Living in Mexico

[Big John 1]

Just rented one, furnished, not bad 4 blocks beach. 3 blocks to collectivo 16pesos to Tijuana, not bad $200 total includes utilties, no lease, $50 deposit, many around, near Tijuana, but definitely away from hassle and collectivos every 15 to 25 minutes day or night to and from Tijuana just walk around signs on places, telephone poles, there are many. Dating a regular chica here but can escape to Tijuana sometimes. I recommend over cheap Tijuana apts, looked there also better value and areas in Rosarito for money. Big John

[Big John 1]

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[Country John]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33896614...news-americas/

Here's how it breaks down:

Carlos Slim owns:

Condumex, SEARS / Sanbornes, Prodigy Internet, Telcel, Telmex, Inbursa, Bachoco and Porcelanite.

Emilio Azcarrega owns:

Estadio Azteca, Cablevision, Grupo Televisa, Sky and Clubes America & Necaxa.

Lorenzo Zambrano owns:

Wal-Mart / Sams, Aurrera Superama.

Eugenio Garza owns:

Coca Cola Mexico, Grupo Alfa and OXXO.

The list goes on, but these are the big time players.

All interesting people with a lot of juice and more than their share of skeletons in their closets I am sure.

[Chocha Monger]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33896614...news-americas/

[Alguem]

El Torito is a Disco type place, with pop, rap and hip hop DJ's doing their thang. Salsa would be out of place. The food (during the day up to about 8PM) is typical Mexican fare.

Since I saw earlier posts about Las Pulgas, I was thinking the place across the street was El Torito. Walked over to Las Pulgas on Sat and realized I was thinking about Tijuana Tia's or Tilly's. Something like that. Looked like a restaurant that might turn into a club at night. Lots of restaurants in LA turn into a cozy club environment at night.

Nice restaurant? Well, they closed Antonios but maybe only for remodel. I don;t get into "fine dining" anymore. Fuck it. I like La Fogota for dinner and the bar for some great (and I mean great) live music. The place is cheap and the food is fresh.

A girl was touting good food at La Fogota, so gotta check that out then. They're the place that serves lots of carne, like an Argentine/Brazilian place, right? I might be confusing places.

I wasn't looking for something real ritzy, but places with nicer atmosphere and pretty decent food. One girl took me to her fav place which was Negro Durasso, and I didn't think it was anything great. Guess I'm too used to US levels.

NEVER buy when the "pack" moves in. NEVER. NEVER. Its the oldest trick in the girley game book. Make them buy their next drink, then if they are sticking around, start with the round robin (or as they say in Australia "Shout") system.

When I've looked into Las Pulgas on a weekend night, the place has looked packed! But I haven't gone in yet to test the waters. I've come to realize that Mexicanos appreciate respect and politeness (since they don't experience it much from gringos) but then, I just want to make sure I have the right balance, so that I don't go overboard and look like a sucker.

Just want to know what is the correct protocol in such situations from you seasoned vets before they happen. Any other tips on mexican social protocol?

Send the message that: "Yeah, you're hot but so am I so don't worry about it." They'll either catch on or move on.

Thanks for the tips.

[Country John]

How's El Torito as a place to hang out and maybe doing a little dancing. Nice place to take a bar girl after work? How's the food? I'm terrible at salsa but I'd be fine with rock en espanol or latin pop.

Have any other recommendations for nice restaurants or clubs to eat and hang out at?

El Torito is a Disco type place, with pop, rap and hip hop DJ's doing their thang. Salsa would be out of place. The food (during the day up to about 8PM) is typical Mexican fare. Nice restaurant? Well, they closed Antonios but maybe only for remodel. I don;t get into "fine dining" anymore. Fuck it. I like La Fogota for dinner and the bar for some great (and I mean great) live music. The place is cheap and the food is fresh.

