Snowbirding in Mexico

Tequila wrote:

CKNSLS wrote:
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.

Totally agree. I spend 5-6 Fall/Winter months in BCS every year. Never had a problem in 12 years of traveling there. "Helicopter gunship chasing down a drug dealer with bullets flying" LOL! Military checkpoints? Yeah, but they're mostly a joke and a minor nuisance - nbd. Never been asked to pay a "fine" to a Police Officer or anyone else.

I too feel much safer down here and kind of dread crossing back to La-La Land. I'd rather just stay here.

But Norte Americanos live in fear and fear keeps most away from Mexico - and that's just fine with me!