Overview

• A TikTok video by user @holasoyreich captured a foreign tourist urinating in Mexico City’s Bosque de Chapultepec.
• The tourist apologized on camera and explained he had no cash to pay for public restrooms and carried only credit cards.
• A Mexican bystander confronted him and notified a police officer who arrived at the scene to inspect the violation.
• Mexico City’s Civic Culture Law Article 29 classifies public urination as an administrative offense punishable by fines of 11–40 UMA, 13–24 hours of arrest, or 6–12 hours of community service.
• The video continues to circulate online and has intensified debate over tourists’ respect for civic norms as well as concerns about xenophobia and urban gentrification.