Mexico City is p***y paradise...
Mexico City is not so dangerous, I think it's not as dangerous as I've read in this forum,
MC is safe if you compare it with New Orleans, NYC, LA or Miami, BIG US cities have higher crime rates, MC doesn't make it to the top 10 (US crime rates)....
you'll find that murder rates in US cities are higher...(Internet research)
I've been visiting Mexico city for 35 years, NEVER ANY problem...( luck?)
Mexico City is the World's biggest city and all big cities have a lot of scary and wonderful places, MC has some "dangerous zones" just...avoid them, stay out of ANY tourist area (Downtown, Airport, Polanco, Zona Rosa, Del Valle, Roma, Insurgentes, Doctores, Tepito, Zocalo, etc. ) and you'll be 99.9% safe, I mean GO TO THE SUBURBS...
If you are looking for some 'company', avoid the Zona Rosa, it's a tourist area and a ripoff (outrageously large bar tabs),
If you want to go to the 'danger zone' (or if you just want to avoid any problem in MC) my advise is: leave your Rolex (any jewelry even the fake one), debit/credit cards, large amounts of cash, camera, cellular, passport, plane ticket and hard to replace documents in a safety deposit box at your hotel, carry a photocopy of your passport (just in case), and the cash you will spend that day, NOTHING ELSE,
If possible, leave your credit cards at home or don't use them at all, Mexico City is famous for "cloned cc's", use traveler checks, you can cash them at almost every corner (any bank),
Leave the expensive clothes/suits at home and bring the 501's, better yet, buy local clothes, foreign brands/clothes/colors will 'mark' you as a tourist,
the MOST IMPORTANT advice is: get lost in the crowd, you will be 99.9% safe if you dress casual, don't have anything in your hands (briefcase, camera, jewelry, etc.) and ACT 'NORMAL', like any other chilango, tens of thousands of foreigners live in Mexico City, 'act' like one, don't be/look afraid, don't act as a rich tourist, walk fast in the street, with a destination in mind, etc.,
by the way, if you ever have a problem with a mexican official tell them that you will call your embassy, they are VERY afraid of this, if you and your embassy complain about them the government will probably fire them,
I'm convinced, Mexico City is p***y paradise, also has some of the most beautiful girls in the World, example: several Mexico City girls are married to rich/royal europeans (Genoveva Casanova, Adriana Abascal, Cristina Hanna, etc., etc.), you need to know where to find the beautiful girls, they are not in the "danger zone", smart chilangos don't live/work near this area anymore, go to the new, hidden, upper middle class areas like Interlomas, ...they NEVER go downtown...they stay in the suburbs...
When I go to MC, I always stay close to the Interlomas Mall, you'll find anything you need in this area, a Hotel, escorts, amateurs, restaurants, a Mall, etc., the Interlomas area is the 'Bel Air' of Mexico City (but it's not expensive), some young amateurs/semi-pros look for customers in the Interlomas Mall, hang outside the Cinepolis Interlomas on a weekend afternoon and you'll know what i mean (look for the "lost" girl walking alone and wearing very small clothes),
I recently was in Miami/Miami Beach.... comparing MIA with MEX, I've found that:
- Miami has a higher stolen car rate,
- Miami has a higher murder rate,
- Miami escorts are expensive $350 US+, similar escorts charge $80US in MC,
- you can find a few streetwalkers in Miami, most of them are fat, ugly or both, you can find younger, prettier and inexpensive girls among the thousands of Mexico city's streetwalkers, Sullivan street has 200-300 streetwalkers at night (10-11pm), and the area is 99.9 % SECURE (heavy police presence) with many cheap hotels within a walking distance,
- Downtown Miami (and NW from there, where the streetwalkers hang) is very dangerous, especially at night,
- Miami has a lot of "antros" but most suck, you will NOT get laid,
- I love thin and tall latin-european and latin-american girls, i don't like 'most' blondes, fat or chubby girls, for that reason, I LOVE Interlomas Mall, has more beautiful/gorgeous girls (weekend afternoon) in the Cinepolis area than Aventura Mall Miami, since I love to look for "lost" girls in Malls....Interlomas is my favorite mall in the world....(Santa Fe Mall a few miles away is second place)
Mexico City has 428 table dance "antros" (quoted from...[url]http://www.aeropuertosmexico.com/Cd_Mex/vida_nocturna.htm[/url]), many massage parlors, hundreds of escort services (check the newspaper ads at [url]http://www.aviso-oportuno.com.mx[/url] under Servicios>Masajes), World Class discos, Malls and restaurants, great 'underground' *****houses (like Ing. Norman's house), some of MC's best kept secrets are easy to find if you ask the right people.... (not the taxistas, they don't go to places like Norman's...),
Regards
CM