Quote: (04-05-2019 03:24 PM)scotian Wrote:
^You summed it up well, Merida is a nice relaxing city to chill in and a great spot to focus on work projects but not very good for night life or chicas. I think it’s a good spot for older dudes who value peace, tranquility and cleanliness over pussy and partying, at 36 I’m liking the more chill spots more and more.
Pretty much. A great place to retire to, i dont doubt, but i have to say at this point i'm looking fwd to leaving. I went to the centre tonight, thought i'd check a few bars, maybe get chatting to some tourists, see what's going on. It just feels very lukewarm. I really dont like the centre physically. It's a bit of a warren of streets, is claustrophobic, has bad air from all the cars, and the tourist places are snazzy soulless kinda restaurants for most part.
Sometimes beyond girls, i just want to nurse a few drinks in a dive bar, chat to the staff, any expats, just have a 'local'. I dont think there's anywhere like that here, not for my tastes at least. The Mayan Pub is the best of a bad lot IMHO. It's ok, but as i think was mentioned earlier is not really super social, more just independent groups sitting on tables.
All that being said, the people are warm and likeable. Thing with me, as i just dont feel any kind of connection on any level to the place or the people. This is my first time living outside of Europe/Aus (lived all over there, but always Euro countries), and i dunno, i just dont relate to them here. I just feel detached, and alien, which of course I am, and wouldnt really expect otherwise.
I guess if there was a nice little bar street where you could go and crawl and meet some expats, listen to some tunes and generally have a sense of expat community beyond the retirees, then it might be worth sticking around. As things stand, i'll be heading back to Europa soon enough...