Aprendo algo cada día en el Distrito Federal, por ejemplo:

• Salchicha means hot dog. Don’t order “un taco de salchica”
• Count your change at the airport taxi stand, it’s wrong
• Running at 7300+ feet is not the same as running at sea level
• A hangover at 7300+ feet is not the same as a hangover at sea level
• A vacuum repair shop is essentially 24-hour emergency automotive repair
• You can buy anything on the street, really
• “Shopping” means eating your meal at an outside table
• Tacos al pastor are the greatest thing ever invented
• “Comida” is food, of course, but it’s also the late (and long) Mexican lunch
• “Sobre mesa” is the post-meal, pre-check conversation, this can last hours;
• The dog trainers in Parque España could train Cujo
• Weather.com is never right when it comes to the weather in México City
• Traffic laws do not exist, pedestrians are targets
• “Ahorita” means now, in a minute, later, tomorrow, and when I feel like it
• The concept of “personal space” was never introduced to the Metrobus
• You don’t want to be the only man in the women’s section of the Metrobus
• The women’s section of the Metrobus is a moving beauty salon
• A spoon can be used to curl eyelashes while on the Metrobus
• A toothbrush can be used to apply mascara while on the Metrobus
• “Tele Urban, tu comunicación, tu canal!”
• “No hay” means there are no eggs, even though there are
• “No hay” means there is no bottled water, even though there is
• “No hay” means there is no bottled coke, even though there is
• “No hay” means there is no Telmex in the Telmex Center
• Nothing ever starts or ends on-time, ever
• An old police radio from Michoacan is a sufficient bribe for speeding in DF
• “Sushi” comes cooked or fried, often with melted cheese
• If you like string cheese, queso de Oaxaca will be an addiction
• One taco de seso is more than enough, trust me
• There is no “test” to receive a driver’s license, just a line
• Lucha is religion
• “Viene! Viene!” is a profession
• The police lights are always flashing, always
• Cars have horns for a reason
• The “microbus” is the ultimate drag racing machine
• Thin branches make the best brooms
• Mango juice is seriously underrated
• Mexican mosquitos are basically flying ninjas
• The Mexican people are incredibly kind and generous
• México city is like no other place in the world.
• to be continued . . .

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