Respect and language

Frostbite, I had the same results, or lack of it. To me it is like someone with bad handwriting who gives you a note. If they really thought it was important enough for you to read it, they would take the time to make it readable.

Pardon my intransigence, but again I believe you are mistaken, I have no doubt as to the importance of what is in the article, and that has been reaffirmed by knowledgeable people who have read and commented on it. If YOU really respected the Mexican culture you visit for weeks and months at a time then you would make an effort to learn the language. If Mayor Pete could learn a language just to read a book by a favorite author, I think people who spend months a year in Mexico can make an effort to learn the local language, especially since your life could someday depend on it. If someone shouts out ¡AGUAS! they aren't offering you a drink or showing you the ocean. Just sayin'...

This isn't about me, but just as an example, from my first moments in Mexico over 45 years ago I endeavored to learn the language not because I ever expected to live here, but because it was the correct, logical and sensible thing to do.