In Mexico, Abuela's Remedy Beats Google
By David Feldt
August 24, 2026
Mexican culture
Why Mexico Smiles
"México es confiar más en el remedio de la abuela que en Google."
Trusting Grandma's remedy more than Google.
Google has information. Abuela has experience.
Mexicans inherit knowledge through people, not just through technology.
Whether it's tea, lime, honey, or vaporub, someone's grandmother already solved the problem decades ago.
From the book
Why Mexico Smiles
A Foreigner's Education in Warmth, Humor, and Survival
A foreigner comes to Mexico to learn a language and instead learns why Mexicans are the way they are. Read Chapter 1 free, or take home the whole thing.
The app
PalabraFlow
Your conversation operating system for Mexico
40 real-life situations, practiced out loud with an AI tutor that talks back in Mexican Spanish and scores how you sound. Stop translating, start answering.
