A Mexican TikToker known as Zury (@zuryvillarr) became the center of a virtual debate after sharing an anecdote in which a foreign taxi driver assured him that Mexicans “They smell like cow’s milk.”

The incident occurred during a trip that Zury traveled to Toronto, Canada. As he recounts in his video, while taking a taxi, driven by a man of Indian origin, he commented in a low voice to his brother about a particular smell in the car. To his surprise, not only did the driver understand Spanish, but he also responded to his comment with an observation of his own: Mexicans smell like cow's milk, he said.

This exchange, far from remaining a simple travel anecdote, triggered a torrent of reactions on social networks after being published in Tic Tac. In just three days, the video managed to accumulate more than 1.6 million views and around 96,000 likes, generating a debate among the platform's users that extends well beyond the comments section.

Netizens expressed their opinions with a touch of humor, identity and, in some cases, thoughts on cultural diversity and stereotypes. “So if you smell milk and corn, you practically smell like a plate of confileis.” (cereal),” wrote one user, making a humorous comparison with the staple foods of the Mexican diet.

Another comment highlighted a more tender perception: “No wonder my boy smells me all the time.He’s Spanish and he says to me: “You smell like baby, like cheese.'”. This association of the smell with something positive, such as the smell of a baby, indicates a friendlier reception of the comment.

There are even some who found a religious and cultural connection in the taxi driver’s comment: “Well cows are sacred in India, ha ha ha, I don't know if it was a compliment or an insult“.

Whether the driver's statement is correct or not, this event highlights the influence of social networks like TikTok in generating cross-border dialogues and, sometimes, transcending cultural barriers, inviting users to reflect, with humor and respect, on the rich differences. which characterize us.

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