Thursday, September 24, 2009

Election campaign at the school... the Mexican way





How does one campaign for student council offices at a school in Mexico?  Easy!  Have a party complete with clowns, lucha libre and a mechanical bull.  My first thought as a good American was this could never happen in an American school.  I could just smell the lawsuits and American lawyers standing in line waiting for a chance to sue somebody.  The lack of liability is one of the things I find charming in Mexico... unless something bad happens to me, of course!  Anyway, it was great watching my 5th graders being thrown from the mechanical bull like rag dolls.  And that ain't no bull!

4 comments:

  1. How funny, so true that this could only happen here. Im excited to read your blog, I have no idea how long you have followed mine but for some reason I have only now followed one of you comments to you blog.

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  2. I like it that people here are personally liable for themselves! I always catch myself saying as well, "that would be a lawsuit in the States!". I enjoy that people can live without that fear here.

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  3. And you know they shouldn't do certain things... but here in Mexico, everyone turns a blind eye and lets them have their turn....like George Lopez said, "so they'll learn!!!"

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  4. What a way to throw in some Machismo training early on. :P Did any girls ride the bull? Now, tell us the REAL story of what the TEACHERS did with the bull after school was over!?? :)

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