Zih Perspective

I recall from Marketing 101 that goes something like this: "The purpose of the marketplace is to serves the wants and needs of the consuer, real or imagined".
Evidently those AI folks have figured that out even though it is hard to understand what there customers see in that offering, nevertheless, it is true however much many of us think otherwise.

I appreciate your efforts.

1/31/2019

Hola Z Rob,

Following is an excerpt from your recent post:

......."A big shout out to Jauie who pretty much single-handedly got the stupid noisy carpa at Las Salinas cancelled so that its noise and drunk patrons won't be bothering tens of thousands of residents and visitors this year. Good job! Attaboy, Jauie!"

I also think that your local President, Lic. Jorge Sánchez may also deserve a round of applause.
Unlike the previous Alcalde, "El Bello" , el Lic. Sánchez may have had a look at the FORTY TWO PAGE ruling, "Recomendación" #053/2017, in my favour issued by la CODDEHUM, that I left a copy of when I met with el Director de la D.A.C.I.E.P.. Sr. Nava López, el día 20 de Diciembre 2018 en su oficina en el H.Ayuntamiento, and took heed to las ADMONICIONES stated in that document.

Bottom line is that la CODDEHUM determined for several reasons, that La Carpa resulted in Human Rights violations.

I have heard several radio announcements that "La Carpa" took their "espectáculo" to a place called Mentiritas in Ixtapa. I hope they are successful there so they don't have a desire to return to el campo de futból en la colonia de La Noria and, as you said disturb tens of thousands of people from 7:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. SEVEN nights a week who live in that zone.

We now are enjoying peace and tranquillity at night with windows open & fresh air as it should be sans La Carpa Corona.

I also want to mention that to file the complaint con la CODDEHUM, I had to provide supporting evidence.
Among that evidence were complaints by quite a number of people in local newspaper articles, and FB publications, etc., at that time which had accumulated over several years.
So, although I probably was the only one who filed a legal complaint, there were many others, who in effect, that supported my denuncia.

When one perceives that their Human or Civil Rights are being violated, I see 3 options:

1. Leave, go elsewhere, find another place.
2. Shut up and live with it, or
3. Fight for your rights you are entitled to enjoy, which is what I chose to do.

As they say: "It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it".

Saludos

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jaui

A big shout out to Jauie who pretty much single-handedly got the stupid noisy carp at Las Salinas cancelled so that its noise and drunk patrons won't be bothering tens of thousands of residents and visitors this year. Good job! Attaboy, Jauie!

Interesting story. Congratulations to Jaui for his persistence. I don't know his citizenship status, (Mexican citizen? Permanent Resident? Temporary Resident?) but would guess he isn't here on a tourist visa, which likely would have denied him any legal recourse to file such a complaint.
As a victim of La Carpa's unbelievable noise several years ago, we chose to move away from Centro, rather than try to live with it. I was glad to see Jaui mention the sponsor of this outrage..."La Carpa Corona"....who should have been publicly shamed for lending their name to this zoo.
Jaui's apparent success in getting this event moved or cancelled raises the issue of the passivity of the thousands of locals adversely affected not only by La Carpa, but by all the other audio assaults that occur on a nightly basis in Zihua. Where have these thousands of locals been hiding? If Jaui could accomplish this feat apparently single-handed, how does one explain thousands of locals sitting on their hands for years?

I have experienced the range of gringo presences in the area.

My first visit was in the early 1980s when I stayed at the Club Med at Playa Linda. This was followed by annual vacations staying at the Aristos hotel. The Aristos was owned by Fonatiur and was built to show the Mexican government’s commitment to a tourism industry. I have stayed at at least five hotels in Ixtapa.

I have stayed at places in Zihuatanejo, including the Hotel Suzy, the Posada Michel, and several other places. I have stayed in places for $14/night and places for $300/night. I have stayed in hotels and rented a house.

Almost all of those places supported two things. They supported the local economy. They supported some level of “connection” between visitors to the area and residents of the area.

My experience of all-inclusive was limited to a work-related promotional exposure. I learned that all-inclusive thrive on limiting contact between gringos and local people. They thrive on keeping money within the property, adversely affecting the local economy. One all-inclusive manager was proud that he could “food and drink” people for less than US$10/day because they brought their supplies in bulk from Mexico City.

I believe that the economy ought not to support the holders of capital. The economy ought not to be the master of the citizenry, it ought to be the servant of the citizenry.

I am not a citizen of Mexico, so I think I ought not to interfere with its politics. But I am interested in learning Rob’s views on the proper relationship between the people and the economy.

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