tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984289026988298590.post4541895455151548324..comments2023-04-12T01:52:18.576-07:00Comments on New to Mexican Life: Birthday Parties Are Different HereAimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984289026988298590.post-55019281342410978362012-10-08T14:15:45.928-07:002012-10-08T14:15:45.928-07:00Spends a greater % of income on parties than we Am...Spends a greater % of income on parties than we Americans do. I'll have a great deal to say about why this is in the book, and about Mexicans in the us who try to keep this up and how they are looked at by their American neighbors. Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984289026988298590.post-20554461170980182082012-10-08T14:13:55.886-07:002012-10-08T14:13:55.886-07:00No, not every child every year. Big years are 1 (o...No, not every child every year. Big years are 1 (often combined with a baptism), 5, 10, and of course the great 15, for which they will spend more than on a wedding. And of the course the whole thing is rather a middle class phenomenon. The urban and rural poor obviously can't do anything like this. However, certainly an average Mexican sAimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984289026988298590.post-80149713441122209052012-10-08T00:05:50.032-07:002012-10-08T00:05:50.032-07:00It sounds like a blast! Must be memorable for the...It sounds like a blast! Must be memorable for the friends and family. but in a large family, do they do these things for each adn every child, each adn every year? If so, it must be a tremendous expense!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com