The Vietnamese are reserved people. They are not that friendly, at least until you get to know them well. I used to think very well of the apparent ease with which Filipinos talk to you and want to be your friends. Over the years, I have learned to appreciate the humble, nuanced, polite approach of the Vietnamese or even the Thai, and de-preciate the boastful, sticky, over the top and often purely functional (ie. they want something from you) friendliness of the Pinoy.
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That is an excellent point about the pinoy approach while being friendly on the surface having motives that are functional as you say. I think almost everyone in the Philippines is willing to ask a western acquaintance for money rather quickly and without much rapport or friendship established while this is considered unthinkable in Vietnam.
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