Peso Pobres

We have been looking for ways to get around with no car. Yesterday we decided to take a cab to the hotel zone and go to the beach. We tried to get a cab at the gate of our apartment, but they told us they couldn't call one. So, we walked a couple blocks to the super (a mexican grocery store) to try to find a taxi. We waved one down and jumped in. To the "zona hoteleria" Nathan told the driver. He takes off and we are driving back down the way we had walked. Nathan decided to ask how much this ride was going to take. When the driver told us we realized we did not have enough pesos to get there let alone back too (for some reason, Nathan was thinking the 50 pesos in his pocket was a lot of money...equals about 5 dollars). So, the driver pulled over and we got out, paying him 30 pesos for a ride back to where we started. We were right back at our apartments! hahaha We were laughing and decided to walk to the Extra (convenient store) to get a snack and drinks.

We spent 5 minutes deciding what we wanted and took it all up to the counter...hoping to pay with credit card here. The lady says "Solo efectivo" (cash only) Nathan handed her our one bill of 20 pesos and said what can we get with this? She pulled out the things we could get with the small amount of cash we had and we sat in the store eating our snacks and laughing at ourselves. It is amazing the thousands of cultural cues that are different every day can sometimes overwhelm your brain and make it shut down. Oh well, it makes for a funny story.