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navegator wrote:
So true you can spot a new arrival a block away, trying to speak Spanish by adding an "O" or an "A" to English words and not making any sense what so ever, if you do not speak the language take a dictionary in your native tongue and the language of the country that you are going to.
Otherwise come on down we are in Mexico City fixing up the wife's inherited house and enjoy the good food and friendly people, where can four people eat a full course meal for $ 15.00 USD, granted it is not a five star restaurant but a comedor familiar just around the corner.
Viviendo la vida loca
navegator
I have to chuckle at your mention of the "A/O people". Along the same line are the people that think if they speak English loud enough then everyone will understand:)mexicoruss wrote:
It's meant to be funny not anti tourist, it explains that there is more to Mexico than what you may believe based on what you have heard. It invites you to explore more outside of your box. Don't be so thin skinned.
I have been to Mexico and enjoyed it thoroughly and I'm certain I made some cultural mistakes that the locals didn't like but they were done ignorantly not out of any cultural bias. I think the stereotyping of tourists to any place is small and petty.- By stereotyping you mean they come in pairs?
navegator - It's meant to be funny not anti tourist, it explains that there is more to Mexico than what you may believe based on what you have heard. It invites you to explore more outside of your box. Don't be so thin skinned.
- belittling tourists is sure to draw more huh? Most of this is just more stereotyping both ways
- So true you can spot a new arrival a block away, trying to speak Spanish by adding an "O" or an "A" to English words and not making any sense what so ever, if you do not speak the language take a dictionary in your native tongue and the language of the country that you are going to.
Otherwise come on down we are in Mexico City fixing up the wife's inherited house and enjoy the good food and friendly people, where can four people eat a full course meal for $ 15.00 USD, granted it is not a five star restaurant but a comedor familiar just around the corner.
Viviendo la vida loca
navegator
