Stupid Shit in Tijuana

[QUOTE=Jackie888;2537064]I've has taxis asking me for an advance payment, stop on the way to the border and get gas. I didn't think anything of it. Probably the same if a Uber had to get gas.

It was 50 pesos. I guess I would be insulted if I was paying $50 USD. I set my expectations to coincide with the amount of money I pay I guess.[/QUOTE]I had a client tell a story once about a driver who had to stop to get gas and broke down (emotionally) at the gas station because he didn't have the cash to fill up the tank. (he said he lent him the money, and the driver was grateful and repaid it.) Sometimes people lack the cash necessary just to get to work.

[QUOTE=ScatManDoo;2537030]I must not be understanding something about this discussion. If my uber driver winds up being low on fuel, why would I raise a hissyfit about him or her pulling into a gas station and buying gas?

I would not prefer to run out.[/QUOTE]I prefer people planning ahead, and not making -me- 15 min late as part of -their- ride service.

[QUOTE=Jackie888;2537064]I've has taxis asking me for an advance payment, stop on the way to the border and get gas. I didn't think anything of it. Probably the same if a Uber had to get gas.

It was 50 pesos. I guess I would be insulted if I was paying $50 USD. I set my expectations to coincide with the amount of money I pay I guess.[/QUOTE]I can tell you're a mellow easy-going guy. I'm learning to be that way too. This has happened to me 3 times now and honestly it doesn't even bother me anymore. I guess I let it stress me out the first couple times because I was already running late. And plus you already know if I tell a chica I'm on my way and she gets another guy ready to buy her fichas she's not going to turn him down just to wait on me. Some times every second counts when you're racing to the booty.

[QUOTE=BabeMagnet;2536863]That's the problem. Little head thinking for big head.

Most bar girls don't make $100 a night, at least on week nights. I'm pretty close with a number of bar girls and they tell me it's damn difficult to pull $100 [/QUOTE]It sure is great to have someone on this board who is close with the bar girls. Maybe you could help us out and answer a question or 2.

Do hk girls have a quota on how many drinks they must sell?

[QUOTE=BaxterSlade;2537180]It sure is great to have someone on this board who is close with the bar girls. Maybe you could help us out and answer a question or 2.

Do hk girls have a quota on how many drinks they must sell?[/QUOTE]He he. I have been wondering what happened to good old Clammy. Thankfully, he has been reincarnated as BabeMagnet to keep us all educated about the intricacies of HKG fish a system.

[QUOTE=Jinxx;2537172]I can tell you're a mellow easy-going guy. I'm learning to be that way too. This has happened to me 3 times now and honestly it doesn't even bother me anymore. [/QUOTE]Then why would you write this just three days ago?

[QUOTE=Jinxx;2536287]I got to rant about these uber drivers stopping to pump gas. I guess this is also a "culture" thing. And it's happened to me on several occasions so I know it wasn't just a a one-off type of coincidence. Of all the times I've taken an uber or Lyft in the US I've never had a driver pull over and put gas during the ride that I'm paying for. US drivers know that if they're too much of a lazy inconsiderate a-hole to pump gas before accepting a passenger that they will lose their tip and get a low rating. But in Mexico I guess they see things differently. I know what they're doing they're so tight with their pesos they wait until they have a paying customer to actually go and buy fuel. It's such an ass backwards mentality, and in the US would be considered a total dick move, but it seems to be accepted practice in Tijuana.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Ctytek;2537186]He he. I have been wondering what happened to good old Clammy. Thankfully, he has been reincarnated as BabeMagnet to keep us all educated about the intricacies of HKG fish a system.[/QUOTE]LOL! I was wondering when somebody would make the comparison! Where's the Like button when you need it?

[QUOTE=Jinxx;2537172]I can tell you're a mellow easy-going guy. I'm learning to be that way too. This has happened to me 3 times now and honestly it doesn't even bother me anymore. I guess I let it stress me out the first couple times because I was already running late. And plus you already know if I tell a chica I'm on my way and she gets another guy ready to buy her fichas she's not going to turn him down just to wait on me. Some times every second counts when you're racing to the booty.[/QUOTE]Yeah I can see your point with a chica dropping you if you are late. I just have special experiences with those yellow taxis that getting me to where I am going is a seen as a success. One time I almost got into a fight with a gorilla cab driver that outweighed me by 100 pounds and about a foot taller who demanded a big tip. The other time I got cursed out for refusing to take a $10 ride to HK. So getting gas is a minor offense.

