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[IrishBubbaLiberal]

40. Lots of places in Mexico are far safer than US

Food safety is indeed problematic in Mexico.
Poor Water purity.. That’s why it’s a problem.

BUT I have multiple relatives, that are US citizens, living in Mexico.
Retired, and a few youngsters enjoying Mexican food and culture who are EXTREMELY
happy to be in Mexico.

My relative in their 70s live in a nice gated community north of Mexico City,
Good restaurants, almost no crime to speak of..maybe there is property crimes,
BUT they have never been a victim of any type of crime.

But then again—- these relatives speak the language, they don’t act like dumb ugly Republicans,
or act like Ugly Americans — they work in Mexico (those not retired), they shop at COSTCO and WalMart sometimes, but mainly go to local grocery store, or small green grocery stores that sell just veggies fruit etc,

They DO NOT drive any vehicles with US plates!

And they pick carefully where they may eat at cafes/restaurants
(I find that the same in the US, many cafes/places in US you should NOT
eat there UNLESS you want to chance stomach problems, again here in US)

My own experience going to Cancun for many times over the past 30+ years.
You have to stick to quality restaurants, quality hotels, NO STREET FOOD,
AND no ice in drinks. ANY drinks!

Stick to bottle sparkling water.
Even bottled water can be a problem (unscrupulous people refill water
bottles and then bottle caps are superglue back to act as ‘new’ cap.
(That’s a worldwide issue for travelers, my father ran into that problem in Far East
countries, think it was in Hong Kong)

Border areas are a BIG Problem.
I NEVER drive into Mexico anymore.
I used to drive into Mexico back in the 1980s,
With no problems back then.

But I will indeed rent a car in Yucatán.
Never had a problem.

Years ago a relative was driving his rental in Cancun,
In the tourist zone….he got pulled over by Mexican cop on motorcycle,
For some bogus reason, BUT my relative had enough sense to know it was a
‘shake-down’ AND a graciously asked the patrolman IF he could pay the FINE to
the cop instead of going in to pay elsewhere to Mexican authorities,
The cop obliged, accepted the cash, and my relatives drove away.
Think it was maybe $20US cash