Thursday, January 10, 2008

Our Holiday in Hanoi, Vietnam - Language


Vietnamese is the official language. English, French and Chinese are spoken (very) occasionally. It's a MUST to bring along a map when hiring a taxi. We were very surprised that most taxi drivers do not speak English, even some simple words. We have to arm ourselves with basic Vietnamese words and a map, so that we can show them our desired location. Most restaurant workers do not speak English too, however most menus have English written under each Vietnamese words, so we can still roughly order some food. Vietnamese food is in a way quite similar to our Chinese or Thai food but with their own style, which is a great dining experience.
Most staff in the hotels speak fair/fluent English.


Picture is showing Ryan was studying the map with Eu Anne kept asking 'where... where...' :-)

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