things here... they're kinda laid back

in a way. when people are on the job, it's cool for them to do their own thing too. por ejemplo, someone working the check-out register could also be talking on their cell. in most service type jobs here it's cool to watch tv or read or whatever if it doesn't interfere with your job. in the case of one of the personal trainers at my gym, it's cool for him to hardcore make out with girls while he's training them (I'm not really sure what he's training them for though, so I'm sure it's on the program). Can't say I'm a fan of watching him give her tongue-lick sit-up exercises while I'm trying to benchpress right next to them. what they were doing wasn't even tonguing as I know it, it was more like sword fighting with tongues... but oddly enough this doesn't seem to phase anyone else. (actually they were kissing each other like this girl I went out with had kissed me all night, like she was trying to lick out a mixing bowl. I was like, woah take it easy ther, don't eat my face. yeah, not a fan of that either.) people make out all over the place here, people fuck all over the place here, it's no big secret. I mean it's fine, run around naked jerking yourself off, whatever, but still it's... distracting. VERY distracting, lol. I dunno why I'm so bothered by it though... people don't really get it on in public in the States and if they do it's because they want people to watch them. I don't think people spoon each other here because they know (sometimes) hundreds of people will see them, I think it's because they don't give a fuck if people are there or not. I've never much liked making out in public unless I'm drunk or really horny, but from what I've seen and from the girls I've dated, public makeout is kinda obligatory. My job isn't laid back at all, I have to wear a tie and carry a briefcase and have my shoes shined and my hair cut every so often and they make a big deal out of it if I don't (I've pushed the boundaries a little). Most of my supervised observation is based on "grooming". Bungle really is the exception though, from what I've observed, and I guess that's what makes them the market leader. what else... umm everyone smokes pot and you can buy it from guys who park cars on the street (like drive-thru, alum creek style). You can smoke cigs pretty much everywhere, except hospitals and buses and the metro... and movie theatres. They have little smoking areas in a lot of offices and such... that was pretty awesome back when I used to smoke, especially in the malls, lol. Walking in the middle of the street and parking in the middle of the sidewalk is pretty acceptable, at your own risk. I saw a guy playing matador with about fifty zooming cars using his red sweater. (he wasn't half bad either) You can bring dogs many many places... (god and in the classy neighborhoods there's hundreds of these skinny fat middle aged women walking around with poodles and chiuahas and pedigree rats under their arms like little furry pocket books. that's a kick.) showing up fifteen minutes late isn't just fashionable, it's a t-shirt and jeans. the lines on the street and the traffic lights and such... really they're more like guidelines than "laws". Wanna take a left turn from the sixth lane to the right, go for it fella. wanna take a nap in your car, go for it gal. would you like to buy the new superman dvd for less than a $1? well, no me neither, but you could if you wanted to and from a gazzilion different places. man there's gotta be a million little other little things like that that are just like; do whatever you want. (well, there's no take a peso leave a peso). For the mostpart, I like it... but please put your tongue back in your face!

NP: Led Zeppelin - Battle of Evermore

PS. It just happened again! I walked into an Oxxo (Mexico's version of 7-11) about ten minutes ago and the two employees behind the counter are straight up making out with each other... and while there's customers in the store! Haha, it's pretty funny how shocked I get and then to look around and see that no one else cares. God bless this country.