I Bailed on Mexico for Thanksgiving 2007 November 21
You have to make your own Thanksgiving when you live in Mexico, so this year my son and I bailed for the U.S. My tummy is full of home made pre-Thanksgiving apple pie as I write this blog entry.
I’ve been missing Mexico, though. I miss the way people interact with my son in Mexico. Often people give him the cold shoulder in the U.S. In Mexico people share their sticky, choking hazard candies with him when he cries. In Mexico men talk to him in line at the bank. In Mexico women coo and smile at him. In Mexico EVERYBODY takes a moment to shake his hand and say hello as part of the greeting ritual that happens naturally among adults. It puts him at ease and makes him feel welcome.
I’ve been trying to encourage him to still greet people here since it is natural for me and not awkward as it was when we first moved to Mexico, but often the adults don’t expect it at all and the whole thing flops. Oh well, a few days of turkey, stuffing, and time with his grandparents and aunts won’t ruin him. It’s nothing a day back in Mexico won’t fix.
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I’m hoping to get a job in Mexico early next year so it’s really great to hear about Mexico from you. Sounds like I’m going to enjoy myself if I stay there. I really hope so.
Happy Thanksgiving!