Back from a week in Barbados. That is a former British colony handling the slave trade at that time and growing and harvesting sugar cane. The island is known for producing “Gay” rum (brand name). The island is still frequented by people mostly from the UK with a few Americans thrown in.
We pick a warm place every year about this time (February – March) to get away from the cold here in Michigan. This year has been especially brutal with constant freezing temperatures and constant snow – enough!
The resort in Barbados had all the requisite items that we demand at this time: hot temperatures, beach, ocean, and swimming pools, plenty of food and plenty of drink and entertainment.
The one thing that stood out at this specific resort was the lack if not the absence of “service”. We have seen this before in the Caribbean as opposed to Mexico: the people working at the resorts in the Caribbean resented working for the “white” people (slave masters). In Mexico, the people were grateful fore their jobs and provided service with a smile, hoping you will return to their resort and continue supporting their employment.
I will admit that the “all inclusive” resorts which basically supply everything for one price and therefore eliminating “tips” contributes to their service behavior even though “we” give tips when we feel the service was exceptional. But this does not happen in Mexico – cultural difference?
I think will shoot for Mexico in 2009.
We pick a warm place every year about this time (February – March) to get away from the cold here in Michigan. This year has been especially brutal with constant freezing temperatures and constant snow – enough!
The resort in Barbados had all the requisite items that we demand at this time: hot temperatures, beach, ocean, and swimming pools, plenty of food and plenty of drink and entertainment.
The one thing that stood out at this specific resort was the lack if not the absence of “service”. We have seen this before in the Caribbean as opposed to Mexico: the people working at the resorts in the Caribbean resented working for the “white” people (slave masters). In Mexico, the people were grateful fore their jobs and provided service with a smile, hoping you will return to their resort and continue supporting their employment.
I will admit that the “all inclusive” resorts which basically supply everything for one price and therefore eliminating “tips” contributes to their service behavior even though “we” give tips when we feel the service was exceptional. But this does not happen in Mexico – cultural difference?
I think will shoot for Mexico in 2009.
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