Thursday, 2 August 2007

When in México, do as the Méxicanos do


Have tortillas for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Oops sorry breakfast not included.

Try to listen to the guys who are hanging on the bus doors and shouting weird names. "How do I know which bus should I take?" "They go shouting (se van gritando)." WTF? Okay, there seems to be a guy hanging on the door and shouting the final destination to all the people on the streets.

Need to go somewhere? For the elderly guys riding with burros, sombrero on the head, machete hanging on the side. For the rest of the world, sitting on the back of the pick up, or back of the ATV.

Would you like to live in a house with all mod cons? Window glasses, warm tap water, washing machine? Dream on, baby. What would those be for? But a hammock. Lots of hammocs.

Looking for things to do? Typical pass-time for 11-year-old kid: breaking coconuts with a machete, to get the delicious insides out. Looking for turtles laying their eggs. Lying in the hammock. Typical pass-time for Sussi: lying in the gently waving hammock, hating telenovelas and especially their soundtracks. Maybe occasionally having a cold beer or chatting with people or going for a swim.

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