[neverdem]

From my Vietnamese dictionary the noun for homosexual and homosexuality is expressed as follows in the Roman alpabet:
Nguoi dong tinh luyen ai - although that "string" of syllables lack the necessary diacritical marks above or below the vowels which tell the reader various inflections that need to be applied to the vowels.

That dong is in there is just a co-incidence.

Hand holding between friends of the same sex while walking in Viet-Nam is normal and doesn't mean they are homosexual. The reaction this elicited in new GI's was funny. This is a common custom in many countries.

[AAABEST]

Thanks for the informative post and FReepmail.