My parents’ house tour
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- čas přidán 17. 05. 2024
- Come explore my childhood home in Vietnam with me.
I'm taking you on a tour of the house I used to live in.
00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Kitchen (Bathroom, Laundry)
04:04 - Living quarters
08:10 - Courtyard
08:52 - Why Vietnamese houses are so open
10:31 - My old room
12:00 - Ancestral worship room
14:40 - Tea drinking area
15:49 - Dish washing area
16:24 - Garden area
18:50 - Herb garden
20:53 - Outro
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Hi, I'm Uyen Ninh but please just call me Uyen!
I moved from Vietnam to Germany 3 years ago for studying. I make silly videos about how Germany looks like through the eyes of a Vietnamese - on my way to be your favourite Ausländer! :D
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I love how she gives us the family tea. Like yeah dad bought this without telling anyone and it was very expensive 😭😭 it feels like I'm being shown around my friends childhood home. Thank you for showing us Uyen!! And I love how nothing is staged and not super clean and spotless like some influencers like to show off. Adds to the feeling just a casual friend tour even more ❤️❤️
Her rant about her dads impulse buy cracked me up 😂 dad behavior is so universal
Lmao "the family tea" 😂😂
Nice house and family farm and garden. Thanks for showing us the trees and other plants too.
Could some solar panels help provide more electricity? Maybe a humidifier could help keep the house dry inside uh, maybe?
Or how grandma chews the leaves to get high lmao- 😂
May not be 100% tidy but certainly looks totally clean .
It's so refreshing to see someone who is aware and proud of where they came from and who they are.
Yes! Absolutely! I’m proud to be viewing a candid peek into her life before Germany.
Came here to say this!!! It's so great to have an insight into your real life back at Vietnam, Uyen!!! :)
I love this so much. I love that nobody "cleaned up" the house specifically for the video. It feels real, and that's valuable. Wholesome.
And it still looks clean.
I was very enchanted by tour. Many of the apartment tours in the US, especially those in New York City, look as if they are staged as rental properties. In this tour the hour looks asbif people are acrually living here. What I liked most was the carved furniture and doors. What liked least were the hard, uncomfortable mattresses, chairs without cushions and the low sink for washing dishes.
This is ONE OF THE BEST video tour of a home. Better than any fancy Million dollar production with models, 6 camera etc. It's real, candid, little unknown facts. THE BEST!
She's adorable and this video tour is so well done.
I love the history behind it, too. The stories about the Bush that had come from her grandparents, and the whole damn house they had moved to the second floor. These are the best stories and what makes a tour special and more interesting than just showing another modern kitchen or a cinema room.
I love the "bought without consultation" part, dads are the same everywhere.
True😅😅😅😅😅
😂it's so true lmaooo just impulse buying
Absolutely😂
I know right! My dad bought all this junk at the house and its too much!!
Lol true...my best friend's father changed her name without even consulting anyone lol😂😂
Uyen, please thank your mom for allowing us to see her beautiful home.
Me too!
Same!!
Definitely! She keeps a beautiful home and seems so diligent, I bet she has some wonderful farming stories.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
me too
Your parents have a nice home. I mean that sincerely. Not everywhere, do you find such a solidly built house, so spacious. Love from Kentucky, USA.
agreed! my little college house i share with roommates is 1/4 the size and 1/2 the quality construction.
hi from louisville !
I can absolutely relate to the building quality, except the doors (pressed wood aaaall the way xD), but including the thickness of the wall.
The huge difference is that our homes are definitely not built for hot and humid climate, as it's (in comparison) cold and dry here.
So, I love these doors, is what I'm trying to say. ^^
By watching this video, I realized that Vietnam and México's rural houses are pretty much alike, even though at first it look like whole different countries. I can realate to a lot of what was showed in the video, like having shuch a big houses and your own garden, parties with a lot of people, the mosquitos red in the beds, the fancy room that is only used when there are guests, using brooms and not vacuum cleaners, non-electric stoves, bathing with the hot water and the recipee (which in México is known as taking a shower by "Jikarasos") and a lot more. I think this is really wholesome!
Right? This reminded me so much of my grandparents house in rural Michoacán
Indonesian's houses are like that, too. Her house remind me of my late grandparents' house
Please never change. You're one of the most authentic people I've ever seen online. You just truly seem like such a sweet fun person. I love your house. I love watching shows where I get to see houses in different countries. I've always been super interested in just seeing how other people live.
