Obviously these insightful, comical and common-sense pieces of Mexico travel advice are principally taken from my own experiences , so they should NOT be taken as gospel nor as applicable to everyone. Take them for what they are โ practical, first-hand, pretty fucking funny and useful snippets of wisdom. Anyway, enough cover-my-back-disclaiming, here are 37 pieces of Mexico travel advice that should help you avoid some common tourist mistakes, and perhaps even some not so common ones.
I will be covering safety advice in far more detail in an upcoming post, so this post is pretty light on the serious stuff. Harmless enough, right? This is a very common mistake but for a reason.
Cool, but Mexico is in North America. Not South America, not Central America. Come on, guys. Good, because neither does anyone in Mexico. They speak Spanish. Much of Mexico is Catholic and controversial topics surrounding religious debates are best kept for private conversation among close friends. Or not at all. For the record, abortion is only legal in all circumstances in Mexico City, in case you were wondering. You are wrong, you are objectively wrong.
Peh-so, not PAY-so. I hate to break it to you, but you love Tex-Mex. A simple way to tell the difference is that Tex-Mex, due to the Texan cattle ranching influence, relies far more on beef products, whereas typical, traditional Mexican dishes contain far more pork. Tex-Mex loves a good cheddar cheese, flour tortilla and dash of cumin, whereas Mexican food prefers white cheese, corn tortillas and spice rather than spices.
Still not sure? For the record, I still make this mistake from time to time even though I speak fluent Spanish. Or maybe some of the people I meet actually are idiotas. Best to steer clear. In Mexico you can agarrar a bus, but you should never fuck it. Telling people you support the most hated team in Mexico is pretty bad wherever you are in the country, but especially bad in Mexico City.
