I should clarify that most of them are not true personal pronouns, they are kinship terms or nouns used as personal pronouns. Still, the point stands that they change according to age, age gap, gender, relationship, etc. & we are constantly aware of the hierarchy & relationship. https://twitter.com/nguyenhdi/status/1215238306503499776

Vietnamese culture at its roots is a Confucian culture, & the hierarchy & inequality are reinforced by the language.
We can't run from it.
Guess what, I hate it.

I hate that in Vietnamese, I have to be respectful to some stupid, lying arsehole just because he's older.
I hate that in Vietnamese, I can't just be me & speak as me, but I get stuck & tangled in all kinds of order, hierarchy, & relationships.