The Truth (not written by me)

An American was thinking of visiting San Miguel de Allende but he was afraid. He contacted a native of SMA, saying he had some questions.

The American said, "I'm afraid to travel to central Mexico. Is there drug cartel violence in San Miguel?"

The SMA native replied, "No, most of the drug cartel violence is along the border with your country."

"What about earthquakes, then?" asked the American. "I hear there have been some bad ones in Mexico."

"Yes," said the SMA native, "but we don't have earthquakes in San Miguel—most of the earthquake activity is around Mexico City."

" Hmmm," said the American, "I've read about the devastating hurricanes you have there during the summer, though. I'm very concerned about that."

"No," said the SMA native, "We're located in the center of the country; the hurricanes occur along our coasts. The hurricanes bring us rain but we're are grateful for that—we need the rain!"

"Well," said the American, "then you must have TORNADOES!"

"No, no", said the SMA native, "We're located in the mountains and it's very dry and warm here in the Spring. We don't have the weather conditions for tornadoes here."

By this time, the American was becoming exasperated. In the States, news reports were filled with all the terrible things happening in Mexico. "Well, look," he said, "San Miguel de Allende must have SOMETHING."

"We do," The SMA native replied. "Fiestas."