Sunday, April 27, 2008

A "Must Read" for all Ex-pats

I read this book aobut eight years ago at the suggestion of Warren Hardy, the language school guru here in town. It was the BEST read even though I had been doing business in Mexico for twenty years. It is concise and well written. I do take exception to some of his hypothesis and comments about the female role in Mexico and women doing business in Mexico - as I know that scenario first hand and do not agree with many of his comments. BUT here are just a few categories that many people are not aware of and reading how these categories tie back into the culture adds a sensitivity to living her. The chapter titles "The Importance of Music and Singing", "The importance of Literature", and the chapters on Mexicans and time is very very enlightening..........the bottom line is remembering that Mexico has not even been a democracy for 100 years.........
I just found this book at a garage sale (it is out of print I think) and reread it again and learned a lot again..............
Read it if you can find it! Many "aha" moments.

2 comments:

Todd said...

FYI the book was reprinted with a different title.

Just look for "There's a Word for It in Mexico" and its the same book.

Todd

Babs said...

Thanks Todd for that info - I had looked and looked for a used copy and/or to order it under its old name........it truly is an insightful book, in my opinion