees.
@@sdazzle2460 Not related to war refugees situation. Most people migrate during those times are Chinese Vietnamese, who were ostricided by the local for the invasion (aka Ke Huy Quan) These people migrated to Hong Kong -> Singapore -> US. The Sino Vietnamese war was a cause that separated labor exchanges refugee with their home country, after the war they cant go back to Vietnam anymore due to the separation of the Soviets. The labor exchanges forces during the Soviet were hard working people, carefully selected, many are the best educated at the time. So they settle very well into the Soviet, considering Northen Vietnamese Communist are atheist and folk religion mostly, they dont conflict with other religion too.
This episode is emotional yet interesting. It makes some of the 2nd-gen Vietnamese living in Vietnam like us whose parents experienced the labour exchange in Czech during the 80s but decided to go back imagine ourselves in a different present. Truly make ourselves appreciate the Vietnamese root more. Amazing video, thanks for sharing!
Vietnamese work, they do not have inclination to criminaliy, they came to learn the language, obey the laws and absorb the culture. Thus they not only succed, but become part of the community without generating friction or any other problems (as opposed to some newcomers in the west). Great story of achievement.
As a Czech, I think that most Czechs no longer differentiate between Vietnamese and Czechs. They speak beautiful Czech, they work and during all problems like Covid, floods... They help and we work as one nation. I am glad that we have Vietnamese and Ukrainians. Other European nations have been forced to accept Muslims and they are causing them only problems at home.
Lot of Czech people disagree with you especially with Ukrainians, but also with Vietnamese, as you know Vietnamese integrate with Czech society less than Ukrainians. Usually they keep to their community and their circles, you mostly see them running night shops or selling cheap clothes in the market or working in nail saloons or restaurants, they work very rarely outside of family business or other fields.
@ If your social bubble is made up of social weaklings. The only people I know from hearsay who don't like Vietnamese or Ukrainians are gypsies or socially very weak and uneducated people. Who are bothered by the great contrast, when they have lived in the Czech Republic for several centuries and are still an excluded community.
@@fotoz2363 This is still nothing compared to what the original comment pointed out. The contribution of the above-mentioned communities to the common good is positive. Unlike other groups living in Western Europe. I mean, even a Dutch study clearly showed that these groups as a whole are a burden on society because they receive more (social benefits) than they contribute.
@@jansoltes971 Turkish-American here, living a stone-throw away from the largest Vietnamese community in the U.S, near Westminster, California. So, unlike an American, I can point to where Czech Republic is on the map lol. Vietnamese people are hard-working people and prioritize education, no questions about that. I know the Euros are complaining about the Muslims (I am not one) I can only speak for the Turkish community. I don`t see ANY difference between the Vietnamese and the non-liked Turks in terms of keeping to their own circles, creating their own sub-society within the larger society, electing their own local politicians etc. So I don`t personally understand the hate towards Turks yet the love for the Vietnamese.
The Vietnamese in the former Eastern block countries are primarily from North Vietnam. In the US, most of the Vietnamese are from South Vietnam. This is why in the US, the Vietnamese towns are called Little Saigon (the capital of free South Vietnam). In Czech, they are called Little Hanoi (the capital of Communist Vietnam)
As a 2nd generation Vietnamese-American, this was very heart warming to watch. I never thought there would be a Vietnamese community in Czech Republic. That's awesome!!
I am also Viet-Am and I spent a week in Prague. The local food is quite bland for my taste and the only thing that saved me was the Vietnamese restaurants and cafes.
I find it quite interesting that it's Vietnamese and not Chinese. The Chinese communities are all over Europe, so much that in Spain, Spanish people call everyone who looks Asian "chino"
@@carkod They were prominent since Vietnamese workers come en masse during the 1980s era. The Czech supported North Vietnam with weapons, hence the Vietnamese workers come to work cheaply to pay back the debt.
@carkod Because those Spanish people are uneducated ignorants. Obviously it depends on the particular country and its history. The Vietnamese community is larger in France and Germany than the Chinese too 🤷♂️ Tbh, it's quite insulting to call a non-Chinese person as "chino".
As a German Vietnamese it felt emotional. I can relate to them what they are saying. My Vietnamese is definitely not fluent like my German or English. But I will never forget that I am Vietnamese too. Btw Prague is a beautiful city. My last time was 10 years ago.
We will be visiting Prague this coming Spring. Looking forward to visit the Little Hanoi area. Thanks for the nice introduction to the Vietnamese community in Czech!
As a second gen mien-american, this was so beautifully documented. Who would’ve known that such a huge Vietnamese population exists in the Czech Republic. While I’m not Vietnamese, I felt like this was a story being told about me and my people. Definitely felt emotional at times.
I wanted to say thank you for this video during times when stricter immigration policies worldwide are being heavily questioned. This gives us another perspective that first-generation immigrants can assimilate well into an established homogenous country. As a second-generation Viet-Czech and currently Viet-Czech-American, I am glad this video promotes cultural exchanges and open-mindedness, which lead to prosperity for the Czechs and Vietnamese that could be imitated in any country. My parents moved to the Czech Republic to work and provide for their family members in Vietnam. In the meantime, they learned Czech and German and fell in love with the country so much that they decided to stay after the fall of the Iron Curtain. And that is how I was born in Czech, Teplice, and lived in Jilove, Decin for 12 years before I moved to America. Even though 1st generation and my generation Viets might(most likely did) have experienced heavy racism during the early introduction of Vietnamese to Czechs; instead of feeding on the hatred, we learned to understand and appreciate the cultures of the Czechs (And vice-versa) that would be the foundation of Czech and Vietnamese heavy respect for each other as of today. Of course, I cannot speak for all Czech-Vietnamese, but this is my analysis! My American side is relatively new (It is very hard for me to relate to Vietnamese Americans as their history is different from mine), but my roots and foundation are no doubt from Czech! Much love to the Czechs!
Tak to je mega zajímavé. Mohl bych se tě zeptat, jak američtí Vietnamci dneska vnímají Seveřany a vůbec jestli tam stále cítíš nějaký dopad z těch dob války. V komentářích na netu (i v tomhle videu) neustále vidím vzájemné nadávky, tak by mě zajímalo jak je to v irl.
@@PhamNicolas99 Well, it is easy to tell who is From the North or South through my accent when I speak Vietnamese in America, but I was always welcome like a family by the Southerners. However. with the richer southern Viets and more Christian/catholic Viets (there are many here) I would be viewed as subpar because I don't believe in god or I would be viewed as poor and communist/dumb. I must also note that this mostly applies to older generations of Viets insulting each other, but the reality is that millennials and Gen Z don't really care (Except for Southern Pho Dac Biet vs Pho Bo/ga dilemma). Also, there are mostly Southern Viets here and barely any North Viiets so every restaurant I go to there is only Pho Dac Biet (Thankfully my mom and I cook Pho at home)
@PhamNicolas99 right, obviously, northerners will defend their phonwhile, and southerners will defend their. The dilemma is that both of them have a different broth taste and different noodles, so which is really considered pho?
If you can answer the following questions, then you should not have any difficulty relating to Vietnamese Americans: 1) Do you support democracy and freedoms? 2) Do you want the communist dictatorship in Vietnam to be replaced by a democractically elected government as soon as possible? Or do you want the communist dictatorship in Vietnam to last forever? 3) Do you want 100 million Vietnamese people to have the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom to protest and demonstrate, freedom to read, write, and broadcast anything they want?
@@carkod so what the most important in your life? What can you do without food? A good food is the most important to collect your energy. Can you stay in a luxury castle with some 💩? You make me laughing.
