MEXICO CHALLENGE: Living on $10 a Day in GUANAJUATO

[@cortezyvonne]

“What r u doing? Ure not supposed to eat the outside..ure like a hyena” I died💀

[@499PUCK]

Hi, I just wanted to say how fresh your clips play. I just clicked an other persons equation of the town, it was like he was reading a script. You guys are alive. The fact that you come across as having fun is no small factor in your popularity. Keep up the good work.

[@josephdaniel9407]

Hello guys, I've been binge watching this like crazy!!! You guys are an inspiration. I'm living vicariously through you lol. I live in California but my gf and I go to Mexico quite often. Guanajuato is one of the cities we are looking to visit. She's fluent in spanish and I'm conversational so there are no language barriers. BTW, I love the way the guy says "cinco pesos tamaleeeeeees!" LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@apj341]

I hope that you've made it there by now. Life is short.

[@elpiomado]

Oh so It was not a joke when he tried to eat the tamal with the cork husk lmao blah now i'm hungry, Thanks:) The guy from the tamales seemed pretty nice.

[@TangerineTravels]

H-TX I legitimately thought the same thing. It seemed like Jordan was exaggerating for effect, but NOPE! 🤣 What a goober. -Maddie

[@elpiomado]

Maddie yours was chiken with red sauce, pollo con chile rojo:)

[@TangerineTravels]

I could have sworn it was something along the lines of salchicha or something like that? Could have been another name for red sauce though! Lol -Maddie

[@pepegemik]

Tangerine Travels Ha, ha, ha so funny that Jordan was trying to eat the tamal with the corn leaves included. Good video, saludos from Mexico City. PS. Maddie you have a beautiful voice, very sweet.

[@TangerineTravels]

pepegemik he looked like an animal, what a goof ball! Haha Aww thank you, that is the nicest thing I’ve heard all day. ❤️ -Maddie

[@SillyLion]

6:19 Those are tacos, quesadillas are made with cheese! Tamales are probably the most filling mexican food that you can get for cheap, My favorites are usually the red ones with pork meat YUM! You should take Maddie to "el callejón del beso", if you know what I mean *Wink*. And film it all! Jk. Yes we want to hear the story, stories are always fun.

[@TangerineTravels]

RIGHT! Okay that's exactly what I said....I'm like...QUESOdilla? Where's all the queso? We've been gypped! haha Which type of pork meat is your favorite? We have yet to find that street, but it's definitely on our list! 😜😙 Posted the full story below on Paul's comment below, but in a nutshell, the condescending "donkey" of a waiter tried to insist that we didn't know how to speak Spanish and that's why he added extra things onto the bill. He claimed that we ordered extras (chorizo and coffee), even after we clarified before ordering them, in Spanish, whether they were included in the price-and he said yes. Shameless! Just trying to get extra tips. And the whole condescending conversation where he wanted me to say (out loud) that it was my fault and not his practically had steam spewing from my ears, I was so furious! -Maddie

[@TangerineTravels]

SillyLion interesting! It’s a wonder they can take the queso out of quesadillas and still call them that. Lol I’ll have to keep an eye out for that and sample it. Don’t think I’ve ever tried that type. Thank you! That means a lot. We’re actually learning from software called Pimsleur and Rocket Languages in addition to lots of reading Spanish books lately. It’s helping a ton but we have a long way to go. Still, that guy was a huge jerk just trying to blame us for something he got caught doing! We definitely didn’t pay an extra cent. Thankfully! 😅 -Maddie

[@SillyLion]

But did your grandma speak to you in spanish? just curious, because you sound like someone that grew up on it.

[@TangerineTravels]

My mom taught me some words when I was little...you know, important stuff like "llaves" and "zapatos." Lol So I was exposed to it at a young age, but I didn't really learn fluency by any means. That might be why I've got the pronunciation down though. :) -Maddie

[@destineyash8077]

First $10 challenge. Making my way through to present day. Thanks for all the videos and sharing you experiences. Will come in handy for my future travels.

[@Zlatan1897]

Laughed so hard when Jordan tried eating the tamal with the outside. Lol!

[@lorenzovillanueva3245]

Don't worry; your not the first Gringo that chews on the tamale leaf wrap. Lol

[@apj341]

I introduced a Scandinavian guy to the glory that is chicken tamales in red sauce. Crossed paths with him in Yosemite Park about six years ago. He friended me on FB over it! He misses tamales!

