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Mexico nightclub’s $300 cover charge for US citizens captures popular mood

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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. “It’s not that ‘we charge gringos more’ it’s that we offer discounts to people that need it,” the club said in its cheeky Instagram post. “The cover charge is $5,000 [pesos]. Citizens of the USA don’t get a discount.” The post goes on to say that citizens from any other country get a 93% discount, Mexicans and Latin Americans get 95% off, and students and teachers get a 97% discount, paying just 150 pesos for access to the nightclub.…

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