Why did Vietnam now uses latin alphabet instead of ideograms

>>136796217
Because France

French colonisation.

>>136796217
Because France uses it.

it's still under French influence?

German colonization in 1775. Fact.

>>136796217
The French you dolt. Just look at their baked goods

>>136796503
Only if you believe in the Sapir Whorf hypothesis.

>>136796217
Too many frogniggers b4 us. but >implying it isn't superior to moonrunes.

>>136797424
dude what?

A priest/missionary developed the writing during the period of French colonization. At first the Vietnamese were against it, until they realized how much better it was than the chinese system.

>>136798007
>latin alphabet
Even frogs use latin alphabet. I don't understand what's controversial here. Nobody said "English language".

>>136798261
>until they realized how much better it was than the chinese system.

This. Way more efficient than Chinese.

>>136798666
the vast majority of Vietnamese were illiterate at the time of the new written form's development anyways, so when it came time to educate their people, the choice was obvious. Vietnamese literacy has skyrocketed ever since.