[@gabrielgomez2747]

what happened with the waiter?

[@alonzocalvillo6702]

You went to Guanajuato and you didn’t see the mummies? That’s a must see,that and the Alhondiga de Granaditas, El Callejon del Beso and La Valenciana church.

[@TangerineTravels]

We didn’t want to, sorry! Kinda creeped us out

[@l.marianarodriguezrobles8265]

you guys made me so happy when you bought the pizza, because back in the day, everytime my family and I went to guanajuato we always bought a pizza :)

[@brunog4656]

Love your channel! Some of my family is from Guanajuato although I haven’t visited in a while, this video brings back some memories. What happened at breakfast?

[@TangerineTravels]

Thanks so much! Glad you're enjoying our videos, that means a lot to us! Just posted an explanation below on Paul's comment. In short, the waiter tried to insist that it was our poor Spanish that caused him to add extra things to the bill that we didn't order. In reality, he was just trying to pad the check for extra tips! Disgraceful!

[@guillermoochoa7345]

Very fun video, those tamales looked very good and the guy seem very nice too. Guanajuato seems like very lively and vibrant city. Way more pretty than I remember but then again I was like 5 or 6 years old when I went

[@TangerineTravels]

+Guillermo Ochoa Yeah he was a cool dude! We owe him 5 pesos so we’ll be heading back there this evening to pay him and buy some more tamales! It is quite the lively city. We’ve noticed that it’s a little bit of a younger crowd here than most of the Mexican cities we’ve visited. We saw a picture of the city in a restaurant which was taken around 1960 or something and the city didn’t have any of the colorful houses yet. I’m not sure when or why they decided to start painting their homes with vibrant colors. ~Jordan

[@nisadeeves7102]

Oh, you made me curious about this so went searching. Here's what I found: sanmigueltimes.com/2017/09/10-thousand-facades-of-the-state-capital-will-be-painted-in-bright-colors/

[@TangerineTravels]

Fascinating! So this was super recent if we read that correctly? 2017? Would have thought it was going on for a long time! Maybe a decade!

[@apj341]

@@TangerineTravels Painting started well before 1986 (when I visited).

[@elpiomado]

First! Yup i won.. jaja So how long have you guys been in mexico? This is the first time i see your videos:)

[@TangerineTravels]

H-TX it’s a little over two months at this point (since Jan. 31st to be specific). Thanks for checking out our channel! Hope you enjoy our crazy adventures. 😄🙌

[@elpiomado]

Got a lot of videos to check out then lol i'll get right to it. You guys are doing a great job:) Anyways keep it up and safe travel.

[@TangerineTravels]

H-TX you need to do a binge-watch at this point. 😜 Thanks a bunch, we will!

[@TangerineTravels]

H-TX you’re the best! Yep we gotta make fun of ourselves or else everyone else will! 😆😂

[@menace2society619]

I'm thinking Guanajuato is the place for me very soon ,still researching the area but I think it's going to be my choice .Can you give any info on what deposits on rentals look like and cutting on utilities ?

[@colleengarcia4886]

I sure do miss Mexico!!! We live in Naperville, Illinois USA. Unfortunately, this requires an airplane ride and we are so fearful of covid. We used to go to Mexico 3 times a year. Cabo San Lucas, San Jose del Cabo, Puerto Vallarta, Isla Mujeres, Cancun, Tulum, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, etc... We miss Mexico so much. Watching your videos makes us feel like it is still going to be possible to visit Mexico again. On another note, we did notice more and more graffiti in your videos. I never really noticed much of it when we visited Mexico. I guess as the saying goes, when USA gets a cold the rest of the world gets typhoon fever. Economically speaking. Peace.

[@bambitotrails9090]

Hola! the giant sope is called a chalupa. One of my favorites! If you can, find a restaurant that makes chilaquiles and ask them for enfrijoladas. they are similar to chiliaquiles expect they use a bean sauce instead of salsa! Sabroso!

[@dennishassler605]

Yeh, second time in a long time I've seen this video, but I love Guanajuato - it's one of my favorite places in Mexico, but so many excellent places to feel at home in Old Mexico!!!!

