Why would anyone go to Mexico?

Dr.3D said:
LOL yeah, while I was living in a small town in Mexico just to the south of Guadalajara, one lady I was talking to said she thought the United States was a terrible place. She said she had gone up to the border and crossed over and that the town was a mess and that she was glad to be able to turn around and go back across the border so she could feel safe again.

That is a common problem I've noticed from people on both sides of the border. They go to a border town and judge the entire country by what they see in the crappy town. Having visited most of the border towns along the U.S., Mexico border, I can say very few of them represent what you would see if you traveled another three or four hundred miles past them, into that country.

My advise is to get away from the border towns, before you decide what the country you are visiting is all about.
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Yeah, I guess foreigners shouldn't judge America by visiting solely Calexico.
 
Dr.3D said:
My advise is to get away from the border towns, before you decide what the country you are visiting is all about.
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Absolutely!

If I ever go to Mexico again it would only be to Cancun or Cozemel. Other than that, no thanks.
 
Matt Collins said:
Absolutely!

If I ever go to Mexico again it would only be to Cancun or Cozemel. Other than that, no thanks.
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Well, there are plenty of other places that are beautiful as well. Acapulco, Guadalajara, and Puerto Vallarta are just a few. Just staying away from the border is the first step in discovering what the country is like. :)
 
Matt Collins said:
Absolutely!
If I ever go to Mexico again it would only be to Cancun or Cozemel. Other than that, no thanks.
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Your loss. Mexico is great. I even like Nuevo Laredo. If you judge the entire city by what you saw on that first block of Avenida Guerrero, you're doing yourself a disservice.

Nuevo Laredo really is one of the quietest, yet most happenin' towns around (if you live in south texas). You have to get out on foot at night, off the beaten path, to get any sort of idea what the place is really about. It's just cool, laid back, but hustling.

The problem is that too many of the people headed into Nuevo Laredo from America are there for one of three things:

Boys Town
Bars that serve minors
Cheap Meds

If you're obviously there for any of those three reasons, you're liable to find out how ugly things CAN get. But truth be told, you were kind of asking for it anyway. ;) :D

I say try again, and next time get a cab.

"La Zona!" ;)
 
constituent said:
Your loss. Mexico is great. I even like Nuevo Laredo. If you judge the entire city by what you saw on that first block of Avenida Guerrero, you're doing yourself a disservice.

Nuevo Laredo really is one of the quietest, yet most happenin' towns around (if you live in south texas). You have to get out on foot at night, off the beaten path, to get any sort of idea what the place is really about. It's just cool, laid back, but hustling.
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Really?

The locals on our side told me to stay ON the main tourst street and don't go at night. Besides, I was alone, I'm lily white, and had a ponytail at the time. My point is that I didn't quite fit in there.

constituent said:
The problem is that too many of the people headed into Nuevo Laredo from America are there for one of three things:

Boys Town
Bars that serve minors
Cheap Meds
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Well I had never been to Mexico before and wanted to say I had been, that was my primary reason for walking over there. That and someone told me they sold Cuban cigars there but I didn't see any. But as I crossed back into the US the Customs agent did ask if I bought any drugs on my trip which I had not. And yeah I was surprised at the amount of pharmacies within a 3 block area.
 
I lived in a mid-sized town in Baja California for three years. The cops fucked with me a little at first, but after awhile, left me alone. You could go to a drug store and buy any non-psychoactive/abusable drug you wanted to (great for us amateur auto-physicians). There were things I didn't like, particularly the sanitation standards, but nonetheless, I felt freeer there than anywhere I've ever lived, at times like what I imagine the American Wild West of the 1800s must have been like (minus the sidearms). Their time sense is different from the European or American, in a mostly good way. I could ride my landlord's horse to the store on the main drag if I wanted to, or my motorcycle without a helmet. They didn't have any of the nanny state laws then, though that will probably change when they merge with the US :) The worst thing about the North American Union is that it it will fuck up Mexico.
 
Baptist said:
Seriously. When I was in SoCal all the 18-year-olds would head down there. I never had any desire to go to that place.



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Scenario 1

Two Americans drove south of the border. They spent a couple of hours in Mexico. On the way back they are stopped by the Mexican military who proceed to plant drugs in their vehicle. They are arrested.

Scenario 2

Two law abiding Americans drive south of the border for a couple of hours. As you do when there is ongoing wars between drug cartels and kidnappings galore. Having spent a couple of hours enjoying the pleasures of our southern neighbors they decide to head home only to be attacked by Mexican army thugs who question them and plant drugs on the unsuspecting 'gringos'. The poor guys were just having fun but these haters of everything white and American just dont care and hate us for our freedoms.

Scenario 3

Two guys score some marijuana and think "Hell those hispanic dudes walk across that border in their millions. Whats the chance of them stopping us with 2 ib of pot" Unbeknown to them the same people who 'sold' them the pot turned them in.
 
Baptist said:
Seriously. When I was in SoCal all the 18-year-olds would head down there. I never had any desire to go to that place.
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Easy. It is illegal for 18-20 year olds to drink in California, so they cross the border.

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They goes because of cheaper health, and dental care. I know many folks who crossed the border over to Tijuana for Health care reasons.
 
dannno said:
Easy. It is illegal for 18-20 year olds to drink in California, so they cross the border.

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Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiight then, I'm off to papas&beer now, yay it's the weekend.
BTW, the lass on the far left (:D:D far left:D:D) had her appendix chopped off.

Dimi why you do this to me?
 
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No, way, not ever. The only countries I would go to south of the border are Costa Rica(beaches, no violence) and Argentina(which is like Europe). I don't want to get caught up in the crossfire of a civil war and get killed by federales or drug dealers. Also, a lot of thieves. I had family who went down there and a cop stole their money and shoes while they were at the beach.
 
dannno said:
Easy. It is illegal for 18-20 year olds to drink in California, so they cross the border.
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:rolleyes:

What are you saying, that if 18-20 years olds would drink, they wouldn't go to Cabo for spring break. You must have never gone to college, because access to alcohol for underage kids isn't an issue so much so they have to go to another country.
 
Ever notice how many travel ads they have on TV for Mexico lately ? Talk about suckering in more victims.
 
If you go to Mexico looking for trouble, you'll find it easily. Don't drive drunk, don't drink too much, don't harass the locals, don't mouth off to the cops and military, don't go looking for hookers, etc.

If you behave, you can have a good time. I've driven there a couple of times, and never had any problems.
 
I loved the Mayan Riviera, which is where I went when I traveled to Mexico. The water was absolutely stunning, the beach was fantastic overall, and the people were so sociable. Even though my mom and I don't speak Spanish, they still made an effort to talk to us, which I thought was fantastic. Of course we didn't really go off the beaten path too much because of safety concerns, but anyway, the Riviera is really nice and I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a great beach with not too many waves.

Anyway, I've always maintained that isolated incidents should never influence anyone's opinion of a country. We don't really have the full story from the article; the victims could have said anything, or their experience could be real. Just don't go drawing unwanted attention to yourself and stay out of troublesome situations and you should be fine, really.
 
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