Re: Phong tha'i VN (Was: Re: Ga(.p Ngu+o+`i ...)

[Dung Nguyen <dungfl@yahoo.com>]

To^i tha^'y anh Ha?i tra? lo+`i ra^'t cha^n ti`nh. 
Ca'i chuye^.n tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c My~ cho ho.c bo^?ng
cho ca'c ho.c sinh nu+o+'c ngoa`i dda~ co' tu+` la^u,
kho^ng hie^?u sao ba` cu. ddo' mang tie^'ng la` o+?
My~ 20 na(m ma` kho^ng bie^'t?  Tru+o+'c 1968 anh to^i
dda~ ddu+o+.c ho.c bo^?ng tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c
Columbia o+? New York.  Tuy no^.p ddo+n vo+'i chi'nh
phu? la` ddi du ho.c tu+. tu'c nhu+ng tha^.t su+. ho.c
phi' la` do tru+o+`ng Columbia tra?\.  
Ve^` no'i tha^.t hay no'i gia? gio.ng to^i tha^'y
cu~ng tuy` hoa`n ca?nh.  O+? nhu+~ng no+i ddo^ng
ngu+o+`i Vie^.t, khi ga(.p ngu+o+`i la. khie^u khi'ch
thi` mi`nh "tra'nh voi cha(?ng xa^'u ma(.t na`o." 
Ca'i gio.ng Ba('c Ky` 54 cu?a to^i ma` Tua^'n Du+o+ng
va` ba'c Die^~m dda~ ddu+o+.c nghe thi` cu+' vie^.c
oang oang , cha(?ng so+. tha(`ng ta^y na`o.
Tie^'c la` vo+. cho^`ng anh Ha?i kho^ng ga(.p to^i,
ga(.p thi` khoe? ro^`i:-)))  Qua? tha^.t o+? xu+'
Florida na`y to^i mong ga(.p ma^'y gio.ng Ba('c 75
nhu+ vo+. cho^`ng anh Ha?i ma` kho^ng ddu+o+.c ga(.p
dda^'y!!!!
                                  dungfl

--- AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi ba'c Frank, 
> 
> Ca'ch no'i chuye^.n cu?a ba'c, du` co`n kha' nhie^`u
> "ddoa'n
> ra(`ng" va` n` y' ho+i "ngo^. nghi~nh" ve^` DHS,
> nhu+ng i't
> ra la` cu~ng de` da(.t trong ke^'t lua^.n chu? quan
> ho+n n`
> ng` kha'c, ne^n to^i muo^'n tra? lo+`i dde^? ba'c
> hie^?u
> the^m.
> 
> Ho^m ddo' to^i ddi cho+. Safeway ngay ca.nh nha`
> (chi? 3
> blocks) cu`ng vo+. to^i, lu'c khoa?ng 10:30 to^'i.
> Ba` xa~
> nha` to^i cho.n nho, quay le^n no'i nho? vo+'i to^i
> ba(`ng
> tie^'ng Vie^.t (Ha` No^.i) la` nho re? va` ngon, co'
> le~ co^
> a^'y mua va`i chu`m. Ngay ca.nh co^ a^'y la` ba`
> gia` kia,
> ba` a^'y cu+o+`i va` ba?o ba(`ng tie^'ng Anh: "This
> grape is
> very good, you should take some". Vo+. to^i cu~ng
> cu+o+`i
> ca?m o+n la.i. 
> 
> Sau ddo' ba^'t ngo+` ba` a^'y ho?i ba(`ng tie^'ng
> Vie^.t:
> "Qua khi na`o va^.y", to^i kho^ng nho+' chi'nh xa'c
> ba` ta
> co' ba?o "hai cha'u" hay kho^ng, nhu+ng to^i nghi~
> la`
> kho^ng. Vo+. to^i ho+i nga.c nhie^n, va` ba?o la`
> "O^`, te'
> ra ba'c la` ng` Vie^.t. Cha'u mo+'i qua chu+`ng 3
> tha'ng".