[@SKC193]

Isn’t that the village that Andy in Dufrane(sp?) went to in “Shawshank Redemption”?

[@apj341]

Nope, it was a fishing village, remember? Zihuatanejo (Guerrero state)

[@ArmandoMartinez-qm5nb]

YOU GUY"S MAKE ME LAUGH ALOT THE REAZON YOU TRY TO EAT THE TAMALE WITH THE HOJA DEL ELOTE IT WAS SO FUNNY !!! LOL LOL

[@apj341]

Carne asada street tacos con todo are the way to go. Sorry, not a vegetarian mindset, but they are gluten-free. Habanero sauce.

[@SG-gc7mn]

Wait! Who moved your camera @ 11:33 ??? 😱👻

[@faviolaandaya1079]

This tamal video was great. Thank you

[@gemmacervantes861]

I'm glad you gave tameles a chance. Dare to try new things in Mexico, that's the point of traveling I think :)

[@TangerineTravels]

Absolutely! Great advice. We do our best to give things two or three chances just to make sure! Just about everyone has a different recipe for things, so it's possible to like whatever the thing is in the next city. :) Thanks for watching and leaving a comment Gemma!

[@apj341]

Pretty sure there were tamales in Phoenix before they left in 2018. But if you're going to try new things, I guess where they originate can't be a bad thing. I thought that he was joking when he was biting onto the husk. Provecho!

[@shopgirl1231]

We have a family home in Portugal in the village the streets are so narrow and you have to watch diligently for cars. We call it human frogger ( if you remember the old video game ). 😁

[@paulwhitus3456]

So what ever happened at the breakfast meal ? You were almost ripped off??

[@TangerineTravels]

I'll try to make this as short as possible lol. I (Maddie) ordered the huevos al gusto. There were a number of variations to choose from like "Mexicana," but I just wanted the classic version: eggs and refried beans. The waiter asked what else I wanted, suggesting "tocino, chorizo?" and I asked if those things were included while pointing to the 65 peso price on the menu. He said yes. Later, Jordan asked if another coffee was included in the price and he didn't respond, but said he could get Jordan another one if he wanted. When the bill came out, we were overcharged for chorizo and for an extra coffee. We tried getting it corrected but the waiter insisted that it was our Spanish that caused the misunderstanding and it was MY fault. He explained that the only way he would take it off the bill is if I admit out loud that it was my terrible Spanish that caused the problems and that I was completely wrong, not him. Not even joking. This was the most condescending little 20-year-old waiter I've ever encountered. Scratch that - the most condescending waiter of ANY age I'd ever experienced. So if I have any advice out of all this, it's to not let someone bully you into thinking your Spanish is the reason for any problems. It might not be perfect, but it's probably not the problem. The person who's making you feel that way might be trying to take advantage! -Maddie

[@TheSal101]

Tangerine Travels Wow that's horrible, what a piece of shit. I'm sorry to hear that something like that happened to you guys!

[@BeckyInCa]

Tangerine Travels - - so what was the final result. Did he take it off the bill?

[@menace2society619]

It sort of strange that some Mexicans would demand you speak Spanish in their country and refuse to speak Spanish here.Here in Texas everything is bilingual so they get the benefit of speaking Spanish if they want, you can hardly get a job in many places without being bilingual. You seem to have about the same amount of Spanish as I do, is it really hard to understand it there ?

[@patb9375]

@@TangerineTravels obviously someone that dislikes gringos, you guys are nice not pointing it out but for others traveling it would be good to ask for someone else as waiter.

[@tunemistress8433]

Glad to hear you got a tamal you liked!

[@TangerineTravels]

Tunemistress thank you, us too! We’re currently sitting on a bench near where “tamal man” was selling yesterday so we can pay him back his 5 pesos and get some more! Lol

[@tunemistress1]

Tangerine Travels I had “taco guy” in Tulum, I totally understand!

[@TangerineTravels]

tunemistress1 glad we’re not the only ones! Any vendor we meet that has a “best ever” product becomes (insert item) guy/lady. Lol

[@tunemistress8433]

There are so many people who won't venture off their 5 star resorts when vacationing in Mexico - they miss SO much!!

[@latinogeekrises7717]

Have you ever been to the museum where they have mummies? It located in Guanajuato City.