Right ❤❤
I used to work at a photo lab in a drugstore when I was younger and I LOVED getting to see other people and their houses, how they lived when (they thought) no one else was around. That sounded creepier than I meant! But no one ever used to think about the fact that if you're bringing film to be developed and printed, someone else is going to see it - even if it's automated (ours wasn't, but still), someone still has to check and make sure everything printed correctly, etc.
Uyen casually roasting her family is really cute and such a relatable feeling to ones parent's home "we have this but no idea why"
The "Dad didn't ask anyone before buying this giant inconvenient thing that is now forever in the way" part killed me... my dad was the same 😂😂
also “we should have this but no idea why not” 🤣
Qa@@m.t.v.5639
I am stuck with a sofa bed same way 😂😂😂the cat is the only one using it
haha exactly! She made me laugh very hard XD
Uyen is the friend everyone wants but doesn't deserve. This is quite refreshing to see how wholesome and genuine a content creator is.
Hmmm she grew up in extremely sexist vietnam. Sounds like its better 😂
This is the best house tour ever!! It's so nostalgic. We have a very similar setup here in India. The cultural similarity is just so powerful :) we have the same wardrobes, same mosquito nets, same love for jackfruit 😅 aand yes the love for wooden furniture!!!! I can easily see myself settling there without any changes to my lifestyle whatsoever because it's all so similar!! God bless!!!
Same with Bangladesh 🇧🇩. Mosquito net is must from bites 😅
Yeah but I never seen such a big house And proper furniture , especially in Indian villages!?🥲😂
@@ramsolanke7941 you should go to West Bengal and Assam then... And tripura as well
I just came to comment the same here.. about the cultural similarity with India. The shocking part was even we South Indians use betel leaf and areca nut as an offering during worship or elders.
I love how she is sooo comfy with her audience that she doesn’t care about cleaning and wore her Jammies to show the house 😂❤❤❤ this is what we love, genuine content!!!!😊
I love her style, its like hanging out with a new friend 😊
The carving of the doors and furniture is beautiful. That staircase is beautiful, too. I love how the inside of the house to outside courtyard flows as one.
jammies are common in Vietnam. they wear it outside on the streets)))
@@Iskorkaterina I love it! 😍
In Singapore we used to be able to wear pyjamas till the late 1970s to the nearby markets for breakfast with friends and neighbours - that's why many of us are not awed by pyjama parties. Just hope that as Vietnam develops it will not fall in the ugly modern living stress like Singapore now where everything is about money Real Singaporeans were not like this.
Let me tell you guys one thing as I’m Vietnamese born and raised, her parents house is considered as very typical house in Vietnam and it got its own character since most furniture in the house is made from wood ( quite expensive in Vietnam). I’m so happy to see Uyen video, reminds me a lot of my own family house and I can’t wait to visit them this year 😊
Wouldnt this house be more middle to upper class tho?
Tell your Viets to be very careful when China traders / antique hunters come knocking on their doors. They will plot with the local officials to evict the residents so they could just pick up the discarded pieces of wooden furniture to resell for million fold profits.
@@expatleaniein rural i would def say yes ❤
@@expatleanieyes
@expatleanie more upper class...see that washing machine, come on. And the home itself has multiple stores
When you say your family lives in a small village, I expected a small, simple home but your famy home is huge with elaborate staircase and worship room. I was surprised to see a kitchen table and chairs as I thought you mentioned the tradition is to sit on the floor. Thank you to you and your family for sharing❤
yeah, many families in Vietnam do have dining table but they still prefer to sit on the floor. Just like the table and chairs in her living room, nobody use them, guests usually sit and drink tea at the tea table out there in the yard 😂 so all of them are just the furnitures that our parents thought they had to buy (for no reason for me 😂)
Some Midwesterner US grew up with the living room nobody sat in! It was a worldwide trend. I love this!
@@vcb12-Southern American and I too grew up with a living room that no one ever sat in.
Based on the house, her family would be considered filthy rich in north Vietnam!
Village houses tend to be very big compared to city houses because the land is cheaper and alot of people are farmers so it is their own land that is passed down to them so they dont have to “buy” land and can instead invest that money in the house itself. Ofcourse there are people who own smaller houses in the villages but since alot of them tend to be one story so the houses tend to be big and spread out.
The papaya bubble blower melted my heart ❤️ thank you for showing us your house!
People don't discuss it much, but old couples sleeping apart is a pretty common thing in the US, too. People snore (or use a CPAP), people have to get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, people need a pile of pillows to get comfortable, so it is what they need to do to get a good night's sleep.
