10 advices to live in Mexico!

Follow these advices! 

1) Never drink the tap water because it’s not potable. 

2) Don’t trust the chili. Taste the sauces before putting them on your food because they are really spicy.

3) Reconsider time.

For example, if a Mexican tells you “Si, ahorita llego a tu casa”, don’t think that he will arrive quickly. The expression “ahorita” here can mean as 10 minutes as some months. 

4) Be prepared to a strong heat.

5) Greet at the Mexican style. 

Here we only give one kiss and it depends on the confidence level you have with the person, you can also give a hug.  And men just shake hands.

6) Change your food schedule.

9am-12am: breakfast / 02pm-04pm: lunch / 08pm-10pm: diner  

7) Be prepared to have a lot of parties.

Be prepared to have a lot of parties. Mexicans love partying. Obviously all moments are a good reason to drink tequila!

8) Be prepared to listen to words that you were never taught at school.

Mexicans use different expressions and words than the Spanish from Spain. Therefore, at the beginning you will be a little bit lost but you will quickly learn to use them, don’t worry. But

9) Taste everything.

In fact Mexican food has an image totally false in others countries. Here this is not only fajitas, guacamole and tacos. Each part of Mexico has its own food specialties. However

10) Learn to live without stress and enjoy life at the Mexican style 🙂