Germany: the well-integrated Vietnamese | European Journal 

Im glad vietnamese parents value education that much. it leads to respect and u learn to respect others too

Another thing to add: The last Vice Chancellor of Germany was an adopted Vietnamese refugee.

Education is extremely important to the Vietnamese, Chinese, South Koreans, Japanese and Singaporeans.

And this is why us Vietnamese people need to become successful. So that we can repay what our parents did for us. They went through hell escaping the war and their homeland.

I dont understand all those hate comments, the all Vietnamese ppl i met were super friendly, they all could speak good german, they all had jobs and what were and is the most important, they dont hate Germany and Germans. I would like to have more of them here :)

Being a small business owner--an entrepreneur--is regarding by many as a "success"...something to be proud of. Not everyone can or should become a scientist or engineer.

Asians have always been the best imigrants. Respectful and accomidating to the new cultures, while bringing their own too!

They are an incredible people who can keep their culture and language yet assimilate into any society. They do very well here in the US.

Former German Economic Minister Rösler was born in Vietnam and adopted by German parents as an orphin of the Vietnam War in the 70's.

We just come here to study and work. We don't impose our culture on your culture. We love German culture, traditional clothing, cuisines.

My heart broke a little when the young man stated he had to give up competitive sports, which probably was his passion, to go to school. Not that education is not important, but nothing should stop one from chasing his/her dreams.

Vietnamese are well-integrated bacause of their similarity with the Germans that of their being industrious and frugal.

It makes me proud to be Vietnamese.

An engineering degree and he can't even use it. Dem feels

For these Vietnamese people in Germany they came here due to the economic and Allied relationships between East Germany and North Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh or the other half being West Germany and south Vietnam

All east Asians integrate very well in Germany. Actually the only ones who don't are Muslims. I guess quite unsurprising for most people.

as a 2nd gen viet-aussie in my 30s, growing up i was taught not to bite the hands (country) that feed u... simple as that

First of all, let's not get racist here. This video is meant to show something positive and is meant to entertain if anything else. If anything, I'd say it's cultural differences and nothing is "right" or "wrong" between Vietnamese and German people.Let's look at the differences: In Vietnam (as well as many Asian nations/cultures), test scores are part of the culture and history so people believe that academic achievement is everything. It doesn't matter how much you learn and it's all about the test scores that will grant you the success. What does that mean? Well, obviously test scores will be high if that's what they emphasize and specialize in, but this means that they don't always have the right people for the right jobs because a high test score doesn't necessarily mean the person has the practical skills for the workforce. It's the Chinese expression that thankfully people are starting to realize: Gaofendinen (high exam score but low-skilled). Basically, the learning takes a backseat behind scores. Therefore, in Vietnam, if you don't do well on tests, you don't work, and you don't eat. In Germany, it's different. There are many different ways to prove yourself even if it's not through test scores, so the people who get the jobs in Germany are the ones with the necessary skills and knowledge, which the highest test score doesn't always show (gaofendinen). This means that with less emphasis on test scores, German pupils are more willing to fail and learn, unlike the Vietnamese who (even in Germany) are forced by their parents to only succeed and avoid failure. The Vietnamese would be more likely to succeed materialistically and so would the Germans, but German pupils, once grown up, know how to be actual people and they know what it's like to not always succeed academically. Still though, it's interesting that this video was created because Germans themselves are known for their education and success, and resilience too because of their willingness to fail.

Basically, it comes down to you do what you need to do to survive. If you get it, you get it and if you don't, you don't. Vietnamese do view education as a privilege. However, any immigrant that comes from a third world country with no clean water appreciates things more. It's not a competition amongst countries. Let's just hope more people "get it."

Great video and aweseome subject matter. This is from several years ago. Time for an update? Would be great to revisit this topic

These are the kind of people any nation should welcome. But the e.u makes it hard for such people and easy for roma

Vietnamese don´t impose their religion and cuisine on Germans.

I liked this video...

Danke @DW!...

As a Vietnamese in Germany, is success a secondary goal. My primary goal is the education of the German's constitution and German's attitude, which you can not buy with money.

Why Asian kids born in Europe of America look a lot better and different than their parents?

The Vietnamese have intergated very well in Australia and have truly.made their home in Australia.

Vietnamese are really smart

crazy how that old man learned German. My hispanic neighbor refuses to learn english. He's only in his late 30s, no excuses! Lol asian majoring in philosophy. Parents should be ashamed.

He looks like the Vietnamese Peter North

Integration and respect

Does anyone Know where is his store located In Germany? Address? I want to visit when Im in Germany

What about these Vietnamese immigrants?

Does anybody have anything to CONTRIBUTE to the VIDEO!? Only rants here..

Are they speaking in German or vietnamese? Having an Asian accent when speaking german sounds soooo weird

great

Ah, bless!

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it is a story of failure, not success. an Engineer who is doing a low level job is not a success story. This video is a message from Germany to all Qualified people : You are not welcome

Việt Nam is asmallcountry but we have to fight to live!!!!

@iglwy The DDR imploded..and the new Germany didn t want to inherit the DDr-state...but vietnamese are friendly and discreet.

It is so cringe in the way she pronounced Vietnamese name

Asian or African immigration? I prefer Germany.

@iglwy I meant the merged Germany, west germany merging with the defunct DDR in 1990...the former west germany didn t wan t to takeover the responsibility, the staff,or the policies of the defunct DDR-state..suddenly, these former northvietnameselived in no-mans land.

In America, West African communities have the highest diploma and Graduate rates. You clearly don't know what your talking about.

Wrong. But what would the British know.. if it wasn't for us Americans, ya all would be speaking German today. haha

Because Vnmese saw everything....!

Vietnamese weren't so well integrated in the 1980s when they used to run the cigarette smuggling ring in East Germany.

I think Germans are more closer to Turks and North Africans than to Vietnamese. More easy to integrate Syrians.

interesting stuff. viet american from anaheim, ca.