Do many people in Vietnam speak Cantonese?

Question

I was just wondering, because I know someone whose parents were from Vietnam. He actually doesn't even speak Vietnamese - but he does speak Cantonese. Thanks.

Answer 1

In that case, his parents must be Chinese who lived in Vietnam. His parents migrated to another the country and rise him in that country. Most of Chinese who are living in Vietnam can speak Vietnamese and Cantonese.

Answer 2

a lot

Answer 3

Your friend’s parents probably came from Cho Lon. Cho Lon is a Chinese community in Ho Chi Minh City and is probably the largest Chinese community outside of China, Taiwan or Singapore. I have a friend of mine who was born in Saigon, but lived in Cho Lon until her parents and herself refugee to America. Her parents are Chinese decent, and her family spoke only Cantonese despite living in the middle of Saigon. Chinese is widely spoken over Vietnamese in Cho Lon even to this day.