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[-] Vespair@lemm.ee 123 points 8 months ago

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.

[-] Album@lemmy.ca 28 points 8 months ago

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

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[-] blahsay@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

Hah the Mexican cops got me at traffic stop once.

[-] A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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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[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 123 points 8 months ago

Top one needs to be tinted yellow.

[-] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 44 points 8 months ago

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

[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 52 points 8 months ago

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

Hopefully things will be mellow.

[-] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 8 months ago

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

[-] kratoz29@lemm.ee 8 points 8 months ago

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

[-] blujan@sopuli.xyz 6 points 8 months ago

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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[-] amio@kbin.social 3 points 8 months ago

So it's just a dilla?

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[-] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

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@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

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

[-] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

I think it's an experience for a visit, but yeah, the kind of thing, if you're local... why?

Another thing I forgot was that MXC was one of two decent sized earthquakes I ever felt. On the roof of a 17 story building, not ideal, but looking back, pretty neat. The city's really got it all!

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[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 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@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

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

[-] desto@lemmy.world 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@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

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

[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

It's a small (Lemmy) world.

[-] kratoz29@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

I don't like CDMX, but I gotta go there for concerts, but I do agree that it is nice for quick trips, just don't go late in the streets alone... Well don't go late at all lol.

[-] Mr_Pap_Shmear@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Thank god criminals have fucked up sleep cycles

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[-] kratoz29@lemm.ee 42 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I'm Mexican and I agree with this meme.

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 26 points 8 months ago

okay but is everything tinted yellow in Mexico?

[-] kratoz29@lemm.ee 21 points 8 months ago

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

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Sombreros

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

No. It's all tinted Burnt Sienna

[-] IdiosyncraticIdiot@sh.itjust.works 31 points 8 months ago

LPT: NOT police men 😶‍🌫️

[-] flatpandisk@lemm.ee 34 points 8 months ago

Gotta provide some details for us non Mexican folks.

They look like they are part of the federal government?

[-] IdiosyncraticIdiot@sh.itjust.works 57 points 8 months ago

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@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago

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@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

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

[-] theangryseal@lemmy.world 9 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.

[-] flatpandisk@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

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

[-] Anamnesis@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

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

[-] Blahaj_Blast 4 points 8 months ago

Thus, plus the random terf fighting in blatantly tourist areas makes me really not want to go there, even to the "safe" afeas

[-] sholomo@lemmy.ml 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

[-] MasterNerd@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

Cartels maybe?

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[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

These are Mexican Mormons.

[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 26 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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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[-] SrTobi@feddit.de 21 points 8 months ago

Only the last one should be police

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[-] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

Apparently Yucatan is cool

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

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?

[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Cartels have to launder their money somehow, no better way than catering to Midwesterners.

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[-] ButtDrugs@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

Yucatan is fucking awesome once you get away from the tourist zones. Great small towns, authentic, safe as best I can tell, strong Mayan culture. I love it.

[-] blahsay@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Accurate.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 8 months ago

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

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