We happened to meet him on a much cooler summer day thanks to a space covered with bamboo at Quan An Ngon restaurant at 18 Phan Boi Chau Street. Andre Marcel - a very "French" name but many people would probably think he is Vietnamese because of his Asian appearance and Vietnamese proficiency with no difference from the native. He said that the reason for his decision to resettle was about a decade ago: "Because I'm attached to my hometown, so even though I'm in the middle of Europe, my heart still goes to my motherland, with my half Vietnamese blood ".