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Etiquette & taboos

Etiquette & taboos

Understanding local customs is where a journey begins. Find the topics that matter to you and feel at ease wherever you go.

Vietnam

1 rules found

Site-specific notes 5

Taken from the "don'ts" on each site page here. Open a site for its full etiquette and background.

Hạ Long Bay

  • Don't litter in the bay (environmental checks are strict)
  • don't touch stalactites in caves
  • don't swim outside designated areas.

Hội An Ancient Town

  • Don't be loud in the assembly halls
  • don't enter religious sites in revealing clothes
  • don't carve anything on the old buildings.

Phở

  • Don't stand your chopsticks upright in the bowl
  • don't drop used tissues back into the soup

Hội An cao lầu

  • Don't stand your chopsticks upright in the bowl
  • don't be loud in old-town shops