Main story: With the current 2020 outbreak of COVID-19, veterinary technicians (hereby referred to as vet techs) are still slated to go to work as animal care is finally looked at as essential by most all of the U.S. However, nobody outside of the people who work in the clinics are allowed into the clinic…. Continue Reading »
Main Story: The following is a conversation between the informant and myself. The informant will be CP and I will be MH. CP: Before a ship’s maiden voyage, a woman has to christen the ship. MH: What does that mean? CP: The tradition of christening or blessing a ship before its first voyage started centuries… Continue Reading »
Main Story: The following was a conversation between myself and the informant. The topic was on nautical traditions. I will be labeled as MH and the informant will be CP. MH: So what is it about the phrase “the captain will go down with its ship” ? It is always said in movies and books,… Continue Reading »
Main Story: The following is transcribed between myself and the informant, from this point forward the informant will be known as TT and I will be MH. TT: Are you familiar with Friday the 13th? MH: Yes, I am. TT: In Vietnam we also have Friday the 13th, but it has a different context then… Continue Reading »
Main Story: The following is transcribed between myself and the informant, from this point forward the informant will be known as TT and I will be MH. TT: There is this thing in Vietnam where you can’t look into mirrors at midnight. MH: Is that like a Bloody Mary reference? TT: What do you mean?… Continue Reading »