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[–] Duamerthrax 127 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Top one needs to be tinted yellow.

[–] phoneymouse 44 points 8 months ago

Mexico is naturally tinted yellow because it’s a little wild, a little crazy.

[–] [email protected] 120 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I've been to Mexico like 6 times.

The first 5 times were all excellent trips, wonderful places, wonderful people.

The sixth time, we were all literally robbed by Mexican police officers at the airport who claimed we couldn't leave the country without paying an "exit tax" of $200 USD each, and told us we either paid and got on our flight home or we didn't pay and they took us to prison.

I don't go back to Mexico now.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is why we turn the corner when we see cops in Mexico lol

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[–] blahsay 19 points 8 months ago

Hah the Mexican cops got me at traffic stop once.

[–] A_Very_Big_Fan 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

Andrew Callaghan's Channel 5 has a few videos about migrants coming to America, and a couple of the people he interviewed mentioned being more scared of the Mexican police than the border patrol.

He actually goes to Mexico and hops the border back into America in one of his videos, I highly recommend checking him out.

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[–] MisterNeon 53 points 8 months ago (8 children)

I'm visiting Mexico City for the first time in April.

Hopefully things will be mellow.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Just don't expect cheese on your quesadillas and you'll be fine

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

This one hurts me, luckily we don't deal with this in the place where I live.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Hey most of mexico is not that crazy, only central mexico people think quesadillas don't need queso. Like saying cheeze its don't have to have cheese.

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[–] Dozzi92 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Been many times when my brother lived and worked there for three+ years. We are gringos. Never felt unsafe. Sure, he talks about a time at Xochimilco where him same some work colleagues perhaps drew the ire of some locals, but really the worst part of the trip was the few times we needed to get in a taxi.

I'm that vein, that was the one rule we tried to adhere to at the time, make sure, if you take a taxi, to take the sanctioned ones or whatever.

Now, we drove to Oaxaca once, and some of the towns en route to were sketchy looking. Didn't have any bad experiences but also didn't bring the car down under like 15mph either.

Enjoy! Bring Pepto. I got Montezuma's revenge every time. I'm starting to think it was the altitude (couldn't have been the many michelladas, certainly not).

[–] MadBigote 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I'm a local and would NEVER go to Xochimilco. It's just not worth it.

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[–] LemmyKnowsBest 13 points 8 months ago

I hope for you it's mellow, and come back and tell us if everything in Mexico is tinted yellow.

[–] Anticorp 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Mexico City is many things, but mellow is not one of them.

[–] desto 4 points 8 months ago

I have gone many times, every single one has been mellow. I imagine as a local it doesn't look like that, especially if you have to commute all over the city.

[–] ChillPenguin 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I swear we browse the same communities. You'll have a great time!

[–] MisterNeon 4 points 8 months ago

It's a small (Lemmy) world.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I'm Mexican and I agree with this meme.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest 26 points 8 months ago (2 children)

okay but is everything tinted yellow in Mexico?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes, and we all wear big hats and a huge mustache.

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[–] AngryCommieKender 11 points 8 months ago

No. It's all tinted Burnt Sienna

[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago (2 children)

LPT: NOT police men 😶‍🌫️

[–] [email protected] 35 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Gotta provide some details for us non Mexican folks.

They look like they are part of the federal government?

[–] [email protected] 59 points 8 months ago (4 children)

It is common for either:

A - cartel to dress up to look like police men (commonly recognized through wearing masks over face)

B - police men to be in cahoots with cartel (iirc this is becoming less and less common)

[–] Anticorp 31 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Also actual cops, like uninformed police officers who pull you over, will rob you. My friend got caught with some weed over there and while he was handcuffed they tried to get his wallet several times. He finally convinced them he'd give them some money if they uncuffed him and he gave them half of what he had. He said they would have taken all of it if they were able to get his wallet without having to beat him.

[–] ChewTiger 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why couldn't they get his wallet if he was handcuffed?

[–] theangryseal 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

He’d lift his butt cheek to one side and when they walked over to the other side of the police car he’d switch sides. They were all giggling and finally he said, “I’ll tell you what, muchacho, you take these cuffs off and I’ll give you half my money.”

(Read the next line with your inner Forrest Gump) And wouldn’t you know it? It worked.

[–] Anamnesis 7 points 8 months ago

There are autodefensas that dress up and have assault rifles, too. Probably not these guys though.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Thanks for taking the time to reply. The covering of faces I didn’t know.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

normally the cartel dresses like the military or the* police, one big give away is that the cartel uses tennis instead of boots and act mostly like kids LARPing

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Cartels maybe?

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[–] Agent641 4 points 8 months ago

These are Mexican Mormons.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I've lived in Mexico for over 20 years now, and yeah there is crime, yeah there are problems, but I rarely felt unsafe, really.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In 13 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Does this depend on the region you live in? I get the impression border areas are less safe.

[–] blahsay 16 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Also depends on how gringo you look. Gringos are largely seen as money pinatas.

[–] mdurell 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Basically I'm a soft, doughy ATM.

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[–] Damdy 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

You ever been to London? I hear about stabbings a violence occasionally, sometimes places I'm very close to. But they're always gang related, if you're not in a gang, you're probably safe.

I feel like Mexico is kinda similar with an added bonus of don't walk around with expensive stuff or look like an easy target.

Does that sound right?

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[–] apfelwoiSchoppen 23 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Been to CDMX many times, where I take the subways to get around. I'm a gringo and CDMX has its bad areas like any other big city. They do also have police and cartel problems. Depending on your ethnicity and location, the US is equally dangerous. These things said, I love Mexico City and will always return. It is incredible and the folks who live there are wonderful.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Only the last one should be police

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (5 children)

That would be the US, not Mexico.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No, that's very much Mexico as well

[–] BambiDiego 8 points 8 months ago

Is this how we improve the US?

Tell all the racists they're behaving worse than Mexicans?

Is this how we improve Mexico?

Tell all the Mexicans they're really just bad Americans?

[–] TargaryenTKE 12 points 8 months ago

¿Por que no los dos?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sorry but I have been to both countries and only in Mexico did the state police with big guns extorted money from me. And that was not a nice experience.

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[–] Jackcooper 13 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Apparently Yucatan is cool

[–] raspberriesareyummy 14 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Only because cartels keep you safe there. Because how else would it be safe if cartels weren't earning better cash there with the tourist trash?

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[–] blahsay 8 points 8 months ago

Accurate.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Take my money, just don't hurt my tacos!

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