Some many people think that today, the world becomes global, people become also more exposed to different cultures, so the differences between Vietnam and America seem to be narrowing. However, there are many differences between them, specifically, in wedding ceremonies, food, and the education system. Wedding ceremonies are significant for couples in both countries. The weddings in both countries are organized, and there are certain rituals that the couple intending to get married has to observe, before and during the wedding ceremony. In both countries, couples have engagement ceremonies before holding a wedding ceremony. In both countries, the couples exchange rings during the wedding. In both countries, the couple often holds a reception after the end of the wedding ceremony. The wedding reception is a time for the couple to share one of the most important days in their lives with their families and friends. In both countries, the couple often receives gifts from friends and family. The wedding ceremonies in America and Vietnam are different in several ways.
The engagement ceremony in America involves the couple only and is often an intimate affair. The couple’s decision to get married does not depend on the parents’ opinion. In Vietnam, the engagement ceremony involves the couple and their families, since the couple has to ask for permission to get married. The couple’s decision to get married depends of their parents’ opinion. If the parents disapprove of the future spouse and does not approve of the marriage, then the couple does not get married. Many American brides prefer a white wedding dress. This is different in Vietnam, where red is the preferred color for the wedding dress, since it represents good luck and fortune. American wedding ceremonies can take place almost anywhere, depending on what the couple decides. This ranges from the church, government offices, beaches, gardens, among other areas. This is different from Vietnamese weddings, since the ceremony has to begin in front of an altar.
In America, the groom waits for the bride at the wedding venue. In Vietnam, the groom’s family has to go to the bride’s house on the day of the wedding, and the bride’s parents have to give their consent for the wedding to take place. In America, people such as religious and government leaders have the authority of marrying the couple. In Vietnam, the couple’s parents can wed their children legally. In America, the couple is free to choose the wedding reception of their choice. Some couples choose to hold a simple wedding reception with very few friends and relatives. This is different in Vietnam. The wedding reception is a grand affair, where the couple invites many people. In America, the guests invited to the wedding can give their gifts at any time, including before the wedding. In Vietnam, the couples receive gifts from the guests at the wedding reception. In America, the couple decides which day their wedding will take place. In Vietnam, many couples seek the counsel of a fortuneteller, to tell them the most appropriate day for their wedding.
Food
Americans and Vietnamese enjoy having a wide variety of food options. People have the freedom to eat what they please. Both cultures eat cooked foods and vegetables, and they add fruits to their diets. They both use a variety of meat sources in their diet. In both countries, people eat three main meals of breakfast, lunch, and dinner during the day. Americans and Vietnamese use some culinary items when eating. The food and food cultures in the two countries differ in different ways. Food in the two countries differs by region. In America, southern foods are different from the foods cooked in the other regions. This is the case in Vietnam, where the food in the northern parts differs from the food in the southern regions, in the country. Several differences exist between the food and food culture in Vietnam and America.
Food preparation in America can take remarkably little time, or no time at all in case people choose to order. Some people buy precooked food, which takes little time to prepare. In Vietnam, the food culture is different, as Vietnamese will spend a lot of time in food preparation. Americans enjoy eating out at restaurants and ordering ready-made meals. Vietnamese prefer cooking their food and eating in the home. Many Americans choose to buy their groceries once a week. This is different in Vietnam, where many people buy groceries daily. Americans do not have a defined staple food. Vietnamese consider rice their main staple food. They have diffe
 Some
  many
  people
  think
 that  
today
, the world becomes global,  
people
 become  
also
 more exposed to  
different
  cultures
,  
so
 the differences between Vietnam and America seem to be narrowing.  
However
, there are  
many
 differences between them,  
specifically
, in  
wedding
  ceremonies
,  
food
, and the education system.  
Wedding
  ceremonies
 are significant for  
couples
 in both  
countries
. The  
weddings
 in both  
countries
  are organized
, and there are certain rituals that the  
couple
 intending to  
get
 married  
has to
 observe,  
before
 and during the  
wedding
  ceremony
. In both  
countries
,  
couples
 have engagement  
ceremonies
  before
 holding a  
wedding
  ceremony
. In both  
countries
, the  
couples
 exchange rings during the  
wedding
.  
