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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Saturday, April 11, 2020, 18:15 (2407 days ago) @ mosesk

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/vancouver-news/tourists-accost-reporter-mexico-puerto-vallarta-beach-canadian-video-2243201


Precisely why I called attention to the event this morning. The last thing visiting foreigners need to do right now is ramp up anti-foreigner animosity, and the little things add up. This horrible incident in Vallarta is all over the Mexican social media. It’s bad enough that most cases in Mexico of Covid-19 have been traced to the USA, mostly Mexicans returning, but it raises the level of distrust. Folks here are wanting to close the roads and the airport like in some other communities across the country, and outsiders aren’t exactly a welcome sight, whether from Mexico or abroad.


Rob- I am sure you noticed at the 2 minute mark there appears to be a waiter on the beach.
Indicating that the beach restaurant was probably serving the "customers"

"Mexican restaurants are allowed to remain open if they follow social distancing guidelines but they are prohibited from offering service on the beaches at this time."

There is plenty of blame to go all around.
You can easily pick one or all the targets.

I'm afraid you missed the point about how this is all over the Mexican social media, besides already making the news. This isn't about blame. It's about PERCEPTION. And if Mexicans perceive that foreigners are a threat or simply rude and arrogant, there will be consequences. You don't want a mob of scared angry people pointing at you and screaming "¡Aggárrenlo! ¡Lo vamos a quemar!"

Like it or not, all foreigners are ambassadors for their fellow countrymen. This is true everywhere. I don't want to see "Yanqui go home" spray painted all over the place like it's been at different times in the past for different reasons.


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