A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.

“House,” for instance, is feminine: “la casa”.

“Pencil,” however, is masculine: “el lapiz”.

A student asked, “What gender is ‘computer’?” Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether ‘computer” should be a masculine or a feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.

The men’s group decided that “computer” should definitely be feminine: “la computadora,” because:

1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic.

2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.

3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval.

4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your pay on accessories for it.

HOWEVER!

The women’s group concluded that computers should be masculine “el computador,” because:

1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on.

2. They have a lot of data but still can’t think for themselves.

3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem.

4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have got a better model.

PS:- The women won

Edit: 12.00 PM (vietnamese hour): French

A language instructor was explaining to her class that French nouns, unlike their English counterparts, are grammatically designated as masculine or feminine. Things like ‘chalk’ or ‘pencil,’ she described, would have a gender association although in English these words were neutral.

Puzzled, one student raised his hand and asked, “What gender is a computer?”
The teacher wasn’t certain which it was, and so divided the class into two groups and asked them to decide if a computer should be masculine or feminine. One group was composed of the women in the class, and the other, of men. Both groups were asked to give four reasons for their recommendation.

The group of women concluded that computers should be referred to in the masculine gender because:
1. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.
2. They have a lot of data but are still clueless.
3. They are supposed to help you solve your problems, but half the time they ARE the problem.
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that, if you had waited a little longer, you could have had a better model.

The men, on the other hand, decided that computers should definitely be referred to in the feminine gender because:
1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic.
2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.
3. Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later retrieval.
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.

Little girl and her father were crossing a bridge.
The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter,
‘Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don’t fall into the river.’
The little girl said, ‘No, Dad. You hold my hand.’
‘What’s the difference?’ Asked the puzzled father.
‘There’s a big difference,’ replied the little girl.

‘If I hold your hand and something happens to me,
chances are that I may let your hand go.
But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens,
you will never let my hand go.’

In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond.

So hold the hand of the person who loves you rather than expecting them to hold yours…
This message is too short……but carries a lot of FEELINGS.

Vietnamese names generally consist of three parts: a family name, a middle name, and a given name, used in that order. Like their Chinese, Korean, and some of their Thai counterparts, this is in accordance to the East Asian system of personal names. In a deviation from the East Asian naming system, a person will be referred to either by their whole name or by their given name in normal usage.

The Vietnamese language is tonal, and so are Vietnamese names. The same spelling with different tones are different names, which can be tricky when the diacritics are dropped when used outside of Vietnam.

Family name

The family name, positioned first, is passed on by the father to his children (patronymic naming system). It is estimated that there are around one hundred family names in common use, although some are far more common than others. The name Nguyễn is estimated to be used by more than 40% of the Vietnamese population.

Virtually all family names are Chinese in origin, although a few (particularly in the south) have been traced to Cham origins, but presumably have been Vietnamized. One significant note is that the surname Nguyễn is rare among Chinese surnames, although it does appear in Chinese as (Mandarin) Ruan or (Cantonese) Yuen, mostly in Guangdong province, possibly among those with partial or distant Vietnamese ethnic ancestry (also termed Gin ethnicity).

The most popular family names among the Vietnamese are (the Chinese characters following each name are their Chinese equivalents)[1]:

Nguyễn 阮 (38.4%)
Trần 陳 (11%)
Lê 黎 (9.5%)
Huỳnh/Hoàng 黃 (5.1%)
Phạm 范 (5%)
Phan 潘 (4.5%)
Vũ/Võ 武 (3.9%)
Đặng(2.1%)
Bùi 裴 (2%)
Đỗ 杜 (1.4%)
Hồ 胡 (1.3%)
Ngô 吳 (1.3%)
Dương 楊 (1%)
Lý 李 (0.5%)
The following include some other less common surnames, in no particular order:

Lâm:(Note: Great emphasis on the accent of the letter ”â” to determine whether the person is Vietnamese or chinese)
Đinh: 丁
Nghiêm: 嚴 (厳 in Japanese)
Đào: 陶
Vương: 王
Trịnh: 鄭 (almost exclusively a northern surname, based around Thanh Hoa)
Phùng: 馮
Chu: 朱
Triệu: 趙
Đoàn: 段
Trương: 張
Tôn: 孫
Liễu (in northern or central regions): 柳
Lưu (in central or southern regions): 劉
Mai: 梅
In Vietnamese cultural practice, women almost always keep their family names once they marry, just as in other East Asian cultures, including Chinese culture, to the north and northeast.

Some Vietnamese have a dual family name. Usually it is a combination of the father’s family name and the mother’s family name. For example, ”Nguyễn Phạm”, ”Nguyễn Lê”.