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sickbag
Joined: 10 Jan 2005
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| Guy Courchesne wrote: |
Now, if we're talking vice, then I suggest pulque. |
Ouch! Tried that stuff for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Does strange things. |
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Guy Courchesne
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:56 am Post subject: |
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 yep, and it's a vice one wouldn't have for long.
I found a pulqueria (I think it's called) in Tepoztlan about 2 weeks ago. Dingy, dirty, litte hole-in-the-wall with a hand-scribbled sign.
"Pulque 4 pesos"
No idea how much you get for 4 pesos, but you're still overpaying. |
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Cdaniels
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
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Location: Dunwich, Massachusetts
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| Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:13 am Post subject: |
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| Flo wrote: |
| Also, for all those school teachers who go on strike in the states every year...go out and see the world before you climb up on your pedestal! |
I'd like to know about these teachers who go on strike in the states every year. What is Flo talking about? |
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MELEE
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
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Location: The Mexican Hinterland
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| Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Guy Courchesne wrote: |
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"Pulque 4 pesos"
No idea how much you get for 4 pesos, but you're still overpaying. |
No doubt a jicara full!
The thing about pulque is that nothing is added to stop the fermentation. So the older it is the more fermented (and stinky it is). That's why its best to drink it on the spot. My hubby loves it and I think it's alright--but when we get it at the market on Saturdays from the guys who come in from Tamazulapan with a couple of gas cans full, we pay 2 pesos a jicara--if its less than two days old I won't touch it. Just remember to hold your nose, its like nanches, the taste and the smell are very different.
Bottoms up!
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Guy Courchesne
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Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| with a couple of gas cans full |
 That sums it up there. jaja.
Mescal is strong enough for me... |
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MixtecaMike
Joined: 19 Nov 2003
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Location: Guatebad
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| Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Some Cool Person wrote: |
| I have 1,000,000 sitting on top of my t.v. set plus 4.8 million in the bank. |
I used to get paid TEN MILLION a month. I received a bundle of cash notes about 6 inches thick. |
This is the sort of teachers Mexico really needs, millionaire foreign investors, LOL. |
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Flo
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 3:52 am Post subject: |
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In response to striking, I know that this is not legal in all states. However, in the state I work in it is legal. All the school districts have a teacher's union which negotiates contracts, pay, benefits, etc. Every year there are a handful of districts in the state whose teachers want more money, better benefits, more vacation or planning time, etc. If they don't get what they want, they can go on strike. Usually this happens a day or two before school was scheduled to start. The teachers simply refuse to work until their demands are met. Schools are closed. The kids have nowhere to go. Usually the dispute is settled a few days to a few weeks later. However, the students (and teachers) have to make up the missed days in June and July, so the following summer ends up being very short.
Oh, by the way, I just got my first fat U.S. pay check today. I laughed at/for all the teacher-slaves in Mexico all the way to the bank...
I'm not obsessed with money, but I am so happy to finally have a little (or a lot) extra left over after I pay my living expenses.
And about saving $2500 in three months in Mexico, I didn't even make that much in 3 months in Mexico. I know every school is different. Some people are lucky enough to be at a supportive school with good pay. On the other hand, I continue getting PMs from people who are having the same experience in Mexico that I had last year. Mexico is a great place, its just too bad that in some locations foreign teachers aren't valued or respected as they deserve to be. |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh, by the way, I just got my first fat U.S. pay check today. I laughed at/for all the teacher-slaves in Mexico all the way to the bank... |
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Ben Round de Bloc
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 1:54 pm Post subject: A few questions |
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| Flo wrote: |
| Every year there are a handful of districts in the state whose teachers want more money, better benefits, more vacation or planning time, etc. If they don't get what they want, they can go on strike. |
Do you see this as a good thing or a bad thing?
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| Oh, by the way, I just got my first fat U.S. pay check today. I laughed at/for all the teacher-slaves in Mexico all the way to the bank... |
You really know how to win friends and influence people on a forum frequented by a number of teachers who are happily living and working in Mexico, don't you?
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| Mexico is a great place, its just too bad that in some locations foreign teachers aren't valued or respected as they deserve to be. |
Couldn't the same be said about teachers (foreign and native alike) in the USA? |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Couldn't the same be said about teachers (foreign and native alike) in the USA? |
I think it has been said before...
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| U.S.: metal detectors and full time police personnel on campus (ha ha), daily fights and drug deals, |
Well, I suppose it shows that a school values a teacher if they are willing to do something to reduce the casualties. |
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Samantha
Joined: 25 Oct 2003
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Location: Mexican Riviera
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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| And about saving $2500 in three months in Mexico, I didn't even make that much in 3 months in Mexico. |
I never did feel that the Mexico teaching experience was about making money. I think we all know that one can stay where they are up north or go to the Orient if you want to make serious cash. That said, it is very possible to live in Mexico comfortably, if you don't live like a tourist. I wouldn't count on sending money home for loan and bill payments but you will meet your expenses here in Mexico. |
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Flo
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No, I didn't go to Mexico (or Peru) to make money. I wanted the experience. However, I could barely live on what the colegio paid me. I didn't even have enough pesos to see much of Mexico, kinda a bummer.
Like I said before, I love Mexico. The cool thing is that I make enough now that I can travel there on vacation and have enough cash to be able to enjoy myself without worrying about paying my rent next month.
And about the strikes, I totally disagree with them. Teachers in the U.S., at least where I am at, are not underpaid or overworked. My point was that if teachers think the work is bad, they should spend a couple of days walking in your shoes (those of all you hard working and underpaid teachers in Mexico).
I do miss Mexico!!! Go out this weekend and have some pulque and molotes for me!
Flo |
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