The simplest advice for people who are travelling or living in a foreign country is: be on your best behaviour. if not, you may face the full force of the law — or, in Vietnam, a public shaming.
Residents, foreign students, expats and tourists in Hanoi will be “named and shamed” in the media is they dress or behave inappropriately.
A Tuoi Tre News report notes that the draft code of conduct will apply to those who are scantily dressed or “talk loudly, make loud noise, use swear words or smoke in public areas”.
The report continues: “They are prohibited from wearing indecent clothes that go against Vietnamese custom and tradition in communal places.
“The code of conduct requires people not to jostle, cause disturbance, or eat and sleep at local amusement parks, attractions, railway stations, seaports, and airports, while vendors at such places must not solicit and overcharge customers for their products and services.”
