I was mistaken for Vietnamese at Detroit

It was Thanksgiving week at 2004. The airplane I was aboard found some engine trouble soon after it left Detropt airport. The pilot decided to go back to Detroit, then the flight was cancelled.

The airline made hotel reservation, and gave dinner tickets to passengers as an apology of cancellation.

There were a lot of Japanese people in that airplane.
They went to the hotel that the airline reserved, and rushed into the hotel restaurant.

The hotel and its restaurant which is close to Detroit airport, had to accept a lot of Japanese people.

There seems only one waitless in that restaurant.

Japanese people who rushed into the restaurant looked at the waitless, raised their hands.
Some Japanese called her to come, saying:
'Hey, come and take my order!'
'I am hungry! Hurry up, woman!'

It is not unusual in Japan that people expedite
waitlesses/waiters in restaurant.
But, I didn't behave like them. I sat down, just keeping quiet. I even didn't looke at the waitless.

Then, look! The waitless come to my place first!

I was able to eat meal earliest at the busy restaurant!

After I enjoyed the dinner, a gentleman come to my place.
He said to me:
'Excuse me mister. Would you tell me if you are Vietnamese?'

Who was that gentleman?
Why he asked me if I am Vietnamese?
I will write about it in next post.