Colombia And Vietnam

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Different countries have different cultures, languages, climates, religions, governments, economies and educational systems… Some people tend to think that the foreign countries are somewhere totally different from their country and foreigners are weird and don’t know local language. However, people are all human and they have more similarities than they think they do. Although Vietnam is an Asian country and Colombia is a South American country, Vietnam and Colombia have different governments, different religious and different lifestyles. However, Vietnam and Colombia still have some similarities include climate and food. One important similarity is climate; both Vietnam and Colombia are tropical countries as a result of its geographical location near the Equator. Actually, Colombia is crossed by the equator in its southern part. Temperatures range from very hot to cold, but most of the country's total area lies in the hot zone. Vietnam’s southern part is quite near the equator. That is the reason why these countries have only two seasons, the cold and dry season occurs from November to April, the hot and humid season occurs from May to October. The difference in temperature between the two seasons is an almost constant temperature. Because of the similarity in the climate, Colombia and Vietnam have the similar food. Rice, coffee, and tropical fruits are grown in these countries. Both Colombians and Vietnamese eat rice everyday for lunch, dinner, and sometimes breakfast. Colombia, just like Vietnam, is one of the top exporters of coffee. Coffee production has been a major source of income for Vietnamese and Colombians. Besides rice and coffee, these countries have a variety of tropical fruits such as papaya, mango, banana, coconut and Sapodilla… The foreigners who come to Vietnam or Colombia should try all kind of fresh fruits there. Although Colombia and

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