Waiting in Mexico
I’m amazed at how much time we spend waiting in Mexico. I’m beginning to suspect that when an appointment is for 12:00, you really aren’t expected to get there until 12:30 or so.
The other day we were going to look at a house for rent. After waiting for 30 minutes, we called the owner and were told that they were “on their way”. After an hour we tried calling them again, but their phone was off the hook. After an hour and fifteen minutes we finally left.
When we go to the vet or doctor, it seems like the receptionist sees us come in, and then calls the doctor to tell him there are patients there. I guess if they are use to not having people show up, it make sense to wait to leave your house until you know for sure they are there.
Our best bet is to probably call before we leave the house and confirm our appointment. Unfortunately until we get better at Spanish, we are just as likely to end up canceling our appointment or doing some other harm.
The fear of messing something up is probably holding us back from learning Spanish as quickly as possible. I don’t mind saying something wrong and appearing silly. However once, we get a taxi driver headed in the right direction, I don’t want to try to startup a conversation and end up changing where we are going.