I might be going to CDMX for the first time.
Is it safe to take a taxi from the airport, or should I just use Uber? Is Uber safe?
Also, any other things to avoid. I know not to drink local tap water or eat street food etc. Where’s a good place to get authentic, clean Mexican food that won’t have me shitting out my guts for days?
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It's fine to take a taxi as long as you use an official taxi rank and not just some guy who runs up to you at the airport. Uber is fine too, though I dunno if they're allowed to come to the airport (some airports don't allow it). CDMX is fine. Just don't be a moron, try not to look too rich and consider staying away from some of the dodgier areas like Doctores or Tepito.
p.s. Eat street some street food you weak bellied AIDS riddled immune system b***h. It's also fine if you're not a huge homosexual.
Don't be such a gay! If you're really worried about Montezuma's revenge just take a pepto-bismuto tablet in the AM.
Taxi your way out of the airport, make sure they're legit. Uber for everything else
Try using Didi app instead of Uber in CDMX. Cheaper and you can pay cash. But they don't vet the drivers like Uber (some are shady), the cars are noticeably shittier, and there is not much in terms of security. I wouldn't take it if I were a woman alone. It's fine if you are going from the airport to a decent area.
Eating street food is fine. Go where all the locals are going in the nicer areas. The last thing a taco guy is gonna want is to give you the shits for 3 days, he'll go out of business because no one will come.
Always take Uber in Mexico, unless you're in Cancun.
>he'll go out of business because no one will come
I dunno. Local people are accustomed to lower levels of hygiene and have iron stomaches.
There are plenty of small restaurants and stands inside markets and restaurants are cheap enough that you don't have to eat on the street.
The street food is inherently dangerous because they like to use open containers for everything, even the sauces, they'll just spread out in a huge pan instead of putting in a bottle so obviously all kinds of contaminants are going to get in there.
I don't go near the stuff.
I just took the bus from the airport and it was fine, OP. Prepare to be squished in there, though.
Is money that tight for a cab bro
Damn
LOL. Was wondering this myself. Would rather take an Uber or some shit.
Got an uber there last year, around 20 mins drive for 45 pesos which is around $2. The official taxi guys can be sketchy, and if you get into an argument with one of them over a fare, any passing taxi drivers will hop out and backup their boy
>Get Ubers as much as possible
>Definitely eat the street food, 50 cent tacos are delicious
>Most restaurants won't give you violent diarrhea, but stay the frick away from buffets or anywhere the food is left out. I got food poisoning from a buffet
>You will get diarrhea at some stage, but not urgently. Normally scheduled shits can produce diarrhea instead
>You can't flush TP in the city, so be prepared to put shitty toilet paper in the bin next to the toilet
>The entirety of Mexico Airport smells like said shitty toilet paper
>Plaza areas like Coyoacán are safe and definitely worth checking out for food, music, souvenirs
>If you're not travelling alone, go out on the boats in Xochimilco. You can bring booze and food with you
Bidets can change the world
Not enough water pressure. It's the reason you can't flush TP
Uber everywhere but the airport
Stay in Roma Norte if you want to be extra precautious
as long as you aren’t an idiot and showing off, you won’t get bothered by anyone
The more you’re actively looking around, the more obvious it is that you’re a tourist and a target
drink plenty of liquids, it’s hot as balls right now (+90F)
eat at Orinoco Tacos
if you’re going to visit museums, check to see if you can book ahead and bring a student ID (even an old one), they offer student/teacher discounts
avoid any street food that uses mayonnaise in their foods
>avoid any street food that uses mayonnaise in their foods
qrd?
it might be cum and you could walk away pregnant. many such cases.
I heard even touching the stuff get's you pregnant.
My guess would be mayonnaise spoils easily and it's obviously not being refrigerated sitting on a street cart all day. But you shouldn't be afraid of LatAm street food, as a general rule. It's not India. Some Latinos are actually more hygienic than Americans, if you can believe it.
What is the best way to travel from the airport to the air bnb if Ubers are not available?
