Mexico city: the new Paris

Mexico city, or the D.F. as it is known to the locals for the Federal District in spanish, may be the new Paris.

How can this be, you may ask? The city is not leading the world of fashion, there aren´t billions of tourists and the tallest tower doesn´t put on a light show. What does this city have to make is similar to Paris? Couples making out everywhere. Everywhere.

What is the cause of this phenomenon? People tend to live with their parents until they're married. And because people ¨don't have sex until they're married¨, they're not allowed to bring boyfriends home or date a lot. Although, with the number of pregnant teenagers I've seen, it isn't a perfect system.

So, what is a young, or not so young couple to do? Find the nearest park bench, corner of the metro, side of a building, taxi or whatever and pretend no one is watching. As I´m sipping coffee, the couple across the tiny cafe is feeling each other up. As I´m riding the crowded metro, couples are sitting in each others laps and making smacking noises in my ear (it is 9 am!). As I walk down the street, I pass several coupled parked against buildings and on benches.

It must be tough to be an angel at home and a girlfriend or boyfriend in the street. Whew!