You know you're a gringo in Mexico if...

So I found this list on the internet today, and I closely identified with quite a few of them after my month-long vacation in Mexico, so I thought I'd re-post it here. It's pretty amusing!

Have you been living in Mexico for too long? Are you going native? Does living South of the border feel more like home to you than your colder Northern homeland? Have you begun to notice some perculiar traits cropping up in your daily habits? If so, perhaps some of the following will ring true:


You Know You Are A Gringo In Mexico If…
•You automatically show up at least 15 minutes late to anything.
•You forget what closed toe shoes were.
•Checking for scorpions in your shoes is just part of your morning ritual
•Clothing begins to weigh a thousand pounds.
•Your motto is that “It’s 5 o’clock somewhere…” every time you pop open another bottle of beer for breakfast.
•Spanish palabras come to your mind before English ones.
•Any time you go to an ethnic restaurant back home you try to order in Spanish… even if it’s Japanese
•Tequila stopped burning on the way down a long long time ago.
•Even your creases are tan.
•Fine dining is anywhere that puts a table cloth on the white plastic tables
•You put limon in everything and no longer thing it’s strange that it even comes in your shampoo.
•A night out consists of a movie in the air conditioned Cinepolis and caramel popcorn, where you learn a little Spanish through subtitles.
•You stop checking the weather report every day. They are ALL hot.
•If nobody in your neighborhood is blasting music in some form you wonder what is wrong.
•Banda and Mariachi music no longer drives you insane.
•Discovering a new favorite taco stand can make your week.
•The prices of Starbucks irritates you.
•The prices of Office Depot irritate you.
•The prices of most anything irritate you.
•Your driving style has become… more creative…
•Finding yellow cheddar cheese, crunchy peanut butter, beef jerky, or pastrami excites you.
•In desperation you have tried every ceran wrap available only to discover they are all terrible.
•Socks and sandals no longer are the fashion faux pas they once were
•Monitoring exchange rates is a pastime.
•You drive with your hazard lights permanently on.
•Upon returning to the homeland, you feel alien, constricted in clothing, and in wonderment of the strange people you used to live among.
•You catch yourself humming the Global Gas theme song.
•Every time you hear the Pink Panther song you suddenly want ice cream.
•When the temperature dips below 75 you put on your ‘winter’ clothes
•Your winter clothes consist of a long sleeve shirt and a pair of jeans.
•Three of your closest friends are named Jesus
•Tourists look ridiculous!