Sunday, May 20, 2007

Noodles and Rice

In Vietnam rice is an every day thing and you have noodles only on special occasions. Men have a joke that their wives are rice and girlfriends are noodles. This is one of Ahn's many noodles. No, he is not cheating on his wife they just like to joke around a lot. He also called this women his sister (they are not blood related).
One of Viet's students that I met when I was in Hanoi referred the girl to who he was with as his sister as well. They were blood related but not brother or sister. I have come to the conclusion that if two people are very close then they refer to each other as 'brother' or 'sister'.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

So now that you've finished your research project, do you consider Anh, Lien, and Viet your brothers?

Anonymous said...

Did you get to eat noodles for an special occasions on your trip or was it just rice?

Anonymous said...

i'm glad that they weren't related and i hope you had a nice trip to and from vietnam and i can't wait to hear about the differnet kinds of butterflies you saw!

Anonymous said...

Hi, how are you? we miss you alote. I miss science class and im shure everyone else does too!! I hope you are having a good time there. That spider was huge! i wouldn't go back in that room ever again!! lol

Anonymous said...

Hey Ms.Winzeler we miss you so much i can't wait to see you.i have so many questions to ask you.i hope you bring back some wonderful pictures. Reading the Noodles and Rice - that one made Crystel and I laugh. Even thought that's what we are always doing anyways. Hope you have a safe trip back and get enough rest when you get home so you're ready for alot of excitement when you get back. bye bye for now

Anonymous said...

Hi Ms.Winzeler this is your "sister"(lol). Well now that you had a nice trip to and from vietnam, I can't wait to hear about all those butterflies you found. Have Fun!!!

Anonymous said...

Hi Ms.Winzeler.What did you eat during your trip in Vietnam?