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post 1580062651 05-13-2019, 08:47 PM
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It's not that bad? They just shattered their homicide record. Tens of thousands missing. Some of the highest murder rates on Earth. It is bad. Is it bad across the entire country? No.
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Originally Posted By xTKSx
Good luck. A friend of mine went a couple years ago with his brother and he said he's never going back. They were driving a rented car when they were cut off and blocked by a police cruiser. They hopped out with rifles and told them to get out of the car. The cops told them they can either pay them and leave or they will take all of their money and take them to jail. They obviously paid them and the cops let them go.

Another friend of mine was cycling from California across Mexico, his trip wasn't so bad. Nobody messed with him except one day he was cycling through a small town. A jeep filled with people with AK-47's jumped out and started questioning him in Spanish. He vaguely spoke Spanish but was able to tell them he's simply a tourist cycling through Mexico. They went through his phone and told him he could leave, they didn't take anything from him so that was good.

Call me a pussy but unless I'm going to Cabo, I'm not going to Mexico.
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Most of my family is from guadalajara and CDMX and I go there several times per year. If it wasn't to visit family I would avoid mexico all together. It's just not safe. Last time I was in mexico city I wouldn't even leave the house at evening/nighttime and my cousin lives near paseo de la reforma (nice part of city). I remember being a kid (15+ years ago) and spending summers in Guadalajara and the crime was nowhere near this bad. Might be some nostalgia though because I was beaten up and robbed a few times even as a teenager. My uncle owns a water delivery service and last year his home was broken into and family held hostage at gunpoint until he paid ransom srs.

All of the idiots ITT trying to convince you it's safe are delusional and have no idea what they are talking about. If you are American or a tourist who doesn't speak Spanish fluently (knowing basic phrases doesn't count) you are seen as a potential victim and even though you may not be harmed you will get scammed/harrassed and for sure ripped off on prices for goods and services. Mexicans view most gringos as people who like to spend money frivolously so they have no problem exploiting them. ALL of the famous landmarks/sights/resorts are overpriced and full of scam artists and people looking to take advantage of you and separate you from your money. Talk to any Mexican currently living in mexico and they will be honest about the crime and corruption in all areas of the country.

It's a shame because the country is so naturally beautiful and the people who aren't trying to scam you are genuinely kind and friendly. But mexico is a lost cause, it is beyond corrupt and politically/economically will probably never change. The people that live there have accepted that and the ones that don't try to sneak across the border into US.
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Originally Posted By BROPOTOMAS
Reconsider OP. A high school friend of mine was killed late last year while exploring Mexico, on his way to meet family waiting for him to meet them in Mexico City. Google Patrick Braxton-Andrew.
https://abcnews.go.com/International...ry?id=59322566


Damn, sorry for your loss. Kindergarten teacher too? Sh*t is f*cked.
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Looool yes OP is still alive. Tickets booked for next month. 4 days in Mexico City then catching a flight to the east coast. Renting vehicle and exploring Yucatan and Quintana Roo.

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Couldn't get a deal on a flight to yemen?
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Just got back from mexico a couple weeks ago. Layover in mexico city so me and two guys left the airport and started walking around until maybe 11pm. Got some street food, and my friend bought some healing tobacco from some guy in an alleyway. Spent the night in the airport and then flew into cancun in the morning. Met some drug dealers while we were there and they had rooms at multiple resorts, and they accused my little brother of stealing his "psychiatric pills" that were "wrapped in a little plastic baggie" but nothing ever escalated beyond that because i saw him digging around in an ash tray.

