I would gladly throw all my cloths outside if it would bring rain! Unusually hot and dusty here in Ajijic, and it's not yet May!
By the way, Sarah, Would you please tell me a little more about sidewalk etiquette? I usually have to walk around people talking on the sidewalk and go onto the street. And it seems that there is no "keep to the right" custom, right? What about people who always put up stands to sell things to force one to take to the street? Is this legal, or illegal and just ignored? Is it legal to put buckets, rocks, chairs, etc., on the street to "save" parking spaces? Is the answer to this the same one I always get when I question something: "This is Mexico"? I would appreciate some of your insight. Thanks, Loretta
hahaha unfortunately, it's the same answer you always get: basically, there is no sidewalk etiquette, and we're certainly not powerful enough to instill it. :'D And no, it's not legal for people to save parking spaces with buckets, but it's hard to blame them for when they have a home with no garage and also a car.
Anyway, the short answer is "spacing, personal or otherwise, is not something anyone thinks they can control." People just put themselves and their things where they can fit, unless some sort of authority figures comes and tells them otherwise!
Speaking about personal space in Mexico, I remember when I was working in Mexico back in the 70s. My boss would come up to talk to me and he'd stand toe-to-toe and nose-to-nose close to me. I would keep backing up. We often covered the space of half a room before our conversation was finished.
I would gladly throw all my cloths outside if it would bring rain! Unusually hot and dusty here in Ajijic, and it's not yet May!
By the way, Sarah, Would you please tell me a little more about sidewalk etiquette? I usually have to walk around people talking on the sidewalk and go onto the street. And it seems that there is no "keep to the right" custom, right? What about people who always put up stands to sell things to force one to take to the street? Is this legal, or illegal and just ignored? Is it legal to put buckets, rocks, chairs, etc., on the street to "save" parking spaces? Is the answer to this the same one I always get when I question something: "This is Mexico"? I would appreciate some of your insight. Thanks, Loretta
hahaha unfortunately, it's the same answer you always get: basically, there is no sidewalk etiquette, and we're certainly not powerful enough to instill it. :'D And no, it's not legal for people to save parking spaces with buckets, but it's hard to blame them for when they have a home with no garage and also a car.
Anyway, the short answer is "spacing, personal or otherwise, is not something anyone thinks they can control." People just put themselves and their things where they can fit, unless some sort of authority figures comes and tells them otherwise!
Speaking about personal space in Mexico, I remember when I was working in Mexico back in the 70s. My boss would come up to talk to me and he'd stand toe-to-toe and nose-to-nose close to me. I would keep backing up. We often covered the space of half a room before our conversation was finished.
Haha oh I'm sure it's way trickier for men...I think your policy of waiting to see what the other person does is the perfect one!