Vacuums are not used that often either, I think they are quite handy, but the housekeep doesn't touch the one I bought. I bought several brooms for the housekeeper to use and she seems to avoid that broom. That's an interesting observation, I really didn't consciously notice that, but you seem to be right for the most part.There is a broom that sort of looks like a push broom but not with the same angle. William James Woodward, Expat-blog Experts Team While the "habit" of making their own brooms may have died, the tradition of using them exclusively probably never will in Latin America. Why would they go to all the trouble of drilling hundreds of holes in a block of wood, threading horse hair or straw through them, trying to secure them in place when it's far easier to bend a handful of straw in half around a stick, wrap it with wire and voila you've got a broom, something that initially everyone actually made for themselves at home. In some countries wood is in short supply in others subject to termite damage. Also, traditional brooms use much less wood. Since discovery and since slaves were brought to the americas they used traditional brooms because the raw materials were so abundant and they were easy to fabricate. The absence of push brooms and absolute trauma of square buckets in common to all Lat-Am countries. It's two little things called Latin-American culture and Latin-American history. Two for my house, and one for that poor man sweeping Av. If there are actually push brooms, please tell me where they are. So, this is my question to the forum community at large. I cannot say I've scoured the entire country yet, but I have noticed their seeming absence even in places where one would be so. At least one for my girl before she dons the haz-mat suit for the carport again. It would seem that this particular tool would be a Godsend to the efforts of all of these hardworking people who keep their floors and streets so impeccably clean. 12" wide and found in every tienda, bodega and mercado around.Ĭould someone please help me understand. My girl recently took to this phenomenon herself sweeping the entire carport - moving 5 kilos of dust, with the same tiny, ubiquitous broom. I've seen construction workers sweeping entire work sites - with tiny little brooms meant for cookie crumbs. I've seen tiny little brooms used like a push broom, oh yes. And then, in some cases, from the street into the ditch, or a pan or bucket or something. Wow, these folks are masters at keeping the piso limpio!įrom the home or business onto the sidewalk, with or without water. I mean, seriously, no matter where you go - and I've traveled to quite a few places around the central part of the country, it's the same. One thing you notice almost right away if you step outside into the sun and stand a moment on the sidewalk, is the amazing zeal the local people have for sweeping. I've been living in the northern part of Mexico State for over a year now.
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