Overall i would say its not too sketchy if you are a little vigilant, and not associating with the wrong people or hanging around in the wrong places. Theres definitely a danger factor considering the mexican marines routinely walk up and down the beach in full gear with ar-15's and patrol the streets in front of the hotels with humvees mounted with turrets but i wouldnt say its a place to avoid at all costs. I probably would have had a way better time in florida though to be honest.
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You should be good in CDMX and Yucatan. Tbh I don't know how police are down in Yucatan, I know it's a state that tries to maintain a good image for tourism and always has been one of the most peaceful states but cops always are kunts and extort you all over Mexico, just drive as safely and cautious as possible.
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damn the misc is just a bunch of puss'ies. i know alot of people that traveled in mexico and all of them said it was amazing and cheap..... just dont do stupid things and be aware to your situation and you'll be good.
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Originally Posted By ButcherSir
damn the misc is just a bunch of puss'ies. i know alot of people that traveled in mexico and all of them said it was amazing and cheap..... just dont do stupid things and be aware to your situation and you'll be good.
Yeah I checked a load of bloggers and youtubers out who said they had a great time, so it was either going with them or going with a big bunch of sceptical and ultra negative guys. I love y'all but sometimes you gotta broaden your horizons.
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Originally Posted By Comply_or_Die
Yeah I checked a load of bloggers and youtubers out who said they had a great time, so it was either going with them or going with a big bunch of sceptical and ultra negative guys. I love y'all but sometimes you gotta broaden your horizons.
This is the most asinine chit ever. Some of us misc'ers have done a good deal of travelling. Telling you to avoid one of the most violent and corrupt countries on the planet isn't sceptical or ultra negative... it's as common sense as it gets. My former company had insurance and special extraction companies on their payroll specifically for places like Mexico.

You sir are naive and simply looking for others of the sort to validate your desire to go to Mexico despite thousands of better alternatives.

If you were one of those zero fks given risk takers (like my former boss who's had people executed in front of him in Africa) I'd just "lol cool story bro". But you strike me as one of those oblivious travellers like the couple that got ran over in Tajikistan bicycling... or the two euro girls that were raped, tortured, and beheaded in Morocco. The former, generally have some sense and awareness of the world. The latter, seem sheltered and oblivious which makes them a target.

My former boss would go into situations knowing he was prey and acting accordingly. That other group of people think that by keeping their head down they somehow magically aren't prey any more. That airheadedness and lack of vigilance is what makes people targets. I tend to think the reason I haven't ran into chit situations like others i know is because I'm generally on my game and listen to my instincts. I'm not the gazelle wandering around solo and oblivious that the lion is specifically looking for.
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Originally Posted By Comply_or_Die
Looool yes OP is still alive. Tickets booked for next month. 4 days in Mexico City then catching a flight to the east coast. Renting vehicle and exploring Yucatan and Quintana Roo.

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Originally Posted By ButcherSir
damn the misc is just a bunch of puss'ies. i know alot of people that traveled in mexico and all of them said it was amazing and cheap..... just dont do stupid things and be aware to your situation and you'll be good.
...or maybe they just believe everything that "they" want you to believe
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Originally Posted By faxanadu
This is the most asinine chit ever. Some of us misc'ers have done a good deal of travelling. Telling you to avoid one of the most violent and corrupt countries on the planet isn't sceptical or ultra negative... it's as common sense as it gets. My former company had insurance and special extraction companies on their payroll specifically for places like Mexico.

You sir are naive and simply looking for others of the sort to validate your desire to go to Mexico despite thousands of better alternatives.

If you were one of those zero fks given risk takers (like my former boss who's had people executed in front of him in Africa) I'd just "lol cool story bro". But you strike me as one of those oblivious travellers like the couple that got ran over in Tajikistan bicycling... or the two euro girls that were raped, tortured, and beheaded in Morocco. The former, generally have some sense and awareness of the world. The latter, seem sheltered and oblivious which makes them a target.

My former boss would go into situations knowing he was prey and acting accordingly. That other group of people think that by keeping their head down they somehow magically aren't prey any more. That airheadedness and lack of vigilance is what makes people targets. I tend to think the reason I haven't ran into chit situations like others i know is because I'm generally on my game and listen to my instincts. I'm not the gazelle wandering around solo and oblivious that the lion is specifically looking for.
I did okay when I went to the slums in kenya and also brazil. If I made a thread about going brazil no doubt the misc would have said 'omg are you seriousss, you dumb op'. You just have to read the thread and the forum in general to see that it is largely swayed by the media.