It’s not exactly common but it’s not unusual.
@@ferretyluvyou're wrong, it's common. Wrong wrong wrong
My husband and I don't sleep together; it is wonderful. He snores and also stops breathing in his sleep, I found myself staying awake just to wake him up (and he will not go to the dr!) plus the occasional situation where he would stretch or whatever and hit me in the head lol. Much nicer now!
@@Isolden11nooo people can die from untreated sleep apnea, especially older people. and it’s terrible for your blood vessels and heart :(
It is pretty common, athough sometime people will not admit to it. Feeling that "people" will comment on it, as if the marriage is falling apart. While actually sleeping apart may be benificial to partners moods, by catching enough sleep and not being irritated by being kept awake by your partner. And no, ageing does not mean that people have given up on their sex life!
There are so many similarities between rural vietnam and rural India, I could relate with so much of this since my grandparents live in a small village in Kerala, India.
true.. its very similar to india
My grandparents aswell they also live in kerala India in a small village however they live in a big house (mansion)
@@Raven._54yeah , Joined family houses used to be so massive. Now everyone lives separately only visiting the family house during vacation.
Definitely. It instantly reminded me of ancestral homes in Goa. The wood carvings and decor are differend but the materials and layout are the same.
my grandparents are also from kerala!!
This home tour was like a warm hug 🥰😃 Vietnam and India have a lot in common. The betel leaves are here consumed as Paan (betal leave in Hindi is called Paan) and the fruit is dried (here it is called Supari) and then consumed. It is good for digestion.
Uyen Ninh you are so good and keep the good work coming ! Love from India.
Did u shit in streets
In my country, they chew the betel nut (the fruit) and get high off of it. 😆 My great-grandma loved them, but it permanently stained her teeth 😅
@@pearlie_ette yes it stains teeths. But older generation like it. Better than weeds and drugs. Cultural things are always better .
Also betel leaves and the nut (supari) are also used in some Hindu rituals (havan etc )
That “Waaaaait a minute…I take everything back”. That hit me hard 😂😂 Every time you think your parents have kept or bought some crazy thing only to be like, oh wait. This. Thing. Is. A-mazing!
I really enjoyed watching this, thank you!
Uyen, never change, my dear. You truly are such a delight & the way you deliver anything to us is the best. You just have such a simple, sweet, almost innocent that is just so delightful. Thank you for sharing your beautiful Vietnam home 😊🫶.
I second this! Well said ☺️
@@gxldxn I third it!
I fourth it✨
I 5th it! ❤
I 6th it! ❤
Vietnamese culture and houses are so similar to Indian. The wood work, the garden, the kitchen is so similar to rural India. It was nice to know that Betel leaves+ nut is considered as a sign of respect in both countries. We also offer it to God, elders during special occasions. Thanks for sharing Uyen.
cause we have same budah culture.
But her house looks too good
So much better than ours
I wish we in America, were the same ❤
Dude.. which rural india are you talking about? 😂 I come from a family of proper villagers and none of my nani or dadi homes look this regal or anything😂
@@sakshamranga Don't know about the south or the north-west part of India but we north-east Indians have very similar house structures to that of Uyen's. My house has very similar items to hers from the furniture to the mosquito net holder to the tool she used to sit to wash dishes (we call it PIRA) . And talking about the betel leaves and nuts its very important in our culture too.
Thank you for showing everyone a REAL home. Really appreciate it! I think the 'pond' beside your outdoor marble table is called a water feature. Some Chinese and Japanese homes have them
Wow your house is amazing! When you mentioned that you live in a small village, I didn't expect the house to be this fancy, full of elaborate carved wood furniture. They're really beautiful.
So, I'm watching this from Tanzania, East Africa and I see an exact City style Household right there. It's unbelievable how relatable it is. The Flask, the Gas, The Building style, everything... So relatable
same from India. Everything feels very familiar to our homes here
I am Indian and I can completely resonate
So similar to West Africa as well!!!
same with Indonesia. even down to the large wooden bed in the living room!
Same with Kenyan homes
All that beautiful carved wood! And the furniture is lovely too. No Ikea here, just furniture that has been passed down through the family. I love it.
the ornate wood everywhere just gets me
Can't have IKEA...won't last with the damp so it's not worth the money
@@thepkitty Or just if they exist, it's going to cost you more than the house itself
Amazing artistry in the furniture and the stair railing. Surrounded by beautiful things. The most precious furniture is the cabinets in the area for the ancestors, that respect says a lot about your family honor.
