Văn hoá ba miền
How accents, festivals, customs and everyday habits differ between North, Central and South Vietnam, explained for travellers and expats.
Giọng ba miền Northern, Central and Southern Vietnamese Accents Explained How Vietnamese sounds different in Hanoi, Huế and Saigon: tones, pronunciation and everyday words that change by region, with a handy comparison table. 
Tết ba miền Tết in North, Central and South Vietnam: How It Differs Peach blossom or yellow apricot, bánh chưng or bánh tét: how Vietnamese Lunar New Year customs, food and decorations differ across the three regions. Ask a Vietnamese person where they are from and you will usually hear a region before a city: người Bắc, người Trung, người Nam. Accent, food, humour and even the way people celebrate Tết all shift between the three regions. Understanding those differences is the fastest way to understand Vietnam itself.