We went to Cancun to learn how to cancan on the Yucatan.
We thought, “We can, can’t we?” and “If we can’t, who can?”
It turned out we couldn’t because no one in Cancun can cancan man.
So rather than cancan, I ran… on the beach.
Julieann, on the other hand, ran on the treadmill.
Can a person cancan in Cancun?
Don’t ask us, we ran.
We also learned this. Cancun is Mayan for "snake nest". Thirty years ago, the population of this, the “Mexican Riviera” was around 200. Today it is around 800,000. The growth has been sparked primarily by the development of 14 miles of hotels along a thin strip of land along the ocean known as the “Hotel Zone.” Most of the people here are from Mexico City, a place referred to by those who have relocated as “the human jungle.”
The people of Cancun are generally very happy and very service oriented. In fact, most of the establishments we encountered would make great boot camps for US service business trainees. They work hard on their English for the benefit of the “touristas” and are very thoughtful in trying to help. They are quick to make eye contact, smile and say “Hola!” They still like siestas but they work long hours.
We also learned this. Cancun is expensive no fooling. The prices for most things are the equivalent of the US, if not higher. They say lots of US citizens like to retire in Mexico because the cost of living is so low. That is definitely not the case in Cancun.
Mexican cabernet is pretty good wine. Chilean cabernet is better.
Mexican food in Cancun is first rate. All other types of food are pretty darn close.
Cuban cigars are plentiful, fresh and costly in Cancun. If you happen to like stogies as I do, you can go broke quickly. They are so good that the Cuban trade embargo is likely a good thing. If the embargo is ever lifted, demand in the US will explode overnight and stogie prices will skyrocket.
We also visited the ancient Mayan city, Chichen Itsa (shesun eetsah), learned some of its great architectural and cultural significance and found out it was the origin of the classic business phrase, “Heads will roll!”
Juliann and I want to live here but we’re concerned that Tyler and Samantha, after moving here with us, won’t be able to get the high paying jobs they will need to support us as well. They would sure learn a lot about customer service though!
We also learned this. Cancun is Mayan for "snake nest". Thirty years ago, the population of this, the “Mexican Riviera” was around 200. Today it is around 800,000. The growth has been sparked primarily by the development of 14 miles of hotels along a thin strip of land along the ocean known as the “Hotel Zone.” Most of the people here are from Mexico City, a place referred to by those who have relocated as “the human jungle.”
The people of Cancun are generally very happy and very service oriented. In fact, most of the establishments we encountered would make great boot camps for US service business trainees. They work hard on their English for the benefit of the “touristas” and are very thoughtful in trying to help. They are quick to make eye contact, smile and say “Hola!” They still like siestas but they work long hours.
We also learned this. Cancun is expensive no fooling. The prices for most things are the equivalent of the US, if not higher. They say lots of US citizens like to retire in Mexico because the cost of living is so low. That is definitely not the case in Cancun.
Mexican cabernet is pretty good wine. Chilean cabernet is better.
Mexican food in Cancun is first rate. All other types of food are pretty darn close.
Cuban cigars are plentiful, fresh and costly in Cancun. If you happen to like stogies as I do, you can go broke quickly. They are so good that the Cuban trade embargo is likely a good thing. If the embargo is ever lifted, demand in the US will explode overnight and stogie prices will skyrocket.
We also visited the ancient Mayan city, Chichen Itsa (shesun eetsah), learned some of its great architectural and cultural significance and found out it was the origin of the classic business phrase, “Heads will roll!”
Juliann and I want to live here but we’re concerned that Tyler and Samantha, after moving here with us, won’t be able to get the high paying jobs they will need to support us as well. They would sure learn a lot about customer service though!
All in all, we love it. As the famous Governator says, “We’ll be back!”
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M. & i took a trip to Cozumel and Cancun in June '79 and both hotels were booked solid. The only thing that outnumbered the sand flies were the Texans.
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