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]

Useless in war is useless in peace? More like the opposite; those who are more adept in war tend to be useless in peace. Mongolians are great examples. They arguably make the best fighters in the world, yet they struggle to run an efficient civil government. (Example of useful in war, useless in peace).

The Swiss is another counterexample. They are vulnerable to warfare but thrive in the presence of peace. (Example of useless in war, useful in peace).

The warring faction is only needed during peace time if you are using this time to scheme for the next war. I doubt Vietnamese are down for more warfare. This current generation is the first one after centuries (arguably since Mac Dang Dung overthrew the Later Le Dynasty in the 15th century) that were fully born and grew up in peace. And I want to see them eventually part this world in peace after living a long life of tranquility. Anyone who dare to disturb their peace deserves to be crushed and incinerate into ashes.

In the end, the warring faction may still present a part of the government, but it has to be drastically scaled down and should not be in the leading position. The power to make economic decisions, especially, must be removed from these people and assigned to more deserving individuals.

This post has been edited by freeter: Feb 7 2012, 03:06 PM

[XigonCongchua]

Useless in war is useless in peace? More like the opposite; those who are more adept in war tend to be useless in peace. Mongolians are great examples. They arguably make the best fighters in the world, yet they struggle to run an efficient civil government. (Example of useful in war, useless in peace).

The Swiss is another counterexample. They are vulnerable to warfare but thrive in the presence of peace. (Example of useless in war, useful in peace).

The warring faction is only needed during peace time if you are using this time to scheme for the next war. I doubt Vietnamese are down for more warfare. This current generation is the first one after centuries (arguably since Mac Dang Dung overthrew the Later Le Dynasty in the 15th century) that were fully born and grew up in peace. And I want to see them eventually part this world in peace after living a long life of tranquility. Anyone who dare to disturb their peace deserves to be crushed and incinerate into ashes.

In the end, the warring faction may still present a part of the government, but it has to be drastically scaled down and should not be in the leading position. The power to make economic decisions, especially, must be removed from these people and assigned to more deserving individuals.

Yea trị bình and trị loạn are two different things. IMO Nguyễn Ánh might have done kinda well in trị loạn but in my perspective he failed in trị bình.