tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:36:39 +0000mexico citydfmexicoveracruzfunny signsfutbolgobierno federalgrossguanajuatomarketmeatmetrosoccer2008Carlos SlimChristmasL.A.Mexican slangadvertisingahaaalhondigaambulanteamericaangelbaby bullbarcobeheadbrightbull fightcafecentrochapulincharaleschorizochurchcinemacinemexcinepoliscoffeecolorcontestcrashcrazy driverscrazy taxistascreepycrocodilecruz azulcubadavidday of the deaddeerdesfiledevildia de los muertosdiablodrivingel angelelectionexpatexpofamilyfoodfresagorygourmetgranaditasgrasshoppergueritagusanohalloweenheadhickhispanichustlejournalismjuniorla movidala romalatin americalos angeleslovemacabremalinchismomarigoldmascotamatadormercado jamaicamercado san juanmexicansmomiasmoncada barracksmourinomummiesmummymuseomuseumnaconational geographicnaucalpannavidadnavideñonicknamesobamaobsessedparadeperfumepet namespiratapirateplatinopoliciaprepspresidentproductos nutritivospumasracismredneckreformarichest man in the worldsan miguelsausageserviceshipshoeshinesmoke-free ordinancesmokingsortijostarbucksstatestatuetabloidtelcelthe tortilla has turnedtramite mas inutiltranparenciatransparencytrashvaquitavendorvipvirgin maryhttp://dayeffay.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-5637076024950648640Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:31:00 +00002009-04-27T20:35:06.771-07:00dfel angelmexicomexico cityreformahttp://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2009/04/la-bendicion-de-la-ciudad-que-te-vaya.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-848090019872071339Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:18:00 +00002009-04-27T20:31:53.738-07:00Me da pena. That most Mexican of expressions. One that my gringa soul rarely has need for, but today, it fits my sentiments. Me da mucho pena decirles que ya es el fin de mi blog chilango porque he regresado a mi hogar, California. I left the US for love of Mexico, and, again for love, I have returned to mi patria, this time for love of my boyfriend, who calls Los Angeles home. I will of course http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2009/04/adios-mi-mexico-querido.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-4677037103421152716Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:38:00 +00002009-03-31T21:40:41.392-07:00Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2009/03/veracruz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-9149764833618967141Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:58:00 +00002009-03-29T15:05:24.676-07:00brightcolorcubalatin americamarigoldmexicomoncada barracksPolice officers patrol in Puerto VeracruzOur use of color is just social convention, right? So why not make police uniforms in Veracruz light pink? Well, it may be convention, but it's hard to let go. Living in another country can mix up your associations with color, however. For instance, in the US, we strongly associate death with the color black, which is standard for funerals. In Mexico, theyhttp://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2009/03/note-on-use-of-bright-colors-in-mexico.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-7888764898746447202Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:56:00 +00002009-03-29T13:57:51.829-07:00Because the AZTEC horse is headed your way! Beware, matey!http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2009/03/dont-worry-about-trojan-horse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-5520979362994495583Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:38:00 +00002009-03-26T20:50:53.112-07:00funny signsmalinchismoI've seen some interesting sales pitches in my life. These two signs include two of my favorites - I can't decide which I prefer, the vendor promising me the world or the hard sell accusing me (if I were Mexican) of betraying my people?"If you buy this snow cone, you will go to heaven and your children will be born strong!" Personally, I'm sold."QUESTION: Why, if....1 - We are Mexicans; 2 - We http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-favorite-sign-ever-i-simply-cant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-3388096463202641886Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:36:00 +00002009-03-26T20:38:47.198-07:00barcopiratapirateshipveracruzApparently, Veracruz is still populated by pirates. Even if they're sneaking in cheap Chinese goods in cargo containers instead of robbing chests of gold.http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2009/03/omg-wheres-jack-sparrow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-7924501505187377989Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:33:00 +00002009-03-26T20:36:39.789-07:00funny signsveracruzI saw too many funny signs in Mexico to count. I particularly like the use of quotation marks on this one. I'm going to have to say no if someone offers me some "meat."http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2009/03/am-i-using-quotation-marks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-1991503851672334075Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:20:00 +00002009-03-26T20:53:27.677-07:00ambulantehustlemascotavendorveracruzI'll say it. The Puerto de Veracruz is NOT pretty. It's a pretty rough place - a genuine cargo port, industrial, with polluted beaches and a stench coming off the sea that made us gag more than a few times. Not that that put a crimp in