@@carkod the Mongol got defeated 3 times in Vietnam just because of lacking food comsumption. Without food even a tiger can be beated by a kitten. You just like a kid with an easy life with full services and never know what is the most important thing and what is the true happiness.
I like to see other vietnamese in different countries. I think we are very adapting and hard workers. But our culture is very important to pass on to our kids.
this is very fascinating hearing Vietnamese from different parts of the world speak other languages but at the same time have a common language in Vietnam that every other Vietnamese can understand. I'd like to know/see more about this Czech-Viet lifestyle please.
Really cool work I love this. Being Vietnamese American living in Jersey and NYC for part of my life I found this to be really interesting and I can relate to a lot of what many of the in between are feeling. Keep up the good work.
Even in Czech Army reserves I have Vietnamese origin friend and he is proud to serve our country. That is perfect example of good integration into society. :)
G'day from a Viet/Aussie Down Under , from bad to good, Viets are all over the world, if I may say am proud of all of you making a good life where ever you may be in the world 🤗
This was a nice report. I was in the CZ Republic nearly 20 yrs ago. Back then the Vietnamese were seen as low-level stall vendor selling counterfeit goods. The Czechs tolerated them due to economic reasons. Most Czechs, I saw, did not like the Vietnamese. You clearly saw a division between the two groups. I’m glad the Vietnamese people are gradually assimilating into Czech society and Czech people are becoming more accepting.
@ Are you Czech? When I was there, most Czechs clearly did NOT like the Vietnamese. I inquired why. Most Czechs back then saw them as annoying, different, and doing sth illegal. This unfortunately translated into anti-Asian sentiment. Anyway, the Czech Rep, like most European countries, will attempt to be a fair society.
I love this!! I am Czech and I have been learning bits of Vietnamese to appreciate the people I interact with at stores and such. I always worry about my pronounciation, but everytime I say thank you and get a cheerful reaction back, I get so happy!!!
I'm Vietnamese British born and raised in London. I'm happy to see the Vietnamese community doing well we are hard working people with a rich culture and heroic history 🇻🇳
as a Czech myself I am very happy that we can share our country with Vietnamese people! Almost all of them greet with a smile and try to communicate in our language. Hardworking great people!
Vietnamese people will blend in pretty much any country in my opinion. Why? Because they understand the importance of work and language. If you want to live somewhere abroad, learn their language and get a job. Then no one will have a problem with you, no matter what country it is. And Vietnamese community understands this perfectly. Yes, older generation had problem with Czech language, which is reasonable as the two languages have nothing in common, but as it was said in the video, they made sure their kids would learn Czech. And that's why the second generation Vietnamese started living here as Czechs without any issues. I see Vietnamese people only in positive light. Always nice, much more positive than us Czechs (not hard with our always complaining attitude) and friendly. I'm glad we can live here together and share our beautiful country :)
same here in slovakia…. vietnamese were the first foreign major community that immigrated into our country after the “iron curtain” fell…. probably the most hardworking people you can meet…. that’s why they are very liked in our region of europe
It is also because of necessity, often our parents could not speak Czech so you learned the language as a kid in pre-school and school. There was simply no other choice when this generation (me included) grew up in 90s 😂
@@PurpleDoritos666 hardly anybody moves there for long term, so why would they learn the language? it's corrupt as hell with bad infrastructure and bad goverment, who from Europe would want to raise their kids there?
This is mu story. I’m Serbian. Ten years ago I was in Prague and noticed that majority of stores are run by Vietnamese people. I have spent many years in Southeast Asia and married Vietnamese woman. Vietnamese and Czechs are humble and easygoing people. Greetings from US.
Hi, I am Czech and I love Sapa in Prague. I go to Sapa a lot to buy and eat the best Vietnamese food I have eaten in Europe. I traveled for 7 months in Vietnam and I traveled the entire Vietnamese coast and mountains on a motorbike. Beautiful, very beautiful and nowhere and I never had any problems and everywhere I met friendly and kind and great people. Beautiful memories and a trip to Vietnam. I appreciate that we have a Vietnamese Czech community in the Czech Republic, it is simply unique, something you can't see anywhere else. I like Vietnamese culture. And I am proud that we have a small Vietnamese city in the Czech Republic, Sapa, in the capital city of Prague! I respect the Vietnamese Czech community! I love Phở soups and Bun Bo Nam Bo 💙 Xin chào 💙 Ahoj 💙
North Vietnamese. Much different life than the South, whom had to flee on boats with the clothes in their back when the Vietnam war ended! These North Vietnamese travelled to Czech by choice, not as refugees. Good for them
If I get lucky to get a Schengen visa to celebrate a milestone in my life, my first stop is Prague. Seeing this video, I thought to myself, I won't have problems getting an Asian food when I'm clamoring for it during my brief stay! hahaha.
I give you permission to only eat Vietnamese food while in Prague as long as you taste Czech beer 😂(dark beer might be more palatable than light if you aren't used to pilsner)
I’m French Vietnamese (with family spread across the Netherlands, Canada, the US) and I had no idea there was such a large Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic 😅
Just go to the border between Czech Republic and Germany. Lots of Vietnamese selling stuff in market stalls. The Vietnamese have been in Czech Republic for a long time and are considered guest workers.
They are communists from the north. They are not like your family from the south, most people are in France, Germany, the USA, and Canada. ,Australia is from the south and those who live in Czech, Russia, Ukraine, Slovakia, and Belarus are communist children
Thanks for all the information. Very insightful. I’m a special hybrid-my father is from the north, and my mother from the south. It doesn’t matter to me, but when I read comments online, this divide is still stuck in some people’s minds.
Vietnamese European in general did not flee the country due to wars or any other reason, most of them went to Europe for labor exchanges (hard labors), studies and by choice during Soviet era, the majority of them is Northerners so yeah what you eat in Europe is mostly Northern cuisine. In many recent years there's been a numerous of Southerners settling in Europe too but the thing is there's barely any discrimination or such political stuffs ever happened between the Vietnamese communities over there, everyone is so chilled and very cool to each other, no one will let any political issues disrupting their peace of mind because they know Vietnam is always their motherland and they can see how Vietnam is booming right now in almost everything. It's quite the opposite in the US & Australia. By the way the foods in Sapa market in Prague are very delicious and closest to the tastes back home.
I would like to ask you the following questions: 1) Do you support democracy and freedoms? 2) Do you want the communist dictatorship in Vietnam to be replaced by a democractically elected government as soon as possible? Or do you want the communist dictatorship in Vietnam to last forever? 3) Do you want 100 million Vietnamese people to have the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom to protest and demonstrate, freedom to read, write, and broadcast anything they want just as you have been enjoying such freedoms living in a democratic European country? 4) If you want the communist dictatorship in Vietnam to last forever and if you do not believe in the freedoms listed above, why have you been living in a democratic Europe instead of going back to communist Vietnam to enjoy the so-called booming communist Vietnam?
Most Vietnamese support their country, where currently is prospering and an economic miracle. People lives are among the best in the world, healthcare and technology.
@ Then why have so many Vietnamese risked their lives to escape this Vietnamese communist paradise like those 39 Vietnamese who died of suffocation in a lorry in the UK?
I never saw a Vietnamese working in a steel mill or a mine in Czechoslovakia. No one tried it when they saw their physique. I met Vietnamese in the plastic and textile industries as machine operators. It was called light industry.
Great positive clip and very interesting story and culture. I am also happy that modern Vietnam is developing fast and new generations there will have new possibilities to express themselvs and have happy lifes.
@@guysovereign I don't think so (there could always be some individual expats) but we generally have special relations with Vietnam as a country thanks to this, like direct flights.
