Thread: Crime, Safety, and the Police
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06-16-18 00:20 #1648
Posts: 2344Originally Posted by GNRPorche [View Original Post]
Please stop posting paranoid crap.
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06-15-18 08:13 #1647
Posts: 2684Originally Posted by GNRPorche [View Original Post]
Please stop posting paranoid crap.
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06-15-18 06:07 #1646
Posts: 746Must be a different trolley
Originally Posted by GNRPorche [View Original Post]
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06-14-18 22:58 #1645
Posts: 425I agree, there is a lot of unwarranted fear mongering on here. But just because you had a uneventful walkabout today does not mean you will have the same experience tomorrow and every other time. Often times. It will be Tijuana police itself who will pull you ever for something stupid like crossing a street on red light, and will attempt to extract "a fine" from you. My point is. Don't get too comfortable and think that nothing will ever happen to you in Tijuana. It is no Beverly Hills or even San Diego.
Originally Posted by Cheerfull [View Original Post]
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06-14-18 22:30 #1644
Posts: 43Uber and Figral question.
When I took uber back to the border last night, I typed "frontera" and the uber driver said Uber understands this word as the name of a storefront. He said I should type "frontera San Ysidro" to go to pedwest. Does this mean I type "frontera San Pedro" to go to pedeast?
When returning to USA, the border guys ask if I have anything to declare. Should I declare any Figral (viagra) tablets I bought? Where is the best place in Tijuana to buy this brand?
Thanks!
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06-14-18 18:38 #1643
Posts: 1283Agree 100%. Lots of fear mongering. As I've said, I've walked Revolucion literally hundreds of times, day and night, without any issue. The only issues I've had were away from Revo and away from the zona, near the bridge, at night. There are no guarantees in life. The next time I make that walk might be different. But I've not personally experienced or witnessed anything that would cause me safety concerns if you have a reasonable amount of awareness. In fact, the scariest encounters I had this past visit were on the trolleys in San Diego with some clearly mentally disturbed riders.
With respect to others that have had issues occur to them in Tijuana, I would very likely feel like you do. When I've had a scary issue or two stateside, I too generalize about a city, or an area. But we all need to remember, YMMV. And you can take common sense steps to mitigate those concerns.
Originally Posted by Cheerfull [View Original Post]
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06-14-18 08:39 #1642
Posts: 43Tijuana safety.
Originally Posted by Dcrist0527 [View Original Post]
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06-14-18 07:21 #1641
Posts: 657Dress like the lower class locals?
I think I saw you today with your buddy pulling up to the HK valet station in a car with a big American flag with an eagle logo on the rear window around 1 pm. You were wearing a dirty T-shirt and black baggy shorts and were barefoot walking from the car to HK valet station with your suitcase, which was an old Apple computer cardboard box wrapped with tape. I think the valets were struggling to keep from laughing. But looking like you just spent the night sleeping in a Tijuana alley or sidewalk with the locals might be going to far for most posters here. The upside is that the Rateros would never suspect you were worth robbing since you weren't wearing nice shoes or any shoes at all. What surprised me is that you didn't look like you were burning your feet on the hot asphalt.
Originally Posted by Dcrist0527 [View Original Post]
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06-14-18 04:25 #1640
Posts: 425I don't know what all this "upper class Mexican man" nonsense all about. But there is really no "dress code" when it comes to Tijuana streets or clubs. I'd agree that one shouldn't dress to stand out or attack unwanted attention, but you do need to dress like you're a real estate agent going to a realtor convention on a hot summer day.
T-shirts, jeans, quality sandals. All just fine. If you're a gringo. You're not going to fool anyone into mistaking you for a local anyway. Just wear nice clean clothes, which make you comfortable and that don't attract attention or scream that you're cash loaded tourist. You will do just fine.
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06-14-18 00:07 #1639
Posts: 1283While I understand people have different comfort levels with what they wear, dressing "upper class" or anything close is just advertising for trouble. I try to dress like the locals as much as I can. I'm not fooling anyone into thinking I am a local. But wearing nice shoes or dress clothes is a statement. Just not one I care to make walking around Tijuana.
Originally Posted by JohnClayton [View Original Post]
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06-13-18 18:15 #1638
Posts: 746Impressing the locals
I will be in Tijuana Monday-Wednesday (staying at Ticuan) and I walk everywhere. I wear shorts, a nicer shirt and Teva sandals. Although I don't really care, I have never been shown anything but respect. BTW, a lap dance is 100% more fun if you're wearing shorts.
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06-13-18 17:41 #1637
Posts: 281Originally Posted by Travv [View Original Post]
That said, I don't speak Spanish more than words (not sentences) but I certainly wish I did. I was in Rio once and met up with an American who happened to speak a little Portuguese. We were drinking beers by the beach when he said "drink up, let's go, vamanos, don't turn around". I later learnt that he'd overheard a couple of men nearby planning how to rob us. Had he not understood any Portuguese (like me), we would have at least been somewhat less rich that night, at best.
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06-13-18 05:58 #1636
Posts: 2344Originally Posted by Travv [View Original Post]
Probably our biggest difference if that I don't want to appear to be "Upper Class" to just about anybody I'm likely to run into (or be observed by) when I'm in Tijuana.
So it's always t-shirts and jeans for me. That's the class I want to blend in with.
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06-13-18 04:59 #1635
Posts: 1068Originally Posted by Artisttyp [View Original Post]
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06-13-18 04:20 #1634
Posts: 3851Originally Posted by Travv [View Original Post]
I am closing in on 49. I wouldn't be caught dead in public with a shirt and no collar. Sandals? Would love to but wouldn't dare. That is the ultimate disrespect in Mexico. I won't lie though the summer is BRUTAL in latin countries but I finally found pants I can wear.
JC Penney makes super thin dress pants that can withstand the high 80's and a decent amount of humidity. You will still feel warm but so much less than other pants. And they are surprisingly durable.
Now if only I could find replacements for my Dickies 60/40 % Poly Cotton shorts.