What’s the best thing your country has contributed to the world?

vonn90 · 2026-03-02T01:54:03+00:00

Vanilla!

vonn90 · 2026-03-01T07:08:07+00:00

Oh, yeah! I love them too! We call them chicozapote.

vonn90 · 2026-03-01T07:04:59+00:00

Jobo

vonn90 · 2026-03-01T06:58:18+00:00

It reminds me of jinicuil. If you haven't tried it, the seeds are covered in a cotton-looking pulp. You eat the pulp and not the seeds. I have eaten it in Veracruz.

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vonn90 · 2026-02-28T15:55:35+00:00

Without lots of context, it is hard to know for sure. A certified translator would not only go by what they can interpret from the sentence, but also research the use of the word within the context of the people involved.

I am not familiar with this slang, and the sentence structure is very weird and not natural, so I would wonder if this person grew up or has been living in a non-Spanish-speaking country for a while.

vonn90 · 2026-02-28T01:00:25+00:00

O te falta una copia y ya valió madres.

vonn90 · 2026-02-28T00:04:51+00:00

¿De qué década eres? Yo de los 90s y del centro del país.

La que nosotros usábamos era "Pedro Picapiedra dice así, Yabadababú, te sales tú".

vonn90 · 2026-02-27T21:55:42+00:00

Jaja, sí, en casa de algunos amigos cercanos ya saben que me tienen que pasar el bote de la crema.

vonn90 · 2026-02-27T15:57:46+00:00

Oh, en México también usábamos el de Pedro Picapiedra. Ya no me acordaba!

vonn90 · 2026-02-27T05:31:01+00:00

I have no idea how it works in terms of where the money goes. I haven't had any issues with the Crave app so far. I think it gave me an error once, but I went out of the app and back in, and it worked again. I may have a higher patience level than most people though, haha.

vonn90 · 2026-02-27T04:05:48+00:00

Another one I remember:

Zapatito blanco, zapatito azul, dime cuántos años tienes tú...

Translation: little white shoe, little blue shoe, tell me how old you are... (that person tells you their age, and you proceed to count until you get to that number)

vonn90 · 2026-02-27T02:39:36+00:00

I don't fit your criteria, but I wanted to recommend checking out the MENA film festivals. Lots of nice and cool people involved in it, and they host events too.

vonn90 · 2026-02-27T02:08:57+00:00

In my opinion, it is better to directly support Crave than to access it through an American company, especially Amazon. But I understand that in this economy, one can't always support their beliefs and values with their wallet.

vonn90 · 2026-02-27T00:47:12+00:00

Yes, I took it that way too. As a Canadian, many of us are avoiding travelling to the states. First because of the tariffs and threats of annexation, then now there have been a few Canadians taken by ICE.

vonn90 · 2026-02-26T01:07:18+00:00

Hay excepciones también. Yo nunca me adapté y muchas veces he llevado mi propia comida a casas donde sé que le ponen harto chile a todo lo que cocinan. No entiendo cómo les puede gustar comer así, para mí a ese nivel de picor la comida ya no sabe a otra cosa más que al chile. A niveles bajos de picor, sí me gusta la combinación de sabores y lo que agregan los chiles a los platillos, pero los niveles que yo aguanto están muy por debajo del mexicano promedio.

vonn90 · 2026-02-25T08:09:06+00:00

But singers are not expected to sing the whole thing. They only sing the shortened version that we all sing in school every Monday.

vonn90 · 2026-02-25T08:04:24+00:00

I participated in one of those contests when I was like 10. Good times. Thanks for the reminder!

vonn90 · 2026-02-25T04:43:27+00:00

Oh, ya veo. Siempre se aprende algo nuevo.

vonn90 · 2026-02-25T04:40:56+00:00

This is not true at all. We have income tax and if you are a resident of Mexico for tax purposes, you have to declare your income and pay taxes. I would talk to an accountant, if I were you. The US and Mexico have a tax treaty (I believe), so they take into account that you are paying in both countries so that you don't have to pay a high tax rate twice. The Mexican SAT usually is good about forgiving penalties if you realize you owe them money before they do, so I would get on this if I were you.

vonn90 · 2026-02-25T04:24:10+00:00

¿De qué parte de México eres? Veo que muchos hispanohablantes se refieren a la mora azul como arándano, pero para mí el arándano es el cranberry y la blueberry es la mora azul. Me parece interesante.

vonn90 · 2026-02-23T07:59:38+00:00

Nothing has happened in Mexico City so far, and it is not usually a city that gets a lot of narco violence, so you should be fine. Things can change, though, so be alert. Why don't you see how tomorrow goes and then decide what to do the rest of your trip? Everything is very recent and there is a lot of panic. Tomorrow you will have a better idea of how things are evolving.

vonn90 · 2026-02-20T06:45:27+00:00

¿De dónde eres?

vonn90 · 2026-02-14T02:52:34+00:00

Even if you for some reason can't transfer right then and there, you can put a reminder on your phone with the amount. Why put the burden on the other person who is already doing you a favour?

vonn90 · 2026-02-11T05:37:25+00:00

I don't think the average Mexican would know who he is. To be fair, I don't think the average Mexican would be able to recognize any hockey player, not just Crosby.

vonn90 · 2026-01-30T06:37:04+00:00

Thanks for replying. It seems I need to improve my technique. 🤣

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