DON'T touch Vietnamese men in public unless you are absolutely sure it will not embarrass them and their entourage. Aside from some very rare exceptions, Vietnamese women...
DON'T touch Vietnamese men in public unless you are absolutely sure it will not embarrass them and their entourage. Aside from some very rare exceptions, Vietnamese women don't drink and don't smoke. (They're such saints...) It looks bad! Bur, as a foreigner, smoking shouldn't damage your image too much. The same goes for alcohol. In fact, most Vietnamese (well, Vietnamese men) will encourage you to drink as much as them. 'Down in one' (tram phan tram) is a well entrenched custom.
