Hello Texas Peach and Welcome to the Forum!
I am Lorena from El Paso, Texas.
All four of my grandparents were born and raised in Mexico and so was my father but my mother was American-born. So, I am a first and second generation American. I always tell people I am indeed 1/2 Mexican and 1/2 American. So, I totally get the reference of Selena's dad about not fitting into either culture quite right. Let's add that I have been married to an Englishman for 21 years and things get a bit more muddled but it's all good 
So, what has brought you to the UK? How long have you been there and where are you currently? What part of Texas are you from? I have been stateside for over 13 years (I currently live in Houston) but I did spend the first eight years of my married life in Berkshire and Lancashire back in the 90's and girl, you think it's a Mexican food desert now, only imagine what it was like in 1995. I went YEARS without Mexican food or in our world, "food". But, I have the keep abreast of Mexican food developments over there since my family is planning to return in the next few years.
You will need to make your acquaintance with www.mexgrocer.co.uk because they sell masa harina to make your own corn tortillas and they even have blue corn masa harina and dried chiles so your day might have just got much better! Sometimes they stock corn husks for tamales. Plus, they sell molcajete's for the proper "India Maria" experience and tortilla presses, comals. If you really want to get your UK friends "Mexican drunk", they also sell "Loteria" cards and you can find Tecate, Sol and Modelo at most grocery stores like Tesco or even Majestic Wine or make your own margaritas. If you happen to be near London, you could visit The Cool Chile Company at Borough Market or visit them online at www.coolchile.co.uk and get your supplies. As for flour tortillas, it's an easy recipe and you won't need to buy them. I'll post my super easy recipe a little later (I'm out of my house).
As for Takis, I have to admit that I haven't looked for them since those are relatively new to me but damn, I used to get my best friends to bring me "Sabritones" by the case when I lived there. Once I go back, I'll totally be with you. We could listen to "Vicente" and cry in our beers, "Volver, Volver" and all that to ease the pain. lol I'm the daughter of a professional mariachi so I do that often...
Anyways, if you have any questions or anything, "aqui estoy"
Let's see, in order: Long story short, I was in the USN Navy stationed in Virginia and my husband is RAF and was also stationed in Virginia. We married there and I finished out my enlistment and he got stationed back in the UK, so here we are. We're in Ashchurch, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. The way I feel best to describe this place is: occassionally you can hear the cows moo, and when the wind blows just right, you can smell them too. HAHAHA! I'm from Dallas, actual Dallas. I've only ever been in the city, and then stationed in major cities while in the Navy, so this place is a huge culture shock to me! Girl I cannot imagine being here back in 95! No Mexgrocer! I have heard of them and used them back when I was stationed in Japan lol! But it's soooo expensive! HAHAHAHA The La India Maria experience!I only ever used a molcajete to hold the meat down in the water as it defrosts or to hold the corn husks in the water as they soak hahaha!!!!
I have a coworker visiting the US in a few and I'm thinking of asking her to bring me some hot cheetos hahaha! OMG Volver Volver hahaha! While my husband was deployed, on the weekends I blare Selena while cleaning... you know, Saturday morning grove to clean, windows open and everything. Poor neighbours texted me asking what was going on hahaha! I cannot sing to save my life, so you really don't want me to sing hahaha!
