07-21-2007
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life=playa
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Playa del Carmen
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HARD...Part II
It's hard....to live here in Playa and be a part of the community.
 Don't get the wrong idea.... I don't mean hard being a member of the physical Playa community, but ...its sometimes HARD being part of a "cyber-community".  At least in person, you (or I) can see people's expressions when they say something, thus allowing us to understand the context and meaning of what the speaker is saying more clearly.  Once you've said something, on internet.....you can't take it back. I think most people think about this before speaking (typing). But some don't! .........And then what....what is it like when you go to meet this person for the first time?...You might would've had a great connection if it were'nt for the fact that your "ego"s in cyberspace is "BIG"....or something like that and you must stand ground...or make an impression. Huh!!! Whatever. The best impression to me is one that shut's up and takes in what's around'em, assesses the surroundings, then proceeds with caution. Learinng the people with which whom they sit. The ignorant pretend. Pretend they lived here. Pretend they are a necessary part, integrated here even though they fly out Monday. What makes someone in full-time status...permanant?... 300 days a year straight in one dwelling and in this town?...340 days?...360 days?....what is permanant? What is Home? What is it when someone speaks of a place as though it were home and they live 5000 km (3000 miles) away? Maybe they had lived there before but not now. Does that constitute them as local?...Maybe they only visited here? still?...does that constitute them as local? What if they make drama like little kids in a community of 40+ year olds then fly away...once or twice a year?...does that make them local? Laws seem to change down here daily. What was right 7 years ago is not OK today. My motto is: stay grounded, "You must adapt....in everyway" Learn from the past...apply to the future. That's what ya got to do if you plan to live down here, Amigos! Last edited by PlayaCountryBoy; 07-21-2007 at 09:35 AM.. |
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Non-aggressive Dutch dude
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I think I read between the lines that there's a specific reason why you've posted this, but I can't really tell what it is... To me it seems something or someone (perhaps more than one) is bugging you. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but it does make it hard to react to the questions you've been asking yourself, and us, here. Like you said so yourself:
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You ask questions that raise questions, Jason. Please elaborate, if you wish.  And don't let it get to you. |
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2005
Location: We'll know when we get there, We'll find mercy
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I have lived on or near a beach for almost my entire life. The "locals only" attitude has been strong in all of the places I have lived. It comes out of the surfing community, usually. There is no surfing community here, but that attitude still exists to some extent.
Personally, I have lived here for 4 years and in Mexico for 8. There are more than a few "tourists" who know more about certain aspects of this area than I do. If you asked me how to get to "Bar X or Restaurant Y on La Quinta", I probably couldn't tell you. They aren't part of my life. You want to go diving? I do not have a clue. Where I live does not define who I am. There are very few real "locals" in Playa. And of those few, I doubt any of them know everything there is to know. |
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Rastamon
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aņejo
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: playa del carmen...urgh
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I think I get what jason is saying. Sometimes you just look around and you ask yourself " why am I here? do I really like being here? is this what I expected? Who are these people anyway, what do we have in common? something, or are we just hanging around because its the only option?".
Not referring to anyone of course, to me it happens many times when I'm out at night. Not good. But then if we look deeper, you can still find what brough you here in the first place. Sorry if I sound depressed today, I'm really not. But they are thoughts that pop up every nw and then 
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