Tall Canadian Man Bumps Head 42 Times During Weeklong Trip to Mexico
Toronto native headed home with lots of memories, bruises
MERIDA — Dale Podwojski, a 36-year-old Canadian man who stands two meters tall (6-feet, 5 inches), said he is happy to be returning home to Toronto today after hitting his head against low hanging beams, ceilings, light fixtures, fans and door frames at least 42 times during his weeklong visit to Merida and Mexico City.
“I love it here, I just don’t fit,” said Podwojski, who was seen at the Mexico City airport applying an ice pack to a bump on his forehead. “It was an amazing trip and I made a lot of new memories and a lot of new bruises.”
Podwojski said he knew his height would be an obstacle immediately after disembarking at the Mexico City airport, where he smacked his forehead when entering a bathroom stall and had to crouch to pass through a narrow corridor on his way to the immigration line. After leaving the airport, in his first 24 hours in the country, he bumped his head in the stairwell of his Airbnb, on the ceiling of a café, against a hanging lamp at a restaurant, on the doors of the metro and against a metal rod that holds up a tarp at a local tianguis.
On average, Podwojski said he hit his head at least six times per day during his weeklong trip.
“Mexico just isn’t built for people my size,” he said. “While I definitely felt tall in Mexico City, when I went to Merida, it was like I was Godzilla. Everywhere I went, I smashed into things and then let out a roar like a giant monster.”