War is the thing which everyone in this world wants to prevent most because of the terrible effect it could bring about to the whole humanity. After the war between Vietnam and the US in 1975, the Vietnamese life has changed in many factors, either bad ways or good ways. In this essay, I will compare and contrast life in my parents or grandparents time which is similar to the life after the Vietnamese war and life today in term of living- standard, education, traffic and entertainment.
First of all, I will talk about the differences in living- standard between the current life and the life in my parent time. After the Vietnamese civil war ended, Vietnam had faced many serious problems included food. To provide the necessities which was really scarce in that period of time, Vietnamese government had to use the system of budget subsidies to supply those things to everyone in a fairly way. However, the food people received is not enough for them to live and work normally. Moreover, that budget also affects on the ways people buying items. For instance, you cannot buy the whole bicycle even those you can afford it because you have to purchase the accessories separately. Due to that fact, it always took you a lot of times and efforts to buy something. Nearly 40 years after the war, with the international aid and many development policies from Vietnamese government, this country has transformed into a new country whose economic development is much better than before. As a result, people’s living- standard become well, most of them have well-paid jobs to buy enough food for their family. The ways people purchasing furniture is also changed, as long as they have enough money, they can buy anything they want.
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...x. For example, every family has their own television so that they can stay at home and enjoy some recreational programs. Furthermore, there are many entertainment centers such as Water Park, cinema, football stadium…
In conclusion, the parent and grandparent time is much more difficult to live than today based on the comparison of living- standard, education, traffic and entertainment; however, that difficult time could give people a life with more peace and comfort than the current life.
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