In
 both  
countries
, the  
couple
  often
 holds a  
reception
 after the  
end
 of the  
wedding
  ceremony
. The  
wedding
  reception
 is a  
time
 for the  
couple
 to share one of the most  
important
 days in their  
lives
 with their  
families
 and friends. In both  
countries
, the  
couple
  often
 receives gifts from friends and  
family
. The  
wedding
  ceremonies
 in America and Vietnam are  
different
 in several ways.
The engagement  
ceremony
 in America involves the  
couple
  only
 and is  
often
 an intimate affair.  
The
  couple’s
 decision to  
get
 married does not depend on the  
parents’
 opinion. In Vietnam, the engagement  
ceremony
 involves the  
couple
 and their  
families
, since the  
couple
  has to
  ask for
 permission to  
get
 married. The  
couple’s
 decision to  
get
 married  
depends
 of their  
parents’
 opinion. If the  
parents
 disapprove of the future spouse and does not approve of the marriage, then the  
couple
 does not  
get
 married.  
Many
 American  
brides
 prefer a white  
wedding
 dress. This is  
different
 in Vietnam, where red is the preferred color for the  
wedding
 dress, since it represents  
good
 luck and fortune. American  
wedding
  ceremonies
 can take place almost anywhere, depending on what the  
couple
 decides. This ranges from the church,  
government
 offices, beaches, gardens, among other areas. This is  
different
 from Vietnamese  
weddings
, since the  
ceremony
  has to
  begin
 in front of an altar.
In America, the groom waits for the  
bride
 at the  
wedding
 venue. In Vietnam, the groom’s  
family
  has to
 go to the  
bride’s
  house
 on the day of the  
wedding
, and the  
bride’s
  parents
  have to
 give their consent for the  
wedding
 to take place.  
In
 America,  
people
 such as religious and  
government
 leaders have the authority of marrying the  
couple
.  
In
 Vietnam, the  
couple’s
  parents
 can  
wed
 their children  
legally
.  
In
 America, the  
couple
 is free to  
choose
 the  
wedding
  reception
 of their choice.  
Some
  couples
  choose
 to hold a simple  
wedding
  reception
 with  
very
 few friends and relatives. This is  
different
 in Vietnam. The  
wedding
  reception
 is a grand affair, where the  
couple
 invites  
many
  people
. In America, the guests invited to the  
wedding
 can give their gifts at any  
time
, including  
before
 the  
wedding
. In Vietnam, the  
couples
 receive gifts from the guests at the  
wedding
  reception
.  
In
 America, the  
couple
 decides which day their  
wedding
 will take place.  
In
 Vietnam,  
many
  couples
 seek the counsel of a fortuneteller, to  
tell
 them the most appropriate day for their wedding.
Food
Americans and Vietnamese enjoy having a wide variety of  
food
 options.  
People
 have the freedom to eat what they  
please
. Both  
cultures
 eat cooked  
foods
 and vegetables, and they  
add
 fruits to their diets. They both  
use
 a variety of meat sources in their diet. In both  
countries
,  
people
 eat three main meals of breakfast, lunch, and dinner during the day. Americans and Vietnamese  
use
  some
 culinary items when eating. The  
food
 and  
food
  cultures
 in the two  
countries
 differ in  
different
 ways.  
Food
 in the two  
countries
 differs by region. In America, southern  
foods
 are  
different
 from the  
foods
 cooked in the other regions. This is the case in Vietnam, where the  
food
 in the northern parts differs from the  
food
 in the southern regions, in the  
country
. Several differences exist between the  
food
 and  
food
  culture
 in Vietnam and America.
Food preparation in America can take  
remarkably
  little
  time
, or no  
time
 at all in case  
people
  choose
 to order.  
Some
  people
  buy
 precooked  
food
, which takes  
little
  time
 to prepare. In Vietnam, the  
food
  culture
 is  
different
, as Vietnamese will spend  
a lot of
  time
 in  
food
 preparation. Americans enjoy eating out at restaurants and ordering ready-made meals. Vietnamese prefer cooking their  
food
 and eating in the home.  
Many
 Americans  
choose
 to  
buy
 their groceries once a week. This is  
different
 in Vietnam, where  
many
  people
  buy
 groceries daily. Americans do not have a defined staple  
food
. Vietnamese consider rice their main staple  
food
. They have  
diffe