Thế hệ 9X (literally "9X Generation", often referred to simply as 9X) is a
Vietnamese term for people born during the 1990s. The usage of 9X was used to refer to both
Vietnamese people
The Vietnamese people (, ) or the Kinh people (), also known as the Viet people or the Viets, are a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to modern-day northern Vietnam and Dongxing, Guangxi, southern China who speak Vietnamese language, Viet ...
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 were 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.][
This generation has now become matured citizens of Vietnam and is subsequently succeeded by the 2K Generation, a phrase that is used to refers "kids" that were born from the year of 2000 to 2009. This phrase was later popularly outshone by the term " Gen Z" which has a very close definition to the "2K."
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See also
* Buddha-like mindset
* Demographics of Vietnam
Demography, Demographic features of the population of Vietnam include population density, Ethnic group, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Originating ...
* Generation Y
Millennials, also known as Generation Y or Gen Y, are the demographic Cohort (statistics), cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media use the early 1980s as starting birth years and the mid-1990 ...
* Generation Z
Generation Z (often shortened to Gen Z), also known as zoomers, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1990s as starting birth years and the early 2 ...
* N-po generation, Korean concept
* Post-90s, 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 was ...
, Japanese concept
* Sampo generation, Korean equivalent
* Strawberry generation, Taiwanese counterpart
* Tang ping, Chinese term
Notes
Cultural generations
Demographics of Vietnam
1990s in Vietnam
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