one local gig - throwing coins off the malecon (sea wall) and diving down to retrieve them. Veracruz is famous for its music and the air is constantly filled with http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2009/03/hustling-in-puerto-veracruz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-7084353037830650448Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:04:00 +00002009-03-26T20:19:43.271-07:00cafecoffeeveracruzI am a complete failure at blogging recently and so backed up on my photos and audio I don't even know what to say. Sorry readers! In the past three months, I've been through 3 job changes and two moves, so I guess it kind of set back the blogging. But have no fear, I will soldier on to complete all my Mexico blog entries. Adelante!Right before returning to the States, I went on an adventure to http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2009/03/adventures-in-veracruz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-7318306941972213562Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:03:00 +00002008-12-23T13:05:05.118-08:002008crashelectionexpatmexicomexico citymourinoobamapresidentI sent this out to family and friends via email, but I've been thinking that maybe it does have a place on the blog, even if it's on a more serious note.Written on the night of the election:Election night in Mexico City started off with a 10-person airplanecarrying the minister of the interior, Juan Camilo Mouriño, crashingtwo blocks off Reforma, one of the city's biggest streets. This is http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2008/12/election-night-in-mexico-city.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-4446160582059798680Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:47:00 +00002008-12-03T10:14:33.452-08:00lovemexicansmexicomexico cityobsessedsan miguelstarbucksThe new Starbucks right off the main Plaza in colonial San Miguel de Allende, a UNESCO world heritage siteAfter living in the Northwest, I concluded no population could ever be as ga-ga over Starbucks (yet at the same time "so over" Starbucks) as people in Portland and Seattle. I was wrong. The new, and somewhat unlikely candidate, for the most Starbucks-obsessed is Mexicans.El Starbucks (http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2008/12/mexicans-love-starbucks-more-than.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-4287094478842909306Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:10:00 +00002008-12-03T09:46:14.805-08:00crocodiledeergorygourmetgrossgusanomeatmercado san juanmexico cityFrom Mercado San Juan - Mexico City, DFAnd to think you thought I would spare you.The meat markets in Mexico City are a far cry from the sanitized meat cooler at Safeway. My first piece of advice - wear close-toed shoes. All Mexican market vendors are very conscious of presentation - they'll cut beautiful designs in the fruit and stack apples and pears into enormous towers. Meat vendors are not http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2008/12/meat-market-mercado-san-juan-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-2445298461547352695Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:50:00 +00002008-12-03T10:15:12.867-08:00centrojournalismmetromexico citytabloidtrashGood old-fashioned sensationalism - inside the plot to kill Barack!!!!Mexico's version of the Page 6 girl.The "back cover" which is always lewdly displayed as the front cover on the news stands.My response to Mexico's trash newspapers is 3 parts horror and 1 part guilty pleasure. The photos are actually vomit-inducing, the content is sensationalist and morbid, but I have to give them credit - http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2008/12/trashy-journalism-national-enquirer-has.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-5149514185725355268Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:12:00 +00002008-11-23T10:37:15.075-08:00futbolmexico cityperfumepumassoccer(Or at least what way too many Mexican guys might think would be a good gift for their girlfriends on their birthdays...)The official perfume of the Pumas, the Universidad Autonoma de Mexico's soccer teamhttp://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2008/11/what-every-girl-wants-for-her-birthday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-707322319895758492Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:50:00 +00002008-11-08T20:08:05.570-08:00baby bullbull fightla movidamatadornaucalpansortijovaquitaI often have those "only in Mexico" moments, when I think, "Wow, this sure is fun. No U.S. company would ever insure this activity in a million years!" The latest too-dangerous-for-the-U.S. activity - DIY bull-fighting with baby bulls. Climbing into a stadium ring with an angry, little baby bull that wants to gore you with his little bitty baby horns. Did I mention that tequila shots are handed http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2008/11/ol-baby-bull-fighting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-6996644936797360742Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:08:00 +00002008-11-02T12:01:19.671-08:00Carlos Slimdfmexico cityrichest man in the worldtelcelPeces Seafood Restaurant - "The only place that isn't owned by Carlos Slim"In summer of 2007, a small daily e-newsletter broke the news that Mexican mogul Carlos Slim had unseated Bill Gates as the richest man in the world. The story was quickly picked up by major news outlets who estimated his total fortune at some $59 billion, edging Bill Gates' $58 billion.There is something obscene about any http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2008/11/bill-gates-of-mexico-carlos-slim.