Memories of Mexico 2

I felt uncontrollable chaos and learnt many road tactics after riding on 9 de Julio Avenue, the world’s widest avenue in Buenos Aires. At some intersections, you have to be in furthest right lane in order to turn left. But after my experience in Mexico City, it easily became my top city for “Mai-Pen-Rai”ness. “Mai-Pen-Rai” in Thai means “never mind” but it is often overused to compromise in order to eliminate all the complication that the situation may bring later.

The honking sound became the chorus of the traffic live band. Every 5 seconds, an angry frequency flies from a random direction making the surround effect. When somebody cut two lanes to turn left you just horn to show your appreciation then it becomes “Mai-Pen-Rai”. Where in Thailand, such practice will be nastily responded (even though we are compromising people). Luckily, the cold Mexican breeze prevents motorcycles from contributing further disorder. However, assistance from female traffic officers on every intersection always calm the mood of motorists down.