• Vespair@lemm.ee
    5·
    7 months ago

    I’ve been to Mexico like 6 times.

    The first 5 times were all excellent trips, wonderful places, wonderful people.

    The sixth time, we were all literally robbed by Mexican police officers at the airport who claimed we couldn’t leave the country without paying an “exit tax” of $200 USD each, and told us we either paid and got on our flight home or we didn’t pay and they took us to prison.

    I don’t go back to Mexico now.

  • phoenixz@lemmy.ca
    1·
    7 months ago

    I’ve lived in Mexico for over 20 years now, and yeah there is crime, yeah there are problems, but I rarely felt unsafe, really.

  • apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world
    1·
    7 months ago

    Been to CDMX many times, where I take the subways to get around. I’m a gringo and CDMX has its bad areas like any other big city. They do also have police and cartel problems. Depending on your ethnicity and location, the US is equally dangerous. These things said, I love Mexico City and will always return. It is incredible and the folks who live there are wonderful.

    • flatpandisk@lemm.ee
      0·
      7 months ago

      Gotta provide some details for us non Mexican folks.

      They look like they are part of the federal government?

      • IdiosyncraticIdiot@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        7 months ago

        It is common for either:

        A - cartel to dress up to look like police men (commonly recognized through wearing masks over face)

        B - police men to be in cahoots with cartel (iirc this is becoming less and less common)

        • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldEnglish
          0·
          7 months ago

          Also actual cops, like uninformed police officers who pull you over, will rob you. My friend got caught with some weed over there and while he was handcuffed they tried to get his wallet several times. He finally convinced them he’d give them some money if they uncuffed him and he gave them half of what he had. He said they would have taken all of it if they were able to get his wallet without having to beat him.