During the long three hour visit with an elderly Filipino couple recently, the old fart told us of how certain Vietnamese parishioners tend to “fib”. In return, I told the old guy how opportunistic they and the Chinese are — by giving food in the hopes of getting something good in return. They are also very well “informed”. By that, I mean that they would asking “frank” questions or phrase their stories so that you could share yours. Of course, he cited examples.
One Viet would sit at the frontmost pew. She would leave earlier and argued that she had to work. She was seen casually walking around slowly. Leaving early would upset most priest, one of which would be seen visibly shaking his head in disapproval.
A couple of Vietnamese ladies sit towards the backmost pews. They would talk constantly throughout the service. There were told to shut-up or leave. One Viet took a cellphone call and argued that someone “died”. She was told to shut-up and take her conversation outdoors. In both instances, it is not polite to talk or use the cellphone during the service.
Tip of the day: Don’t give out too much detail of your life. That’s what I mean by soft tyranny from within — degutting the clueless slowly until feeding time. Tell them the facts by saying as the old fart once said: While you were “fresh off the boat”, I was here first and paying my taxes. Therefore, this place is mine.”
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