Why Mexicans Will Never Rule The World

See this guy? See the discolored piece of ground where he's standing? This is why Mexicans will never rule the world. About 2 weeks ago I looked out my office window to see a mini van with its right front tire stuck in this hole. I don't know deep the hole was, but it was large enough to swallow a car tire up to the frame. The hole was a rectangular opening in some concrete something-or-other. I thought it was just the Mexican equivelant of a manhole, but now that I think about it, that would mean real infrastructure. In Mexico? Um, no. Whatever this concrete obstruction was (or still is) I don't know. The solution to keep people form driving their cars into it? Put someone there to stand watch. I know! Why not just petition the city to pave the roads? Oh, that's right! There's no money left for roads after you paid for your kid's braces and took that vacation with your mistress! Sorry. I forgot. Well, why not just fill the hole? Yeah! Let's do that! Last week they finally did. Some guys took dirt near those telephone poles and filled the hole. Good job, guys! Way to engage your creative problem solving skills. So, why is the guy still standing guard? Because the concrete sticks up a good 3-4 inches and someone could hit it. That's why. Why not bury it completely? Why not pay that guy to bust up the concrete with a 10 lb. sledge? It obviously serves no purpose if you're willing to fill it in with dirt. Remember, these are the same guys that hose down the ground in front of their businesses and houses to suppress the dust. Never mind that 90% of the town's streets are unpaved.
Instead of creating permanent solutions to problems they find bandaids, which are usually too small. Everything here functions that way. And that, my Norte Americo compadres, is why Mexicans will never rule the world. They may populate it, but they'll never be in charge. At least this guy won't.