which Viet accent is considered "high class" throughout VN? Options

[Ilikeasians]

I like the central ones as it sounds "imperial" but I talk to my folks and they tell me it's an accent associated with "stinginess". I've never heard this. WTH?

Is it fair to say that the Northerners dominate politics and business while the Southerners dominate the arts and cinema? Where do the "Hue" peoples fit in to this power scheme?

This post has been edited by Ilikeasians: Feb 7 2012, 12:22 AM

[freeter]

We have to strengthen our border and improve our navy, true. However, that can be done within the context of the already existing Vietnam. No need for further expansion and incorporation of other group. The Khmers don't like us, and most of our people are oblivious about them. Let's them be them and us be us, that serve the best interest of the two nations (The Scotts didn't blame the English for virtually everything that went wrong in their history).

The US could afford a civil war because it was off the reach of its powerful enemies at the time. Vietnam didn't have such luxury. Moreover, the US came out stronger because the North was way out-industrialized and was much more populous than the South. It could easily absorb and revitalize the South's economy. Moreover, the war was not too long and the outcome was decisive. Last but not least, the northern elites had already had a vision for a united country prior to declaring war on the South. The Trinh-Nguyen Period was vastly different. It lasts from 1592 to 1789 with no clear development. In the end, it was the Tay Son rebellion that swooped them both; thanks to the people already lost hope in the two houses of power. Legacy of it is still obvious nowadays, when was the last time you heard a southerner commenting on how obnoxious a northerner sounds? It's hard to find such wide-spread contempt among Americans of different regions.