Yep, That Sounds About Right

It’s always fun to run across someone who has posted about real life in Mexico. A while back I came across such a post. A missionary friend of ours had posted the blog of a missionary friend of his. Wow, a double steal. I caught myself chuckling and thinking yep, that sounds about right.

• If someone talks about “your house,” they are really talking about “their” house. (My house is your house)
• Brain can be served in a tortilla.
• Stomach can be served in a tortilla.
• There is no taco bell.
• Asking, how long will it take to get there is considered a stupid question.
• Motorcycles don’t have to stay in a lane.
• You can get your side view mirrors stolen off your car.
• You might see cows in your front yard.
• Dog poop happens.
• If you get there on time, you’re early.
• You can buy almost anything on the side of the road.
• Dogs are used as a house alarm.
• There will be someone trying to give you a flyer at a speed bump.
• You will tip someone every day.
• Clowns juggle at intersections.
• Stores might be open at the time they say they are open, but probably not.
• You can get knock offs of just about everything.
• Electronics are expensive.
• Fruit is cheap.
• There’s one gas company…government owned Pemex…no competition there.
• The gas guy for your house may try to rip you off.
• Lunch is at 2 or 3 pm.
• You should really only plan to get one thing done in a day.
• If someone will be late or not show up to a meeting, they will probably not call you to tell you about it.
• Stopping at a red light most of the time is optional.
• There might be a pothole big enough to eat your car in your lane at any time.
• You will be offered just about any type of “fruit water.”
• If someone thanks you by showing the back of their hand (in a sort of obscene way), it’s normal.
• Ketchup goes on pizza.
• Music can never be played too loud.
• Stores hire dancing girls to promote their products.
• You can get a piñata of whatever cartoon character you can imagine.
• Cake can have the milk IN IT (and it’s good).
• You can watch soccer 24 hours a day.
• If you need to change lanes, just stick your arm out the window and the other person is obligated to let you in.
• You can back up in your car even if there are people coming up behind you.
• You can do just about anything in your car if you put on your flashers.
• If you see traffic in an unusual spot, chances are there’s a traffic cop directing (creating) it.
• If you call a cell phone, you pay for the call.
• You get 100 outgoing calls per month on your home phone.
• You can get a pre-paid minutes card for your cell phone while waiting at an intersection.
• In just about every parking lot, someone will ask you if you want your car washed, whether it needs it or not.
• You don’t walk on the sidewalk. You walk on the road.
• Uneven pavement is a fact of life.
• You can buy corn on the cob smothered with mayonnaise and chili powder.
• Lots of people wear suits and ties.
• Everything is “straight ahead” if you ask for directions.
• The trunks of trees should be painted white…I think it has something to do with bugs.
• If you see a cop with his lights on, it just means he’s patrolling the neighborhood. It’s not because you did something wrong.
• You might get a receipt for the slip of toilet paper you buy at a public restroom.
• Babies should be covered all the way pretty much at all times.
• Children are not allowed to drink cold drinks or they will get sick.
• Baby car seats are optional.
• The garbage men sit in the back of the truck and sort the trash.
• Personal space doesn’t exist.
• You can fit 15 people in a Volkswagen beetle.

The Poulette Family – Training Youth Workers in Latin America