{"id":224,"date":"2019-06-17T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2019\/06\/17\/missing-us-missing-mexico-part-2\/"},"modified":"2019-11-15T20:57:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T01:57:25","slug":"missing-us-missing-mexico-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2019\/06\/17\/missing-us-missing-mexico-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing the US, Missing Mexico, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Things We Won’t Miss About Mexico<\/strong>   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite our obviously huge affection for Mexico, there are some things we won\u2019t miss, including: <\/p>\n\n\n

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\u00b7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>All the beggars and people missing limbs<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Having to carry small change to use public toilets\u00a0\u00b7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>No seats on the public toilets<\/div>\n
\u00b7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>No (sometimes) paper in public toilets<\/div>\n
\u00b7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Having to carry toilet paper everywhere, just in case<\/div>\n
\u00b7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Poor WiFi<\/div>\n
\u00b7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Random power outages<\/div>\n
\u00b7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Having people come up to us in public spaces or restaurants trying to sell us stuff<\/div>\n
\u00b7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Being stalked by salesmen or women in stores or galleries<\/div>\n
\u00b7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Occasionally paying the price for bad street food with four or five days of stomach discomfort<\/div>\n
\u00b7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Creepy crawlies, especially:<\/div>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>The large frequency of spider sightings<\/div>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Massive bugs, some on the ground, some on the ceiling, some flying<\/div>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Cockroaches<\/div>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Scorpions<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Aggressive street dogs on our running route in Guanajuato<\/div>\n
\u00b7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Dodging dog poop on the ground while walking in any town<\/div>\n
\u00b7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>The occasional stench of sewage while driving through Guanajuato<\/div>\n
\u00b7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Car-eating topes (speed bumps), often unmarked<\/div>\n
\u00b7<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>How hard it is to ride our bikes<\/div>\n
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<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riding on the Via RecreActiva Sunday mornings in Guadalajara,
when closed roadways created our only opportunity
to get out on two wheels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
I think that\u2019s it! As we come up with more, we may update this blog. Thanks for reading!<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n
Lisa, Beto and Gavin<\/i><\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Things We Won’t Miss About Mexico   Despite our obviously huge affection for Mexico, there are some things we won\u2019t miss, including: \u00b7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0All the beggars and people missing limbs \u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Having to carry small change to use public toilets\u00a0\u00b7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No seats on the public toilets \u00b7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No (sometimes) paper in public toilets … <\/p>\n

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