There are ton of taxi stands inside the airport as you exit. You stop at one of the stands (it doesn't matter which one you choose), pay for the voucher and you take it outside. The cabs from the airport are safe and professional operations.
I don't think Ubers are allowed to pick up from airport.
YOu do'nt have to worry too much about safety. most crime in CDMX has to do with pickpocketing in the subway (some stations are notorious) or bus and it's unlikely you can wander into a dangerous area.
To minimize pickpocketing risk you can just take a cab or uber.
How is it like living in Mexico city as a remote worker making dollars?
How much would be needed to live decently in a good area? 60k?
Also how is the dating scene
I remember reading some asian guy posting on Reddit on how he hooked up a couple of times there and it wasn't super hard
I'm Latino though, bad bunny skin tone, Chicano, I speak Spanish
I've fricked different types of girls in southern California, asian, latinas, white latinas, I'm 5'8 lean, I stay " looksmaxxing " as in I've gotten work done and try to maintain my appearance
Just looking to get some info
What other cities in Mexico are ideal for remote workers?
Than you shouldnt have no problems. Are you doing in the US tho?
Divide that by half easily. In smaller cities divide that by 4. I don't know why digital nomads pick Mexico City. It's a shithole. It's interesting to visit but it's an extremely crowded, polluted, noisy, thirdworld feeling place. Mexico is a big country with a lot of different towns and cities. There's many other places to go and nightlife in even the smaller Mexican cities rivals big cities in the US.
The tap water tastes like ass on top of being questionably safe which is why locals drink RO water.
What cities specifically?
Obviously many of us would like to go to one with a decent young population of women and people
Just wikipedia "list of cities in Mexico" its one of the few countries in Latin America with a pretty evenly distributed population (though 20% of the population is still around CDMX) and look at the articles for some places.
I don't know what you're looking for. Historic colonial distrits? Inland/mountain areas? Beaches? Nightlife?
If you want a bigger city that isn't CDMX with a lot of university age people look at Puebla, Guadalajara or Monterrey. If you want quiet beach towns look at places on the Yucatan peninsula. If you like indigenous stuff go to Oaxaca. If you want to go where Mexicans go to party look at Puerto Vallarta or Veracruz. Avoid Acapulco though.
Any good neighborhoods in CDMX (or, per , other big Mexican cities) with good open space/trails access? I see a lot of green on the map but don't know much about the different neighborhoods.
La Condesa is the best neighborhood for that.
Coyoacán is also a somewhat hipster neighborhood with cool houses.
OP
DO NOT EAT STREET FOOD.
Only drink bottled water.
If you think of going outside of DF, research first if it is safe. Even in Mexico City it is dangerous. I got mugged at knifepoint near Zona Rosa.
Zona Rosa is one of the points with the highest number of assaults in the center of the city.
In addition to Zona Rosa, I recommend being careful in Alameda Central and Zocalo.
>e of the points with the highest number of assaults in the center of the city.
>In addition to Zona Rosa, I recommend bei
What do I have to worry about at Zocalo? Is it just pickpockets at night? I'm literally going to CDMX next week and am planning to coom so I'm trying to figure out where to meet up with the sloots without worrying about death. Will have an Airbnb in Condesa.
I am referring to the area that surrounds the Zocalo, not necessarily the Zocalo itself, the numbers of robberies with violence (assaults) are high in that area, but remember that it is a very crowded place, so the probability of suffering from an assault is lower, even so I recommend maintaining greater caution.
As a non-flashy tourist, which zones would you recommend as areas with the lowest risk for crimes?
In the city center I see that the Polanco and Lomas de Chapultepec areas have a low number of robberies, the same with Cuauhtémoc-San Rafael, while the Roma-Condesa and Coyoacán-San Ángel areas have a relatively low level of robberies.
Outside the tourist areas, I highlight Napoles - Del Valle and San José Insurgentes - Del Valle Sur.
what is this site?
https://hoyodecrimen.com/cuadrantes-mapa#15/19.4248/-99.1719
Its no problem in the city but if you go to smaller areas be prepared for "Siesta" hours.