> (Vo+. to^i tru+o+'c dda~ ho.c Masters ta.i Columbia
> 2 na(m,
> ve^` VN 1 na(m, va` quay la.i My~ vo+'i to^i
> ddu+o+.c 3
> tha'ng). Ba` ta ho?i tie^'p "qua dda^y la`m gi`
> va^.y,
> ddi.nh cu+ hay ddi ho.c". La^`n na`y tha^'y ca^u
> ho?i co'
> ve? ho+i "tru+.c die^.n" ne^n to^i tra? lo+`i thay
> vo+. to^i
> la` "da. cha'u qua ddi ho.c, vo+. cha'u ddi theo
> cha'u". Ba`
> ta co' ve? ho+i bi. ba^'t ngo+` mo^.t ti', ro^`i
> ho?i "A`,
> the^' ng` cu?a chi'nh phu? gu+?i qua ha?, ddi ho.c
> ba(`ng
> tie^`n cu?a chi'nh phu? hay tie^`n bo^' me.". To^i
> ba?o
> "Kho^ng, cha'u ddi ho.c do tie^`n cu?a tru+o+`ng o+?
> dda^y
> cho."
> 
> - "La`m gi` co' chuye^.n ddo'. Tru+o+`ng na`o o+?
> dda^y
> thu+`a tie^`n ma` cho."
> 
> - "Da., khoa cha'u mo^~i na(m la^'y mo^.t i't ho.c
> sinh n'c
> ngoa`i. Chu'ng cha'u no^.p ddo+n xin ho.c; ai ho.c
> ke^'t
> qua? to^'t thi` ho. mie^~n cho tie^`n ho.c va` cho
> mo^.t i't
> tie^`n dde^? so^'ng".
> 
> - "DDu+`ng co' xa.o (hoa(.c mo^.t ca^u gi` tu+o+ng
> tu+.,
> kho^ng nho+' chi'nh xa'c. To^i dda~ 61 tuo^?i,
> so^'ng o+?
> My~ 20 na(m ro^`i. Cha(?ng co' tru+o+`ng na`o cho
> tie^`n
> ca?. Ma` o+? VN la`m gi` no^.p ddo+n qua dda^y xin
> ho.c
> ddu+o+.c. Chi? co' may tha(`ng Bill Cliton no' ngu
> no' mo+?
> cu+?a ne^n ma^'y ng` mo+'i qua dda^y ddu+o+.c ba^y
> gio+`
> co`n ba xa.o. No^.p tie^`n ho.c che^'t ba` ddi co`n
> cu+'
> gia? bo^. (hoa(.c mo^.t ca^u gi` tu+o+ng tu+.)."
> 
> To^i cu~ng ho+i no'ng ma(.t nhu+ng va^~n no'i ra^'t
> tu+`
> to^'n:
> 
> - Cha'u no'i tha^.t dda^'y ba'c a. Khoa cha'u co'
> chi'nh
> sa'ch nhu+ va^.y ma`. Ba'c co' the^? va`o kie^?m tra
> ddu+o+.c. Ma` qua? tha^.t la` cha'u tu+. ba?n tha^n
> ddi
> ho.c, chu+' kho^ng pha?i ba(`ng tie^`n cu?a chi'nh
> phu? hay
> bo^' me.
> 
> In retrospect, co' le~ ca^u na`y la` "tha^'t sa'ch".
> Vi`
> ngay sau ddo' ba` na`y lu loa le^n, ba('t dda^`u
> chu+?i
> bo+'i Clinton, down with communists, ro^`i cho ca^u
> ba^'t
> hu?: "n'c My~ thie^'u gi` nha^n ta`i ... " :-). Ba`
> vo+.
> to^i so+. qua', ke'o a'o to^i muo^'n chuo^`n. Nhu+ng
> to^i
> va^~n co^' bi`nh ti~nh dde^'n dde^? thu+? xem co'
> no'i cho
> cu. na`y hie^?u ddu+o+.c kho^ng. Gi` thi` gi`, dde^?
> ng` ta
> hie^?u nha^`m mi`nh cu~ng kho^ng hay. To^i dde^'n
> ba?o "Ba'c
> no'ng ti'nh vo+'i cha'u la`m gi`. Cha'u sinh sau
> dde?