That was exactly my thoughts, not a single piece from IKEA, truly amazing house ❤
This was so heartwarming, especially listening to the quirks of the family. I'm Indian and we may not look the same but we live really just the same way, and it makes so me warm and fuzzy for Asian kids solidarity❤
I'm from Indonesia. Based on your explanation we have exactly the same culture and house design, especially culture from Java island.
Very nice to know you!
All the wood is so beautiful. Especially in the room for ancestor worship.
Wow your parents have a big house! And it looked clean to me. I have to say that until I watched this video, I didn't know anything about Vietnam, the people or the culture. I find your videos about Vietnam really interesting. It's lovely learning all about how your family live. Such a huge difference to Germany isn't it! God bless you and your family Uyen, and God bless your German boyfriend also. Have a lovely weekend.
I love this. I love learning about homes and architecture in other countries, it’s always so interesting.
However, my favorite part is that is doesn’t seem scripted, it’s feels like I’m Uyen’s friend visiting her home for the first time and she’s giving me a tour of the place and telling me stories about why they have this or that and the purpose of items (along with dishing family tea). 🤭
Feels so welcoming and wholesome ❤❤❤❤❤❤
This video makes me realize why so many Vietnamese people immigrated to New Orleans, same climate, same mosquitos, only slightly better plumbing
I love that you actually went to get soapy water to show us the bubbles, it was quite endearing! Keep the Vietnam content coming, I love it! I know you are not a plant or bug expert, but it would be really cool to see the plants and bugs that live over there in the wild. Nature is so different all over the world, it's fascinating!
I totaly agree, I know there are a lot of frogs and toads, birds, smaller reptiles and a lot more. Would be awesome to see some.
Maybe this could be a colaboration with german boyfriend where he as a biologist can talk about some aspects as well?
omg youre a genius!@@anniinglucksdorf960
@@anniinglucksdorf960 He did not make the trip to Vietnam this time
Thanks for sharing, Uyên! I was born and raised in Vietnam's largest city (Sài Gòn) and left Vietnam as a teenager, so I'm also not familiar with all the details in a rural home. Your parents' house is HUGE! The wooden furniture is amazing. I love the garden so much, and I appreciate how you showed respect to the ancestors by not pointing the camera towards the altar.
In Vietnam, especially in the north, they have to build solid houses to withstand tropical storms that come every year.
As Indonesian, I can relate a lot to the house and stuff in it. As well as the surrounding area and the ambience. The leaves that you mention (bitter and makes your mouth red when you chew it) we call it daun sirih, here. The elderly here love it. They say it's kind of cleaning their teeth and make them stronger (like how, you bloody vegan vampires!). Well anyway, love your house! Hopefully you and german fiance can use the praying (?) room soon for your wedding ❤❤
I knew that Buddhism and Hinduism are related, so I expected that I would be able to relate to some things, but I did not expect that Vietnamese and Indian culture would be this similar! The wooden furniture, the traditions, they're are all so relatable lol. I'm looking forward to watching your upcoming videos about Vietnam
I guess we would find Asian culture similar.
Exactly such a beautiful traditional home reminds me of rich peoples houses in southern India 😊
Even the eating of the Betel Nut and Betel Leaf. Even Indians who were brought to South Africa as indentured labourers, my great great grandparents included, kept that Indian tradition going through the generations and I love it!
This ancestor and spirit worship has no link with Hinduism or Buddhism. It is an entirely separate thing.
ya It was looking like an Indian home
This is a GORGEOUS home! I'm American and in this day and age solid wood furniture is considered a luxury item and those huge beautiful wooden doors and fixtures are unheard of unless you're rich
Same with marble tables and counter tops
So honestly with some re-arranging of furniture in America that would be considered a luxurious summer home
Most summer or beach houses in America tend to not have central air or very big kitchen so that's immediately what it made me think of
I prefer this bathroom over the western ones. So much easier to clean.
@@tuttyfat I've thought about "some day when I'm rich and can build my dream house" doing so.ething like that.
I know they make barrier free showers here that are similar and I'd does seem MUCH lower maintenance to clean vs those stupid shower and tub combos
@@janaiolson2948 make sure it has a toilet with built in bidet too! I bought one from tushy during the pandemic and I cannot live without it now.
I don't know why Americans think they're gross, its literally washing your bits instead of smearing shit into them. It really comes in handy for that time of the month too!
@@tuttyfat sorry, but we take one or two showers every day and don't eat diarrhea food so we don't need the bidet thing.
