Hi @gooddream … Thanks for this post that shows us not all people around the globe are going completely nuts as a result of Clovid-19 lurking around every corner...😲 Personally, the 'read' was a welcomed relief from all the downtrodden stuff we've been bombarded with lately.

So my question is this: Given that we are all more or less facing the same situation around the globe, why is it that there is a near complete lack of pandemonium over here?

My thought on your question above in part, reflect a similarity of one who commented below about the possibility that the Vietnamese people might have a "built in resiliency." It made me consider the DNA or genetic memory/coding that may be passed along from generation to generation is in play here...?

The Vietnamese people suffered an extremely long period of strife at the hand of invaders from other countries eg. China, France, USA and others independently or in unison. As a result, these people, in an effort to survive were in a sense forced to develop mechanisms to endure and conquer the oppressors.

Their adaptive talents, seemingly became more and more honed over those many years. Perhaps this strong, ancestral history became emblazoned within their very souls, in some mysterious manner? They may have inherited a quiet wisdom, beyond our general comprehension.

Sorry...I didn't intend to get so deep and lengthy in a response...I guess my heart was at play, thinking about things of the past. I am seventy years old, and a military Veteran from the late 1960's...who developed a lot of respect for the Vietnamese people as a result of their perseverance under the most horrible conditions imaginable.

Best wishes to you - there.