Reconsidering stereotypes after penniless sojourn in Mexico City
In Guadalajara they tell you to be extra careful when visiting Mexico City. Chilangos, they say, are an untrustworthy lot – they’d steal your last penny if they could. But my brief experience in the capital tells a different story: a remarkable weekend during which, rather than becoming hungry and homeless after my initial plans were somewhat ruptured, I would experience the remarkable kindness of strangers and have my faith in humanity restored in the most unlikely of cities.