Tensions between the US and Mexico have reached a boiling point, with a Mexico City nightclub taking a bold stance in the escalating feud. Japan, a popular nightclub in the Roma Norte neighborhood, has sparked outrage and admiration alike by introducing a discriminatory cover charge policy, targeting American tourists. While citizens from other countries are charged a modest $20, Mexicans and Latin Americans pay just $14, and Americans are slapped with a hefty $299 fee. The move is seen as a defiant response to what many Mexicans perceive as a year of insults and aggression from the US, fueling a growing sense of nationalism and resistance in the capital.
Owner of Japan nightclub says ‘This is a response to a year of insults directed at us – as a country – by the United States’A Mexico City nightclub has gone viral for charging Americans a nearly $300 cover charge, while citizens from any other country pay just $20 for access, and Mexicans and other Latin Americans pay only $14.The Instagram announcement from the nightclub Japan in the Roma Norte neighborhood has been liked over 26,000 times and received more than 200 comments, mostly supporting the policy as part of a broader revolt in the capital against what many see as a US takeover. Continue reading...
