Comments on: Mexican Patience & American Arrogance

By: RiverGirl

RiverGirl — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:32:19 +0000

JosÃ© Juan – Well, my patience sure runs out for Mexico sometimes. Today is one of those times. But I think that my relationship with my husband can stand these stresses. It helps a lot that he lived in the US, so he understands my culture, and it helps that he originally moved to the US because he was tired of many things in Mexico. So he’s very sympathetic when I complain about Mexico, he understands.

By: JosÃ© Juan

JosÃ© Juan — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:58:50 +0000

Hello

IÂ´ve read this interesting post and a few things came to my mind which I like to ask you.

Wheneaver we decide to live abroad we start to make comparisons because its easier to see what are the “pros” and “cons” of our native country against the the same factors of the new country.

From your story I see that “patience” helped you out to copy with those things clearly against your native culture and personal values.

But patience besides of being a virtue it also features the characteristic of having its limit…
You think this will be enough to stand this cultural shock? Have you weighted the fact that this could cause any sort of conflict of your actual relationship in the longterm?

Congratulations for your blog…!

By: Tazeen

Tazeen — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:15:44 +0000

First time on your blog and I totally enjoyed reading this post. No matter how we try to disassociate ourselves with our religion and society, we are a product that is shaped by these two factors ( to some extent at last).

I am going to blogroll you if it is ok with you.

By: American Mommy in Mexico

American Mommy in Mexico — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:32:09 +0000

Very well written. I enjoyed your opinions and insights.

By: kathy

kathy — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:48:44 +0000

But holy crap, if husbandito works in government in Cancun, he’s dealing with politics (on whatever level he’s working) and that, in Cancun, has to totally sour a person on any thoughts of making change happen. Sigh.

By: kathy

kathy — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:47:26 +0000

This is very insightful. I definitely have the work ethic and mentality of “opportunity knocks” but I’ve also become disillusioned and apathetic – not due to living here but seeing no change occurring in the USofA. The new administration has brought the first whiff of change in decades. I can totally see the Mexican attitude (and had it even before we arrived) but I can also totally see the US “make it happen” attitude.

By: Mindy Rosas-Standring

Mindy Rosas-Standring — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:09:53 +0000

I do know what you mean. I think that there are a lot of things that are factors of living in the USA and being in a position to really change our environment. My husband and I talked about this a lot. He made the point that there was so much that he learned he did have the ability to change when he lived in the USA and now, even though we love living here, we know that we can better many parts of our lives and environment. Even if we cannot get others to understand that they can do. It is sort of like that old saying…”focus on the things you can change, F**k the things you can’t.