[@qualqui]

Ymm....tamales with pollo con mole and chicharron en Guanajuato, the differences in local foods, here in Querétaro there are one red chili with cheese, green chili with pork, pepper shreds with cheese and sweet tamales, more usually sweetened with sugar and dyed red, some people may put raisins but that's it. Guanajuato, seems like a bigger version of San Miguel but a compacted version of Querétaro, thumbs up Tangerine Travels, you are two Güeros CHIDOS! :D

[@TangerineTravels]

+Joe Serrano oh YUM! You’re making us hungry over here lol. How funny you mentioned raisins. My family (mom’s side) is Mexican and it’s a Salazar tradition to add raisins in it. Never heard of anyone else doing that though! ....maybe it is my family?!? Haha! Interesting comparison between the different cities. Sounds like we’d really like Querétaro! Similar weather? Altitude? Thanks for a wonderful comment. Made us smile! 😄

[@qualqui]

Tangerine Travels, raisins in the tamales,....hmm, there may be a possibility of a Salazar amidst the Correa family of San Miguel de Allende or the Aguilar Family of Tingambato, Michoacan. Similar weather yes, its 1 hour by car or bus from San Miguel and to Guanajuato betwee 2 or 3 hrs. from Querétaro, altitude 2,093 mts. above sea level, don't know the altitude of Guanajuato but the vista is similar. Hoping ya guys get together with Los Perms some time soon. :)

[@betomoya4332]

You should check out San Miguel de Allende :)

[@TangerineTravels]

Thanks for the recommendation! I'm sure we'll make it there eventually.

[@theflyingfox2602]

And DOLORES HGO For Sure. Its between Guanajuato and San Miguel. You'll Love it!!!.

[@miguelcontreras2012]

We just subscribed to you channel we like it Greetings from Idaho USA

[@TangerineTravels]

+Miguel Contreras hello there in Idaho! Thanks so much for subscribing. We’re glad to have you 😄

[@youtubiente70]

Arriba guanajuato compas' son unos verdaderos tomaleros

[@patrickhook9433]

Great Video! Please do a video in San Miguel De Allende which is also in Guanajuato. Also do one in Queretaro near SMA, and one in Cuernavaca, south of Mexico City. Pat Hook

[@JK45900]

Maddie, be sure to educate Jordan on them (pineapple) tamales, LOL. You both are great! I love your "low key" humorous remarks, Maddie. ;)

[@heartcandy21]

Oh my gosh I love Cafe Santo! The place you went for breakfast! Their donkey pasta is my favorite thing to eat there! Such a beautiful city!

[@TangerineTravels]

Donkey pasta, what a funny name :) Maybe we'll try that next visit!

[@Pikis2050]

Que envidia andar por allá, espero ir el próximo año en Semana Santa

[@patb9375]

This video the music is really loud and you where low volume.

[@jaygreg1982]

What would you say is a reasonable tip. I'm going to Guanajuato in February and plan on exploring many restaurants

[@blancafgomez]

My mom side are from Guanajuato an hour or so from Querétaro

[@joanlynch5271]

The weather is nice there? Are you still in guanojuato?

[@EdoJp]

are chilaquiles your favorite breakfast food? what happened with the waiter?

[@sghaua]

El Tamalero!! 😍 SCORE!! (tamale guy)

[@TangerineTravels]

Tamalero means "tamale guy"? Love it!

[@patrickhook9433]

Love you guys!!!!!

[@oomybeauty]

You guys Crack me up!!! 😂❤🖒

[@henry97878]

Who moved the camera at 11:33?!? scary lol

[@Jossbass]

@tangerinetravels hi guys .. my and my wife we are here for a few days and we are loving your channel specially this video since we are here in Guanajuato, One question my wife wants to know where is this guy selling tamales.? Any idea of the name of the street or where to find this guy thanks

[@Jossbass]

We still have a couple of days more and then back to the states..

[@mauroobson1880]

this challenge is possible to accomplish in USA?? or why $10 ? from where you obtain this number? you are so brave to eat spicy food :D Saludos amigos

[@TangerineTravels]

It's something we've saw another KZbinr try out in Mexico City and we thought it would be fun to do in every city we travel to. It would be pretty tough to stretch $10 throughout the day in the US. Thanks for watching! :) -Maddie

[@farrenclark4920]

i live in kingman az. what is your purpose to move to Mexico

[@bob15479]

I wish I could have met you guys when I lived in Leon.

