I have a friend...his last name is Fung.
I have another friend...his last name is Phung.
Both of them are Chinese...one of them was living in Vietnam for a while, but they are both pronounced the same.

My last name is Chau but there are Chows out there also. When our parents immigrated here they didn't know a word of English and I guess there wasn't a standard in naming Azns.

Now what dictates the sound "fff" is spelled "ph" or "f"? Was this a french thing?

I was reading the news paper today and quote it for you...

"Phuc is the young, naked skinny girl running from a black, smoky sky, her arms outstretched..."
"Phuc has spent much of her live travelling as a representative of her own charity..."
"Phuc said she's happy with the way her life turned out, because she is still able to help others..."

Just to be fair her full name is "Phan Thi Phuc" aka Kim Phuc...now imagine it spelt the other way.

I'm not going to make any more comments cos she was severely burnt when she was young.