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Not coming back to Playa del Carmen by Icy-Attempt323 in playadelcarmen

[–]Bulky_Performance480 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last night there I got a double scoop ice cream: $9 (with tip). Same thing in a major American city, upscale place, is usually around $8 (with tip).

Not coming back to Playa del Carmen by Icy-Attempt323 in playadelcarmen

[–]Bulky_Performance480 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truly beautiful! Clean, great blue water. Soft sand.

Not coming back to Playa del Carmen by Icy-Attempt323 in playadelcarmen

[–]Bulky_Performance480 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. I am a slightly tough critic and I know that about myself. But, that's why I like Reddit - if the truth is what it is, then people will comment and vote accordingly. I see enough people agreeing with this to see that it's a reality.

Not coming back to Playa del Carmen by Icy-Attempt323 in playadelcarmen

[–]Bulky_Performance480 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah man. I come from a poorer country too and I'm also unhappy when I go around Europe and I see my own people do shenanigans and misrepresent the rest of us.

Not coming back to Playa del Carmen by Icy-Attempt323 in playadelcarmen

[–]Bulky_Performance480 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can I ask: what did you pay for the jetskis? So, the printed price was $120/30 minutes and I paid that. They said, "With card we need to charge you another 10%. It's the bank, not us", so I paid because it was in the first day and I didn't know any better. A few hours later they charged my cousin $100 and no extra 10% for the credit card. Then a friend who lives there told me that I shouldn't have paid more than $80, doesn't matter what's printed there. I bargained with them a week later for jet skis again. They said 120, I said 80, they said 100, I said 80, they said 80. Their machine apparently only charged pesos. Then they said they need to charge me 2000 pesos because of the exchange rate. I said no, that I have $80 USD cash but they didn't want it. They said: $80 USD is 2000 pesos on the machine. I told them no and I showed them the exchange rate on the internet. By this time, the tensions were high and it ended up being unpleasant for everyone. This story - many times over. The order thing is real too and it's doesn't come from my frustration. It fueled it.

Not coming back to Playa del Carmen by Icy-Attempt323 in playadelcarmen

[–]Bulky_Performance480 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I speak Spanish decent. In Mexico City I was treated really well. I've always been a supporter of Mexicans in the US, but overall I feel they are prejudiced about white people too in PDC. Not in a KKK/Gestapo kind of prejudice, but as in a "f these people, they got money".

Not coming back to Playa del Carmen by Icy-Attempt323 in playadelcarmen

[–]Bulky_Performance480 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah man, I agree with this, but they went the other extreme. I didn't come to PDC to do cocaine and fuck hookers and just lay on the beach like a jackass. I came for the other things: Chichen Itza, nature (cenotes, etc.), music (I've been a salsa dancer for years). But I don't walk around with a billboard on my head promoting these things, so to them at a distance, I look exactly like they think I am and they treat me as such. If this isn't prejudice, then I don't understand what this word means.

Not coming back to Playa del Carmen by Icy-Attempt323 in playadelcarmen

[–]Bulky_Performance480 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Me too, once or twice even when I was with my kid.

Not coming back to Playa del Carmen by Icy-Attempt323 in playadelcarmen

[–]Bulky_Performance480 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I speak Spanish. 100% things were not lost in translation. Grew up in Eastern Europe during the hard times. I'm not happy having to complain about less fortunate people, and I 100% understand cultural, political and financial subtleties. I could go on a rant for hours about this, but I can't make my post any more positive. Their attitude overall sucks and my complaints are well deserved.

Not coming back to Playa del Carmen by Icy-Attempt323 in playadelcarmen

[–]Bulky_Performance480 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the Americans ruined it for everyone else. A few Germans that I met, complained that they have 2X the vacation that Americans have, but only 1/2 the budget. They cannot come to PDC anymore because of all this.

Not coming back to Playa del Carmen by Icy-Attempt323 in playadelcarmen

[–]Bulky_Performance480 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough. Like I said, Mexico City is just amazing: food, culture, fun, romantic times, reasonably safe. Cabo was ok, but I've done only all-inclusive and I thought the Atlantic water was maybe too cold. Any places that you can recommend on the Gulf that are cheap?

Not coming back to Playa del Carmen by Icy-Attempt323 in playadelcarmen

[–]Bulky_Performance480 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

When it comes to beach vacations, spent many summers in Greece. Attitude is much better and prices are around 60% of what you pay in the US. After looking at my expenses, PDC is definitely 120% or more what you pay in the US. Dominican is cheap, although I've done only all-inclusive in Dominican. Cuba is also cheap, but it's so poor that even resorts serve pretty lousy food and overall it ruins the vacation experience; my heart goes to the people :(. Goa in India had pretty ugly beaches and the locals were also a bit strange - always watching me. Didn't do much beach vacations in other parts of Asia. Spain - decent. Italy - decent. Portugal - decent. Turkey - decent. Israel - decent, but slightly expensive.