Thế hệ 9X (literally "9X Generation", often referred to simply as 9X) is a
Vietnamese
Vietnamese may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia
** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam.
* Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam
** Overse ...
term for people born during the 1990s. The usage of 9X was used to refer to both
Vietnamese people
The Vietnamese people ( vi, người Việt, lit=Viet people) or Kinh people ( vi, người Kinh) are a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to modern-day Northern Vietnam and Southern China (Jing Islands, Dongxing, Guangxi). The native la ...
and people of varying Asian cultures born during the 1990s.
The 9X generation of Vietnam refers to those that grew up during the development of Vietnam's economy, information technology, and other influential events that opened Vietnam to the world.
They are described as being a progressive and rebellious generation.
[ They are often described as being more confident than members of older generations, they dare to freely pursue personal interests, and are more proficient in foreign languages. Technology, specifically the internet, is an important part of their lives. They are also willing to reject established traditions, ignore elder class values, listen to classical music, and follow foreign fashion trends and life styles.][
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See also
* Buddha-like mindset
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* Demographics of Vietnam
* Generation Y
Millennials, also known as Generation Y or Gen Y, are the Western demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media use the early 1980s as starting birth years and the mid-1990s to early 2000s ...
* Generation Z
* N-po generation N-po generation (Hangul: N포세대; Hanja: N抛世代; RR: ''N-posedae'', "Numerous giving-up generation") is a new term for the generation of people who have given up on numerous things in South Korea. It first began as Sampo generation, and was ...
, Korean concept
* Post-90s
The Post-90 generation (; yue, 九十後, gau2 sap6 hau6 or yue, 九零後, gau2 ling4 hau6) is a generation in China, especially in urban areas, generally considered to be born between 1990 and 1999 though sometimes considered to start with thos ...
, Chinese equivalent
* Satori generation
is a Japanese language neologism used to describe young Japanese who have seemingly achieved the Buddhist enlightened state free from material desires but who have in reality given up ambition and hope due to macro-economic trends. The term wa ...
, Japanese concept
* Sampo generation
Sampo Generation (, "Three giving-up generation") is a neologism in South Korea referring to a generation that gives up courtship, marriage, and having kids. Many of the young generation in South Korea have given up those three things because of ...
, Korean equivalent
* Strawberry Generation, Taiwanese counterpart
* Tang ping
''Tang ping'' () is a lifestyle and social protest movement in China beginning in April 2021. It is a rejection of societal pressures to overwork, such as in the 996 working hour system, which is often regarded as a rat race with ever diminishing ...
, Chinese term
Notes
Cultural generations
Demographics of Vietnam
1990s in Vietnam
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