The entire country is based off of tourism so there’s English everywhere. We are surprised ourselves traveling about and seeing all of the English. We’ve even met a few disrespectful expats who have lived here for over a decade and still don’t speak Spanish- outrageous right?!? Anyway, it’s all tourism here so there’s a lot of catering to North Americans. I agree that everywhere would do better if they lived by the philosophy of that poem. We tend to forget that we are all in this together and together we can co construct such a more harmonious place. I love the idea of trading fruits and veggies. It’s a shame that capitalism has taken over that wonderful and innocent characteristic of your old neighborhood.