Comments on: I Am A Criminal. Officially.

By: Christofer

Christofer — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:20:16 +0000

Don’t you think ‘being a criminal’ will give your novel that ‘dangerous air’ by affiliation? You know, all the rappers and hip-hoppers have to get arrested for something or ‘they got no cred.’

You got cred, Beryl. Now, you got cred.

You could become the Hunter S Thompson of Merida.

By: Alinde

Alinde — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:31:55 +0000

You are so right, Dave! We so easily forget what we REALLY left! I can get caught up in “finding this” food, for instance, that I almost forget that IF I had been able to find a papaya in CA, it would have been too expensive to consider as a staple. But most of all, the service-orientation here is supurb.

And yes, if the language barrier were still not present, it would go much more smoothly for most of us.

So, with that in mind, imagine how hard it is for immigrants to the USA? My grandparents and great-grandparents had problems, I am certain. Except, maybe they were more welcomed. At least, they had an easier time finding employment.

By: David M.

David M. — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:42:55 +0000

Sometimes we foreigners complain about the difficulties, inneficiences, and complexity of the Mexican legal systems. I think this post illustrates that the US is certainly no better. Perhaps we complain more in Mexico because we aren’t familiar with the language, and therefore problems with the system seem insurmountable.
In fact, in Mexico, people in civil offices are generally more polite and helpful. American government agencies tend to be staffed by cold, unhelpful idiots who won’t go out of their way for anything.
The only ray of light in your story is the action of the police officer in quite reasonably allowing you to leave and solve your problem.
I hope you can return to Merida soon.
Dave

By: Alinde

Alinde — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:04:24 +0000

There is a lesson in here, Beryl. My best friend used to lecture to me a bit, saying that I should “simplify my life.” (I AM a dilettante.) As I age, I remember his advice more and more. That’s one of the reasons I chose to move here officially–not only do I not need to pay CA income taxes, but I do not have to worry about missing things ike drivers liscenses–we in the over 60 crowd have enough to remember, without such things that we seldom need, use or even read about in the newspapers.

I don’t want to sound “preachy” here–it’s just that your sad episode did remind me of my friend’s admonition. Sure hope it works out on the court date!

Saludos, Alinde

By: Political Grump

Political Grump — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:45:37 +0000

Like Abbie Hoffman, you could wear clothing made out of an American Flag.