Maybe you have heard about Día de los Muertos. I think in English that is called "All Souls' Day" and it is on November 1st (or 2nd?), as a Catholic I should know!;-) The Mexicans celebrate that day in a very strange way. For example when they prepare dinner there are also chairs and plates for the dead. Or it is a custom to give each other a sugar skull with their name on it. I would call it a bit macabre but well...Our landlord explained to us that death is present in Mexico anytime anyway. If you remember what I keep telling about Mexican traffic, I guess you will agree. But there are more occasions to prove this. As a German I would say that Mexicans don't care much about security: cars that only exist because of the rust, the foundry at the Volkswagen plant where hot iron is moved in open containers, zebra crossings on the motorway...
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