• Mister Neon
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    524 months ago

    I’m visiting Mexico City for the first time in April.

    Hopefully things will be mellow.

    • @[email protected]
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      214 months ago

      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).

        • @[email protected]
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          34 months ago

          I think it’s an experience for a visit, but yeah, the kind of thing, if you’re local… why?

          Another thing I forgot was that MXC was one of two decent sized earthquakes I ever felt. On the roof of a 17 story building, not ideal, but looking back, pretty neat. The city’s really got it all!

        • Mister Neon
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          24 months ago

          I want to see some chinampas, I find the method of construction fascinating. I’m hoping the water level is high enough to get around in a small boat.

    • @[email protected]
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      134 months ago

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

      • @[email protected]
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        44 months ago

        I have gone many times, every single one has been mellow. I imagine as a local it doesn’t look like that, especially if you have to commute all over the city.

    • kratoz29
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      14 months ago

      I don’t like CDMX, but I gotta go there for concerts, but I do agree that it is nice for quick trips, just don’t go late in the streets alone… Well don’t go late at all lol.

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          24 months ago

          Criminals have always counted on the shadows to get away. It’s why when something happens during the day we’re all surprised and we say, “He just did that shit in broad daylight. What a moron!”