@@josefkos9986 On a different topic, the vietnamese girls have no problem finding Czech boyfriends and husbands, while the Vietnamese guys have a difficult time and many stay single for life. This is the way it always is when whites and asians mix. Racism sucks.
depends on their parents , mostly. Most Vietnamese people in Eastern Europe came from Northern Vietnam where family value and traditions are regarded higher than the Southern Vietnamese people.
@@Cxs1a3 growth rate is super high right now but other countries have more opportunities to become wealthy. many Vietnamese Americans make at least 80k a year, esp younger generations where so many work in computer science or healthcare
I am Vietnamese American from San Jose, California. My city in Silicon Valley is home to the largest population of Vietnamese outside of Vietnam. Though our parents were on opposite sides of the war, the Vietnamese Diaspora is what I relate to more than my ancestrial homeland. It was beautiful to see this video and see my people thriving in another immigrant community outside of Vietnam. I hope one day, we can put our political differences aside and come together as one people: the Vietnamese people.
For decades my US Army brother was stricken by grief by a horrific crime Viet Cong did to some village children and regretted he did not volunteer to stay longer to protect Viet people.
@@jamesrecknor6752 US servicemen fighting the communists in Vietnam are the unsung heroes. The passage of time has vindicated the role of the United States Armed Forces in Vietnam by revealing the crimes of Vietnamese communists and the abject failure of their communist system. Even North Vietnamese people like those living in the Czech Republic featured in this video do not want to live under communist rule. Instead, they want to stay in democratic Czech Republic instead of volutarily return to communist hell hole that is Vietnam. Even the highest ranking communist leaders of Vietnam sent their children to the United States to be educated by Americans because they know their communist education system is an abject failure.
@@MichaelCollinge-r7dHellhole? Vietnam is now an example of a rising economy. Prosperity can be seen by the neighbors. Besides, US army should have never come to Vietnam.
@@MichaelCollinge-r7dMany of them sent to US to study so that theu would return to Vietnam and contribute to country. Right now, Vietnam is among the great education centers of the world.
Omg i love this new series. I’m an Asian in Berlin (i wasnt born and raised here) and really wish there’s more Asian content/representation out here in Europe. More of this plz!
All of the Vietnamese people I met in Berlin have been great. They bring beautiful culture but respect the culture of Berlin at the same time. Wonderful people.
As an Asian American, I was unaware that there were Vietnamese Czechs living in the Czech Republic. I do know that many Vietnamese were sent to West Germany (West Germany vs. East Germany at that time) in the early 1980s because I lived in Germany as an exchange student during that time. They were featured on German television as the new immigrants in the country.. I live in Fremont, California, which is just a 30-minute drive from San Jose, where approximately 180,000 Vietnamese Americans reside.
As a Czech person, I think Czechs of Vietnamese origin should be more involved in local politics. It would connect our cultures even more. Otherwise, I have nothing to complain about people of Vietnamese origin, their industriousness is inspiring.
had many vietnamese classmates in school, totally normal and cool bros also, I love the small shops they have absolutely everywhere, you can get anything there anytime
When talking about cultural enrichment in connection with migration. This applies to the Vietnamese, Koreans, Japanese, Mongolians... They are wonderful people, intelligent and they came to live together with us and make the place where they live nicer both for themselves and for us and for our common descendants. No one I know in the Czech Republic differentiates between Vietnamese and Czechs. They are simply slightly different looking Czechs.
As Czech man I met many Vietnamese people (in almost every my classrom in schools there was one 😄) and I have never had problem with single one. Quite the opposite, the experience with Vietnamese people is very positive. I consider them as an example of successful immigration.
I haven't had a slightest clue that the Vietnamese community was so big in the Czech Republic. Well, next time I visit Prague I'm gonna visit some of the places mentioned in this video. It is really nice to see that the Vietnamese Czechs and their families have good life, feel good and inclusive in the Czech Republic. 🙂❤👍🏻
it's pretty standart for everybody in Europe (among other places) to study at least 2 foreign languages. The Czech-Vietnamese here just get an early start :)
@lancecahill5486 Not some of them but almost all of them. Vietnamese from parents and Vietnamese friends, Czech from school and from Czech friends. In Czechia, English is taught as a compulsory school language because it is the Lingua Franca for Europe. If you work with foreign companies, English is necessary for communication abroad. There are approximately 225 indigenous languages in Europe, of which the European Union has 23 official languages. You can't learn them all. All of North America can get by with English, and French-speaking Canadians can usually speak English. So 3 languages is not unusual but it is a necessity.
No surprise the second generation is fully settled and localized, as I used to see a lot of Vietnamese labored workers in Eastern Block countries such as Czechoslovakia, Poland and East Germany in the late 80s.
I’m from the US born and raised in Southern California. There are a lot of Vietnamese people in Orange County, Southern California, especially in the city of Westminster.
Cool seing Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic, I think looking for a hot bowl of "Pho" in the winter will be hard to find? Cafe sua da sounds as well.
You can find "pho" on nearly every corner here. I love it, and I especially love the one from my local Vietnamese restaurant in my village of 3000 people...
@@saya-mi Yeah, that's another interesting part, that the Vietnamese community isn't just a big city thing - I'm from a town of 3000 as well and while we don't have a Vietnamese restaurant, there are two Vietnamese grocery stores. It's a delight to see the kids even in traditional Czech (Moravian) folk costumes on the occasions here and there.
You can find Pho almost everywhere in the Czech Republic. Vietnamese cuisine has also been entering Czech households (although a lot less spicy version, obviously). My daughter keeps on suggesting trying new Vietnamese recipes.... Thinking about it, Vietnamese cuisine might be yet another blessing of the Vietnamese community battling Czech obesity rates 😂.
They have shops in every little town (maybe even villages), as someone who loves Asian cuisine they have been a godsend as their shops oftenly have asian goods you would only find in big cities
There is a HUGE Vietnamese successful diaspora here in Sydney and Melbourne after the tragedy of the Vietnam War and many 1st gen seeking asylum in the early 80s onwards. Now, with their kids so successful here in Aus (business people/doctors/lawyers/comedians), one thing I can say; their work ethic, like many Asian immigrants, is unbelievably good they work so hard...and ''3 colours'' jelly drink is the best drink I have ever tasted LOL...
Actually I have travel thru Eastern Europe and I came to Prague and discovered Sapa. So happy and glad to eat good Vietnamese foods but also see Czech-Viet…I am a American Viet :)
Czech Republic was considered the most open, welcoming place in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union. Lots of young Americans went there too, although I think mostly because beer was so cheap. Czech people are cool. They let me try Mozart’s piano.
"Two cultures can coexist if they want." That´s the point - if they they want. That´s also why in this case we don´t witness the same phenomena currently present in Western Europe.
@jansoltes971 Unfortunately, phenomena that occur in Western Europe also occur in the Czechia. There has been a certain minority of the population here for almost a thousand years, originally a nomadic minority from India, which has not been able to integrate even during the mentioned thousand years. Apparently, there will be no problem on the Czech side, because we get along well with the Vietnamese and the Vietnamese were able to integrate with Czechs in a few decades.
Czech sounds different than Polish. I thought it would sound similar. I live in Chicago and we have a lot of Polish immigrants in Chicago. I’m planning on visiting Prague as well as Vienna, Austria and parts of Italy after I finish college.
It does and it doesn't. The difference is similar to Spanish and Portuguese (Polish being the Portuguese because of all the sh ch and nasalised vowels)
As a Vietnamese when i was a child everytime i heard about person who live abroad,the name of the country was always Czechoslovakia or Poland. I know Czechoslovakia is no longer a country but that how old gen call here in Vietnam😅
As a Czech person I have to say that Vietnamese are genuinely nice and hardworking people and well respected community over here.
as a central eastern european i agree also . they are welcome here!
