Vietnamese never touch another's head. Only the elderly can touch the head of a young child. Summoning with a hand or finger in an up position is reserved only for animals or inferior persons. Between two equal people, it is a provocation. To summon an individual, the entire hand with fingers facing downward is the only appropriate hand signal.
Incest is punished by law and strongly resented by society.
The concept of equality between the sexes is the same as in Western countries, but socially man is still considered slightly superior to woman. Yellow is the color of royalty. The dragon symbolizes descent of the Vietnamese from the mythical dragon. The Vietnamese Experience in America. Interview with Ban Van Nguyen Ban Van Nguyen is a man who was born in Central Vietnam and left the country in 1967.