What's Really Happening In Mexico? Day 2 - Part 3 PLAYA DEL CARMEN

Hosted by Scott Sheehan
Directed & Produced by Michael Corbiere

After having a delectable buffet breakfast at Dreams Cancun, we said goodbye to our gracious hosts and jumped in a van for the ride down to Playa Del Carmen. At the end of a smooth and uneventful drive, we arrived at The Royal Playa del Carmen, which would be our luxurious base of operations in downtown Playa del Carmen for the next two days. We received a very warm welcome from The Royals staff, and set out to see if this sunny oceanside town could offer us more blood-curdling thrills than its big sister up the peninsula Cancun had.
I must say, that so far the most sinister sign of danger I have seen here in Mexico has been the many Piso Resbaloso signs posted all over the place. It means Slippery When Wet, and is good to keep in mind, as there must not be any marble left in Italy, because the hotels on the Mayan Riviera must have used it all in their construction. I wouldnt be surprised to find that the streets are lined with it, theres so much of it, and it is, indeed, slippery when wet! Resbaloso Say it out loud to yourself. REZ-BA-LOSSO! I think its my new favourite Spanish word.
So we roamed poolside and scoured the beach all day, talking to tourists of all stripes from young spring breakers to more experienced travellers. We were out to hear the most terrifying tales of danger. Tales that would curl your toes and make you run home to momma. What we got was a far cry from that. No one reported a run in with a voracious under-tow, or a tough negotiation with a slippery silver salesman, or even so much as a hangnail.
So what gives? Could it be possible that Mexicos Mayan Riviera remains a safe, sunny respite from the cold reality of the northern winter? Perhaps everyone we spoke with has been hypnotized, put under a spell by some dastardly Mexican Merlin Or perhaps, and this theory seems more likely to me the hoo-haw in the news and whatnot is speaking of an area in Mexico that is as far away from Playa del Carmen as Edmonton is from Toronto. Could it be that this fear of going to the resort towns of Mexico is completely unfounded? Could it be that the blanket warnings about Mexico are the same as saying dont visit the aquarium to see the cuddly sea otters because the killer whales might up and jump right out of their tank and eat you!

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[emmalone12]

in mexico you got shot if your in drugs stuff,in the US you can get shot if you go to a gym,museum,school,church...lol

[powee0409]

Thanks Scott for being such a nice person. I´m Mexican and all what mass is saying is just crap. thanks for telling the true!!

[MrNutsack101]

This wimp didn't even tap the fat one...

[outherree]

listen to the fat one, its complete propaganda. 30,000 dead in the last few years do to the cartels is complete propaganda?

[comelunch103]

@LEGOTO39 mexico need tourism from europe,not a bunch of rednecks,golddiggers,polluting our national beauty.

LEAVE MEXICO ALONE!!!

fucking gringos has turned yucatan in a shit hole full of time shares,and drug mafias,,

and youre the PENDEJO in this case...go and get a real job ,,looser!

[LEGOTO39]

@comelunch103 You idiot! I bet you are not even Mexican, Mexico needs the tourism. Tourism is the second source of income for Mexico, just after gas and oil. You better educate and read more about what's good for Mexico and what's not. And please, don't ofend foreign visitors because they come to Mexico to spend money and enjoy all the beautiful scenarios Mexico has. I am Mexican, and I apologize for this pendejo.

[manitobasuntanner]

@MR2Josh lol

[comelunch103]

corrupted goverment,corrupted hotel sales,they turned cancun in a shit hole thanks to idiots like scott that ecourage people to visit yucatan,,,,

WE DONT WANT MORE REDNECKS IN OUR COUNTRY,,

IDIOTS!!!

LEAVE MEXICO ALONE ,,,,

[toxic005]

omg!!! really??? im from mexico..and everybody are welcome....

[21stCenturyCat]

couldn't help noticing that a lot of the sun loungers behind them were empty... probably a good time to have gone actually!