Yes. I am a European and married to a Vietnamese. So I can attest to that. In my country in Europe we got mostly the people from the religion of “peace” destroying everything in their way. The Eastern Europeans are smart to choose people who can assimilate and are hard working. 🎉
@@andersschoen3613 very true,,,,
Don’t let their population get too big, they’ll try to take over. Take it from us in the West, all immigrant groups are this way.
Southern Vietnamese are hard-working, not Northerners.
Vietnamese are seen as hardworking, unproblematic minority here in Czechia. Their kids do very well at school as well... so they are liked and welcomed.
Yes... They are better than Mus*lims and any Af+ricans.
until they are majority..
I'm honored to have them.. they are kind, hardworking and we can live logether without any issues.. imagine if every nation would have this mindset.. what a world that would be
Sadly not many places like that
Well most of the ones we get are not Vietnamese but Mus*lims. THat's our problem.
@@letmecook-n8s Thanks God the Eastern Europeans are smart to accept Vietnamese instead of muslims in their lands.
Vietnamci jsou naši miláčci. Lepší národnostní menšinu jsme si u nás nemohli přát
I went to visit Czech this summer and I had no idea about the Vietnamese community over there. I researched the history and found it very well explained. They are lovely people, both in Cz republic and abroad too. Beautiful culture.🇻🇳
Love Vietnam from Romania
And some gangs and fast food money laundering and such too, lets not forget. In Slovakia too
@@ancientslav4863 i know Slovakia
Czech person here: Vietnamese 2nd generation are full czech natives. They speak our language (sometimes even better than me), they understand our humor, they are funny, kind, hard working. Sometimes I feel them to be more czech, than some original native persons. I like them. I would feel even offended if I had to call them vietnamese - they are czechs. I wish I had found a vietnamese wife (I didnt :-( ). First generation worked really hard, sometimes at edge of law, but I understand, that their possition was not great (mostly language problems). They maybe didnt pay taxes (1gen only), BUT they were peacefull, worked hard and provided to their children maximum support to be sucessfull and that they would not be living on the same edge. I am glad for that. If only all other immigrants were like vietnamese, there would be not a single problem with immigration.
Exactly. Immigration was NEVER the real issue. The real issue was the willingness of the immigrants to assimilate into the culture they immigrated into. The Vietnamese are mostly atheist, just like here in the Czech Republic, so they had no religious demands. They dress freely, like us Czechs do. They are hard working and contribute to our society while still being respectful and peaceful. Point is, they understood their position when they immigrated here and stayed humble, which in turn made us Czechs appreciate them and not fear them. Ask any Czech (honest) person if they preferred the Romani or the Vietnmese community to disappear, I assure you the response will never be the latter. Point is, if you don't destroy our culture, you live peacefully next to us and give us no reason to fear you, we will gladly shake your hand as a fellow Czech. People like to preach about racism in our country, yet when you mention the Vietnamese community and how NOT A SINGLE Czech person has a single bad word to say about it, those arguments lose merit very quickly. Minorities were never the problem, their mindset is. Love to all Viet and Czech-Viet people, we appreciate you! 🇨🇿🤝🇻🇳
@@mysticpersimmon Thank you for your kind words about the Vietnamese community. 🥰
@@mysticpersimmon Immigraton is an issue, but vietnamese are not the problem.
Your profile pic is incomparable.
As Czech I need to say I have only love to our Vietnamies people, they are amazing hard working and really great, some of 2 generation is often more Czech in their character than most of Czechs. I really belive it wasnt easy for the first generation to establish them self in Czech society as we are very homogenous society but Vietnamies through their hard work and resilience were able not only establish but also thrive and Succeed.
i am czech-vietnamesse, born here, raised here, speaks fluent czech and love it here. vietnamese in one poll from seznam zpravy are almost equally viewed as slovaks which is kinda crazy if you think about it.
This must be some sort of joke, right? You are asian people. Slovaks, like me, are white Caucasian Christians, who happened to be former one state with Czechs, the Czechoslovakia. And most people in both countries mostly either completely hate non whites and foreigners here, or ignore them completely, as we dont want trouble. Racism, sure. why not. all races are racist, thats like known tnx to the internet for some time. but to say Czechs see Vietnamese equally as or close as Slovaks, is ridiculous.
its about character and yes, we have slovaks and vitnamese on a top, basicaly family... you right, sound odd😂
@@ancientslav4863ty ses asi peknej vocas😂
@@ancientslav4863 and as you can see ukrainians and russian are rated the worst. being slavic, white and christian doesnt actually improve perception at all. south east asian, speaking completely different and broken czech are signigificantly better perceived then white slavic ukrainians or russians.
@@ancientslav4863 No opinion. You're not even Czech, you are a lowly Slovak. Only Czechs can decide this. Vietnamese people are more hardworking than your own Slovak brothers in the Czech Republic. Now, go back to your hole in Košice.
A Greek- Vietnamese here, didn't know there was such a big vietnamese community in Czech Republic. Beautiful video, nicely done!
There is no such thing as “Greek-vietnamese”… Get over it finally
are you born in Greece and of Vietnamese ancestry or mixed Greek/Vietnamese?
Can you make vietnamese pitas ? 😂
@@HelloKitty-kb7ji you comment is funny, how come there is no such thing?
@@zoey8430 born and raised in Greece, both parents are Vietnamese so Vietnamese by blood, on papers I am Greek so hence Greek- Vietnamese
Vietnamese seem to be well-accepted in any country, but considering they are hard working an nice people, it doesn't come as much of a surprise. The Czech are one of the coolest nation in Europe, they are well-organized and laid-back, something like a Slavic version of the Dutch, so this is a really good match. :D
Czech republic also shares similarities with Dutch when it comes to weed subculture, fun fact.
@@TomKral369 That is correct! Same goes for prostitution, almost as if they said to themselves - let's legalize everything, kill the fuss and make profits out of it, instead of fighting something that can't be killed. :D
We in the Czech Republic love decent and hard-working people. Vietnamese are great. We love their kitchen and their hard work. They are very friendly and helpful.
"Czechs as Slavic Dutch" - this is awesome xddd in this relation Poles must then be the Slavic Germans, but it rather seem they are the Slavic Swedes
@dernochjungenoergler No, Poles are Slavic French, let's not fool ourselves. 🤣
perfect example of how to respectfully integrate into a culture while still keeping some charms of your heritage
As a Vietnamese American whose parents immigrated to the US in 1980, I find this story very heart warming.
I don't like y'all's language. I like Vietnamese people, but your language is just NUH HUH. I don't wanna hear it.
@@JingJaosaid Jing Jong Jao…your language sound like an autistic opera singer. ALL HIGH RRRRRs. 🙉😂
@@JingJaoFunny coming from a name like yours.
@@Epitinfunny how you can’t tell that it’s a trolling account
@ ding dong dam nam ting tong yeah it's true that language is uglyyy
Asian-American here and loved this. These are the stories that are never told. Very refreshing to see the individual Czech-Vietnamese stories and the success they’re having with the larger Czech community. I think most 2nd gen Asian immigrant families can empathize with Bao Q’s Mulard metaphor. We need more content like this sharing the localized diaspora of Asian immigrants and their successful integration into their new adoptive countries!
It's truly heartwarming to hear how the Vietnamese community in Czech is being recognized for their hard work and positive contributions. As a 34-year-old Vietnamese guy who has lived in Denmark since the age of 2, I can relate to feeling a deep connection to our roots, even from afar. Watching this clip has stirred up a lot of emotions, especially knowing that while our community in Denmark may not be as large, we share the same spirit and values. It’s inspiring to see our people thrive and be celebrated, and it serves as a reminder of the strength and resilience within our culture. Let's continue to uplift each other, no matter where we are!