Another question for babe magnet. How do yoj feel about guys who wear sunglasses in the bars?

[QUOTE=Ctytek;2537186]He he. I have been wondering what happened to good old Clammy. Thankfully, he has been reincarnated as BabeMagnet to keep us all educated about the intricacies of HKG fish a system.[/QUOTE]It's not uncommon for posters to have multiple screen names on this site.

[QUOTE=Phordphan;2537331]LOL! I was wondering when somebody would make the comparison! Where's the Like button when you need it?[/QUOTE]In a year beyond 2002 where ISG is stuck.

[QUOTE=RikyMichaels7;2536394]Here is something to think about and it may not apply to some of you but it definitely does to me. When I go down to Tijuana, there invariably comes a time when I want to get the Hell out of there. I usually go down on a Thursday night. By Sunday morning I have had enough. The third world smell of the place, the crappy rip off antics of the bars and the meseros, the food that has given me a stomach ache, the damn ranchera and banda music, the methed out beggars, the corrupt policia. You get the idea. I long to get back to the good ole USA. Imagine buying a place out there and getting this urgent need to get the Hell out of there but you are stuck. Think about it. Some of my friends that have bought there wish they didn't.[/QUOTE]That is so true, I get there on Friday night and leave Sunday morning. I always can't wait to get to my mobile home in El Cajon.

[QUOTE=RikyMichaels7;2536394]Here is something to think about and it may not apply to some of you but it definitely does to me. When I go down to Tijuana, there invariably comes a time when I want to get the Hell out of there. I usually go down on a Thursday night. By Sunday morning I have had enough. The third world smell of the place, the crappy rip off antics of the bars and the meseros, the food that has given me a stomach ache, the damn ranchera and banda music, the methed out beggars, the corrupt policia. You get the idea. I long to get back to the good ole USA. Imagine buying a place out there and getting this urgent need to get the Hell out of there but you are stuck. Think about it. Some of my friends that have bought there wish they didn't.[/QUOTE]I think that what you are describing is strictly the Zona Norte. While Tijuana is the pits and very over priced compared to big cities like Mexico City or Puebla, there is life outside the Zona Norte for ordinary people. I suspect that the biggest challenge to living in Mexico is the language, and not the rip off antics of the bars and meseros and taco carts nor the meth out beggars and police.

If you live in Chiapas in a hut, Tijuana is overpriced. But compared to California or the USA? The big cities in California are now probably worse than Tijuana: sample article with video: The Only Growth Industry in San Francisco Right Now is Crime.

In recent months, Walgreens has closed 10 stores in the San Francisco area due to shoplifting. The thieves are brazen. . . "

[URL]https://www.targetliberty.com/2021/03/the-only-growth-industry-in-san.html[/URL]

Video: Jogger tries to rob Asian man at gunpoint. But had his own gun and starting shooting back.

"Authorities in Santa Barbara are searching Luthaniel Richardson a well known smoker from Raymond crip! Witnesses on scene say mr Richardson tried to carjack ken su ling a foreign exchange student. . . That's when mr Ling. Parallel parked mr Richardson with a 45 pistol leaving Luthaniel running for his life. Authorities are urging citizens not to approach the suspect in question he is considered dangerous."

[URL]https://vidmax.com/video/202632-jogger-tries-to-rob-asian-man-at-gunpoint-as[/URL]

[QUOTE=Jackie888;2538098]I think that what you are describing is strictly the Zona Norte. While Tijuana is the pits and very over priced compared to big cities like Mexico City or Puebla, there is life outside the Zona Norte for ordinary people. I suspect that the biggest challenge to living in Mexico is the language, and not the rip off antics of the bars and meseros and taco carts nor the meth out beggars and police.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=RikyMichaels7;2536394]Here is something to think about and it may not apply to some of you but it definitely does to me. When I go down to Tijuana, there invariably comes a time when I want to get the Hell out of there. I usually go down on a Thursday night. By Sunday morning I have had enough. The third world smell of the place, the crappy rip off antics of the bars and the meseros, the food that has given me a stomach ache, the damn ranchera and banda music, the methed out beggars, the corrupt policia. You get the idea. I long to get back to the good ole USA. Imagine buying a place out there and getting this urgent need to get the Hell out of there but you are stuck. Think about it. Some of my friends that have bought there wish they didn't.[/QUOTE]Compared to neighborhoods like "Tenderloin" in San Francisco, "Skid Row" in LOS Angeles, "South Bronx" in New York City or ruined Detroit, "Zona Norte" in Tijuana doesn't look so bad. (Please google images).