Trick or Treating

Our attempt for a nice breakfast and memorable discussion, laugh and tears of loved ones passed was ruined by drunk Canadian tourists.

A party of 4 arrived and the linger of post over consumption of alcohol was in the air as they walked by. This followed obnoxious loud comments and mimosas for their party.

Our dear friend who is a waiter at this restaurant asked if we could interpret as they were drunk and made no sense as to what they were ordering.

Simply to help our friend I attempted to assist with their order. Unfortunately their insistence that "sopes" means "soup" to them was a quick and waste of time discussion.

I apologized to our friend and he politely called it a festive "mood".

We ate our meal and spoke with the owner and what has become familiar faces/friends and each commented on the disrespectful behavior of that "party".

It was a sad example of tourist feeling entitled.

I just returned from a friend's residence in the La Noria neighborhood where we enjoyed coffee, pan de muertos and smiles and tears of our friends who have passed.

What a contrast!

I shared my morning experience with my Zanka friends and they asked me why I was shocked of such behavior.

A "holiday" is not a tradition or a culture.

A tradition and culture is passed down from generation to generation and is respected.