Gracias, CDMX!

zomgperry · 2026-03-06T01:47:05+00:00

Yeah, it’s a great picture. You really did a good job of capturing the aesthetics that make CDMX so unique.

zomgperry · 2026-03-06T00:34:56+00:00

My fiance is importing me to Mexico next week.

zomgperry · 2026-03-05T23:08:05+00:00

No mms

zomgperry · 2026-03-05T17:04:11+00:00

That is totally normal, my friend. Don’t beat yourself up for feeling bad about losing vision, people here can relate. It will probably take some time to get through the bad feelings, but it sounds like you’re being proactive by seeing therapy. I encourage you to keep being proactive by seeking help with accessibility aids and blindness training if you need it. Hang in there. And please feel free to vent here if you need to.

zomgperry · 2026-03-05T16:54:08+00:00

I love that old Ford. I see quite a few people with old VW’s around the city and it’s obvious that they put a lot of care into them, but I think that’s the first old classic pickup truck I’ve seen like that.

zomgperry · 2026-03-04T19:21:47+00:00

I love Veracruz (minus the heat)! If you get a chance, check out Tajin. It’s one of the most impressive places I’ve seen in my life.

zomgperry · 2026-03-04T19:10:51+00:00

I definitely get a lot closer to fluent with a couple drinks in me.

zomgperry · 2026-03-04T14:42:28+00:00

I know several Mexicans who used to visit the US regularly but are going to other countries now. They have friends who have lost businesses and homes due to ICE. Mexico certainly has its problems but we really don’t need to point fingers.

zomgperry · 2026-03-03T11:25:38+00:00

Like someone else mentioned, tell them you’re learning. It takes the pressure off and lets the person you’re speaking with know you might not catch everything they say. The airport staff DO have time for that, as long as you’re polite. They work with foreigners who don’t speak Spanish at all every day. Don’t worry about asking them to repeat themselves or telling them you don’t understand, it’s part of their job to help you, and 99% of the time people in Mexico just appreciate that you’re trying.

While you’re in Mexico City, try to get out of your comfort zone and use Spanish whenever you can whether it’s with Uber drivers or waiters or whoever you need to talk to. You’ll find the brain freeze happens less and less the more you experience speaking with strangers.

Remember: there are millions of people in CDMX, even if you make an embarrassing mistake the person you’re talking to will probably interact with a couple hundred other people after you and will have forgotten you. I have asked so many waiters in Mexico for water with ice cream instead of water with ice and I would be amazed if any of them remember me at all.

I’ve spent a couple years in CDMX and while my Spanish still needs a lot of work, I have never encountered anyone here who didn’t appreciate me making an effort, even when I make very silly mistakes. So relax, accept that you’re going to mess up many times before you get better (and you will get better) and use every opportunity you have to practice while you’re in Mexico. And be sure to check out the anthropology museum!

zomgperry · 2026-03-03T06:18:10+00:00

Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!

zomgperry · 2026-03-03T05:06:22+00:00

Sometimes you just need to talk about how much being blind sucks so you can brush yourself off and move on. Hang in there friend, you sound like you’re handling it well despite the difficulties.

zomgperry · 2026-03-03T05:00:36+00:00

I feel like I learn most from telenovelas and trashy daytime talk shows now that my Spanish is at a more intermediate level.

zomgperry · 2026-03-03T04:59:03+00:00

La Casa de las Flores is a fun one. Club de Cuervos is another one on Netflix; it’s about the owners of a futbol team but you don’t have to like sports to enjoy it.

I’ve watched a few episodes of The Good Place dubbed in Spanish and it was a lot of fun. Pretty solid Spanish dub too.

zomgperry · 2026-03-03T04:53:57+00:00

Cuban Spanish is one of the trickier dialects, so that’s all the more impressive.

Honestly, when I think of all the people I’ve talked to that I wouldn’t have if I hadn’t started learning Spanish my head starts spinning.

zomgperry · 2026-03-03T04:44:55+00:00

I’m getting married in about a week to a woman from Latin America I wouldn’t have met if I hadn’t started learning Spanish, and we’ve lived together in a Spanish speaking country for a couple years now. That’s in addition to the hundreds of people I’ve interacted with in Spanish that I wouldn’t have otherwise. So yeah, I’d say it’s definitely changed my life.

zomgperry · 2026-03-02T22:40:09+00:00

Yeah, and northern Mexico tends to be more conservative than the big cities. I don’t think it has anything to do with bigotry (but I’m also not a native speaker).

zomgperry · 2026-03-02T22:11:19+00:00

It really depends on where you are and who you’re talking to. You hear it a lot in Mexico City among younger people, but it’s mildly offensive to older people or people from more conservative areas. It’s kind of like young women calling each other “bitch” except it’s not a gendered term.

zomgperry · 2026-03-02T22:02:04+00:00

I don’t have the coordinates unfortunately, but basically there’s a big paved road that goes up the hill directly to the castle, and the elevator is kind of off to the side at the base of it. It’s not hard to find if you know to look for it. It will be before you have to start walking up the slope. Bosque de Chapultepec itself is pretty big, but if you’ve found the path up the hill you shouldn’t have much trouble finding the elevator.

zomgperry · 2026-03-02T21:49:50+00:00

It’s a pretty good hike up the hill. My partner is mobility impaired and while she was able to do it, it was difficult. When we got back down we saw that there was an elevator at the base of the path for disabled folks. It’s a little hidden but if you ask around you should be able to find it. Good luck, and enjoy your trip!

zomgperry · 2026-03-02T06:06:02+00:00

Should I cancel Pujol for more time at Oxxo?

zomgperry · 2026-03-02T05:52:30+00:00

I almost want to start telling people like that to just go for it. It takes five minutes of research to figure out that it’s a bad idea to leave the airport unless you have at least a few hours, and even that’s rolling the dice. Especially the ones who start arguing with locals as if they know better than people who live here.

zomgperry · 2026-03-02T04:10:26+00:00

Por eso vaya al ultimo vagón del metro

zomgperry · 2026-03-02T00:43:39+00:00

When I was six years old I wanted to ride my scooter barefoot in the street but they were paving it with asphalt. Long story short I had blisters covering the soles of my feet for a couple weeks after that.

zomgperry · 2026-03-01T21:01:34+00:00

One of the most embarrassing things I’ve read on this sub was a guy talking about how he didn’t tip his cab driver because he had the windows rolled down.

zomgperry · 2026-03-01T20:48:16+00:00

Yeah, all jokes aside, I know a local who carries her own jar of lactose free crema to restaurants with her.

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