Warning, if you move to Mexico you might end up with a COKE habit!

Warning, if you move to Mexico you might end up with a COKE habit

One thing I didn't expect to end up with when I moved to Mexico was a COKE habit.  The thing is, Mexican Coke is just better than the stuff you find in America.  From the packaging, to the cost, to how it's made, it's better in just about every way. Its so good for the first time in my life I have a tab running to keep up with consumption through the times that are tough.  This is coming from people who didn't even like Coke when they lived in the states. Tried it but it just wasn't our thing, to each their own.

Mexican coke is best in thick glass bottles, called medio litro botellas(bo-tey-as) here. It's made with real sugar, no high fructose corn syrup, or any corn syrup for that matter.  The combination of the real sugar in glass bottles makes it taste completely different.  At this point, we've had many friends confirming our theory, the only one who didn't is a native mexican that drinks coke all day long, out of plastic. 

The other appeal to Mexican coke compared to American coke is the fact that its just cheaper here.  One medio litro of the delicious coke nectar is only 7 pesos at your local miscelanea, or 7.50 at Oxxo. That works out to like 40 cents American or something ridiculous like that.  When I found glass coke bottles for sale in the states, they were always at least a dollar and they weren't half liters.  They also weren't made with real sugar, or in a thick bottle and only taste slightly better. 

If your local miscelanea likes you, they won't make you pay the bottle deposit, so long as you bring it back when you're done. The stores have to buy the bottles upfront, so when you don't take it back(unless you paid your deposit, then do with it what you will) it costs them money.  If your local miscelanea really likes you, or trusts you, they'll let you take out cokes on credit, to pay when you have the cash.  I know the only place I've ever held a tab is here in Mexico, at my local miscelanea for cokes primarily.  Getting the cokes we drink also gives me a chance to interact with really nice mexican people, which can brighten most bad days. It's also a small way for me to add value to the barrio, by supporting my local businesses.  So it's not just a drink, its an experience, one I've only had in Mexico. COKE for better or worse is a big part of Mexican culture.