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MELEE · Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:18 pm Post subject: Strangest things...

I remember several years ago there was a thread about the strangest thing you've seen in Mexico.

Today I saw the strangest thing I've seen in a long time.

Keep in mind I live in a small small city deep in the hinterland.

I've having some work done on my truck so I hailed a taxi this afternoon. When it pulled over the first thing I noticed was the driver had a shaved head--not that big a deal, but not that common, then I saw his long grey goatee and round John Lennonish glasses. As I opened the door I was greated by blaring sitar music. As I settled into the back seat I noticed the guy was dressed head to toe in white manta (coarse cotton).
There was a roseary hanging from the review mirror--though no other religious paraphernalia, which is also strange--and you guessed it, it was made of sandal wood. It some sort of wierd taxi, from some other part of the world.

Laughing

Prof.Gringo · Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:59 pm Post subject:

That's just plain cool Cool

gypsygirl1475 · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 78

sounds like a taxi from New York or LA Cool

MELEE · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:02 pm Post subject:

So how about everyone else?
What's the strangest thing you've seen recently?

dixie · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 644 Location: D.F

Its not something I have seen recently, and maybe for others it isn�t strange...but I cannot get over how many people put jackets, sweaters and t-shirts on their dogs! Right now, with it being the "cold" time of year, I can understand why some people, because of the breed and what not, would put a jacket on their dog in the earlier morning or late night...but mid-day, when the sun is high, there is no need! And even in the summer, there are dogs running all around with t-shirts on.

I don�t know if it is to keep them cleaner (a lot of these dogs are have owners, but they roam freely), to keep bugs off (not sure how that would really work..) or if it is simply a fashion statement! All in all, after a year and a half here, I still find it strange to see!

Phil_K · Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 2041 Location: A World of my Own

gypsygirl1475 · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 78

Well last year when I was in Ecatepec( my home) I was very sick and my husband walked me to the clinic ajacent to the church a few blocks away. Then, I thought I was so sick I was seeing things, there was a furry scruffy dog running the streets with foam from his mouth and acting strange. All the dogs were barking at it but staying clear of him. Immediately I told him to call animal control because it was clear the dog had rabies. He laughed at me and said that someone would eventually shoot it or kill it in some manner. To me that has been the strangest thing I've seen.

notamiss · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:39 am Post subject:

Re Dixie's post...

Yesterday I had to go to Tlatelolco and I was surprised how many people were out walking their dogs on the leash. In my neighbourhood, people just let their dogs wander the street. A man even scolded me once for walking my dog on the leash ("it's against nature, that's why your dog is so aggressive," he was telling me, as my dog tried to chew an ear off his dog. But I digress.) Anyway, we were walking along and we saw a pair of lovely dogs being walked by a young couple, (the dogs) sweatered as usual, but then! we noticed they were Xoloitzcuintles (the hairless breed. Now these guys have a reason for wearing sweaters). And the big guy was pink! I've never seen a xolo g�ero before, only the dark brown ones at the Museo Dolores Olmedo: http://Izzybel.deviantart.com/art/Xoloitzcuintle-8194772.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

gypsygirl1475 · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 78

My dog is a Mexican Hairless Crested and sometimes called Chinese Hairless Crested, I have to keep sweaters on him, he gets cold very easy, but when summer gets here he loves sun bathing sun bathingand even get a sun burn if I don't out sun block on him. Cool

notamiss · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject:

Thus once again demonstrating the Law of Dog: The probability that the topic of any thread on the Mexico board, if not about teaching or immigration, will soon converge to a discussion about dogs is extremely close to certainty.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

It is very soon going to be the all-ferret channel if someone I know has her way.

dixie · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 644 Location: D.F

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

TedSeastrom · Joined: 20 Oct 2007 Posts: 21

As a newbie to D.F., two things I've noticed:

(1) Young couples leaning up against a wall somewhere in full frontal (albeit clothed) contact, being very amorous. Maybe they can't "get a room" or the standards for public displays of affection are different here.

(2) The guys in the Metro promoting a CD, wearing a backpack/speaker getup. They make an announcement and then walk through the car with the music. blaring Thank God I haven't been hung over during one of these promotions.