Its Mexico: Everything is a little bit better with a pinch of salt. Leftovers are always better the next day. Always carry toilet paper. Dont complain if there is no toilet seat. Dont complain if there is no toilet. You will always find an Oxxo but it might be pronounced Otso. You can find Pepsi but it will often be called Peck-si. You can usually get a pizza, but it will often be called Peak-sah. You will always be asked if you want to buy some minutes on your cell phone. Somebody will always be faster than you. Somebody will always be slower than you. Somebody will always pass by within 24hours no matter where you are. They will likely be in a taxi or a Coca cola truck or maybe a Bercel or Sabritas little truck. Somebody will always ask you to hold their fully loaded and safety off semi-automatic high caliber weapon while they sit on your bike and get their picture taken. 1 out of 5 coffee cups from Italian Coffee will leak and youll be wearing a white shirt when it happens. Oxxo (Otso) coffee will often be 3 days old, but hot enough to leave a second degree burn. The hotdogs will be a week old and cold. Nobody will apologize if you suffer consequences from either purchase. You can always find wi-fi for free in a town if you search enough. You cant always get a cell signal, but if you are in a place without cell service you are too busy enjoying the moment to care. Somebody will always talk to you. Somebody will always think you are a millionaire. Somebody will always ignore you. Somebody will always show you pictures of their family and expect you to have some of yours or at least be willing to talk about your family. Somebody will always ask how much something cost you and where you bought it...and compliment you on your fine taste. Not every Pemex will have premium blend fuel...or any fuel at all, but they will be open and happy to talk to you. Not every air line is an air line and not every water line is a water line at a Pemex. Not every compressor will be working at every Pemex. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, civil disobedience, political assassinations are all quite frequent and are meant to be discussed over coffee. However, the caveat is the coffee will not be from an Oxxo/Otso, and the political assassinations are best not to be discussed in a public cafe but in the warmth and friendliness of someones home you have been invited into. Mi casa es su casa...is true, extended often, and meant to be taken as a warm and friendly greeting and actually, quite literally. Not all meat sold as beef is actually beef. In Catemaco, the monkey meat is actually pork. You will find a tire repair shop and a pharmacy that will be open 24/7/365 though you might have to bang on the door to wake them up. The general society is a lot more conservative than you think. There is always a church around if you need one. The chances are not too bad that a taxi driver is also a lawyer, a doctor, an architect, a civil engineer, or an unemployed commercial diver. People will seriously fck with you on the highways when they have been drinking. No milk carton will be sealed or will be opened in the same manner. And within a month, the opening and sealing method on each one will have been changed, again, and maybe twice. A couple and two small children on a 125cc Chinese motorcycle with a massive tailgater thermos cooler on the back filled with tortillas will pass you without warning on a treacherous gravel downhill. They wont be wearing helmets. They all will believe, very strongly, in the Virgin of Guadalupe. Thats the Virgin on all the pictures and knick knacks sold all over the place, and not the business that Richard Branson owns...yet. You dont have to be Mexican or Catholic to believe in the Virgin. If you have the right attitude, Mexico embraces you, the Virgin protects you, rainbows appear, unicorns put on amazing dressage exhibitions, liquor, guitars, food, all magically appear! If you have the wrong attitude, stay in Matamoros, Tijuana, Juarez or some other border shthole and brag to your friends about you done went an rode down thar in Messico. The remains of the salt from the start? Well, some of us will flick them over our shoulder, again, because it is Mexico. Camping is going to be a lot harder than you think. Any time of year. Roadside cooking is going to be a lot harder than you think. Period. Thats a good start for what you need to know about Mexico. You ride Mexico on her terms, not yours. advrider/forums/showpost.php?p=25034793&postcount=24630
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 23:45:46 +0000
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