I am Czech living in the south of Vietnam 🌴🥥🇻🇳
How is your life in Vietnam so far? I hope all is good.
mas vietnamku?😂
My Vietnamese friends are the kindest and the funniest people I’ve ever met. They’re always smiling and always want to have fun, I love it ♥️. Plus banh mi is the best thing I’ve ever tasted.
The best quote from this episode: "I do what I enjoy and I do it with people who enjoy it too."
I'm a 2nd Generation Vietnamese whose family emigrated to the USA in 1979 when I was 2 yrs old... I literally had NO IDEA huge the Vietnamese community is in Prague!!! My bucket list now will definitely include Prague when I make my first ever trip to Europe in the next few years!!!
Why
If you coming there with your parents mindset you are not welcome there
@@namfingerstyle8403 Thx for the heads-up but my parents were 'Bac-54" so I'll be fine ... Further of my 4 trips back to VN the past two decades, I have enjoyed and vacationed more in Hanoi, Ha Long, Hai Phong, Da Nang than Saigon ;-)
Vietnamese are everywhere... you have to google "the vietnamese diaspora". There are 5-6 million vietnamese living outside of vietnam. But in some countries they are more rare than others.
@@namfingerstyle8403Nobody here gives a sh*t about that. We have plenty of Southerners here too. It's all in the past.
But yeah, don't come if you just want to stir trouble.
They didn't escape the war, these were labor exchanges during the 1980s with the Soviet. There are quiet a good number residing in Russia as well. They are mainly from Northern Vietnam, you can tell based of their accent.
They are “red seeds”.
There were clashes between China and Vietnam during the 80s. War between Borders, hence why there are a lot of people from Northern Vietnam and Southern China that were refugees.
@@user-hp1gn5mg7c They are born to be commie.
@@sdazzle2460 Not related to war refugees situation. Most people migrate during those times are Chinese Vietnamese, who were ostricided by the local for the invasion (aka Ke Huy Quan) These people migrated to Hong Kong -> Singapore -> US.
The Sino Vietnamese war was a cause that separated labor exchanges refugee with their home country, after the war they cant go back to Vietnam anymore due to the separation of the Soviets. The labor exchanges forces during the Soviet were hard working people, carefully selected, many are the best educated at the time. So they settle very well into the Soviet, considering Northen Vietnamese Communist are atheist and folk religion mostly, they dont conflict with other religion too.
As a Vietnamese who has never been to another country, I'm so proud to see my people's community in other nations.
@@thanghoang-th6mg welcome
This episode is emotional yet interesting. It makes some of the 2nd-gen Vietnamese living in Vietnam like us whose parents experienced the labour exchange in Czech during the 80s but decided to go back imagine ourselves in a different present. Truly make ourselves appreciate the Vietnamese root more. Amazing video, thanks for sharing!
As a Vietnamese Australian who came as a refugee to Australia in 1982 on my own as a child, I find this story relatable and moving.
Vietnamese work, they do not have inclination to criminaliy, they came to learn the language, obey the laws and absorb the culture. Thus they not only succed, but become part of the community without generating friction or any other problems (as opposed to some newcomers in the west). Great story of achievement.
As a Czech, I think that most Czechs no longer differentiate between Vietnamese and Czechs. They speak beautiful Czech, they work and during all problems like Covid, floods... They help and we work as one nation. I am glad that we have Vietnamese and Ukrainians. Other European nations have been forced to accept Muslims and they are causing them only problems at home.
Lot of Czech people disagree with you especially with Ukrainians, but also with Vietnamese, as you know Vietnamese integrate with Czech society less than Ukrainians. Usually they keep to their community and their circles, you mostly see them running night shops or selling cheap clothes in the market or working in nail saloons or restaurants, they work very rarely outside of family business or other fields.
@ If your social bubble is made up of social weaklings. The only people I know from hearsay who don't like Vietnamese or Ukrainians are gypsies or socially very weak and uneducated people. Who are bothered by the great contrast, when they have lived in the Czech Republic for several centuries and are still an excluded community.
@@fotoz2363 This is still nothing compared to what the original comment pointed out. The contribution of the above-mentioned communities to the common good is positive. Unlike other groups living in Western Europe. I mean, even a Dutch study clearly showed that these groups as a whole are a burden on society because they receive more (social benefits) than they contribute.
@@fotoz2363 They don't steal, commit violence, form gangs, ... So i guess it is rather positive.
@@jansoltes971 Turkish-American here, living a stone-throw away from the largest Vietnamese community in the U.S, near Westminster, California. So, unlike an American, I can point to where Czech Republic is on the map lol. Vietnamese people are hard-working people and prioritize education, no questions about that. I know the Euros are complaining about the Muslims (I am not one) I can only speak for the Turkish community. I don`t see ANY difference between the Vietnamese and the non-liked Turks in terms of keeping to their own circles, creating their own sub-society within the larger society, electing their own local politicians etc. So I don`t personally understand the hate towards Turks yet the love for the Vietnamese.
Hello SAPA. I live in the U.S. about 40 years now, and I would like to visit Czech 1 day. Love to see the Vietnamese community around the world.
The Vietnamese in the former Eastern block countries are primarily from North Vietnam. In the US, most of the Vietnamese are from South Vietnam. This is why in the US, the Vietnamese towns are called Little Saigon (the capital of free South Vietnam). In Czech, they are called Little Hanoi (the capital of Communist Vietnam)
I am surprised that they don't call it "Little hồ chứa mưa"
Let the comment war begin!!!🔥🔥🔥 😅
Little Sài Gòn!❤
@@mychildrencvb8652 losers haha
Too funny
As a 2nd generation Vietnamese-American, this was very heart warming to watch. I never thought there would be a Vietnamese community in Czech Republic. That's awesome!!
I am also Viet-Am and I spent a week in Prague. The local food is quite bland for my taste and the only thing that saved me was the Vietnamese restaurants and cafes.
I find it quite interesting that it's Vietnamese and not Chinese. The Chinese communities are all over Europe, so much that in Spain, Spanish people call everyone who looks Asian "chino"
@@carkod They were prominent since Vietnamese workers come en masse during the 1980s era. The Czech supported North Vietnam with weapons, hence the Vietnamese workers come to work cheaply to pay back the debt.
@carkod Because those Spanish people are uneducated ignorants. Obviously it depends on the particular country and its history.
The Vietnamese community is larger in France and Germany than the Chinese too 🤷♂️
Tbh, it's quite insulting to call a non-Chinese person as "chino".
@@carkod in America, same thing. If you look Asian, and they do'nt know you, they call you Chinese
As a German Vietnamese it felt emotional. I can relate to them what they are saying.
My Vietnamese is definitely not fluent like my German or English. But I will never forget that I am Vietnamese too.
Btw Prague is a beautiful city. My last time was 10 years ago.
Here's a german vietnamese too and i can relate with ur comment 100% 😊
We will be visiting Prague this coming Spring. Looking forward to visit the Little Hanoi area. Thanks for the nice introduction to the Vietnamese community in Czech!
The shopping plaza called itself Sapa. Google Map shows it as Little Hanoi.
In Canada, Vietnamese immigrants and south-east Asian immigrants in general, integrate seamlessly into our country and hardly ever cause problems.
Aren't you looking forward to be American?
As a second gen mien-american, this was so beautifully documented. Who would’ve known that such a huge Vietnamese population exists in the Czech Republic. While I’m not Vietnamese, I felt like this was a story being told about me and my people. Definitely felt emotional at times.
