Vietnamese Culture Vs American Culture Essay

Imagine the differences, socially and otherwise, that occur between the United States and Vietnam. They are two completely different ways of life with customs that may seem bizarre to one another. For example Vietnamese men and women usually live with their parents until marriage. In the United States most children pack their bags and leave soon after they turn 18. It is simple to see that different geographical locations create incredible contrast from culture to culture. It may be easier now to picture the clash in culture between the Natives and the Europeans. In a world before social media was around to show what life was like on the other side of the world no European could have ever imagined the type of civilization they were going to stumble upon. Much less be able to picture the mass genocide about to take place under their watch. There were many differences between …show more content…
The Europeans would set land away and build homes for their families. It was common to keep this land in the family name for generations, as to not let another family stake it in their name. The Natives traveled seasonally to the different regions in the Northern area of the American continent. It is believed there were travel routes that reached as far as South America. This caused great conflict between the Natives and Europeans, because the Natives believed the land could not be owed and belonged to everyone. However, the Europeans believed because they have staked claimed and built homes upon the land that now it belonged to them; therefore the Natives could no longer come back onto the lands. Also, the nomadic/semi-nomadic lifestyle of the Natives was so different to the Europeans that the Europeans truly believed it was a mark of a savage. Not having a permanent home somehow made the Natives less civilized, and less of a people in the eyes of the