Thursday, September 27, 2007

Journal Question

If a group of people just came to your country from overseas, what is one important piece of advice you would give them. Use reasons and details in your response.

3 comments:

Mark Anthony said...

OK. There's a saying which says that a negative person looks both sides of a-one way-street before crossing it. But maybe not here in Mexico.

So, my advice should be the followign: all people have to look both sides 'cause here in M;exico it is difficult to predict if there is someone who is not followinging the motor-signs.

That saying maybe is good in a quite city or maybe it was a pplied a hondred years ago but not anymore.

Do you know what? I said so 'cause once I was with a gay from US and he was almost pulled over. The reazon is that a crazy-driver didn't respect one of the traffic-lights and was causing a terrible accident. Fortunately, it was just a terrible fright.

See you.

EliAcosta said...

I would tell them to move around the city just with a person who has already lived in it. Unfortunately Mexico city is a very dangerous place to live in. My husband disagrees with me, but I've been working with koreans for over 12 years and most of them have had bad experiences, mainly because people try to fool them in any way and most of the times they get fooled

Silvia hdz said...

I would tell them to treat people with respect, not to criticize some behaviours without knowing their reazons to be.They should be as careful as in any big city. they shoulden´t carry a lot of money with them, just the amount they think they are going to spend. To avoid bad experiences they should avoid carrying expensive videocameras, to go to dark and lonely places, to drink more than they should and as Elizabeth said to move around with a person who knows how to live in our city. Another piece of advice would be to recommend them to visit our museums, the zocalo, Paseo de Reforma,the Chapultepec castle and many of the small towns near the city where tey can find artcrafts, amusement and lots of fun.