T-Shirts and Buses

A)

The t-shirt with funny catch phrase has apparently found a home south of the border in the wilds of Mexico.

Here is a selection:

MY BOYFRIEND IS AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND (In English, teenage Mexican girl)

CON ESA CARNE NI PIDE FRIJOLES Translation WITH THIS MEAT YOU WON'T NEED TO ORDER BEANS (30 something Mexican woman with child in tow)

LET OFF A LITTLE STEAM (a faded purple, in English 50/60 something Mexican man wearing cowboy boots and hat)

TU MAMA ME EXITA Translation YOUR MOTHER EXCITES ME (Teenage Mexican boy)

I´m considering a photo essay.



B) Main differences between intercity buses, Mexico in comparison to Ecuador.

Glowing Jesus plaques are replaced by Virgen de Guadalupe plaques

No stickers involving either Calvin or Hobbes pissing on something.

Bus driver has no sign indicating that hot chicks can sit up front.

Our Mexican driver at no time steered with his knee while trying to simultaneously kill a mosquito, turn the volume up on the radio, and make change for passengers entering the bus while on a mountain road with no guardrails. (no fun at all)

Both places however there is a propensity towards on board movies involving a celebrity no more powerful than say Stephen Baldwin and a plot no more interesting or intriguing than how a bunch of teens from Australia formed a tap dance group in a metal forging factory.

Also, in similar fashion fellow passengers are apt to have hamburgers or other spoilable food in their pocketbooks which they will eat at various time through out the trip.