By Will Grant, BBC News, Mexico City [We have to learn from the Brits what's going on south of our border?]
Daughter of government official shuts down restaurant because she wasn't seated.
The episode reveals a lot about Mexico's sharply stratified society. The haves appear to assume they can treat the have-nots as badly as they want, no matter how rude, disrespectful or abusive.
Read the full story @ BBC News - Restaurant tantrum exposes Mexican class divide
I've seen this personally in my visits to Mexico where class divides clearly exist. I've seen how Criollos [those born with European blood] look down on los Indios. We think we're racist in this country? Try some others.