I wanted to say thank you for this video during times when stricter immigration policies worldwide are being heavily questioned. This gives us another perspective that first-generation immigrants can assimilate well into an established homogenous country. As a second-generation Viet-Czech and currently Viet-Czech-American, I am glad this video promotes cultural exchanges and open-mindedness, which lead to prosperity for the Czechs and Vietnamese that could be imitated in any country.
My parents moved to the Czech Republic to work and provide for their family members in Vietnam. In the meantime, they learned Czech and German and fell in love with the country so much that they decided to stay after the fall of the Iron Curtain.
And that is how I was born in Czech, Teplice, and lived in Jilove, Decin for 12 years before I moved to America. Even though 1st generation and my generation Viets might(most likely did) have experienced heavy racism during the early introduction of Vietnamese to Czechs; instead of feeding on the hatred, we learned to understand and appreciate the cultures of the Czechs (And vice-versa) that would be the foundation of Czech and Vietnamese heavy respect for each other as of today.
Of course, I cannot speak for all Czech-Vietnamese, but this is my analysis! My American side is relatively new (It is very hard for me to relate to Vietnamese Americans as their history is different from mine), but my roots and foundation are no doubt from Czech! Much love to the Czechs!
Tak to je mega zajímavé. Mohl bych se tě zeptat, jak američtí Vietnamci dneska vnímají Seveřany a vůbec jestli tam stále cítíš nějaký dopad z těch dob války. V komentářích na netu (i v tomhle videu) neustále vidím vzájemné nadávky, tak by mě zajímalo jak je to v irl.
@@PhamNicolas99 Well, it is easy to tell who is From the North or South through my accent when I speak Vietnamese in America, but I was always welcome like a family by the Southerners. However. with the richer southern Viets and more Christian/catholic Viets (there are many here) I would be viewed as subpar because I don't believe in god or I would be viewed as poor and communist/dumb. I must also note that this mostly applies to older generations of Viets insulting each other, but the reality is that millennials and Gen Z don't really care (Except for Southern Pho Dac Biet vs Pho Bo/ga dilemma). Also, there are mostly Southern Viets here and barely any North Viiets so every restaurant I go to there is only Pho Dac Biet (Thankfully my mom and I cook Pho at home)
@@martinissomewhere1418 Thanks for the response. Funny that the difference in pho is such a big dilemma there 😂
@PhamNicolas99 right, obviously, northerners will defend their phonwhile, and southerners will defend their. The dilemma is that both of them have a different broth taste and different noodles, so which is really considered pho?
If you can answer the following questions, then you should not have any difficulty relating to Vietnamese Americans:
1) Do you support democracy and freedoms?
2) Do you want the communist dictatorship in Vietnam to be replaced by a democractically elected government as soon as possible? Or do you want the communist dictatorship in Vietnam to last forever?
3) Do you want 100 million Vietnamese people to have the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom to protest and demonstrate, freedom to read, write, and broadcast anything they want?
Not just Prague, I had a great meal at a Vietnamese restaurant in Warsaw recently.
Polish and Vietnamese are also brothers in arms. I know I am Irish Vietnamese and my wife is Czech
Been to Poland many times. Love Poland
Is food all they can offer? That's all comments I see haha
@@carkod so what the most important in your life? What can you do without food? A good food is the most important to collect your energy. Can you stay in a luxury castle with some 💩? You make me laughing.
@@carkod the Mongol got defeated 3 times in Vietnam just because of lacking food comsumption. Without food even a tiger can be beated by a kitten. You just like a kid with an easy life with full services and never know what is the most important thing and what is the true happiness.
I like to see other vietnamese in different countries.
I think we are very adapting and hard workers.
But our culture is very important to pass on to our kids.
You are welcome to Romania too. Hello from Bucharest, Romania - a huge underrated city in Europe:)
what abt MusIns and Afrcuns?
how is it underrated?
@@etas1cno thank you
@@vikingsailorboy dam s0n
@@etas1c no. Vietnamese are 100% welcome. Africa and Muslim no
já su z Hue, nádherné a nejlepší město s nejlepší kulturou a jídlem.
this is very fascinating hearing Vietnamese from different parts of the world speak other languages but at the same time have a common language in Vietnam that every other Vietnamese can understand. I'd like to know/see more about this Czech-Viet lifestyle please.
Really cool work I love this. Being Vietnamese American living in Jersey and NYC for part of my life I found this to be really interesting and I can relate to a lot of what many of the in between are feeling. Keep up the good work.
Even in Czech Army reserves I have Vietnamese origin friend and he is proud to serve our country. That is perfect example of good integration into society. :)
I just cameback from Prague 4 days ago and met many Vietnamese there, even the first encounter with Vietnamese taxi driver.
🧡 We love our Czech Vietnamese citizens, they really are the best.
G'day from a Viet/Aussie Down Under , from bad to good, Viets are all over the world, if I may say am proud of all of you making a good life where ever you may be in the world 🤗
Am in Dallas, Texas. 🇺🇸. Wanna say hello to my people
@@nguyentanle1341 G'day to you 😄
This was a nice report. I was in the CZ Republic nearly 20 yrs ago. Back then the Vietnamese were seen as low-level stall vendor selling counterfeit goods. The Czechs tolerated them due to economic reasons. Most Czechs, I saw, did not like the Vietnamese. You clearly saw a division between the two groups.
I’m glad the Vietnamese people are gradually assimilating into Czech society and Czech people are becoming more accepting.
1 st gen didnt speak the language, they learned and gradually integrated, there was no hate, never... you met bad ppl probaly
@ Are you Czech? When I was there, most Czechs clearly did NOT like the Vietnamese. I inquired why. Most Czechs back then saw them as annoying, different, and doing sth illegal. This unfortunately translated into anti-Asian sentiment.
Anyway, the Czech Rep, like most European countries, will attempt to be a fair society.
I love this!! I am Czech and I have been learning bits of Vietnamese to appreciate the people I interact with at stores and such. I always worry about my pronounciation, but everytime I say thank you and get a cheerful reaction back, I get so happy!!!
I'm Vietnamese British born and raised in London. I'm happy to see the Vietnamese community doing well we are hard working people with a rich culture and heroic history 🇻🇳
as a Czech myself I am very happy that we can share our country with Vietnamese people! Almost all of them greet with a smile and try to communicate in our language. Hardworking great people!
Vietnamese people will blend in pretty much any country in my opinion. Why? Because they understand the importance of work and language. If you want to live somewhere abroad, learn their language and get a job. Then no one will have a problem with you, no matter what country it is. And Vietnamese community understands this perfectly. Yes, older generation had problem with Czech language, which is reasonable as the two languages have nothing in common, but as it was said in the video, they made sure their kids would learn Czech. And that's why the second generation Vietnamese started living here as Czechs without any issues. I see Vietnamese people only in positive light. Always nice, much more positive than us Czechs (not hard with our always complaining attitude) and friendly. I'm glad we can live here together and share our beautiful country :)
same here in slovakia…. vietnamese were the first foreign major community that immigrated into our country after the “iron curtain” fell…. probably the most hardworking people you can meet…. that’s why they are very liked in our region of europe
I went to Buchovice in South Moravian Czech Republic, next to my hotel is a nice groceries store owned by Vietnamese, I was so surprised that time 👍👍
Their fluency in the Czech language is impressive. It shows their determination to assimilate to the Czech culture.
Of course
Born raised educated there
It is also because of necessity, often our parents could not speak Czech so you learned the language as a kid in pre-school and school. There was simply no other choice when this generation (me included) grew up in 90s 😂
@@Xmadish Hello there, dong bao Viet Nam. I’m Vietnamese American from San Jose, Ca.