Open your eyes baby.
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Can any socal bro tell me if going to Hong Kong is safe as a young white dude. Coworker awared of that place and I wanna go and bang a big booty latina. I think he said it's like 20 min from border or something close.
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Originally Posted By NoHerro
Can any socal bro tell me if going to Hong Kong is safe as a young white dude. Coworker awared of that place and I wanna go and bang a big booty latina. I think he said it's like 20 min from border or something close.
Shanghai and Hong Kong are very very safe.
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This guy (former Mexican cop) explains just how bad things are down there:



Yeah...no thanks, Jeff.
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Originally Posted By mkTheGoods
This guy (former Mexican cop) explains just how bad things are down there:



Yeah...no thanks, Jeff.
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I just want to know why you'd pick Mexico out of all the countries in the world?
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I'd like to go back someday. I hated Cancun though. Full of sad middle aged tourists. Could've been the resort that I chose, idk.

Not a place I'd rent a car in or go exploring. Tons of poverty and questionable chit.
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Originally Posted By DesiredUser****
I just want to know why you'd pick Mexico out of all the countries in the world?
Good food, good sights, good beaches, good women.
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Originally Posted By Comply_or_Die
Good food, good sights, good beaches, good women.
If only there weren't literally hundreds (if not thousands) of other places in the world that you could explore that could offer the same thing.... without risking your neck.
Originally Posted By Comply_or_Die
I did okay when I went to the slums in kenya and also brazil. If I made a thread about going brazil no doubt the misc would have said 'omg are you seriousss, you dumb op'. You just have to read the thread and the forum in general to see that it is largely swayed by the media.

Open your eyes baby.
I went to Brazil a couple months ago. Stayed mostly in Rio and DID go to a favela (Santa Marta). You're kidding yourself if you don't think that there's a marked difference between there and Mexico.

Mexico is a lawless country where the cartels LITERALLY run the government.

If/When you get shaken down by a mexican police officer you'll have a better understanding of what you're up against.

Best of luck to you.
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OP if you ever go back in the near future try out Pachuca Hidalgo it's north east of Mexico city. It is an old mining town and there are some cool ass parks around where you can camp and ride horses.
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Originally Posted By nvrstopworking
If only there weren't literally hundreds (if not thousands) of other places in the world that you could explore that could offer the same thing.... without risking your neck.



I went to Brazil a couple months ago. Stayed mostly in Rio and DID go to a favela (Santa Marta). You're kidding yourself if you don't think that there's a marked difference between there and Mexico.

Mexico is a lawless country where the cartels LITERALLY run the government.

If/When you get shaken down by a mexican police officer you'll have a better understanding of what you're up against.

Best of luck to you.
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Originally Posted By bezarker
OP if you ever go back in the near future try out Pachuca Hidalgo it's north east of Mexico city. It is an old mining town and there are some cool ass parks around where you can camp and ride horses.
Thank you. I will add to itinerary when I go next month.

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pretty high chance you'll get robbed and killed 100% serious

also

Risk level(s)
MEXICO - Exercise a high degree of caution
Exercise a high degree of caution in Mexico due to high levels of criminal activity, as well as demonstrations, protests and occasional illegal roadblocks throughout the country.

Northern states - Avoid non-essential travel
Avoid non-essential travel to the following northern states due to high levels of violence, linked mainly to organized crime:

Chihuahua
Coahuila (except the city of Saltillo)
Durango
Nuevo León (except the city of Monterrey)
Sinaloa (except the city of Mazatlán)
Sonora (except the cities of Hermosillo and Guaymas/San Carlos)
Tamaulipas.
Exercise a high degree of caution in the cities that are excluded from the above advisory.

Safety and security situation

Western states - Avoid non-essential travel
Avoid non-essential travel to the western states of Guerrero (including Acapulco but excluding the cities of Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo and Taxco), Michoacán (excluding the city of Morelia) and Colima (excluding the city of Manzanillo) due to the high levels of violence and organized crime.

Safety and security situation

Travel Health Notice - Zika virus
The Public Health Agency of Canada has issued advice for travellers on the Zika virus, recommending that Canadians practice special health precautions while travelling in affected countries. Pregnant women and those considering becoming pregnant should avoid travel to Mexico. See Health for more information.
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Pretty sure that OP is rolling bread right now.

No one could be that dumb/reckless.
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fuk that

You might be fine doing chit like this for years... but all it takes is one instance to get kidnapped, robbed, stabbed and you will spend the rest of your life regretting being so naive

these places are third world chit holes. Especially if you are white you are a target.
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