By Tere
Ruiz
Mexican Time
Ever
since I moved down to the Lake
Chapala area, I have
discovered many things that Mexicans normally do without noticing how annoying
they can be to people from other cultures. One of the things that I believe surprises,
or maybe I should say, annoys people from other countries and even Mexicans at
some point, is the Mexican Time.
Listening
to people who come to the Lake Chapala area from other countries and their
experience with the locals, I have realized that I have dealt with the same
things they complain about regarding Mexican Time, for all my life as well have
all the people who live in this country.
Maybe we Mexicans are so used to dealing with the Mexican Time issues that
most of the time, we don’t really pay much attention or think it is a big deal.
Mexican Ways?
All over
the world, people have their own way of being.
This depends on the different environments, culture, preferences, values
and beliefs. What works for Mexicans may
not work for everybody, and Mexican Time is a big example.
