Chaos in Mexico

[PaperBagger'14]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Most seafood (especially fish) is frozen, including fish used in sushi, so the quality difference between Miami and Iowa is basically zero.

Yeah but I #### my pants in Iowa and I need an excuse. Cheesecake Factory microwaved frozen sushi it is.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Yeah the US felt pretty ghetto comparatively speaking in my last couple visits.

They were still doing the old school swipe your credit card and write down the tip on the receipt at restaurants in 2019.

Wander outside of tourist hot zones and attractions and it becomes very evident.

Point of sale terminals are how you define ghettos?

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

LMAO.....Jesus Christ...no, you wouldn't.

That's the second time in this thread this has been uttered. Have any of you ever been to Miami? Unless you're wandering around slummier areas at night, there's literally nothing to worry about. Haven't seen a car on fire there anywhere as long as I've been here. Even if there are armed gangs, they certainly don't have the power over the city.

I know that all things American are "terrible" these days to anyone outside of the States, but this sort of rhetoric makes you look silly. Miami is cool, gorgeous, and quite metropolitan.

You have to admit that America has some very large areas, in every major city, that would be considered dangerous slums in Canada.

Canada has its fair share too, especially on indigenous reserves. They aren't as sprawling and widespread though, and they aren't filled with guns.

For example, Miami has multiple neighbourhoods, where you have 10-40k people or so living in total poverty and the area is filled with guns. So yes, I would agree that Miami is largely safe, unless you're in the large areas of the city that aren't safe. Very different than Canada, where every major city is totally safe but maybe a few blocks in Toronto.

[8 Ball]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Sure, ya, I get it. lesson taken. We were exhausted from finding a hotel in Houston at midnight, back to the airport for 7, then to Miami, another hotel, and desperate to find food, because the hotel breakfast had nothing I could eat, and airports and airlines tend not to have a lot to pick from for gluten free. All the extra emergency food I packed was stuck in my checked bag which was who knows where.

####, like, I know. We tried. It ain't always the perfect situation. I'm sure it's nice when you don't have to worry about getting sick from every meal. Makes it easier to pick the perfect hole in the wall Anthony Bordain ate at. Not for me.

Travelling as a celiac must be brutal. Do you bring a lot of your own food?

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by Weitz

I’m heading to Punta Mita for 10 days in April. I’m sure things will settle down as they have in the past and it will be fine. Otherwise will pivot elsewhere. Worry level is low right now.

The worry is not the current reaction to the death, it's the war within the cartel as the lower level cartel leaders fight for control of the organization, that will be way more brutal and could last for years if there isnt a clear leader that can take over (and there rarely is as cartel bosses fear being deposed)

[malcolmk14]

Originally Posted by 8 Ball

Travelling as a celiac must be brutal. Do you bring a lot of your own food?

Not as bad now as it was ten years ago! I went to Japan in 2017 and it was absolutely brutal. North America and Europe are pretty good nowadays. Asia is still tough.

[flizzenflozz]

Originally Posted by malcolmk14

Not as bad now as it was ten years ago! I went to Japan in 2017 and it was absolutely brutal. North America and Europe are pretty good nowadays. Asia is still tough.

"Chaos in Mexico"

[woob]

Where do Mexican cartel bosses buy their sushi?

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by malcolmk14

Not as bad now as it was ten years ago! I went to Japan in 2017 and it was absolutely brutal. North America and Europe are pretty good nowadays. Asia is still tough.

Fish, wagyu and rice.. you should have been fine.

or are you talking about those egg sandwiches from 7-11??! yum

They are coming to Canada in March! $5 though.

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

I'm going to be the ####### who points out that it's not always "food poisoning" that causes gastroenteritis. It's not as easy to find the cause as blaming the last place you ate at. Incubation times can be up to 72 hours.


And it's not just viral or bacterial vectors that can bring it on. Certain chemicals, including medications, can irritate the stomach enough to cause symptoms to occur.


I am not A.I. I swear.

Ackshually it can take as long as two weeks to start experience symptoms.

