tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2099677365089752394.post7207473317744937522..comments2023-12-08T04:32:25.378-06:00Comments on Maine to Mexico: Observations About the Mexican PeopleBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705065905468983742noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2099677365089752394.post-17399503516350124302007-06-29T21:12:00.000-05:002007-06-29T21:12:00.000-05:00It sounds like there is little urgency to life, l...It sounds like there is little urgency to life, like there is to a lot of Americans. It sounds very refreshing.<BR/><BR/>Your observation about bringing iced tea to the workers next door made me think that, if one did this in the US, some might expect something "in return," i.e., part of an expectation that there is some selfish reason WHY the drink was offered. I think this type of thinking is so ingrained in ours system, that it almost goes unrecognized. Perhaps the real difference in thinking begins to occur when there is more urbanization? capitalism? I don't know.Karl Trautmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08586869276469786616noreply@blogger.com