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

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

Hah the Mexican cops got me at traffic stop once.

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.

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

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).

I hope for you it's mellow, and come back and tell us if everything in Mexico is tinted yellow.

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

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

okay but is everything tinted yellow in Mexico?

Does this depend on the region you live in? I get the impression border areas are less safe.

You ever been to London? I hear about stabbings a violence occasionally, sometimes places I'm very close to. But they're always gang related, if you're not in a gang, you're probably safe.

I feel like Mexico is kinda similar with an added bonus of don't walk around with expensive stuff or look like an easy target.

Does that sound right?

That would be the US, not Mexico.

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?

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.