tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6353245925154743534.post7099584712712091968..comments2020-10-23T05:28:13.823-05:00Comments on Chronicles of an Expat Family: DefeatedRupalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09617486454985767977noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6353245925154743534.post-7632243631834595872008-01-04T00:48:00.000-05:002008-01-04T00:48:00.000-05:00Theresa - You are right - this is such a cash base...Theresa - You are right - this is such a cash based society that our ATM gets more wear and tear than anything else. We end up using checks for things like our rent and my daughter's school, but that is about it, and luckily my gym and the grocery stores take our ATM as a credit card so I don't have to worry about the insanely low limit of 3000 pesos a day at the ATM.Rupalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09617486454985767977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6353245925154743534.post-380421392165486162007-12-30T14:11:00.000-05:002007-12-30T14:11:00.000-05:00I don't understand why you want to get a checking ...I don't understand why you want to get a checking account in the first place. No one takes checks, and hardly any place takes creditcards! It's all cash. We just keep our money in the USA and remove it via ATMs. We are thinking of getting an account in a casa de cambio though. <BR/>If you get one thing done a day, you are so ahead of the game!<BR/>regards,<BR/>TheresaTheresa in Mèridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217945138741786373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6353245925154743534.post-20536223635280818652007-10-10T22:34:00.000-05:002007-10-10T22:34:00.000-05:00HFD - I know what you mean about the "No Hay." It...HFD - <BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about the "No Hay." It is weird coming from the US where every so often you would get a salesperson saying "we don't have it, but you can check in the following place." Not so much here in Mexico. Yet at the same time, I find the service in most restaurants better - the wait staff always tries to accommodate -at least more so than I have found in some European countries.Rupalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09617486454985767977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6353245925154743534.post-5692219563688814732007-10-10T22:21:00.000-05:002007-10-10T22:21:00.000-05:00Just wait until you have been in Mexico longer - I...Just wait until you have been in Mexico longer - I/we have lived in Quinatana Roo almost 10 years -- then you will really learn frustration. Especially if you leave the relative civilization of Mexico City for more provincial Mexico. I would warn you how awful HSBC is in MX -- I wrote London complaining -- but the other banks are equally incompetent.<BR/>You must remember the song of Mexico is "No Hay" in stores - there ain't none and we don't care" and that the customer is not only always wrong but really doesn't count for anything except leaving money behind.<BR/>Also, don't waste money on insurance. They are happy to sell it to you but will never, never give any of it back for any reason.HFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832038996192523417noreply@blogger.com