Comments on: Telling You What You Want To Hear http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/04/11/telling-you-what-you-want-to-hear/ A Gringa Writes About Life In Cancun, Mexico Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:54:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JOE FROM DALLAS http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/04/11/telling-you-what-you-want-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-1839 JOE FROM DALLAS Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:26:47 +0000 http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/?p=386#comment-1839 not waht you wan read but try this So I recently came across this site. If you are really bored (chances are you are since you're reading this topic ), then check out this site: http://omegle.com/ not waht you wan read but try this

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]]> By: RiverGirl http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/04/11/telling-you-what-you-want-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-1838 RiverGirl Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:12:31 +0000 http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/?p=386#comment-1838 Isla Gringo - No this is not our local hero the immigration attorney, this is a shark of a lawyer that we've hired to help with a dispute with the neighbors who live upstairs from our rental condo. They have a leaking pipe and refuse to fix it, so our tenant is living with perpetual leaks from upstairs. Pablo - It's certainly enough of a regular thing in Mexico that I felt I could make a generalization about it, unfortunately. Isla Gringo – No this is not our local hero the immigration attorney, this is a shark of a lawyer that we’ve hired to help with a dispute with the neighbors who live upstairs from our rental condo. They have a leaking pipe and refuse to fix it, so our tenant is living with perpetual leaks from upstairs.

Pablo – It’s certainly enough of a regular thing in Mexico that I felt I could make a generalization about it, unfortunately.

]]> By: Pablo Puga http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/04/11/telling-you-what-you-want-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-1837 Pablo Puga Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:54:56 +0000 http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/?p=386#comment-1837 I agree. Sorry, you are more than right, not all the mexicans are like that. They are a few of us that don't. But almost everyone are like that. Have a great week RiverGirl. Saludos. I agree. Sorry, you are more than right, not all the mexicans are like that. They are a few of us that don’t. But almost everyone are like that. Have a great week RiverGirl. Saludos.

]]> By: islagringo http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/04/11/telling-you-what-you-want-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-1836 islagringo Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:34:03 +0000 http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/?p=386#comment-1836 It's not the fantastic lawyer that we otherwise all love is it? It’s not the fantastic lawyer that we otherwise all love is it?

]]> By: RiverGirl http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/04/11/telling-you-what-you-want-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-1835 RiverGirl Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:15:44 +0000 http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/?p=386#comment-1835 Thanks for the comments everyone. Jonna - I agree...when I hear the words "lo que pasa es..." I brace myself for B.S. I guess that as my understanding of Mexican culture increases that I will detect the lies sooner. I just wish I didn't have to learn to detect lies. Teresa - I wish it was that simple with the lawyer here. But I think it's more convoluted. I think his method is simple, but he's really, really busy and seems to be terrible about realistic planning. Pablo - Certainly not all Mexicans are like this. My husband is rarely like this, in fact he can be brutally honest to a fault. But it does make it hard for foreigners to learn how to do business with Mexico when so many businesses in Mexico can't just tell you what to expect or when to expect it. Gopal - I have not been to India yet. But I have seen a little of this trait in some Indians I've done business with. (Your photos are beautiful.) Thanks for the comments everyone.

Jonna – I agree…when I hear the words “lo que pasa es…” I brace myself for B.S. I guess that as my understanding of Mexican culture increases that I will detect the lies sooner. I just wish I didn’t have to learn to detect lies.

Teresa – I wish it was that simple with the lawyer here. But I think it’s more convoluted. I think his method is simple, but he’s really, really busy and seems to be terrible about realistic planning.

Pablo – Certainly not all Mexicans are like this. My husband is rarely like this, in fact he can be brutally honest to a fault. But it does make it hard for foreigners to learn how to do business with Mexico when so many businesses in Mexico can’t just tell you what to expect or when to expect it.

Gopal – I have not been to India yet. But I have seen a little of this trait in some Indians I’ve done business with. (Your photos are beautiful.)

]]> By: Gopal http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/04/11/telling-you-what-you-want-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-1832 Gopal Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:57:46 +0000 http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/?p=386#comment-1832 That's like India :) No wonder Columbus thought that he was in India when he landed in the New World. That’s like India :)
No wonder Columbus thought that he was in India when he landed in the New World.

]]> By: Pablo Puga http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/04/11/telling-you-what-you-want-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-1831 Pablo Puga Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:23:22 +0000 http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/?p=386#comment-1831 It's a shame, that we, mexicans are that way. I hate it. I don't undertand why, people can't say a simple NO or tell that is going to take X or Y time to solve, build, create, fix, etc. something. They always give you "Fantasy dates" or try "kindly" to give you answers or solutions for something that need something else. It's a shame. And almost every mexican I know, hates it. But, why we keep doing it? And telling, "al ratito" or "tomorrow" when it will be several weeks later? Good luck solving your issues. It’s a shame, that we, mexicans are that way. I hate it. I don’t undertand why, people can’t say a simple NO or tell that is going to take X or Y time to solve, build, create, fix, etc. something. They always give you “Fantasy dates” or try “kindly” to give you answers or solutions for something that need something else. It’s a shame. And almost every mexican I know, hates it. But, why we keep doing it? And telling, “al ratito” or “tomorrow” when it will be several weeks later?

Good luck solving your issues.

]]> By: Theresa in Mérida http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/04/11/telling-you-what-you-want-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-1830 Theresa in Mérida Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:48:57 +0000 http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/?p=386#comment-1830 I think that in the case of the lawyer, he found out that his idea was going to be more trouble (ie more work) than he originally thought, so he is putting it off. Of course, we have been involved in a lawsuit here for ummm 3 years? and finally changed lawyers because the first one started out a ball of fire and then just stopped doing anything except lie to us. We have decided that whenever anyone says in 15 days,it means never or we don't know when. I had a book on order at Dante,they said it should be in stock in about (you guessed it!) 15 days, after a month of looking,I found it at another book sellers, after 3 months the original librería called and told me it was in. regards, Theresa I think that in the case of the lawyer, he found out that his idea was going to be more trouble (ie more work) than he originally thought, so he is putting it off. Of course, we have been involved in a lawsuit here for ummm 3 years? and finally changed lawyers because the first one started out a ball of fire and then just stopped doing anything except lie to us.
We have decided that whenever anyone says in 15 days,it means never or we don’t know when.
I had a book on order at Dante,they said it should be in stock in about (you guessed it!) 15 days, after a month of looking,I found it at another book sellers, after 3 months the original librería called and told me it was in.
regards,
Theresa

]]> By: jonna http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/04/11/telling-you-what-you-want-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-1829 jonna Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:53:00 +0000 http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/?p=386#comment-1829 Yeah, I may never adapt to this one. I find it hard to even understand the motivation for it or how anyone ever figures out the truth, maybe they just don't care. I do think though that there are some secret signals that pass that let them know if it is just BS or for real. I tell you, whenever I hear 'lo que pasa es' I just want to tell them to shut up that I don't want to hear the lie. Yeah, I may never adapt to this one. I find it hard to even understand the motivation for it or how anyone ever figures out the truth, maybe they just don’t care. I do think though that there are some secret signals that pass that let them know if it is just BS or for real. I tell you, whenever I hear ‘lo que pasa es’ I just want to tell them to shut up that I don’t want to hear the lie.

]]> By: Gary Denness http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/04/11/telling-you-what-you-want-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-1828 Gary Denness Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:48:38 +0000 http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/?p=386#comment-1828 Oh it's just so true, and so infuriating! Oh it’s just so true, and so infuriating!

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