It’s because of where he is. Merida is a “Safe Space” in Mexico for expats, simple as. That’s the only reason Gunt hasn’t had the shit kicked out of him by now, whether it be by sicarios, policia, or just regular people on the street. Gunt is in the one place in MX that is relatively safe for him, or at least almost as safe as the US. Of course, being Gunt, he’s now planning to leave his place of relative safety for a vacation into the middle of a war between La Familia Michoacana and the Jalisco New Generation cartels for control of Guerrero State. Thats what’s happening down there right now, BTW.