[Johnny Makarov]

this guys from Airdrie...

The contrast with events outside the resort creates an "incredibly weird" and guilty feeling, Moore, who is from Airdrie, Alta., told CBC News.

"Folks here are reeling from an action against a criminal organization, and I am sipping a margarita on the beach while the sky behind me was smokey and black," he said.

"My thoughts are with the local population."

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

I'm going to be the ####### who points out that it's not always "food poisoning" that causes gastroenteritis. It's not as easy to find the cause as blaming the last place you ate at. Incubation times can be up to 72 hours.


And it's not just viral or bacterial vectors that can bring it on. Certain chemicals, including medications, can irritate the stomach enough to cause symptoms to occur.


I am not A.I. I swear.

I know this stuff to be true, but I have also had experiences when I know exactly what it was. I think the stomach of rejection has latent taste buds that record a memory of the toxic food, and reminds you of it for about 15 years after.


But ya, I guess it could also have been the...wait, I said Houston, it was Dallas. Same Spurs, different horse. Anyway, it could also have been the breakfast buffet at the Best Western Plus. Or toxic airplane mold. Or Space Gremlin poop.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by 8 Ball

Travelling as a celiac must be brutal. Do you bring a lot of your own food?

Ya, it's pretty tedious. I'll bring a large amount of emergency granola bars in my checked bag, and depending what the trip is, maybe some other stuff. I'll make a GF pizza the night before, and put half in my checked bag, half carry on. The checked bag is for emergency arrival issues when you are exhausted and just need food.


I try to go through every city and town before hand, flagging potential GF places so I don't need to waste my vacation hunting for meals. Typically I'll have 10 or so places flagged, and two or three are viable. Any chance I get I book a place with a kitchenette so I can have a quick safe breakfast and make a lunch or the day. Then it's only one foraging meal.


Cambodia and Vietnam were very hard, because although they use rice noodles, they also cook them in the same water as the wheat ones. Fun discovery watching an open kitchen that day, but it explained why I was sick constantly. I used to hunt down Indian restaurants, because a lot of their dishes have no reason to contain gluten. But then I found out I am also lactose intolerant, so that took most of the good stuff off the menu.

[Flabbibulin]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

this guys from Airdrie...

The prick was probably doing a similar thing during the 2013 floods. Sitting on his lawn-chair sipping lemonade while only 14 minutes away downtown was in peril.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

Fish, wagyu and rice.. you should have been fine.

or are you talking about those egg sandwiches from 7-11??! yum

They are coming to Canada in March! $5 though.

Soy sauce is made with wheat.


I'm skeptical about those sandwiches. You know they're going to #### with them somehow.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Point of sale terminals are how you define ghettos?

There's no room in functioning society for POS POSes.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

Fish, wagyu and rice.. you should have been fine.

or are you talking about those egg sandwiches from 7-11??! yum

They are coming to Canada in March! $5 though.

No, Japan is awful for Celiac. I did an 8 hour stopover, and even that was a struggle. Soy sauce is fermented in wheat. Rice uses wheat gluten to make it sticky, so even 7/11 stuff is no good. They even put wheat in their green tea. Buckwheat noodles almost always have wheat flour too. And they don't want to make you sick, so they won't try to help. I found a noodle place in the train station, and another restaurant that was closed for the day I was there. That was about it. Fortunately we flew home Japan Airlines, so I also didn't eat on the flight. Airport? Haha, no food for you. The emergency granola bars were wearing thin by the time we hit Vancouver.

[afc wimbledon]

Turns out my ex wife is in Guadalajara on vacation, my daughter is freaking out because my ex is a complete idiot that will not be told to stay in her hotel and also wonders why the locals are shouting at her

[blankall]

Sounds like things are calming down in Mexico. At least 25 National Guard officers killed so far though.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

Did you really go on vacation to Miami and eat at the Cheesecake Factory? If so, you get what you deserved !

The Miami area has hundreds of exceptional restaurants and it makes no sense to waste time by going to a lame Cheesecake Factory.