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I would say you're off slightly. I think it's basically improvising very frugally to make stuff work when it should've been close to impossible. It can be dange

I would say you're off slightly. I think it's basically improvising very frugally to make stuff work when it should've been close to impossible. It can be dangerous, It can hurt others, selfish or just plain useful, but there's no way you can deny the ingenuity. Here're some awesome examples of jugaad: https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/559248_359872164083623_771453609_n.jpg https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/559248_35987216408... http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/2389399780_7e7c15f2d7.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/2389399780_7e7c15f2d7.jp... http://www.myindiapictures.com/pictures/up1/2012/06/funny-car-music-system-jugaad.jpg http://www.myindiapictures.com/pictures/up1/2012/06/funny-ca... http://www.myindiapictures.com/pictures/up1/2012/06/funny-room-cooling-fan-only-in-india-jugaad.jpg http://www.myindiapictures.com/pictures/up1/2012/06/funny-ro... My personal favorite: (Steaming milk on the roadside with a pressure cooker) http://sagarmukim.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/jugaad.jpg http://sagarmukim.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/jugaad.jpg There's tons more examples like this, but you get the point.

crpatino 14y ago
This is an universal trait of people trying to cope with limits. I've always know it as "ingenio mexicano" or "mexicanada", roughly translated as mexican wit. It is a matter of national pride and accepted wisdom that nowhere in the world people are as cleaver as we are. See some examples at: http://quependejadas.com/tag/gracioso/page/2/ http://quependejadas.com/tag/gracioso/page/2/ The most amazing thing is that most of these images are probably not Mexican at all, but stolen from redneck sites (search for: Look, I fixed it). That is 100% in character with the spirit of mexicanada. Why actually fix anything when I can find someone else who did it and steal the credit!!!

crpatino 14y ago

This is an universal trait of people trying to cope with limits. I've always know it as "ingenio mexicano" or "mexicanada", roughly translated as mexican wit. It is a matter of national pride and accepted wisdom that nowhere in the world people are as cleaver as we are. See some examples at: http://quependejadas.com/tag/gracioso/page/2/ http://quependejadas.com/tag/gracioso/page/2/ The most amazing thing is that most of these images are probably not Mexican at all, but stolen from redneck sites (search for: Look, I fixed it). That is 100% in character with the spirit of mexicanada. Why actually fix anything when I can find someone else who did it and steal the credit!!!