@@tuttyfat It's so refreshing, like taking a shower. A handheld shower head on a small sink next to the toilet serves the same tidy purpose without taking up floor space.
As someone who lives in an small town in India, This feels like home.
I thought this is just a home tour video in beginning but after watching it ,it rekindled my memories of my village life in vacations with my grandparents.this was not just home tour it was tour of memories 😊
Its very similar to Indian house,kitchen,cleaning duster,furniture, hard bedding,little farm, even the leaf & beetle nut culture is similar. Enjoyed tour.
frrr it reminded me of my families homes in india even the bathroom
I doubt Indian houses would be that clean
@@lbn6486 you are racist that doesn't mean your statements are true.
@@lbn6486 erm as someone who has family members who live in india in states like karnataka mahrastra goa and gujurat i can confirm yes indian homes are clean goodness
@@lbn6486 and it can be that clean it really depends on the families values and my indian mom actually values clean house more than anything hence y i always get scolded for messing up my room or the house
Your parent's home is amazing and beautiful!
BEAUTIFUL AND COMFY HOUSE. EVERYTHING IS SO ORIGINAL AND NOTHING IS WESTERNISED. REALLY LOVED IT. ESPECIALLY THE GARDEN, THE WOODEN ANCESTORS HOUSE & YOUR MOM’S 40 YEARS OLD CUPBOARD! Please show us around your neighbourhood.
that could be dangerous :D
I love watching house tours from other countries. So different from what is commonly seen in the US!
I've never seen a Vietnamese house and I've learned a lot about Vietnamese culture just by watching this video. Thank you a lot for it!
I love how much history your home has, and I cannot get over all the beautifully intricately carved wood pieces all over your house. Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for welcoming us all into your home! I for one love getting the chance to see what a home looks like on the other side of the world from me. 💛
Your parents have a beautiful home. I am glad you showed it as it really is, lived in . Filled with love and memories.❤
This was awesome. I’m from the UK and it’s great to see how people live all over the world. Also I think you’re amazing. I love how positive you are and you and German boyfriend are couple goals! You are also so funny. Thankyou for your videos 🥰
I love that the house wasn’t clean or staged… it makes me feel like we’re just hanging out. It also makes me feel ok about my place not being perfect. Keep being you, we love you for it ❤
Looks pretty clean to me but I know what you mean! A real home.
Very well said
I invisioned a smaller house when I heard village in vietnam. Im from the USA and we have towns of a couple hundred people to 40,000 people unless you drive around 300 miles and then you get to large cities. Our houses are usually smaller than this house and this house has food!! Loads of garden space, very connected to nature. I love it.
I'm Indian, and in cities people do have smaller homes here... But the middle class living in semi-village have really huge homes as lands are cheaper
the gardens pretty much what I expected. a completely utilitarian garden without any of the formalities of a European garden
I think this is very common in other parts of the world especially in Asia (Pakistan, India, Indonesia etc), Africa etc
I was thinking like no way this is a "regular" Vietnamese house 😂
Where I'm from in the US the houses are about that size or bigger. I live in a small city in the Midwest.
this isn't a house tour, this is a jewelry box of memories.
I love every part of your family home that all has intentions. Thank you for sharing your childhood memory of blowing bubbles.
My family is from Tartous in Syria, next to the Mediterranean Sea and it’s an extremely humid place like your parents’ place. Like your face is wet 24/7 even when you’re not doing anything. They literally live 90% the same way as your parents do, I am so shocked. the cables hanging, the beds in strange places, the bowl with the hot water to take a shower, the triangle broom to swipe the floor, the fact that there’s no glass on the windows… even the little decorative tiles that didn’t get covered to protect them when they painted the bathroom wall!! it’s totally crazy how similar those places are 😂 I’m sending this to all my cousins there
You are really special Uyen, very authentic and genuine.. in a world full of fake aesthetic people, you are a breath of fresh air
Also, your house look very cosy and lovely, and the garden is amaaazing 😍 thank you for sharing
I’m from Colombia and the similarities between Vietnamese village houses’s and Colombian village houses is actually very shocking. It’s nearly the same and I think the cultural similarities are absolutely so cool!!!!
I love how authentic you are and reminiscing your childhood moments, it makes the house alive and warm ❤
I love your childhood home. Thank you for sharing. It was so interesting to learn about your Vietnamese culture.
This was great. I actually felt like a very welcomed guest in Uyens family home. Being shown around and learning of the heritage ,provenance, and cultural aspects were, for me, a pleasure. I am really looking forward to the coming Vietnam Vlogs. Uyens content is brilliant 👏🏽
I didnt expect your house to be this huge, it’s very lovely, thank you for sharing.
