Honestly, it's easy to be liked if you're a gringo (at least if your not in the tourist areas). All you need to do is the following:
- speak Spanish well enough to be understood and carry on a more than just a simple conversation.
- have a reputable career and nice car as evidence as such.
- act respectably and in a kind and genteel manner.
- wear clean clothes never wrinkled and shiny well maintained shoes to boot.
- never ever have body odor, on the contrary use a cologne.
- stay well groomed.
- always use a belt. If your pants don't have belt loops get new ones.
While the "bum" look with wrinkled clothes and disheveled hair and beige or dull green et al t-shirts may be all the rage in the US and Europe for "travelers", here it is ridiculed to say the least.
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