CUNG CHUC TAN XUAN.
@@joebloe4374 Meanwhile europeans who move to vietnam dont speak any vietnamese 😂
@@PurpleDoritos666 hardly anybody moves there for long term, so why would they learn the language? it's corrupt as hell with bad infrastructure and bad goverment, who from Europe would want to raise their kids there?
This is mu story. I’m Serbian. Ten years ago I was in Prague and noticed that majority of stores are run by Vietnamese people. I have spent many years in Southeast Asia and married Vietnamese woman. Vietnamese and Czechs are humble and easygoing people.
Greetings from US.
Hi, I am Czech and I love Sapa in Prague. I go to Sapa a lot to buy and eat the best Vietnamese food I have eaten in Europe. I traveled for 7 months in Vietnam and I traveled the entire Vietnamese coast and mountains on a motorbike. Beautiful, very beautiful and nowhere and I never had any problems and everywhere I met friendly and kind and great people. Beautiful memories and a trip to Vietnam. I appreciate that we have a Vietnamese Czech community in the Czech Republic, it is simply unique, something you can't see anywhere else. I like Vietnamese culture. And I am proud that we have a small Vietnamese city in the Czech Republic, Sapa, in the capital city of Prague! I respect the Vietnamese Czech community! I love Phở soups and Bun Bo Nam Bo 💙
Xin chào 💙 Ahoj 💙
North Vietnamese. Much different life than the South, whom had to flee on boats with the clothes in their back when the Vietnam war ended! These North Vietnamese travelled to Czech by choice, not as refugees. Good for them
we czechs didnt bomb them, they were welcome, south or north, it wasnt their fault
Truth is, that Vietnamese people are really working hard here in Czechia. My respect to the community 👍
If I get lucky to get a Schengen visa to celebrate a milestone in my life, my first stop is Prague. Seeing this video, I thought to myself, I won't have problems getting an Asian food when I'm clamoring for it during my brief stay! hahaha.
I give you permission to only eat Vietnamese food while in Prague as long as you taste Czech beer 😂(dark beer might be more palatable than light if you aren't used to pilsner)
Definitely put this on my bucket list to visit! ❤❤
Thanks for sharing wow huge Vietnamese lives in Czech
I’m French Vietnamese (with family spread across the Netherlands, Canada, the US) and I had no idea there was such a large Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic 😅
They are northern Vietnamese though unlike the ones that moved to France and the US
Just go to the border between Czech Republic and Germany. Lots of Vietnamese selling stuff in market stalls. The Vietnamese have been in Czech Republic for a long time and are considered guest workers.
They are communists from the north. They are not like your family from the south, most people are in France, Germany, the USA, and Canada. ,Australia is from the south and those who live in Czech, Russia, Ukraine, Slovakia, and Belarus are communist children
There are lots of Vietnamese here in Germany who used to be guest workers in Czech Republic, like my parents and lots of their friends :)
Thanks for all the information. Very insightful. I’m a special hybrid-my father is from the north, and my mother from the south. It doesn’t matter to me, but when I read comments online, this divide is still stuck in some people’s minds.
Vietnamese Canadian 🇨🇦 here . Just want to say hi to all my Viet people around the world . ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Vietnamese European in general did not flee the country due to wars or any other reason, most of them went to Europe for labor exchanges (hard labors), studies and by choice during Soviet era, the majority of them is Northerners so yeah what you eat in Europe is mostly Northern cuisine. In many recent years there's been a numerous of Southerners settling in Europe too but the thing is there's barely any discrimination or such political stuffs ever happened between the Vietnamese communities over there, everyone is so chilled and very cool to each other, no one will let any political issues disrupting their peace of mind because they know Vietnam is always their motherland and they can see how Vietnam is booming right now in almost everything. It's quite the opposite in the US & Australia. By the way the foods in Sapa market in Prague are very delicious and closest to the tastes back home.
I would like to ask you the following questions:
1) Do you support democracy and freedoms?
2) Do you want the communist dictatorship in Vietnam to be replaced by a democractically elected government as soon as possible? Or do you want the communist dictatorship in Vietnam to last forever?
3) Do you want 100 million Vietnamese people to have the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom to protest and demonstrate, freedom to read, write, and broadcast anything they want just as you have been enjoying such freedoms living in a democratic European country?
4) If you want the communist dictatorship in Vietnam to last forever and if you do not believe in the freedoms listed above, why have you been living in a democratic Europe instead of going back to communist Vietnam to enjoy the so-called booming communist Vietnam?
@@MichaelCollinge-r7dNeither of them are correct. Vietnam will thrive no matter what!
Most Vietnamese support their country, where currently is prospering and an economic miracle. People lives are among the best in the world, healthcare and technology.
@
Then why have so many Vietnamese risked their lives to escape this Vietnamese communist paradise like those 39 Vietnamese who died of suffocation in a lorry in the UK?
I never saw a Vietnamese working in a steel mill or a mine in Czechoslovakia. No one tried it when they saw their physique. I met Vietnamese in the plastic and textile industries as machine operators. It was called light industry.
This is so heartwarming to watch! I love your content and how you portrait the young Vietnamese generation in Europe!
I’m very happy we got such a great community of beautiful people and culture in our county…
As a Vietnamese, I'm proud of our people. We are successful anywhere in the world as long as it is free and democratic. 🙂
Great positive clip and very interesting story and culture. I am also happy that modern Vietnam is developing fast and new generations there will have new possibilities to express themselvs and have happy lifes.
Very interesting , finding Vietnamese community in Czech Republic wooooooooow 😊
Is there a Czech community in Vietnam?
@@guysovereign No
@@guysovereignNo
@@guysovereign I don't think so (there could always be some individual expats) but we generally have special relations with Vietnam as a country thanks to this, like direct flights.
@@josefkos9986 On a different topic, the vietnamese girls have no problem finding Czech boyfriends and husbands, while the Vietnamese guys have a difficult time and many stay single for life. This is the way it always is when whites and asians mix. Racism sucks.
Love that European born Viet can speak multiple languages, most of us in the US only know English and half ass Vietnamese. 🤣
😅 It's one of the advantages of living in Europe. It's pretty standart for everybody to study at least 2 foreign languages.
depends on their parents , mostly. Most Vietnamese people in Eastern Europe came from Northern Vietnam where family value and traditions are regarded higher than the Southern Vietnamese people.
Viet people do well in all countires, never any problems.
what about they own?
@@Cxs1a3not too bad either, one of the fastest growing economies in the world.
@@Cxs1a3 growth rate is super high right now but other countries have more opportunities to become wealthy. many Vietnamese Americans make at least 80k a year, esp younger generations where so many work in computer science or healthcare
Japanese disagree with u
Wite people created those companies to give you those relatively high-paying jobs, that shows the greatness of wite people not y'all.
This is such an incredible series!
I am Vietnamese American from San Jose, California. My city in Silicon Valley is home to the largest population of Vietnamese outside of Vietnam. Though our parents were on opposite sides of the war, the Vietnamese Diaspora is what I relate to more than my ancestrial homeland. It was beautiful to see this video and see my people thriving in another immigrant community outside of Vietnam. I hope one day, we can put our political differences aside and come together as one people: the Vietnamese people.
For decades my US Army brother was stricken by grief by a horrific crime Viet Cong did to some village children and regretted he did not volunteer to stay longer to protect Viet people.