Your childhood home is beautiful. Love all the beautiful wood, the stairs are a work of art. Love everything.
I find the similarities in different cultures to be wonderful--my parents are old school Dutch (born during WWII), but immigrated to Canada after they were married. I grew up on a vegetable farm. We also had a living room that was for guests only (or maybe Sunday afternoons after church, if we were clean, haha). We had a huge garden (aside from the vegetable fields). We had chickens. We had these horrible slatted wood doors that I had to dust each week that took hours to dust, because each tiny slat needed to be individually dusted (and because of that I swore to always consider cleaning time when making my own house decoration/renovation decisions), and so on. It's so nice to see that people around the world are more alike than different.
the house inside the house is the coolest thing i have heard of in a long while
#katharsis5601 Yes, isn't it?! It was like visiting two different houses. You enter in the modern times, and go upstairs into an older time with the spirits of loved and respected ancestors, complete with the sights and smells of your childhood and your mother's childhood. Magical!
This reminded me of my granny's home. I am an Indian and there are so many similarities in the culture and practices we follow. For example, the betel leaf and arecanut that is chewed together or offered to deities. Or the utensil washing area and the backyard garden. ❤ Loved it
Thank you so much for sharing your home with us! It was fun watching your home tour and I'm very thankful to learn more about Vietnam 🇻🇳 🙏 ❤️
"It makes her high and she loves it" haha!!!
Such beautiful woodwork everywhere! My wife grew up in rural Japan and there are so many commonalities with the old people doing things in inconvenient ways because that’s the way they always did it. Change is hard.
the old way is a tether to the past that makes them feel comfortable reminding them of home and good times with family
Super interesting. My family is Montagnard, or Dega (indigenous ethnic group to the Central Highlands of Vietnam) but I was raised in the US, am a citizen and have lived here all my life. I've been to Vietnam once about a decade ago, and it was a tiny rural village in or near Dak Lak where some extended family lives. They have very little money, with some living in small plain wooden longhouses with barely anything in them and no amenities. The area where the family lived was made up of a single story house with architecture and an interior similar to yours, and it was actually built with the money my mom had sent back. Surrounding the house were wooden longhouses, which are traditional Dega homes. And yes, VERY hot and humid, especially when trying to sleep, and the mattresses were rock hard.
We didn't get to venture out much beyond the small village during our stay, but I'd wondered how the urban or more well off people lived. But the landscape was gorgeous with the blue sky, the mountains in the background and green as far as the eye could see.
You are. SO. Adorable. This video was so sweet! I really could feel what it was like growing up there.
Your house is so, so homey! Thanks for sharing this, I’ve never seen a Vietnamese home. It was so special! I love feeling like we can all grow up a world apart, but our family homes all have these special things and we all cherish them in the same way.
You’re super funny too. Great video.
What a lovely house! I can understand why everything is wood. I’m from Canada, and everything here is carpeted, or we have laminated wood, and we have lots of fabric on our chairs and furniture - but when we went to Hawaii the humidity ruined all the pressed wood furniture we had (almost anything from IKEA!), and small bugs invaded any fabric or padding that was on the furniture. The fabric and carpet was humid all the time, grew mold, and smelled really bad! The only furniture we took with us that survived were either solid real wood, stone, plastic, or metal. My skin had never looked so beautiful with all the humidity, but between the bugs, mold, Mildew, and all the yeast infections I got, I’m not in a huge rush to move back to that environment. 😜😜😜.
Does that mean all our western-made furniture would not survive in humid countries??? So no "fake" wood right? I find it interesting lol
@@mzkeekos - I believe the humidity in places like Vietnam and Hawaii would be very hard on MDF (pressed wood) furniture (think IKEA) and would swell and contract a lot, falling apart faster than in dry climates - like Montana / Alberta / Saskatchewan. You could probably have MDF furniture, but it’s not going to last 30 years - by comparison I’m in Alberta and have had IKEA bookcases for 30+ years with no problems.
Your fabrics / carpets will easily get mold / mildew, as well as ants, cockroaches, ticks, fleas. You could buy a dehumidifier to reduce the amount of humidity in the home, but it’s probably better to just not buy fabric covered couches, chairs, etc….
Given the crazy climate change, we got to experience what cold and humidity could do damage to furniture and human skin when we had a long spell of cold weather recently in tropical Singapore .Now we are constantly wondering what to wear when every few minutes rainstorms alternates with scorching desert sun day and night.
