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Ask most Mexicans what a trámite is and they will describe the bureaucratic procedures every citizen has to go through to get by in civic life. However, the team behind the "Corrupcionario Mexicano," or Mexican Corruptionary, has a more colorful definition.
For the authors, a trámite is an "obligatory and often free procedure that the offices of government try to pass off as a favor to the taxpayer. They take away your time, your hope that you'll be able to fix the problem that is concerning you, your money and, on top of it all, they will attend to you with the slothfulness of a bear a long way from the springtime."