> muo^.n. Tu+` be' chi? ddi ho.c chu+' bie^'t gi` ve^`
> communist vo+'i capitalist dda^u. Ma` ba'c khoan
> ha(~ng
> no^?i ca'u, dde^? cha'u no'i dda~". Nhu+ng cu. na`y
> ba?o
> "Leave me alone, chu'ng ma`y la` the^' na`y, chu'ng
> ma`y la`
> the^' kia... ", va` no'i ra^'t to, ca? ba(`ng
> tie^'ng Vie^.t
> va` tie^'ng Anh, chu+?i bo+'i a^`m a^`m. DDe^'n lu'c
> ddo'
> thi` to^i dda`nh la('c dda^`u ddi ra cho^~ kha'c
> cu`ng vo+.
> to^i.
> 
> Ba` xa~ nha` to^i sau lu'c ddo' ra^'t so+., vi` cu+'
> so+.
> ra(`ng se~ co' the^? bi. ddo'n ddu+o+`ng ha`nh hung,
> ne^n
> ddo.c ddu+o+`ng ve^` run nhu+ de~. :-)
> 
> Co`n chuye^.n ba'c ddo^` ra(`ng bo.n to^i co' n~
> ta'c phong
> VN thi` to^i nghi~ ra(`ng ba'c sai. Lu'c na`o ba'c
> ga(.p ca?
> to^i va` vo+. to^i trong ddo+`i thu+o+`ng thi` ba'c
> se~
> hie^?u. To^i dda~ o+? cha^u A^u 6 na(m tu+` ho^`i
> co`n tre?,
> ba` xa~ nha` to^i dda~ ddi va` so^'ng o+? ra^'t n`
> no+i
> tre^n the^' gio+'i. Kho^ng cu+' ddi n` no+i nghi~a
> la` ta'c
> phong bo+'t n~ kie^?u VN ddi, nhu+ng no' co' ta'c
> ddo^.ng
> pha^`n na`o. To^i co' the^? kha(?ng ddi.nh vo+'i
> ba'c la`
> bi`nh thu+o+`ng to^i cu+ xu+? ddu'ng ta'c phong ng`
> My~
> (trong giao tie^'p no+i co^ng co^.ng, trong a(n
> ma(.c), va`
> ga(.p ng` VN (nha^'t la` ng` chu+a quen tha^n) thi`
> to^i cu+
> xu+? thu+a gu+?i le^~ phe'p theo nhu+ phong tu.c o+?
> VN.
> Tre^n vnsa to^i vie^'t nghe co' ve? ho+i no'ng va`
> ca(ng,
> nhu+ng ddie^`u ddo' pha^`n na`o cu~ng vi` ta'c
> ddo^.ng cu?a
> thie^'u tho+`i gian. Co`n trong ddo+`i thu+o+`ng,
> to^i co^'
> ga('ng cu+o+ng nhu phu` ho+.p hoa`n ca?nh.
> 
> DDie^`u la`m to^i nga.c nhie^n nha^'t la` mi`nh
> li.ch su+.,
> no'i na(ng tu+` to^'n, le^~ phe'p dde^'n he^'t co+~
> ma`
> va^~n tha`nh va^'n dde^`. Co' the^? dde^'n lu'c xui
> :-).  
> Nhu+ng vi` va^.y to^i mo+'i muo^'n no'i dde^? ca'c
> ba'c DHS
> kha'c dde^` pho`ng, dda(.c bie^.t la` khi vo+. con
> ca'c ba'c
> ddi mo^.t mi`nh. 
> 
> Ba'c ddoa'n "khoe khoang" la` sai, vi` nhu+ ba'c
> tha^'y,
> chi? co' mo^.t y' to^i no'i co' the^? hie^?u nhu+
> the^', la`
> "ai ho.c ke^'t qua? to^'t thi` tru+o+`ng tra? tie^`n
> ho.c
> cho", nhu+ng kho^ng no'i va^.y thi` kho^ng ly' gia?i
> ddu+o+.c ta.i sao khoa la.i tra? tie^`n ho.c.
> 
> Co`n chuye^.n ba?o "ho. mo+`i cha'u" hay gi` gi`
> ddo' la`
> chuye^.n lo^' bi.ch cu?a mo^.t so^' ba'o chi' VN,
> va` mo^.t
> so^' ng` do+? ho+i. Ba'c ddo.c to^i vie^'t ha`ng
> na(m nay
> tre^n vnsa ma` va^~n co' the^? cho ra(`ng to^i co'
> the^? 
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