Comments on: Morelia, Mexico http://idiotwon.com/blog/2009/04/23/morelia-mexico/ This too will change Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:33:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: idiotwon http://idiotwon.com/blog/2009/04/23/morelia-mexico/comment-page-1/#comment-116 idiotwon Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:28:36 +0000 http://idiotwon.com/blog/?p=298#comment-116 Well it the first child waitress I've seen in here so I was a bit shocked, you could say. I mean Mexico is one of the wealthiest countries in Latin America. I think she worked with her mother and since it was weekend she probably goes to school as well. From her behavior I'd say she had been working there quite a while. She knew the routines and only our strange questions about the dishes threw her off a bit. Having said all that, child labor here is quite normal. This morning I saw some adds that wanted to get rid of child labor but sadly that doesn't seem to be the reality. I think I mentioned in some post that grocery stores have always people putting your food in plastic bags. Well these people are ALWAYS kids (-15) or old (+60) people. What is more shocking is that I read from Lonely Planet that these workers don't get paid by the store (I checked this from my flatmate and he confirmed it). Their only income are the tips that people leave them. Yesterday my flatmate told me about a river that is polluted by waste of Guadalajara. The water is so intoxicated that people are dying of strange diseases and children are deformed. That might be my next "assignment". Well it the first child waitress I’ve seen in here so I was a bit shocked, you could say. I mean Mexico is one of the wealthiest countries in Latin America.

I think she worked with her mother and since it was weekend she probably goes to school as well. From her behavior I’d say she had been working there quite a while. She knew the routines and only our strange questions about the dishes threw her off a bit.

Having said all that, child labor here is quite normal. This morning I saw some adds that wanted to get rid of child labor but sadly that doesn’t seem to be the reality.

I think I mentioned in some post that grocery stores have always people putting your food in plastic bags. Well these people are ALWAYS kids (-15) or old (+60) people. What is more shocking is that I read from Lonely Planet that these workers don’t get paid by the store (I checked this from my flatmate and he confirmed it). Their only income are the tips that people leave them.

Yesterday my flatmate told me about a river that is polluted by waste of Guadalajara. The water is so intoxicated that people are dying of strange diseases and children are deformed. That might be my next “assignment”.

]]> By: Else http://idiotwon.com/blog/2009/04/23/morelia-mexico/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Else Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:06:55 +0000 http://idiotwon.com/blog/?p=298#comment-115 It's really, I don't know, interesting to see the picture of the young waitress. She looks sweet and really, really young. Were you shocked or surprised? Ten, eleven years old, would you say? This raises so many questions: do you think she was working for a family business? also going to school? did she appear okay/content? (Fine, you can't go by someone's appearance only, but you know what I mean.) Is her working more akin to delivering the local newspaper (in Finnish/American terms) as opposed to helping to feed the family - or vice versa? Any chance you could give some more color on this?? Any kids working in Guadalajara? More pics to be taken and stories to be told? Hungry for more local social commentary!!! :) It’s really, I don’t know, interesting to see the picture of the young waitress. She looks sweet and really, really young. Were you shocked or surprised?

Ten, eleven years old, would you say?

This raises so many questions: do you think she was working for a family business? also going to school? did she appear okay/content? (Fine, you can’t go by someone’s appearance only, but you know what I mean.)
Is her working more akin to delivering the local newspaper (in Finnish/American terms) as opposed to helping to feed the family – or vice versa?

Any chance you could give some more color on this?? Any kids working in Guadalajara? More pics to be taken and stories to be told? Hungry for more local social commentary!!! :)

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