Snowbirding in Mexico

Tequila wrote:

CKNSLS wrote:

Tequila wrote:
The ratio of Canadians RVing in Mexico vs Americans has always been between 4 to 1 and 2 to 1. Canadians do not get exposed to as much negative publicity and we hear a lot of negative publicity about safety in the US, so it does not make much difference from our perspective. That is the only explanation I can think of.

I have never come across a Canadian RVing forum, come to think of it. Considering Canadians make up the bulk of snowbirds you would think there would be a forum dedicated to that, but I can't find one.

You will never see a helicopter gunship chase down a drug dealer with bullets flying in the U.S.

You will never see a military roadblock in the U.S.

You will never be asked to pay a "fine" to a Police Officer in the U.S.

Do I make myself clear?

There plenty of cases of US police offiers accepting bribes (try googling it). Also in Mexico you never hear of random nut jobs going into movie theatres or schools and shooting innocent people. Also there are few Mexican serial killers on the loose. To be quite frank, I actually feel a lot safer in Mexico than I do in the US. You are far more likely to see the average Mexican teenager sitting in the square with his family in a Saturday night than hanging around a 7-11.

Some bad people down there? Sure, but they seem to be much more defined and avoidable.

The average Mexican citizens has no access to potent firearms. We all know if they did there would have been a revolution years ago.....Yea, I feel real unsafe walking in Downtown Salt Lake City.

BTW-I have lived here all my life and have never been accosted in ANY WAY, in any of the 42 states I have visited. And never asked for a bribe from a Police Officer. It sounds like you just need to not visit the U.S. if you feel that unsafe and we have a bunch of corrupt Police.