5. Sometimes it is very difficult to learn the way people do things in a new culture. What can we do to make life easier for newcomers? 
- Obviously, time can help them.
The longer they settle their life in that new country, the easier for them to adapt with lifestyle of the new culture due to constant observation and contacts with the local people.
- Studying the new language
Language and culture is closely related to each other. If they can speak the living country’s language fluently, it is much easier for them to understand and adapt the new culture. Also, studying new language also means studying new culture
- Making new acquaintance with the local people. These people can directly tell new resident about their habits and customs that they expect this person to observe.
6. Where is Vietnamese culture stronger, in the country or the city? Can you give some examples?
In Vietnam, culture is stronger in the country than in the city. Let’s have a look in one of the most famous custom of Vietnam: the custom of chewing betel and areca nut.
    A quid of betel consists of four materials: an areca nut, betel leaf, a chay root, and hydrated lime.
    The custom of chewing betel-nut is unique to Vietnam. Old health books claim that "chewing betel and areca nut makes the mouth fragrant, decreases bad tempers, and makes digesting food easy".
    A quid of betel makes people become closer and more openhearted. At any wedding ceremony, there must be a dish of betel and areca nut, which people can share as they enjoy the special occasion.
     During festivals or Tet Holidays, betel and areca nut is used for inviting visitors and making acquaintances. 
    Nowadays, the custom of chewing betel remains popular in some Vietnamese villages and among the old. But in the urban, it is not of so popular.
7. Do traditional cultures contribute to the development of modern societies? Why? Why not?
8. Give some prominent features of your culture:
    It can be said that there were three layers of culture overlapping each other during the history of Vietnam: local culture, the culture that mixed with those of China and other countries in the region, and the culture that interacted with Western culture. 
    The most prominent feature of the Vietnamese culture is that it was not assimilated by foreign cultures thanks to the strong local cultural foundations. On the contra

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