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Actually raising the maids was common in Europe before the war.. The richer families would inherit kids, orphans, kids from poor family and those kids would help in the larger households and eventually become full time live in servants. Back then there was little cash given out to servants many of them worked for room and board and a little spending money so you can see how the word criada came about. The good old days are over and cleaning ladies, caretakers and maids are now protected by laws and are emloyees so the word criada has taken on a bad connotation and the word is not used any longer. In Chiapas it is not unusual to see the word serviente used on adds on doors but I have never heard anyone referred to her serviente either.. chacha is the word tha is the most common here or ayudante..

What is this? "The pot calling the kettle black¨contest?

mia mujer que llave???

Are you guys assuming that those over 60 do not take the test or is it confirmed? Since the test or the study for the exam changed so much maybe the rules changed too.. By the way check the US test before complaining about the Mexican test, I bet you many US born citizens including the present president would probably fail..

English rose you are paying for what your are using minus what you are producing, since you cannot change the output you can lower your usage and you too will pay less.

High end modern furniture in Mexico is all designer´s made and the prices are high, only the upper classes can afford them so there are no deals to be had.. Go to Mueble expo with an interior designer in August in Guadalajara and take pictures and see if someone can reproduce what you want or si if you find a company you like,,there is a bit of everything there.

They certainly have their stores in the right neighborhoods,

A friend of mine from Canada has been sending me some pictures of modern Mexican designers that are popular in Mexico , they do exist, I would think that Mexico City has some great modern designers,, it is a question of finding them but they do exist, I have seen them but not in stores. Maybe in Santa Fe.. I would ask in a Mexico city forum. Modern Mexican is in vogue now and it is pretty minimal..

Are you bilingual?

I used to have a property manager who told our cleaning lady to ask for a raise (which by the way I give every year) because the dollar had gone up. I fired the manager , that is what happen the last time someone told me to follow the rate of exchange of the dollar.....

not enough ventilation? HUmidity seeping from outside? Clorox will kill it but it will come back if the cause is not removed..

I had a drain installed in the lavedero as well. They are great to wash by hand but the emptying by hand does not get it . Any plumber can do it. I France the water end was way deeper.like 3 feet deep so we could soak sheets..we also had drains.. I guess the lavadero here reflect the fact that many houses did not have running water so you did not soak clothes and you did not use a lot of water to wash. The board is great for heay clothe like jeans but I would not use it in delicate fabric,

Thanks all I sent the packet through Ishop..They used to have an ofiice near Telecable but it is gone, I guess Ishop it is now..I got the 144 ddress from their site so there are only in IShop in Ajijic unless someone knows of another place.

Where is the office in Ajijic..they say carretera 144 where is that?

Even better..I knew there was a place in Joco that made them too but I am not sure where, if they are made in Ajijic even better. The place in Guadalajara designs the pattern and makes them at the scale of your room but if you can do that or the place in Ajijic can do that no need to go to Guadalajara.

here is the site of the place in Guadalajara. http://mosaicoseternos.com.mx/Contenido/index.php/2015/08/25/nosotroscompany/ They will design anything you wish at the scale you want. The owner restaures old homes in Guadalajara. Go to the store and check it out,

Why look at San Luis Potosi when they are available in Guadalajara?

I had some installed in my house and I wish I did not.. First get someone who knows how to install them. They are polished at the end. They stain extremely easily especially the white and are extremely slippery and dangerous when wet. There is a store in Guadalajara in the cnter that has some wonderful them. The owner is an architect and they know people who install and can clean them, I am not in town so I cannot give you the name but if you google mosaico Guadalajara their name has mosaico in it so you will find them. It is worth going to see their catalogues. There is a place in Joco that makes mosaicos and probably could make some for you as well depending on what you are looking for. The one in Guadalajara has some that look like a carpet. I have them in my kitchen and that sure was a mistake, , they would be ok in the bedrooms or living room. I love them but boy am I sorry I have them..

I had an Italian friend who visited and he found his favorite flour for pizza at SL. That was a few years ago by maybe they still carry some.

here is no area code for Ajijic most phoes in Ajijic are 33 3 or 33 1 same as Guadalajara

Mason´s day around October, any day??? I am aware that the masons have their day during the San Andres Fiesta which ends the 30th of November but October?? The 6 oclcok cohetes are to warn people that mass is about to start not to get blessings. Bennie since you have been here for a while maybe you should learn something about the culture.

Every area has some local bacterias that may be different from what your system is used to so you may have a slight reation but as a rule the water here is clean if your tank on the roof or underground water cistern is cleaned on a regular basis.Some houses have filters. I do not have an filter and have no problems here. I do wash and disinfect the fruit and vegies that I will eat raw. Just rinse the ones you cook, the boiling water or steanm will sanitize them. I do not pay a lot of attention wether I swallow r do not water in the shower and wah my teeth with bottle water. If you are here on a temporary basis you probably do not want to ruin your trip but if you are moving here it is a question of your body getting used to the local water. The funny thing is that we did not get sick for the first 2 years here then got sickl many times over 6 or 7 years and now have not gotten sick over two years..who nows why..I got sick when I moved to the States from France...

Joco60 is misinformed about France. We do eat a lot of raw milk products but the cattle and other animals are all vaccinated. and the standards of cleaniless are pretty strict. In the past many people got sick from raw milk.We call bruscellosis Malta fever . You can get tubercolisis and bruscellosis as well as e-coli and salmonella from raw milk. When we were kids we always boiled the milk for 3 minutes . We had a little pyrex flat object that made noise when true boiling would start and we timed the boiling. I got bruscellosis from eating cheese or yogurt in Ajijic as I do not drink milk. I