Kathy. My cousin just came back from a business trip to Viet Nam. She said the people were nice enough, but she thought there was an undercurrent of resentment and suspicion towards Americans among most of the people she dealt with there. I guess the Vietnamese over there are still not quite as friendly towards American business people as people in other parts of the world.
Madisen. Your cousin is dead wrong. All the people in Viet Nam love and admire Americans. After the Japanese occupiers surrendered, Ho Chi Minh and other Vietnamese leaders welcomed the Americans in as liberators and supporters of Vietnamese independence. Why, love and admiration for America was part of the Vietnamese language at that time. People used to say "oh, to be as rich and wise as an American!" Does that sound to you like people who are suspicious and resentful of Americans?

Hint: How old is Madisen's sample? How rapidly do you think attitudes can change?

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