traffic jam - lessons learned

Today I was stuck in traffic. As in, a 45-minute drive took 2.5 hours. I was really frustrated.

In the US, a huge traffic jam would cause serious road rage. Americans would be honking their horns, walking around screaming, throwing our fists in the air, calling the radio stations, demanding the firing of our governor or the police chief, and in general letting it ruin our day. But in Mexico, people were smiling and laughing, flirting with people in the cars next to them, listening to Mariachi music, and generally enjoying being late to work. :)

Kind of gives some perspective, doesn't it?