Happy Mailman’s Day!
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November 12th is Dia de cartero, as seen by this scan of my telephone bill. Mexico apparently has a day for every working person it seems. It’s appropriate that the scan shows my Telmex bill, because after the weekend when we first moved here, we arrived at the phone company office bright and early at 9:00 AM only to find out no one was there (except for people paying their bills via the automated machine). I looked at the window and there was a sign posted that basically read, “Due to the holiday, our offices will be closed.” I thought, “Crap, my luck. What holiday?” As one of the people line answered for me, “Dia de la telefonista,” of course!!
(note the motorcycle–here in Mexico, motorcycles are used almost exclusively for timely delivery. You don’t need to follow any traffic laws whatsoever as your bike can zig-zag between cars in a traffic jam and/or you can simply drive 30 mph down a sidewalk, passing cars in traffic. Why then the mail is so slow is beyond me…)
Living in Mexico | enrico | 
November 12, 2005 1:31 pm
By Melissa N. Wells, November 14, 2005 @ 10:00 am
Mexican culture
It is interesting to me to read your blog because I enjoy the differences between Mexican and American culture. I actually study this in school as well as an anthropology major. The Mexican culture is largely a party, siesta, have a good time culture and having a holiday for every profession would definitely suit this by giving them another chance for a day off for rest and relaxation. American culture is totally opposite, we live to work, and it is almost saddening to some people to have a day off. We are a 24/7 society, with restaurants, stores, and other places accommodating that lifestyle. Even on major holidays there are still many places open, meaning many people still working. I would love for the Mexican culture to influence American culture a little more, on the border of El Paso it is indeed that way, but once you start traveling out of the city you get into the real America.