@@jamesrecknor6752
US servicemen fighting the communists in Vietnam are the unsung heroes. The passage of time has vindicated the role of the United States Armed Forces in Vietnam by revealing the crimes of Vietnamese communists and the abject failure of their communist system. Even North Vietnamese people like those living in the Czech Republic featured in this video do not want to live under communist rule. Instead, they want to stay in democratic Czech Republic instead of volutarily return to communist hell hole that is Vietnam. Even the highest ranking communist leaders of Vietnam sent their children to the United States to be educated by Americans because they know their communist education system is an abject failure.
@@jamesrecknor6752 Your US army brother protected Viet people by drop Napalm boms, Agent Orange, My Lai massacre, and countless war crimes?
@@MichaelCollinge-r7dHellhole? Vietnam is now an example of a rising economy. Prosperity can be seen by the neighbors. Besides, US army should have never come to Vietnam.
@@MichaelCollinge-r7dMany of them sent to US to study so that theu would return to Vietnam and contribute to country. Right now, Vietnam is among the great education centers of the world.
Omg i love this new series. I’m an Asian in Berlin (i wasnt born and raised here) and really wish there’s more Asian content/representation out here in Europe. More of this plz!
All of the Vietnamese people I met in Berlin have been great. They bring beautiful culture but respect the culture of Berlin at the same time. Wonderful people.
As an Asian American, I was unaware that there were Vietnamese Czechs living in the Czech Republic. I do know that many Vietnamese were sent to West Germany (West Germany vs. East Germany at that time) in the early 1980s because I lived in Germany as an exchange student during that time. They were featured on German television as the new immigrants in the country..
I live in Fremont, California, which is just a 30-minute drive from San Jose, where approximately 180,000 Vietnamese Americans reside.
They are literally everywhere. In some countries more than others.
I'm half japanese and half south Vietnamese (Because I speak southern accent mostly) and I found it very intriguing
As a Czech person, I think Czechs of Vietnamese origin should be more involved in local politics. It would connect our cultures even more. Otherwise, I have nothing to complain about people of Vietnamese origin, their industriousness is inspiring.
I’m Prager, and I’m proud for Vietnamese here!
North Vietnamese make the majority of Vietnamese in Czech because they went to do hard labor. It is good the 2nd generation do better.
wishing my fellows Vietnamese living abroad find happiness where ever you are
had many vietnamese classmates in school, totally normal and cool bros
also, I love the small shops they have absolutely everywhere, you can get anything there anytime
When talking about cultural enrichment in connection with migration. This applies to the Vietnamese, Koreans, Japanese, Mongolians... They are wonderful people, intelligent and they came to live together with us and make the place where they live nicer both for themselves and for us and for our common descendants. No one I know in the Czech Republic differentiates between Vietnamese and Czechs. They are simply slightly different looking Czechs.
As Czech man I met many Vietnamese people (in almost every my classrom in schools there was one 😄) and I have never had problem with single one. Quite the opposite, the experience with Vietnamese people is very positive. I consider them as an example of successful immigration.
I haven't had a slightest clue that the Vietnamese community was so big in the Czech Republic. Well, next time I visit Prague I'm gonna visit some of the places mentioned in this video. It is really nice to see that the Vietnamese Czechs and their families have good life, feel good and inclusive in the Czech Republic. 🙂❤👍🏻
It’s cool that some of them can speak 3 languages. That’s the best way to adapt to just about any environment.
it's pretty standart for everybody in Europe (among other places) to study at least 2 foreign languages. The Czech-Vietnamese here just get an early start :)
@lancecahill5486
Not some of them but almost all of them. Vietnamese from parents and Vietnamese friends, Czech from school and from Czech friends. In Czechia, English is taught as a compulsory school language because it is the Lingua Franca for Europe. If you work with foreign companies, English is necessary for communication abroad. There are approximately 225 indigenous languages in Europe, of which the European Union has 23 official languages. You can't learn them all. All of North America can get by with English, and French-speaking Canadians can usually speak English. So 3 languages is not unusual but it is a necessity.
amazing video. I am Vietnamese American that came to USA in 1975
Wow what an interesting story! great video thank you for sharing
No surprise the second generation is fully settled and localized, as I used to see a lot of Vietnamese labored workers in Eastern Block countries such as Czechoslovakia, Poland and East Germany in the late 80s.
I’m from the US born and raised in Southern California. There are a lot of Vietnamese people in Orange County, Southern California, especially in the city of Westminster.
Cool seing Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic, I think looking for a hot bowl of "Pho" in the winter will be hard to find? Cafe sua da sounds as well.
You can find "pho" on nearly every corner here. I love it, and I especially love the one from my local Vietnamese restaurant in my village of 3000 people...
@@saya-mi Yeah, that's another interesting part, that the Vietnamese community isn't just a big city thing - I'm from a town of 3000 as well and while we don't have a Vietnamese restaurant, there are two Vietnamese grocery stores. It's a delight to see the kids even in traditional Czech (Moravian) folk costumes on the occasions here and there.
You can find Pho almost everywhere in the Czech Republic. Vietnamese cuisine has also been entering Czech households (although a lot less spicy version, obviously). My daughter keeps on suggesting trying new Vietnamese recipes.... Thinking about it, Vietnamese cuisine might be yet another blessing of the Vietnamese community battling Czech obesity rates 😂.
They have shops in every little town (maybe even villages), as someone who loves Asian cuisine they have been a godsend as their shops oftenly have asian goods you would only find in big cities
Super - moc rada koukam na tenhle prispevek.)
There is a HUGE Vietnamese successful diaspora here in Sydney and Melbourne after the tragedy of the Vietnam War and many 1st gen seeking asylum in the early 80s onwards. Now, with their kids so successful here in Aus (business people/doctors/lawyers/comedians), one thing I can say; their work ethic, like many Asian immigrants, is unbelievably good they work so hard...and ''3 colours'' jelly drink is the best drink I have ever tasted LOL...
God bless the Vietnamese. Big hearts and always smiling ❤️❤️❤️
Very interesting story! Didn't know Vietnamese people are in Czech Republic.
Actually I have travel thru Eastern Europe and I came to Prague and discovered Sapa. So happy and glad to eat good Vietnamese foods but also see Czech-Viet…I am a American Viet :)
This must be a coincidence since I was just trying to decide whether to move to Czech Republic or Vietnam next year 😂
Some of the best Viet food I had was in Prague!
Czech Republic was considered the most open, welcoming place in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union. Lots of young Americans went there too, although I think mostly because beer was so cheap. Czech people are cool. They let me try Mozart’s piano.
Vietnamese settled well in every country. They assimilate to the culture and contribute to society. Never cause trouble.
"Two cultures can coexist if they want." That´s the point - if they they want. That´s also why in this case we don´t witness the same phenomena currently present in Western Europe.
@jansoltes971
Unfortunately, phenomena that occur in Western Europe also occur in the Czechia. There has been a certain minority of the population here for almost a thousand years, originally a nomadic minority from India, which has not been able to integrate even during the mentioned thousand years. Apparently, there will be no problem on the Czech side, because we get along well with the Vietnamese and the Vietnamese were able to integrate with Czechs in a few decades.
Czech sounds different than Polish. I thought it would sound similar. I live in Chicago and we have a lot of Polish immigrants in Chicago. I’m planning on visiting Prague as well as Vienna, Austria and parts of Italy after I finish college.
It does and it doesn't. The difference is similar to Spanish and Portuguese (Polish being the Portuguese because of all the sh ch and nasalised vowels)
As a Czech I'll proudly say WELCOME VIETNAMESE ❤
As a Vietnamese when i was a child everytime i heard about person who live abroad,the name of the country was always Czechoslovakia or Poland. I know Czechoslovakia is no longer a country but that how old gen call here in Vietnam😅