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-7166705563947248919Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:03:00 +00002008-11-02T12:01:19.673-08:00dfmexico cityMmmm...animal heads. I like the futuristic branding - "Entrails 2000"OSHA - jigga jigga que? What's so wrong with riding on top of loose gas tanks anyway? We'll hope they're empty.No point. Just love it.Dinner with the WHOLE revolutionary family.http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2008/10/only-in-mexico-more-funny-photos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-8922724789945207310Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:50:00 +00002008-11-02T12:01:19.675-08:00contestdfgobierno federalmexico citytramite mas inutiltranparenciatransparencyToday, the polls closed on the Secretaria de la Funcion Publica's latest experiment in participatory democracy - a contest to identify "El tramite mas inutil" - the most completely worthless paper-pushing procedure in government. As of 10 days ago, 4,000 people had already put in their two cents. The Secretaria said, interestingly enough, that the most roundly denounced procedures were indeed thehttp://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2008/10/ultimate-stumper-what-is-most-worthless.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-8456399766269478270Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:31:00 +00002008-11-02T11:56:49.964-08:00day of the deaddfdia de los muertoshalloweenmarketmercado jamaicamexico cityMercado Jamaica in Mexico City is painted orange this time of year, its narrow aisles bursting with chrysanthemums for Day of the Dead and a fair amount of Halloween tzotchkes. From traditional papel picado, sugar skulls and copal for offerings to glow-in-the-dark skeleton key chains and Bart Simpson masks, the market is a visual banquet of the morbid.http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2008/10/day-of-dead-meets-halloween-in-mercado.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-2758033970502138926Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:19:00 +00002008-11-02T11:56:49.965-08:00chapulincharalesdffoodgrasshoppergrossmexico cityTis the season...for grasshoppers! This Oaxacan specialty is widely available throughout Mexico, served up with lime, salt and chile. I actually like chapulines, as well as two other dubious Mexican snack foods pictured here - dried crawdads from the rivers near Puebla and charales, a small lake fish which is dried and fried. What can I say? When in Rome...http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2008/10/mmmmmgrasshoppers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-5849082512605909143Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:07:00 +00002008-10-24T07:09:49.797-07:00churchdfexpofamilygobierno federalmexico citystateA banner advertising the federal government's upcoming Family Expo at the Palacio de los Deportes. What better family to use to illustrate family life than Mary, Joseph and little baby Jesus?http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2008/10/separation-of-church-and-state-what.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-5532978309124123202Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:04:00 +00002008-10-24T07:26:03.537-07:00dfmetromexico cityproductos nutritivosThe Mexico City metro system is unlike anything else in the city - it is logical, orderly, user-friendly and largely reliable. There are the occasional breakdowns causing people to be trapped in the tunnels for minutes to hours or preventing your train from leaving, but I've only personally been delayed once.This is Mexico City however, I doubt there is anywhere you could go that you could http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2008/10/into-depths-of-metro.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-2716279862540441587Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:55:00 +00002008-11-02T11:56:49.966-08:00dfL.A.los angelesmexico cityAs all Americans (except for Miss America contestants and maybe another 45% of the population) know, California used to be part of Mexico. Yeah, it's true. I'm a history major, you can trust me on this. The legacy of that close cultural bond? Taco trucks, a lot of streets ending in "Vista", mission-style architecture and such cultural high-points as "Yo quiero Taco Bell." This little gallery is ahttp://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2008/10/la-or-mexico-you-be-judge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515563017024425003.post-9037922521279848360Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:15:00 +00002008-11-02T11:56:49.968-08:00chorizodfmeatmexico citysausageForget green eggs, try green chorizo. The tasty (AKA super-fatty) Mexican sausage, chorizo, usually comes in the color of bright red. However, you can also get it in bright green. It tastes about the same but has that extra kick as you wonder if with every bite you risk food poisoning and possible death. Mmmmm...the taste of danger.http://dayeffay.blogspot.com/2008/10/would-you-eat-green-sausage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0