I liked this comment. Today I'm visiting MTY and 2morrow will be visiting El Infinito
[QUOTE=Unspongebob; 1163314]Nobody has disputed that Mexico has problems. When we first started this discussion, well over a year and a half ago, things had not escalated to the point of there being the dangers there are now to the average Mexicano living in Mexican culture and society.
It isn't a matter of what might be dangerous for the average Mexicano. You think that I wrote things about your culture to insult you? I wrote them to illustrate that for the average Mexicano living in Monterrey the dangers are much more acute than for the average visitor.
The average visitor that spends a few days doesn't feel, and will NEVER feel the effects of your dangerous culture upon you and your amigos.
This cuts to the heart of my comments to DadFun555 about who consults the ISG Monterrey section for advice. It was not historically Mexicanos that consulted ISG over the last ten years, it was Gringos, and visitors from other parts of the world. It was not primarily Mexicanos. It is still not primarily Mexicanos by a huge margin.
The average visitor that chooses to visit El Infinito, or one of the other bars, should not be warned that it will be "LIKELY" that they will be victimized by the present condition in Mexican society. It simply isn't true. As a visitor of only a few days to Monterrey, which most of them are, does NOT have a statistical likelihood that they will be victimized by the condition of your culture and society.
You're used to commenting to an audience of primarily Mexican Nationals on Mexican blogs concerning Mexican issues, dangers, etc. The members that consult with ISG-Monterrey are by an overwhelming majority Gringos from the US, or other Visitors to Monterrey from other foreign countries.
Addressing them as you do, under the same assumption as you address your countrymen on a Mexican blog or website, the content and validity of your commentary is totally lost. But, more importantly, your commentary is NOT accurate for the majority of readers, not because it isn't true for Mexicanos living in Monterrey, but because it isn't true for foreign visitors to Monterrey.
A readership pool comprised of potential "Visitors" to Monterrey, and not of Mexican Nationals living through the dangers in Monterrey, are two entirely different audiences with two entirely different concerns, and two entirely different sets of vulnerabilities.
If you want to offer a service to the mongering community, offer suggestions on how to be a little more careful while they're here, acknowledging that they are in Monterrey under an entirely different scenario than the average Mexicano that lives here. Give them some usable advice to help them have a nice time, rather than fear mongering advice.
Most of the guys coming to Monterrey are here to work, they're here only for a few days, then they're off back to where they came from. The dangers for them are just not quantifiable like they are for your amigos on the other Mexican blogs and local Mexican, Spanish speaking, websites you undoubtedly comment upon.
You're warning an audience whose potential for being victimized is almost non-existent. People can warn others to watch out, be a little more careful, etc. And that's wise advice. But, to completely recommend that nobody visit Mexico, and to base their likelihood for being victimized upon the same likelihood that Native Regios might possibly experience, is a misguided objective at the least, and a complete and total misrepresentation and dis-service to the mongering community on the ISG-Monterrey Section at the most.[/QUOTE]So, how much money should I bring to have a nice girl? I am glad I am to visiting the bar NOT during a QUINCENA. El Infinito seems to be the right choice. Would you recommend a girl or two?
Thanks!