"The traditional image of her as a remarkable yet human leader, throwing her yard long breasts over her shoulders when going into battle astride an elephant, has been handed down from generation to generation."
-- Keith Taylor on the legendary Bà Triệu
I can't imagine anyone living in #Vietnam today would find its long history of remarkable women surprising. Vietnamese women don't mess around. They get shit done. You learn that quickly or end up wishing you had.
@conradcole There's a ferocity in #Asian women that Western ones just don't have. Having said that, I also think there's a passion here that's lacking in the West. However, it sounds like #Vietnamese women are a little more intense than their #Taiwanese sisters.
@conradcole I have no reference point for Vietnamese, Japanese, or Korean women. Most foreigners here can relate to the tempers of Taiwanese (& Chinese) women. "Psycho" is the word most would use. Taiwanese men may have higher salaries & better jobs, but everyone knows not to piss off the wife/girlfriend. I wouldn't call them independent in the same way as Western women, though. They need a man, they just know how to make him do what they want.
@SlowRain I found #Taiwanese women to be the most self-contained and independent women I met. Not as driven as many Vietnamese women, but so comfortable in their own skin compared to those I knew in Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam. I appreciated how capable and chill they could be.
Vietnam feels like an intensely patriarchal society run by women. Men have the high profile positions, but so often I find I can't get much done with a company until I meet the right women there. The rest is show.