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Haggling is almost a ritual, even in restaurants (best to agree a price before ordering). It is the same with a hotel room or rickshaw journey (best to agree the price per journey on a piece of paper befor sitting down!)
For Buddists, the head is sacred, while feet are dirty. For this reason, try not to put your feet near altars or statues. Further recommendation: don't put your chopsticks up straight in your bowl of rice, as it's a symbol of death.
Geomancy determines the orientation of a building depending on the respective positions of the blue dragon (good spirit) and white tiger (bad spirit). Many sites owe their unusual harmony to this "science", halfway between astrology and geography.

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Photographs by Jean-François Mallet. With the collaboration of Didier Corlou, head chef at Hanoi. Ed. Hermé, 2005 edition.

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Feature film prize (Licorne d'or) at the 24th annual Amiens film festival (November 2004).


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