Re: Vie^.t Kie^`u [was: VC vs. Ngu.y]

[Frank Nguyen <frank.nguyen@medtronic.com>]

Cha`o ba'c Aiviet va` ca? la`ng,

>>> Aiviet Nguyen <aiviet@cat.syr.edu> - 8/5/97 10:48 AM >>>
Hi Anh Frank,

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  Ba^y gio+` mi`nh thu+? ti' cho vui nhe': " Chuye^.n vo+'i tro`. DDu'ng 
la` ca'i ddo^` Frank". Anh thi` ddu'ng la` Frank ro^`i. Tuy to^i chu+a
define
"ddo^` Frank " la` ddo^` to^'t hay ddo^` xa^'u nhu+ng ca'i gio.ng xa'ch 
me' ddo' la` anh tha^'y nga'n to+'i ho.ng ro^`i. Hay la` anh no'i " Ca'i 
tha(`ng ddo' Aiviet la('m" thi` to^i cu~ng cho^.t da., ma(.c du` cha(?ng 
bie^'t tha(`ng ddo' ra sao.
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FN:  A^'y a^'y, ba'c Aiviet ddu+`ng co' sa'ng che^' the^m chu+~ mo+'i nu+~a
nhe' !  Na(m xu+a da^n gian dda~ sa'ng ta.o ra mo^.t <pha.m tua^n> dde^?
thay cho ddo^.ng tu+` qua' giang, ddi ke'; ba^y gio+` ba'c la.i che^' ra
mo^.t <frank> ro^`i la.i mo^.t <aiviet> thi` kho^? cho da^n gian qua' !
 
   
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   Ba^y gio+` no'i the^m mo^.t chu+~ nu+~a: Vie^.t Kie^`u. To^i cha(?ng
pha?i
Vie^.t Kie^`u ma` nghe chu+~ na`y cu~ng tha^'y ky` thi. la`m sao ddo'.
O+? SG ho. go.i la` Vi.t Ki`u. Ngo^'c nhu+ Vi.t Kho+` nhu+ Cu+`u ma`.
Nghe cu~ng tu+'c tha^.t cho+'. Ma` chu? ye^'u nghe cu+' nhu+ the^? co' 
mo^.t lo.ai ngu+o+`i kha'c kho^ng pha?i la` ngu+o+`i Vie^.t nam.
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FN:  A`, ca'i na`y thi` to^i pha?i tu'm la^'y ba'c ma` ho?i cho ra le~ \. 
Ha'n to^i vo^'n kho^ng ro^.ng,ne^n nho+` ca'c ba'c gia?i nghi~a du`m chu+~
<kie^`u>, ca'm o+n \.  

Co' pha?i <kie^`u> la` chi? nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i pha?i xa que^, so^'ng va` la`m
vie^.c ta.i nu+o+'c ngoa`i ?  Hay <kie^`u> chi? dde^? cho ngu+o+`i ddi.a
phu+o+ng go.i ngu+o+`i ngoa.i quo^'c dde^'n xu+' ho. o+?; cu~ng nhu+ ta
go.i ngu+o+`i Ta`u o+? xu+' ta la` Hoa kie^`u va^.y ?\. 

Chu+~ Vie^.t kie^`u to^i ba('t dda^`u ddu+o+.c nghe tha^'y  tu+` be^n Pha'p
qua ho^.i <Vie^.t kie^`u ye^u nu+o+'c> \.  Kho^ng bie^'t chu+~ na`y co'
ddu+o+.c xa`i tru+o+'c ddo' hay kho^ng \.  Nhu+ng ro~ ra`ng no' ddu+o+.c
cha^'p thua^.n bo+?i nha` nu+o+'c \.  Ngu+o+`i VN o+? nu+o+'c ngoa`i lu'c
a^'y chu+a co' ai tu+. nha^.n mi`nh la` Vie^.t kie^`u ca?, chi? toa`n la`
ngu+o+`i Vie^.t di ta?n buo^`n, ngu+o+`i Vie^.t ta.i My~, ngu+o+`i Vie^.t
ta.i U'c, ngu+o+`i Vie^.t ...

Cho dde^'n khi co' mo+? cu+?a, co' ddo^?i mo+'i, co' ddi ddi ve^` ve^` thi`
ca'i danh tu+` VK mo+'i ba('t dda^`u pho^? bie^'n \.  Chu+~ VK ddu+o+.c
nha` nu+o+'c dde? ra va` ddu+o+.c ngu+o+`i Vie^.t so^'ng ta.i nu+o+'c
ngoa`i xu+?  du.ng mo^.t ca'ch sai la^`m tai ha.i \.  Va` ne^'u no'
ddu+o+.c xu+? du.ng vo+'i chu? y' thi` la.i ca`ng ddau xo't la('m ! (Co' ai
dda~ ddo.c ba`i vie^'t <Tha^n pha^.n Vie^.t Kie^`u> tre^n ba'o nha` nu+o+'c
dda(ng chu+a ?)  No' bao ha`m y' nghi~a ngu+o+`i Vie^.t-xa-la. ngay chi'nh
que^ hu+o+ng mi`nh \.  

Va` ba^y gio+` to^i no'i cho ca'c ba'c nghe:  O+? VN nga`y nay ngu+o+`i ta
co' ca^u ca dao:

Vie^.t gian, Vie^.t ..., Vie^.t kie^`u
Ba tha(`ng ho+.p la.i tie^u ddie^`u nu+o+'c Nam

To^i la` mo^.t tha(`ng tha^'t phu, ne^n nu+o+'c Nam tie^u ddie^`u to^i
nghi~ to^i cu~ng co' pha^`n \.  Nhu+ng ma` ne^'u pha?i la` mo^.t trong ba
tha(`ng o+? tre^n, to^i nha^'t quye^'t kho^ng bao gio+` chi.u la`m tha(`ng
<Vie^.t kie^`u>

Frank Nguyen