Šodienas noskaņojums ir pelēks. Ārā un līdz ar to iekšā (jo par apkuri te neviens nav nopietni domājis) ir vēsi. Brokastīs ēdu zemenes. Latvijā tomēr tās ir visgardākās, te tās kraukšķ un nenogatavojas, līdz sapūst. Man pašai mans nacionālisms kaitina. Bet ko darīt, ja man tiešām tik daudzas lietas mājās šķiet labākas nekā te?! Salst pirksti, apkārtējie slimo ar gripu. Dzeru tēju un meklēju informāciju, par ko mana priekšniece ir tikai kaut kur padzirdējusi. Neticu viņai, izskatās, ka to visu viņa ir nosapņojusi. Pārāk daudz pretrunu un lai cik dziļi es pētītu mērķus, uzdevumus un likumdošanu, nekas nesanāk. Tukša lapa. Sapņoju, kā es ietu karstā vannā ar daudz putām. Neatceros, vai minēju, ka ūdens te dušā tek tik minimāli, ka ir stipri jāciešas vai arī pirms tam jāsporto, lai tā brīvi nomazgātos. Brrr. Vannu vienreiz mēģināju pietecināt ar ūdeni. Kamēr gaidīju, tikmēr siltais ūdenis beidzās. Brrr. Šodien Meksika liekas garlaicīga. Meklēju "domubiedrus" globālajā tīmeklī. Atļāvos šeit ielikt amerikāņa redzējumu.
I lived in Mexico for years. I fell in love with the country and the people. My observation is that Mexicans are:
* Extremely courteous
* Warm and hospitable,
* Open and friendly IF you make the effort to understand them.
* Wary of foreigners and of anyone with power -- with good reason if you study their history.
* Passionate, affectionate (and able to show it openly), loyal to friends and family
* Really know how to have a good time!
* Have different priorities than we do. If they have promised to deliver an item at a certain time but a family affair intrudes, the family will come first--ALWAYS.
* "Clannish," for lack of a better word. For centuries, they have had to rely on their families and close friends because they could not relay on a system of law. So family relationships are everything.
* Have a deep need to save "face" much like many Asian cultures do. They will tell you what they think you want to hear rather than tell you an unpleasant truth--and they will NOT think of this as lying to you. It is simply an accepted "greasing of the social wheels".
* Extremely proud of their history, their culture, and their country. They are a very patriotic people.
* A VERY class-conscious, even racist, society. They venerate their Indian past but tend to treat their current Indian population very badly and will go to great lengths to minimize visible Indian roots in themselves. The shorter, darker and more indigenous a person looks, the lower on the socio-economic scale.
* Extremely courteous
* Warm and hospitable,
* Open and friendly IF you make the effort to understand them.
* Wary of foreigners and of anyone with power -- with good reason if you study their history.
* Passionate, affectionate (and able to show it openly), loyal to friends and family
* Really know how to have a good time!
* Have different priorities than we do. If they have promised to deliver an item at a certain time but a family affair intrudes, the family will come first--ALWAYS.
* "Clannish," for lack of a better word. For centuries, they have had to rely on their families and close friends because they could not relay on a system of law. So family relationships are everything.
* Have a deep need to save "face" much like many Asian cultures do. They will tell you what they think you want to hear rather than tell you an unpleasant truth--and they will NOT think of this as lying to you. It is simply an accepted "greasing of the social wheels".
* Extremely proud of their history, their culture, and their country. They are a very patriotic people.
* A VERY class-conscious, even racist, society. They venerate their Indian past but tend to treat their current Indian population very badly and will go to great lengths to minimize visible Indian roots in themselves. The shorter, darker and more indigenous a person looks, the lower on the socio-economic scale.
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