When meeting civilians at a bar or club, I see it's best to come of as polite, pay for the first round, etc. But are you seen as a chump if you continue to buy rounds for a girl sitting with you throughout the night or should she pay for any of the rounds?

If you have nothing going with the girl, then she pays for her own drinks. Just because she sits with you doesn't mean she doesn't have other options and it doesn't mean you have to pay. Usually everyone takes a turn buying a round at the table if everyone at the table are friends. If, on the other hand she's making them "big eyes" at you and later you and her will slip away for something a bit more private, then you can decide whether to pay the freight from there on out or not.

What about if you're at a table with 2-3 girls and yourself socializing but there doesn't appear to be any committed interest yet, should you continue to buy? Since the girls seem to travel in packs at night spots, tends to be difficult to separate one out.

NEVER buy when the "pack" moves in. NEVER. NEVER. Its the oldest trick in the girley game book. Make them buy their next drink, then if they are sticking around, start with the round robin (or as they say in Australia "Shout") system.

Just because they got the gear, don't go stoopid on me and start spending a half weeks pay on drinks for them until they get some skin in it. There are LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL GIRLS in TJ. LOTS. Don't worry about it. Don't be played for a chump. Send the message that: "Yeah, you're hot but so am I so don't worry about it." They'll either catch on or move on.

Country John

[Alguem]

I actually cut the rug at El Torito on Revolution now. Ever since Las Pulgas closed off the street side of the disco, it just gets louder and louder in there and my 51 year old ears can only handle so much of that. Besides, I need them for other things!

How's El Torito as a place to hang out and maybe doing a little dancing. Nice place to take a bar girl after work? How's the food? I'm terrible at salsa but I'd be fine with rock en espanol or latin pop.

Have any other recommendations for nice restaurants or clubs to eat and hang out at?

Too much respect shown to the girls reveals a vulnerability unless you can turn it off as fast as you turn it on. Remember that.

When meeting civilians at a bar or club, I see it's best to come of as polite, pay for the first round, etc. But are you seen as a chump if you continue to buy rounds for a girl sitting with you throughout the night or should she pay for any of the rounds?

What about if you're at a table with 2-3 girls and yourself socializing but there doesn't appear to be any committed interest yet, should you continue to buy? Since the girls seem to travel in packs at night spots, tends to be difficult to separate one out.

[Optic Guard]

San Diego U-T 18 Dec 2007: Note Jan 31 change below--need DL PLUS birth certificate

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniont...8passport.html

Congress wants delay of passport rule at U.S. border crossings

By Devlin Barrett
ASSOCIATED PRESS

December 18, 2007

WASHINGTON – Congress is seeking to delay a new security rule requiring passports at all U.S. border crossings next year in hopes of avoiding a repeat of last summer's vacation-killing backlog of passport applications.

The Bush administration said yesterday that it opposed the measure and still plans to go forward with implementing the planned passport rule next summer.

Lawmakers said yesterday that under a major end-of-the-year spending bill to be voted on this week, the border passport rule would be moved back even further, to no earlier than June 1, 2009.

The first phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative went into effect this year, requiring U.S. travelers returning by plane from Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean to carry a passport. As a result of the new requirements, demand for passports soared, and the State Department issued a record 18.4 million passports in fiscal year 2007, compared with 12.1 million in 2006.

Consequently, wait times for passports ballooned from four to six weeks to 12 weeks, but they have since returned to normal.

Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., said the government should have more time to implement the law and “do it in a way that won't cause the same passport headaches we saw with the air travel requirement earlier this year.”

In border states like Coleman's, the new laws also have raised concerns that local trade and tourism will suffer. In response, the State Department plans to create “passcards,” or passport cards, which will cost less than half the nearly $100 charged for a passport.

Department of Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke said the agency opposes the measure but doesn't believe it will actually stop their implementation plan for the border passport rule.

“A delay in WHTI implementation would create the very type of chaos at the border that Congress has repeatedly urged our department to avoid,” Knocke said.