That makes sense, we have alot of upholstered fabric furniture here but also air tight houses and AC, never thought of that before!
Oh my goodness! I couldnt handle everything being made of wood & the heat & humidity & everything! I get sick in the heat & the cold bothers me an insane amount too & i have fibromyalgia & nerve hypersensitivity & dont like to touch anything that isnt soft! I bet living in certain places is hard for the autistic people there, i can also only eat processed foods
I appreciate that you show the house in accurate day to day conditions. Houses tell stories about the people who live in them, they have unique personalities. It actually looks really nice, I like places with quirks and odd spaces.
Viet culture is so similar to Indian culture. Thanks for letting us know. I am from India and from the city where the betel leaves are very sweet( I am from Varanasi and the betel leaves here is known as Banarsi Paan). Areca palm fruit is called as Supari in India and is very common accompaniment with betwl leaves. If you ever plan to visit India, please do let me know.
I admire how your family and culture deal with the different struggles of the environment. I imagine you don't have a lot of furniture with upholstery (pillows, stuffing, etc) due to the stuffing/fabric being a good place for mold to grow with all that humidity. It would be so hard to adjust to all the firm/hard furniture after living in a less humid area. The mosquito netting for your old bedroom that is designed very much like a "fancy" canopy bed here in the states - I love it! The first thing I noticed was no window panes in most of the windows which is wild to someone who has never lived in a place that doesn't really get cold.
I love that your family worships the ancestors, I wish it was something we did more in the west.
Thank you for sharing your culture with us.
Indians, Chinese and south east Asians are into ancestor worshipping. Because we are ancient culture and have less footprint of Abrahmic religions.
Uyen just airing her grievences, very funny.
Not very.
@@annainspain5176you must be a blast at parties
Yup - it just doesn't look like a very comfortable house to live in.
@@sallyannc3176bruh don’t be rude.
@@sallyannc3176it’s comfortable for us Vietnamese. You didn’t grow up like this, hence the judging comment. Watching this makes me miss my childhood and family a lot given now I’m far away from my homeland
I don’t know how I found you, but thank you to heaven for the algorithm for suggesting your content to me. I have been laughing so hard for days binge watching your shorts and longer videos. You are a treasure to the world. I can’t thank you enough for the laughs. I have really needed them lately.♥️
When I think of the physical portion of a legacy - your home, the furniture, the surrounding grounds and gardens and the meaning of it all....they encompass a fair amount of what comes to my mind. My parents feel and behave similarly to yours in that way. And using what we have to provide comfort, rest, or resources to others makes it even more precious and beautiful. _(ie: "Have all the grown-up children come back with their own families during school holidays? Is a neighbor worried because they may not have space to accommodate all their visiting family? This is a bed, that is a bed, everything is a bed! Here is a bed, there is a bed - every room has a bed! Send your extra relatives to Uyen's family's house! Sit and have some fruit, have some tea - we are meant to enjoy these things with others!")_ And the memories that result, oh, yes...the best part of it all.
This was so fascinating and I really appreciate all that you shared. Thank you, Uyen!
You are just so sweet. I’ve been watching your channel since the beginning and you continue to bloom in your confidence snd happiness. I, too, have moved to another country to be with husband and there’s so much culture shock to absorb. I’m also struggling with s new language. It takes time but worth it. Bravo to you!
The tour of your parent's/grandparent's house reminded me so much of my grandma's house in Mexico. She also had so many different trees, fruit trees, vegetables, plants and flowers planted; the whole area around the house was so beautiful...also practical. A lot like your parent's house. I loved it there when I was little and growing up. It makes me so sad that all of that that I grew up with, my kids will never see, because some idiots decided to make changes after my grandma died without asking, or even telling, anyone .
Also, I love your honesty, Uyen. The way you explain things, I can listen to you talk all day. You're cute, funny and sweet.
Let me know if you're ever in Chicago, Illinois in the U.S., I'd love to meet you and German Boyfriend! You guys are amazing!
My boyfriend is from Asia and your videos have really helped me more with understanding the place he's from (he's from South Asia, but he's said before that your videos are accurate for him in most cases).
Of course he's explained many things from his country, especially about culture because that's very important for me to know, but he almost never tells me about the mundane things like the water heater in the bathroom or the wet bathroom. I like knowing these things. When we visit his country I don't want to be distracted by all these unfamiliar things, I want to focus on the things that actually matter. I want to be prepared. Your videos have helped!
