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  1. I once lived in a small Mexican fishing village and enjoyed "negotiating" with the local man who sold seafood twice a week off his old pickup. One day, he asked me to tow his pickup home for him because it had broken down. When we got to his home, I saw he lived in a one-room cement house with no water or electricity, with his wife and child. I never again negotiated with him.
    5 points
  2. Wow Mudgirl you must be a blast at a party! Who peed on your wheaties this morning?? They asked what I payed and I told folks. We also do much more for her and others like supporting her granddaughter so she can go to high school and Techschool or whatever she wants after high school. We just finished getting one local kid through high school and now we are putting him through college. He is the first kid ever to finish high school in his family. When he finishes college we will give him a trip to the US on us. Is that enough for your standards???? Really you shouldn't judge folks until you know them. Oh yea we loaned her family with no interest money to buy a truck after the family rig was stolen. They paid it off after six month as thats the kind of folks they are. No I am not a goody two shoes but I do think about my adopted country and the people. You comments to me are why many folks won't post on this board.
    1 point
  3. Well, I just see a lot of people who can afford to go out to eat several times a week, buy fancy imported groceries, are hooked up to internet, satellite TV, a fully equipped kitchen with lots of fancy appliances, have a really nice car (or 2), take Fifi to the groomers, etc, but don't pay their employees what I would consider a living wage. Which is not to say I think gringos should be paying something totally out-of-line with local wages, just that maybe one's maid might like to be able go out to eat with her family once in awhile, too, instead of just scraping by. The poster I was responding to said the maid has been working for them for years without a raise, so 10% raise, i.e.5 pesos/hr. seems pretty piddling to me. But I don't know the financial circumstances of the poster, so maybe that is a big outlay for them.
    1 point
  4. I find you get what you pay for. I've had the same housekeeper for years and pay her better than any number mentioned here. She never misses a day, always does great work and is totally honest. Inflation is beginning to hit here so keep that in mind.
    1 point
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