When to Say Goodbye?

You may still be having a good time when midnight strikes, but don't linger for too long: as a rule, such social occasions don't go on as long as they would do in your country...
You may still be having a good time when midnight strikes, but don't linger for too long: as a rule, such social occasions don't go on as long as they would do in your country. Leisure time is limited and people get up incredibly early in the morning. Do be on the lookout for hints that the party's over...even if it's only nine in the evening. Everyone else has left? Your host looks at his watch and exclaims how late it is! Your host's spouse has already retired to bed. After a while, you might even be offered a not so subtle, but still Vietnamese polite hint... "You go home now?"