Which country is South Asia?
@@tangt4860 my boyfriend is Indian
@@hywodenaIndia is a different vibe , a huge, ancient beautiful, loving, living, and of course a very overwhelming country... Namaste Bhabhi🙏
@@hywodenahe is actually right. When she went to her house last time and was showing her open windows and bicycles, I was like that looks exactly like Indian house and specially since I live in plains(Gangetic plain) so the weather is also similar to Vietnam (houses are different in extreme north in hilly region). Also her utensils washing place, we use sink now but when I was a kid that's how we used to wash and even now big utensils can't fit in the sink. Only difference I see is that she has wooden flooring but here at least in my region we have tile or marble or granite or cement flooring. I don't know the reason for that but maybe we get decent hot weather and also decent rain and wood might get bad as we wash everything with water. We use broom and then wet rag to clean. I don't know the reason but regardless of status or money ppl don't really use wooden floor but other than that it looks like a regular Indian home
@@Phoenix.219 people like to think India is very different from the rest of Asia, but it has so much in common! Of course there are differences, but there are differences between every country. Every country is unique in some way.
You my dear are a very sweet person. Your family should be very proud of you. I can notice how you love your family and experiences of youth. Your family appears to be very grounded and pure. It's wonderful to witness that there are still some wholesome real people left in the world. I send you and yours many Blessings of Peace and Joy. Thank You for sharing..
So beautiful how you and your family keep the old traditions. I can't wait to see more of Vietnam. Thank you for the tour!
The carved wooden doors, chairs, panels are so beautiful!
Can you imagine that you have to clean them in every single details with a toothbrush before Tet (Lunar New Year)? U will regret it
This is priceless. All the other videos in English about Vietnam are from a foreigner’s POV, so I like this much better. It’s more real and human. ❤️
Thanks Uyen! I can't wait for more videos 😮❤
Your house is so clean 😮😮
I always avoid having carved wooden furnitures because they collect dust. But your furnitures seem to be clean and shiny.
I really loved this tour of your childhood home. So interesting what you shared. I've been to Vietnam on vacation and loved it but of course we mostly only saw the touristy parts. From the few impressions of private homes, I must say yours is very nice, even luxurious if one considers the beautiful woodwork. Thank you, it was a joy ❤️🪻
Nope - give me windows with glass to keep the bugs out and air-con!
Grew up on a tropical island in the south of the Indian Ocean, yet I recognised many plants from your garden, and the uncomfortable wooden chairs ! 😂 NEVER KNEW you could blow bubbles with papaya branches, on my way to impress the little nieces and nephews... Thanks !
Just wanted your mom and dad to know that I couldn't watch the video in one piece (had to go to work), but it's so beautiful that I had to come back and finish it! Thanks to them (and you) for inviting us into your home!
Wonderful video and comments! It's fine to see people from all over the world identifying with the content and sharing how their homes, gardens, and furniture are alike, or different. Thanks for sharing your family's home with us. It was fun.
Uyen, thank you for the tour of the house. It was very interesting. In modern European homes all furniture is centered around TV and is pointing to that, which makes people watch it more and communicate with each other less. So, in my opinion, the furniture in your parents' house is located perfectly by facing each other, because this way it is centered around human communication rather than TV. ❤
Good point
That is so interesting! I am from Germany and for me it´s a small look into another culture without the prejudices of the mainstream media. Thank you so much for showing us! :) I would be very interested in learning more about Vietnam :)
Your honesty is so refreshing.
This was sweet, thank you for letting us into your precious family space.
The intricate real woodworking of the dining room set and the beds is STUNNING! ❤ what a big beautiful home! You and your family seem so sweet and kind.
The doors!!! How gorgeous is that home!
This is so nostalgic because even though I was born and raised in Canada, I. can see some similarities to my home growing up in this video! My mom was born. andraised in Vietnam and immagrated to Canada. 😊🇨🇦
Thank you for sharing where you grew up! I love seeing what homes and everyday life looks like in different parts of the world!
This was so entertaining as well as informative. I’ve never seen a Vietnamese home before. You are obviously a loving and respectful daughter.
THIS is not clean? It looks so good
Happy to see that vietnamese houses are just like the South Indian state, Kerala, with all those wooden furnitures, a courtyard/ garden with possible number of fruit trees like mango, guava, jackfruit and of course coconut. Most of the houses here also have hen or cows..
Love how candid you are and giving us the tea on your family. Love it
This is so cool Uyen! Thank you so much for sharing with us! 🥰