In an area dominated by economism, Asian support for French language and culture takes on an entirely different meaning when compared to the utilitarian and practical reasons for adopting the English language. In the three countries of former French Indochina, support of French language and culture is no longer imposed. Rather it has become voluntary since the end of their colonial status and the concurrent adoption of national languages in the administration and later in the education System. Their continued support of French stems, therefore, from an individual process rather than a collectivist phenomenon. This evolution is encouraged by the entry of these countries into a regional network of relations where the common language is English.