I love that city! Been there twice in the past couple of years, can’t wait to go again

If you find yourself near the mercado Coyoacan, get over to la Cocina De mi mama (a lunch counter in the market)

... and situational awareness - and common sense!

Because he watches too much of ‘Sicario’ or ‘The Counselor.’ I think it’s mostly the border town Americans have to be more cautious of.

Thank you. Glad to read this. I’m spending 3 days in Mexico city in May and most people i’ve told look at me like i’ve got a death wish. From what i’ve been reading the city has changed for the better in the last 15 years.

Keep in mind that there are a lot of Americans who think London and Paris and even NYC are impossibly dangerous places to visit.

Although to be fair, the homicide rate in America for Americans wealthy enough to travel internationally is probably much lower than the national rate.

I’ve found this perception exists because many Americans mistakenly think that all of Mexico is like Tijuana (that city is a completely different story). They have no idea how cosmopolitan Mexico City is.

It’s even funnier when people get scared to go to a the resort part of Mexico in Cancun/Playa del Carmen. Then they say, “oh this is nothing like that I thought Mexico would be!” Which is true, because it’s not really Mexico.

What the fuck were you doing in Mexico City that involved barbed wire fences and people terrified of going for a walk?

Americans think Mexico City is just non-stop taxi kidnappings. And by Americans I mean me. :.-(

Ugh, Mexico City is such an amazing place! I’ve been all over Latin America, and and had some pretty crappy stuff happen to me (muggings, stuff stolen from me, etc.), but never Mexico City. Just don’t be stupid. I live in Dallas and there are certain parts of DFW that I would never go, especially not alone, and…

If Conan O’ Brien can do a silly skit there demanding that people pay for the wall and not get hassle for it, it must be a chill city. I look forward to visiting one day :)

I’m a Canadian who wintered two years in Mazatlán and is in the process of moving permanently to Mérida. I’ll be the first person to admit that when I lived in Maz, I paid attention to where I was. I did not stick to solely the established Gringo areas, but I also didn’t purposely venture into the known areas with…

Additional irony: the national murder rate in the US is 7.6 per 100,000. Thats way higher than the tourism numbers for Mexico.

I’d blame the office of your complex. I’ve yet to live in one that didn’t notify me when a package was left. Obviously crappy places exist but unless there’s a form slip available it’s a lot to ask for a carrier to make a special note every time. Your complex should be letting you know since it was left in their…

I’m with you. After losing our power, the ability to place cell phone calls, buy gasoline, retrieve cash from an ATM, and buy groceries for about a week several years ago (October snowstorm in the Northeast), I have stocked up on and regularly rotate some essentials.

My camping gear is essentially my disaster kit as well. It’s also the reason I don’t flip a shit when it snow/ices down here in the South. Well made sleeping bags, thermals, and a propane camp stove got my family through a week without power during an ice storm in high school- it’s totally fine for me and 2 cats.

I’d probably spend time/money there! Set up equipment, and sell pre-measured necessities such as pectin, and even jar lids. Maybe expand out to having dehydrators for jerky, smokers, etc... That would be a pretty good idea. Maybe have it like a makerspace, but for food. Add in brewing, and even rent storage space for…

I simply ignore the eyre rolls and let them know they’re free to shelter at my place in the event we get a major earthquake or a rash of tornadoes through the area.