The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative was passed by Congress as part of a 2004 intelligence reform bill.

As part of the initiative, an additional requirement for cross-border travelers will kick in next month.

As of Jan. 31, U.S. citizens age 19 or older who are using land or sea ports of entry will need to present photo identification and proof of citizenship. Children ages 18 and younger will be required to show only proof of citizenship.

Oral declarations of citizenship, currently accepted for U.S. citizens or Canadian travelers, will no longer be accepted. Instead, travelers will need to produce a government-issued photo identification, such as a driver's license, along with proof of citizenship, such as a birth or naturalization certificate (or, if one chooses, a passport).
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[Country John]

Hi CJ,

Can you give an update on Las Pulgas? I would be travelling solo, is it still safe for a gringo there ?. I speak Spanish well with a good accent, but look like a gringo. I behave, am generous with the ladies, don't challenge the local males, and am not obnoxious. I also have an awareness of Mexican politeness (that generally Norteamericanos have not mastered). Hope you and your lady can join me for beers-

I buy the first two rounds. I enjoy your posts.

It's a shame I have not re-visited this page for so long......sorry.

I actually cut the rug at El Torito on Revolution now. Ever since Las Pulgas closed off the street side of the disco, it just gets louder and louder in there and my 51 year old ears can only handle so much of that. Besides, I need them for other things!

If you are as described, then you will have no trouble getting the girls. As far as civilians are concered, it's a time consuming venture however. Some will fly on the first date but don't be surprised if yo end up with a peck on the cheek instead of your pecker in some cheeks first time out.

Too much respect shown to the girls reveals a vulnerability unless you can turn it off as fast as you turn it on. Remember that.

Country John

[Optic Guard]

Section 51.70 (a) (8) of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations states, in part, that if you are certified to Passport Services by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be in arrears of child support payments in excess of $2,500, you are ineligible to receive a U.S. passport . If this applies to you, Passport Services strongly recommends that you contact the appropriate State child support enforcement agency to make payment arrangements before applying for a passport. This is because:

* The State agency must certify to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that acceptable payment arrangements have been made.

* Then, HHS must notify Passport Services by the removal of your name from the electronic list HHS gives to Passport Services. (Passport Services cannot issue a passport until your name has been deleted by HHS.)

Please note that it can take 2-3 weeks from the time you make payment arrangements with the State agency until your name is removed from HHS' electronic list. Passport Services has no information concerning individuals' child support obligations and has no authority to take action until HHS removes your name from its list.

[Vagringo2]

I was in Cabo talked to some locals about how easy it is to land a job at a beach resort selling time shares.

Anyone do this: What kinda money can you make?

I need them to sponser me.

Of course am a US citizen.

[Beavis]

Blanche- I think the tourists cards allow you 180 days. I have an FM3 so haven't used a tourist card before but I am sure you can find the procedure online. Usually about 20 or 30 miles from the border there will be a checkpoint where documentation will need to be shown to enter the interior of the country. Every border crossing has an immigration office where you can get a tourist card. As for ATM's there are plenty of them. Bancomer is my preferred ATM. The Banamex ATM's often give only 500 peso notes which are a pain in the ass to break.

[Xavier Wash]

Hello all,

I will be going to Ixtapa in a few months and I would like to know if there is any updated info that you all can give me on the ladies down there. I have tried the Ixtapa part of this site for info. But no new info in a while. Please someone let me know and I'll be sure to post my experiences there. Thanks.

X-man

[FadeToJade]

Hi CJ,

Can you give an update on Las Pulgas? I would be travelling solo, is it still safe for a gringo there ?. I speak Spanish well with a good accent, but look like a gringo. I behave, am generous with the ladies, don't challenge the local males, and am not obnoxious. I also have an awareness of Mexican politeness (that generally Norteamericanos have not mastered). Hope you and your lady can join me for beers-

I buy the first two rounds. I enjoy your posts.