[@TangerineTravels]

We almost went to Leon but ended up just going straight to Guanajuato. Maybe our paths will cross in the future though

[@bananapatch9118]

Please share your total monthly costs ? Do you have health insurance ? We are looking at retirement spots and trying to compare it to Cuenca, Ecuador. Btw, your dog is super cool !

[@TangerineTravels]

Hey Charles, thanks for watching! We give costs of things in many of our videos, but we go into a little more detail here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6mmYX6GdriDaZo We don't have health insurance but we have had to go to the emergency room: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5fKn5uch8lmrrM

[@ritacontreras7146]

Tamales look so delicious 😋

[@AmoyaShante]

Lol. I live here and love it!

[@Oracol]

Jordan savage AF eating the tamal leaf

[@patb9375]

more fiber

[@patb9375]

Challenge, how many of the tamal can you eat in one sitting? good business for the vendor also.

[@gabrielgomez2747]

tamales are good, must try on torta de tamal.

[@braaset]

im planning on visiting Leon Guanajuato but my Spanish is not that great. Any tips on not getting scammed?

[@TangerineTravels]

chuckie dingwang we’re happy to share some advice if we can. We both speak some Spanish though so we don’t often run into situations where we can’t communicate at least partially. Is there anything in particular you’re worried about? Tours, buying food in markets, or something else?

[@braaset]

Yes if you could mention about tours, buying food in markets, uber? I'm visiting a friend in Mexico but will spend most of my days alone. The friend works, so I don''t want to spend m days just stuck inside the house. I;m feeling a little overwhelmed because I don't really speak (read or write) any Spanish. Would you have any advice for me being alone in the city? Your help and advice is much appreciated.

[@TangerineTravels]

chuckie dingwang sorry for the delay! We somehow missed this comment. The best advice is to always clarify the price of ANYTHINg before buying. Whether that’s a taxi or food in a market. Ask “que precio tiene?” Basically saying “what price does it have?” If you aren’t sure, you could always use your fingers to clarify. Most Mexicans are friendly and helpful so you have nothing to worry about. Also, make sure you have the Google Translate app. You can download an offline Spanish pack and use it even if there’s no WiFi. Hope this helps!

[@braaset]

thank you!

[@michealswank1114]

you guys are cute and I enjoyed the video. Hoppe you keep making them.

[@robertocbarron]

Vaamos los Tangos!! The tangerines!

[@TangerineTravels]

Los Tnagos! Haha love it!

[@brettd3206]

Ahh, the olden days.. When you could walk around without wearing a mask.

[@DiscoStickDFW]

My husband and I L'dOL at Jordan trying to eat the outside of the tamale!

[@TangerineTravels]

He's such a goofball haha

[@kreskyv]

what is moley??

[@TangerineTravels]

If you look up "mole" you can see what it's made with. I think it's usually chocolate, sesame, and some other ingredients. I (Jordan) typically don't like it and Maddie can't eat it because she's allergic to sesame.

[@kreskyv]

@@TangerineTravels hey thanks Jordan for the quick reply..man I'm like addicted to your channel I think I've watch all your vids in the last week .I have so many questions but I don't really want to ask in a public forum lol You guys are very entertaining and I'm convinced that maddie has ADHD when a dog is anywhere near her lol

[@Dan-pb1tx]

I can't believe he actually tried eating the tamale whole! Haha

[@TangerineTravels]

Jordan is such a goober lol 😆

[@patb9375]

more fiber

[@midnitkisser]

Im from guAnajuato and I used to eat sopes for 5 pesos each before moving to the USA in 2005 . Things have changed a bit.

[@TangerineTravels]

Dang, 5 peso sopes!? What a deal!

[@midnitkisser]

Tangerine Travels yes it was. I’m not exactly from Guanajuato city but like 30 miles away in Dolores Hidalgo but i ve been to Guanajuato city too.

[@ryudaraaguilar6406]

Viva México 😍🇲🇽🔥

[@Skyerzen]

holy shit. Guanajuato is gorgeous!

