Doubletakes
| 22:45 UK time, Thursday, 29 June 2006
Things To Watch Out For In Mexico:
1. Prices are given using the $ sign but are in pesos. So a cup of coffee in Starbucks doesn't really cost $30.
2. ...even if that Starbucks has valet parking. Which they do in some places here.
3. Road signs pointing to Mexico don't mean you're in the wrong country. That's the name of the capital too. Try to keep up...
4. Two guys carrying pump action shotguns and looking mean inside the 7-11 convenience store doesn't mean there's a heist underway. It means the shop assistant is emptying the till - and they're afraid a heist might be about to happen.
5. They won't smile back - I tried. They will watch your every move.
6. On the same theme, if you want a really good haircut, I guess you look for the hairdresser with the armed guard outside because the place must be making good money.
7. A 'Ferreteria' has nothing to do with ferrets. Pity, I was hoping for a story of Northern English working class culture having spread to the wider world and left its mark in unusual locations. (It's an ironmonger.)
Comments
Re #5: You obiously have that sneaky "Brit" look.
And -
I still wouldn't drink the water. The cervasa is too good.