What do you like to do for fun?
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• Coffee Shop
• Restaurant
• Karaoke
• Play Sports
• English Speaking Happy Hour
What do Americans like to do for fun?
• Coffee – on the go – Starbucks
• Restaurant, yes but expensive ($$$)
• Karaoke (bar)
• Play Sports (American Football)
• Vietnamese Speaking Happy Hour? (Xin Loi)
• Happy Hour
• Brunch
• House/Apartment Party
• Movies
Coffee Shop
• Dem ve (to go)
• Starbucks domination
• Intellectual Scene (meet professors/clients)
• Popular drinks:
• Hot Coffee (with milk/sugar)
• Latte/Espresso/Cappuccino
• Hot Tea
• Iced Coffee/Tea (Seasonal)
Restaurant
• Food = Expensive ($15 or 300.000 VND)
• Drinks = More Expensive ($5 or 100.000 VND)
• Must be 21 to drink alcohol
• Special Occasions (Birthdays, Meeting Friends)
• Busiest Friday and Saturday Nights
• Themed (Vietnamese, Spanish, BBQ, Organic)
• Tip (15% = Standard, 20%+ = Generous)
• Don’t Linger! (especially when busy)
Bar (karaoke)
• 21+ or Fake ID
• Friday, Saturday (sometimes Thursday) nights
• Also offer Happy Hours/Food during day
• Dive Bar ----------------------------------- Night Club
• Dive Bar = Chill, Billiards, Talk/Hang Out
• Night Club = Loud Music, Dancing, etc
• Karaoke at Bars (public, no private rooms)
Sports
• American Football (NFL) – Organized vs Pickup
• American Football (College Football)
• Basketball (NBA)
• Basketball (College Basketball)
• Baseball (MLB), sometimes AAA, AA, and A
• Hockey (NHL), More popular in North
• Soccer (MLS? Some International Following)
• Your Favorite American Sport?
Happy Hour
• Cheap Drinks from 5pm – 7pm
• Normally = $4-6, Happy Hour = $2-3 (plus tip!)
• Targeted for Young Professionals (after work)
• Meet friends, coworkers, clients
• Can get VERY busy
• Easiest way to catch up with friends during the work week (9am – 5pm Monday - Friday when people are often very busy)
Brunch
• Breakfast + Lunch = Brunch (11am – 2pm)
• More popular recently (especially with girls)
• Set Course (Eat as much as you want for $X)
• Bottomless Mimosas (Mimosa = Champaign + Orange Juice) and Bloody Mary (Tomato Juice + Vodka + Spices)
• Most popular on Saturday and Sunday Mornings
House/Apartment Party
• BYOB (Bring Your Own Booze/Beer) vs Open Party (drinks provided)
• BYOB party more common for apartments, more relaxed, maybe 30-60 guests
• BYOB host should still provide a case of cheap beer for guests who are rude/forgetful
• Open Party = 100-250 people, more common for houses, especially fraternity houses in college. Louder, crazier, more dancing!
Movies
• Group of friends go to the movie theatre / cinema on Friday or Saturday nights
• More common for high schoolers (who don’t drink alcohol as much as college students)
• Fun activity that does not involved drinking
• $10-12/ticket (it used to be $7-8 when I was growing up)
• What is your favorite activity?
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