Tio’s Kitchen – Bernalillo, New Mexico
I may not have much respect for the national media or for politicians, but I sure do respect the elderly (unless they’re members of the media or politicians). My parents engendered among their six children, respect for our elders. None of us would ever consider addressing an elder by their first name. We would never use the pronoun “tu” (you) when speaking with someone older than us. We always use “usted,” also a Spanish term for “you,” but used in a formal manner for people we respect and always for our elders. We were raised with the type of respect for seniors that is practiced in India, Thailand, Somalia, Indonesia and other nations who venerate their elderly. Being raised…