That Wanderer Gringo
Anyone know what he's up to or where he is hiding?
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profdant139 wrote:
Mex, great to hear that you are back on the road. I am sure you know that the battery on that pacemaker will need an equalizing charge. Wait'll you taste those bubbles -- quite a treat, I've heard . . . . ;)
;: laughing ::NinerBikes wrote:
Ship them to Canada, then.
The incarceration rates for Latinos in Los Angeles County are telling.
Hot potato. Honest work doesn't pay much, and there isn't a lot of work in LA to begin with. Not for illegal immigrants with limited English. People tried and failed. Some didn't even try. Cartels are running their system really well. Some Latino inmates (or many?) are not Mexicans, btw.
I've been told that small businesses in this area that were typically owned by Mexicans - convenience stores, laundry, painting, lawn mowing etc - have been mostly taken over by Chinese now.
Ship to Canada who - all those ex-Californians in Baja, dressed in stained T-shirts and permanently in happy hour mood? ;)... Leave them alone, they wouldn't survive there with cold weather and tequila prices 4-5 times higher.Almot wrote:
NinerBikes wrote:
checks cashed, money wired via Western Union, and EBT card with groceries being bought on welfare, when they don't come anywhere close to dressing like folks north of the Mexican border. ... The difference in standard of living is quite stark.
They are not "living", they are surviving. Sometimes, all their life. Saving money, bringing more family members, supporting those that can't or don't want to come. There are surprisingly many that don't want. The "wetback syndrome" wears out in the 2nd generation only.
Dressing is a local custom. Most gringo expats South of the border dress like some bum would here NOB.
Ship them to Canada, then.
The incarceration rates for Latinos in Los Angeles County are telling.
Los Angeles County incarceration %'s.
Imperial county, Calexico/Mexicali border- Mex, great to hear that you are back on the road. I am sure you know that the battery on that pacemaker will need an equalizing charge. Wait'll you taste those bubbles -- quite a treat, I've heard . . . . ;)
NinerBikes wrote:
checks cashed, money wired via Western Union, and EBT card with groceries being bought on welfare, when they don't come anywhere close to dressing like folks north of the Mexican border. ... The difference in standard of living is quite stark.
They are not "living", they are surviving. Sometimes, all their life. Saving money, bringing more family members, supporting those that can't or don't want to come. There are surprisingly many that don't want. The "wetback syndrome" wears out in the 2nd generation only.
Dressing is a local custom. Most gringo expats South of the border dress like some bum would here NOB.Naio wrote:
fj12ryder wrote:
Almot wrote:
Apparently this works both ways, and the traffic does seem to be more south to north than vice versa.
SNIP There is a lot to dislike North of the border, but you don't notice this until after you've lived a different life for a while.
Lol, yes. US folks mostly just go south for the medical and dental care and beaches, then come back.
Though a lot of people who come north for work would probably return south if they could afford it, or spend half time there if it were safe to commute.
No, they go and cash their pay checks immediately, usually at a combination liquor store /checks cashed /western union wire transfer facility, and send most of their money back to Mexico, until another member of the family can raise the funds to be transported north out of Mexico to somewhere in a South Western state of the United States, until the whole family has been moved to the USA. Those are the facts here in Southern California.
They will end up somewhere in San Diego, Orange or Los Angeles County, here in California, sleeping like sardines in a can 4, 6 or 8 to a room, in an overcrowded apartment in the very rough part of town.
And yes, I've seen it with my own eyes. All of it, checks cashed, money wired via Western Union, and EBT card with groceries being bought on welfare, when they don't come anywhere close to dressing like folks north of the Mexican border. They dress more like street folks in Tijuana holding their hands out, begging from tourists waiting to get back in to the USA at Border Patrol inspection crossing. The difference in standard of living is quite stark.fj12ryder wrote:
Almot wrote:
Apparently this works both ways, and the traffic does seem to be more south to north than vice versa.
SNIP There is a lot to dislike North of the border, but you don't notice this until after you've lived a different life for a while.
Lol, yes. US folks mostly just go south for the medical and dental care and beaches, then come back.
Though a lot of people who come north for work would probably return south if they could afford it, or spend half time there if it were safe to commute.Almot wrote:
Apparently this works both ways, and the traffic does seem to be more south to north than vice versa.
SNIP There is a lot to dislike North of the border, but you don't notice this until after you've lived a different life for a while.- Some things you only understand after have traveled extensively and lived in other countries. The concept of "home" becomes complicated. it's pretty much what Naio said - whatever place you consider your cave. There is a lot to dislike North of the border, but you don't notice this until after you've lived a different life for a while.
