Comments on: Public Leisure: Mexico’s Luxury That Eludes the U.S. http://travelojos.com/2009/09/public-leisure-mexicos-luxury-that-eludes-the-u-s/ The Latin America Travel Blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:54:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://travelojos.com/2009/09/public-leisure-mexicos-luxury-that-eludes-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-764 admin Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:58:21 +0000 http://travelojos.com/?p=1875#comment-764 Thanks for confirming what I was writing about. Your BBQs sound awesome. Thanks for confirming what I was writing about. Your BBQs sound awesome.

]]> By: aangel http://travelojos.com/2009/09/public-leisure-mexicos-luxury-that-eludes-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-763 aangel Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:07:39 +0000 http://travelojos.com/?p=1875#comment-763 That´s a great article. Until last year I lived for work related reasons for three years in San Antonio, TX and I was born and raised in Mexico City. I have been back in Mexico for one full year now and let me tell you that even thou we have a truck load of problems in this city I am really happy to be back. I think the key word in the article is loneliness. Me. my wife and three children lived in a very nice area in a great apartment complex but I felt we were almost alone. When we came across neighbors coming and going from their cars or the mail box, the only thing I got back from my greeting was an extremely shy or distrustful hi or even a grunt. and that is when I got a response. (There were exceptions of course but mostly from hispanic people). Where I live now we have barbecues (carne asada) with the neighbors almost every weekend and have become good friends with several diferent families. I think that the overall feeling we got in the U.S. was that everybody is looking out for themselves with no regard at all to anything else so people tend to become very isolated in their own worlds, as you said, their air conditioned home or their air conditioned car. Anyway, I enjoyed your article and just wanted to share my experience. That´s a great article. Until last year I lived for work related reasons for three years in San Antonio, TX and I was born and raised in Mexico City.

I have been back in Mexico for one full year now and let me tell you that even thou we have a truck load of problems in this city I am really happy to be back.
I think the key word in the article is loneliness.

Me. my wife and three children lived in a very nice area in a great apartment complex but I felt we were almost alone.

When we came across neighbors coming and going from their cars or the mail box, the only thing I got back from my greeting was an extremely shy or distrustful hi or even a grunt. and that is when I got a response.
(There were exceptions of course but mostly from hispanic people).

Where I live now we have barbecues (carne asada) with the neighbors almost every weekend and have become good friends with several diferent families.

I think that the overall feeling we got in the U.S. was that everybody is looking out for themselves with no regard at all to anything else so people tend to become very isolated in their own worlds, as you said, their air conditioned home or their air conditioned car.

Anyway, I enjoyed your article and just wanted to share my experience.

]]> By: admin http://travelojos.com/2009/09/public-leisure-mexicos-luxury-that-eludes-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-762 admin Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:46:32 +0000 http://travelojos.com/?p=1875#comment-762 Adriana, thanks for sharing that. I think this is an aspect of Mexico that not enough people know about. I can't imagine having a problem talking to everyone too much at most of the stores I visit in the U.S. Adriana, thanks for sharing that. I think this is an aspect of Mexico that not enough people know about. I can’t imagine having a problem talking to everyone too much at most of the stores I visit in the U.S.

]]> By: Adriana Perez http://travelojos.com/2009/09/public-leisure-mexicos-luxury-that-eludes-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-761 Adriana Perez Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:08:53 +0000 http://travelojos.com/?p=1875#comment-761 I totally agree with what you write in your blog. I love visiting my parents in Tijuana, Mexico for this very same reason. We know all our neighbors and when we are not at home we run into people we know at the store, at a "mercado sobre ruedas", at the gas station, etc. When I go to some stores the cashier always asks how my dad is doing and what is he up to. When my dad goes to some stores like the hardware store and I'm in a hurry I have to remind him, "PLEASE DON'T TALK TO EVERYBODY TODAY cause we gotta go." Every outing is a social event. I totally agree with what you write in your blog. I love visiting my parents in Tijuana, Mexico for this very same reason. We know all our neighbors and when we are not at home we run into people we know at the store, at a “mercado sobre ruedas”, at the gas station, etc. When I go to some stores the cashier always asks how my dad is doing and what is he up to. When my dad goes to some stores like the hardware store and I’m in a hurry I have to remind him, “PLEASE DON’T TALK TO EVERYBODY TODAY cause we gotta go.” Every outing is a social event.

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