Pale Mexicans at the "South of the Border" Ball

A few weeks ago, Doris and I attended a charity ball in Bangkok that was sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand. The theme of the ball was "South of the Border," and attendees were encouraged to dress appropriately. Doris put a lot of effort into finding the right clothing and accessories for us to wear. This wasn't easy, because as you might imagine, Thai stores don't exactly have a Mexican clothing section, and the AmCham organizers evidently intended "South of the Border" to refer to Mexico, or at least Latin America. In the end, Doris did a great job of finding me a Mexican-looking hat, shirt and jeans, and I even bought my first pair of cowboy boots. Doris selected an outfit for herself that certainly had her looking like a genuine senora. Of course, we still were the palest people who ever attempted to pass themselves off as Mexicans. Here's a picture of us at the start of the ball:

About a week before the ball, we learned that many of the attendees were planning to come in black tie, instead of in costume, and of the ten people at the table that Ford had bought, Doris and I were the only ones looking even remotely Mexican -- GRRR!!!