[@TangerineTravels]

We loved it there! Maybe except the hills ;)

[@legioname]

Visiten Mazamitla les va a encantar

[@TangerineTravels]

Manuel Zañudo la ciudad de Mazamitla? No estamos conocidos de Mazamitla si no es una ciudad.

[@legioname]

Its a little town on the woods. Its a one hour and a half trip away from guadalajara, it is amazing and there are tons of cabins to rent check it out ok air bnb. Please keep showing to the world that we are not bad people ✌🏼love you guys

[@TangerineTravels]

Manuel Zañudo sounds delightful! We’d love to visit there. Thanks for telling us about it. 🙌 Aww that is sweet of you. We sure will! Mexico is a beautiful and incredible country with even more amazing people. ❤️

[@melissaplascencia2733]

Que padre tamales me encantaaaan oh my god Jordan do not eat the husk .

[@brickbreaker9581]

Here today gone tamale !

[@TangerineTravels]

LOL! 😂😂

[@brianleonard6885]

Love it

[@Skyerzen]

@6:36 El Tamalero... jajajajajaja

[@TangerineTravels]

That guy was the greatest! He was so nice and YUM those tamales. More please haha

[@Skyerzen]

Best tamales I've had were in Memphis TN. This mexican lady from zacatecas was making them and holy effing shat....

[@TangerineTravels]

What a random place to find the best tamales, but how cool is that! A little taste of paradise in the middle of the US. :D

[@IamTrevorRm]

Now that’s a sope😱

[@TangerineTravels]

So much bigger than the sopes from our Guadalajara $10 challenge!

[@joywilson5299]

I would have 2 pineapple tamal for breakfast.

[@youtubeu6174]

They didn’t get anything to drink ? I’d be theirsty

[@nayaminyerena6473]

No dijeron go in the bell!!!!!

[@TangerineTravels]

Este video fue antes de que pensarámos "GONG that bell" en nuestro canal. :)

[@bob15479]

Here's the thing with gto, you don't just eat on $180p a day. You eat OUT on 180p!!

[@TangerineTravels]

Very true! It's much cheaper to eat at home than eating at restaurants.

[@jwcolby54]

VERY loud music, low voice. Turn it down.

[@TangerineTravels]

Sorry about that! This is one of our earliest videos when we were still learning. Since then, we've made over 200 more videos so hopefully the equalization in volume has gotten 200xs better ;)

[@midnitkisser]

Yes people in Mexico are honest and trustworthy and expect the same from everyone , sadly in the USA very few are honest instead of giving ,people like to take advantage and abuse the honest people.

[@TangerineTravels]

That's one thing we really didn't like about the US. Because certain people take advantage, it makes it so that the good/honest people don't want to do favors or nice things at all anymore. And pretty soon, no one is generous or loving anymore. They're just burnt out. I know we were to an extent before we left.

[@joseramonmendezmendez6294]

You won't get any of theese meals in US! Better Pack up ur bellies!!

[@TangerineTravels]

Haha we have been! Starting to become gordos over here lol!

[@Caprizonica]

I remember going to Guanajuato years ago and not liking the food there. And for a tourists destiny they don't really have much options. It was also not expensive but not cheap. I was surprised. That's like the only place in Mexico where food isn't any good. The place where I found good food was in Leon, the next town.

[@melissaplascencia2733]

No manches pinche trafico

[@guadalupelopez2922]

20 people murdered just this weekend guanajuato february 18/19 just saying

[@TangerineTravels]

That’s tragic. I’m sure you can also find equally terrible headlines in cities across the US.

[@susanholl5994]

@@TangerineTravels 20 is a big number. Not one you would see every weekend in anywhere in the US either. If that doesn't shock you, it should.

[@sylerbo]

Exactly.

[@juliopadilla3059]

Please visit the colonial city of Zacatecas its even more beautiful than gto in my opinion.

[@TangerineTravels]

Zacatecas has been recommended to us a number of times! We're going to try to get there but not sure when it will happen.

[@Dickey_Moe09]

Dude, you're walking around looking VERY touristy. Of course you're going to get scammed. Leave the backpack at home.

[@TangerineTravels]

When I walked around with a purse, it almost got stolen. I’ll take my chances with the backpack that no one wants to take. 😉

[@donaldstachowiak7655]

SAY SOME THING GOOD FROM TIME TO TIME YOU CRY TO MUCH