mời anh chị em cùng ăn mứt và lãnh tiền lì xì

So what are some of the New Year's superstitions?

Chuc Mun Nam Moi everyone

i'm too old to get li xi

What are ou talking about. Your never too old!

hey, you're cute! =)

i recently turned 19 but still receive li xi. i don't know, maybe my parents still think i'm their baby!

happy lunar new year to you too

just wanna add: you look sexy XigonCongchua

Happy New Year to all my Viet brothers and sisters!
Happiness, joy and prosperity to you all!

You still get li xi from older people no matter what age you are

Hey are you guys going to the Bolsa Festival?

Happy New Year XigonCongchua,

Where is my li xi.

^ you're older than me. You have to li xi me instead

Here are some Vietnamese superstition:

- Be careful with the first person who walks into your house on the first day of New Year. If that person is going to have bad luck, your whole family is going to have bad luck too, and vice versa.
- In general you don't want people who are having bad luck to walk into your house during the first 5 days of New Year because the bad luck may spread You want people who are having good luck to come to your house, like someone who's just won a lottery
- You have to pay off all the debts before New Year. Or else your family money's will be draining off in the coming year.
- Try to see a unicorn during New Year. It's good luck (that's what unicorn dance is for)
- Don't sweep your house during New Year. It's bad luck.

Basically Vietnamese people believe that anything happens during 5 days of New Year is a sign of what's going to happen over the rest of the year.

Tao xin chúc máy ông bà sống lâu trâm tuổi và càng ngày thêm nhiều sức khỏe.

Tiền lì xì ở đâu? Xin đưa tiền lì xì cho tao.

Canister I know you're kidding and you don't mean to be disrespect but seriously it's very inappropriate to address older people like that. I've talked to you about this in the other thread. You called me "dữ như chằng", well I'm not "dữ như chằng" I just want show you how to address in a proper way so people won't think you're a spoiled child. Even if it's the internet you still shouldn't address older people like that because, believe me, they'll get offended and they'll judge you and your family.

I heard that Quãng people use tao and mày/mi a lot. But seriously it's very inappropriate here.

I didn't think it was that big of a deal, I am very polite in real life. Should I refer to myself as tớ? I think referring to myself as em is too cheesy .

Lol...if you were my little sister, I'd smack you...jk...but...no li xi money for you...

@canister: you should just talk in English then lol

Vietnamese addressing system is very complicated and Viet people are quite strict about addressing

But this is Vietnamese Chat...I need to brush up my Vietnamese anyways.

canister, behave yourself.

haha canister cracks me up

chuc mung nam moi everyone

haha im old as heo and still get li xi, i just left a family party and got 9 red envelopes

come chuc tet me i ll give u li xi haha jk

Chuc mung nam moi to everyone <33!!!



Especially that sweeping the house. I remember we use to have watermelon seeds everywhere!!! It was so awesome.
I don't remember unicorn in Vietnamese tradition? O_o

^ múa lân

How much money do you guys typically get?

I remember those days when I used to get the little red envelopes during Chinese New year. I guess I'm too old for that kind of stuff now.

Hehe I don't get much. Never had that much though...5-10 dollars max per year.

You serious, 5-10 dollars? I used to get a bit more when I was little but I end up losing most of it gambling.

Sooooo...where is my money

You can refer to yourself as "con". If you say "tao" you'd get slapped instead of money.

aw that is so sad
5 to 10 dollars
and i thought i didn't get enough
i got 70
but my friends get like 200

Young lady, you have just reminded me I bought some mứt 2 weeks ago, must eat it now