Meet my friend, Nguyen Phuoc Huu!

What do you like to do in your free time?:

I play tennis every afternoon, but I also relax in my home, take baths and eat dinner with my family.

What language(s) do you speak? How do you say "Hello" in your language?:

I speak Vietnamese and English. "Hello" in Vietnamese is easy: you just say, "xin chao"!

Do you have pets?:

I like dogs, but my house can't have a dog. Too much hair! It’s dirty when you have a dog. A long time ago I had a parrot that spoke Vietnamese! But no parrot anymore...

Have you traveled? Where have you traveled to?:

I've traveled around Vietnam a lot. Every year I go to towns called Nha Trang, Hoi An, Da Nang, Phan Thiet, Phu Quoc and Vung Tau. I once went to Thailand for five days -- my only time outside of Vietnam. I traveled by airplane a lot when I was in the war. I went to Nha Trang a lot on my weekends off from the military, then came back to Saigon on Monday.

What do you do for work?:

I manage my brother's coffee shop in Can Tho now that I am retired. I used to work in imports and exports for a long time when I was younger. We shipped canned foods, such as mushrooms, pineapples and mangos to countries all over the world.

Is there anything else you would like to say to students in the United States?:

It’s important to know the real Vietnamese people, the truth of the country here. If you talk to people from Vietnam, instead of listening to TV or going to museums, you'll know what we're really like. The people are the truth.

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