You Can’t Always Get What You Want… But You Always Get What You Need.
Posted By: John & LibbyHere is a scenario that we’ve encountered a few times during our short stay in Mexico:
(setting: A bar in San Luis Potosi)
Waiter: ¡Buenas noches!
Libby: ¡Buenas noches! Una Victoria, por favor.
(Waiter nods and looks at John)
John: Negra Modelo, por favor.
(Waiter shakes his head)
Waiter: No Negra Modelo. ¿Corona?
John: Si.
(Waiter turns to look at Libby with a confused look)
Libby: ¿No Victoria?
(Waiter nods)
Libby: Ok, Corona.
(Waiter looks relieved, runs off and returns two Coronas, with no limes)
On the bright side, it was $4 for two beers and some garlic toast.
I guess this is something we will get used to. Obviously, the customer is not always right here.
As you may surmise, we are now in a city called San Luis Potosi (pop, approx. 500,000). We are staying in the historic downtown area. John decided to start showing off his Spanish skills by asking the hotel receptionist if they had any rooms for the night, and if they accepted cats. Wow, he understood! The room was only 416 pesos (about $40). But, you get what you pay for — the room is small, bordering on unclean, and located right above one of the busier streets in the historic section, which unfortunately had heavy traffic (and loud music) throughout the night.
The town is very pleasant. It has many small parks and colonial Spanish architecture. We liked it enough to stay two days here. However, we are anxious to get to our final destination, a town with a beach!
Tomorrow, we’re moving on. Our next destination will be Puebla.
Until then… ¡ciao!
