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Fun facts about Vietnam

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1. Vietnam has two flags. That is so because it is a Communist country. One has the red background with the yellow star, and the other has the red background with the yellow hammer and sickle -- the Communist symbol. Flag of Vietnam Flag of the Communist Party of Vietnam 2. In Vietnam, people drive on the left side of the car and the car keeps on the right side of the road, unlike in Singapore, where drivers sit on the right side and the cars keep on the left side. The type of car in Vietnam is called a "left-hand drive". Left-hand drive 3. Vietnamese actually resembles Chinese dialects.  For example, the Vietnamese word for "thank you", "cảm ơn", sounds like the Chinese word for "thanksgiving", "感恩". Also, the words for "male" and "female", "nam" and "nữ", sound like the Chinese words, "男" and "女". Toilet signs -- "nam" 4. The sun rises e