Foreign Native

Mexico is one of the world’s top countries in biodiversity, yet most people use only the most generic terms for the different plants and animals. Some English people, for example, pride themselves on knowing the difference between a rook and a raven. Urban Mexicans would tell you they’re both crows – cuervos, aquí y en [...]

Mexico City’s new non-smoking rules have gone into effect, barring smoking in all enclosed areas of restaurants, bars and other public buildings. The original plan – that smoking areas of restaurants had to be completely sealed off from non-smoking areas – was eventually abandoned in favor of a blanket ban, causing to vanish frightful images [...]