>Mexico
This happened in northern Sonora, a region (and state) that has seen episodes of extreme cartel violence recently. Not that Sonora is particularly dangerous for tourists - in fact, they like seeing Americans visit. But I still would not want to be a Chicano sneaking across fences and into the hills of remote ranchlands to botanize.
>I spent much of last winter in various cities in Sonora
>be tall white gringo from eur*pe
>don’t know shit about Mexico
>have to spend a week in MXC
>hate Mexican food because I can’t digest it
>literally have no idea of what to do there
I’m terrified bros.
Do they have Taco Bell in Mexico City
I know you're shitposting, but in case you're a moronic zoomer, why would you want it? There's thousands of restaurants all around you offering better Mexican food. That's true even in America. Some hole in the wall will likely have much better, more authentic Mexican food than that shitpile.
NTA but I’d go just for the meme irony. I know Taco Bell isn’t Mexican food, that’s the point.
What's the best city for picking up jawns in mexico as a chicano that has gotten laid in the states?
From reading the reports on seeking arrangements on ISG it seems like CDMX doesn't seem to be worth it anymore for having live in frick gf. http://www.internationalsexguide.nl/forum/showthread.php?433-D.-F.-Street-Scene&p=2831767#post2831767
This is pretty disappointing, I was always told CDMX is a gold mine for seeking arrangements. Is there any other alternative or is everywhere ruined by simps now?
Why is it “ruined” now? Too many WFH techie nerds from California moved down there and pay the girls more than they’re worth?
Probably need to go to ‘off the beaten path’ countries if that’s the case
Even Eurotrash has been going to CDMX to live the 'cheap cosmopolitan' lifestyle for a while. It's not so much WFH that ruined it but just ~~*The Media*~~ pushing CDMX as a safe fiesta city where you can LARP like you're in New York for 1/10th the price.
Well, now it's not 1/10 the price and AMLO is anti-NATO so he's fricking the Peso exchange rate. Actual prices in the country have gone up too so it's no longer 'cheap' despite still very much being an absolute shithole and failed narco state.
>dollar goes down, peso goes up
>demand for sex tourism goes up
no wonder why prices for prostitutes are going up as well.
Bring Aqua tabs in case you need to drink tap water. I used one per gallon of tap water throughout Mexico, had no gut issues. However, the locals were horrified at the idea! One caveat: do not drink tap water with floating particles. Slime gobs can hide nasty critters inside, where purification agents are not able to reach.
If you want to avoid gut turbulence, be sure to balance rich and bland foods in your diet. Eat enough roughage, like cooked vegetables or fibrous grains. If you pig out on greasy, intensely flavored foods shortly after arrival, your gut will probably get quite inflamed and upset. Hopefully you have many weeks in CDMX, so you can take your time exploring the endless culinary options. While it may be tempting to walk the streets hungry and pick a random restaurant for every meal, this is how you run the greatest risk of problems. Be a judge of restaurants; don't sit down as soon as you walk in. Don't be afraid to look around, ask to see the menu, look it over, then say "gracias, quiza mas tarde, que Tenga buen dia" and walk out. Don't assume a crowded restaurant has good quality food; busy, low-paid employees are often the sloppiest with food handling, while abuelas who run tiny eateries with two tables (nearly always empty) prepare everything with care and keep perishables properly stored in the fridge. Once you find a great place to eat, drop a pin on your map and return again.
Good advice but just keep in mind the longer you stay the higher the chance of getting the shits no matter what precautions you take. It's really more of when not if.
Yeah, unfamiliar country means unfamiliar germs. Anyone traveling continents to go anywhere has to be prepared to get sick at some point, even if it's just the local flu. It's inevitable, but it shouldn't put you off if you've taken the right precautions.
Don't drink tap water even if locals insist it's safe. I know an American girl who lost 10 pounds after catching a nasty stomach bug in Colombia.
Colombia is really bad for having food like empanadas pre-cooked and sitting in display cases...for how long, who knows? A few seconds in the microwave is not enough to nuke the nasties. I got a bacterial infection from an empanada in Salento, and after 10 days of cramps and shits, I had to nuke it with Krodex, which fricked up my digestion for a long time.
In Mexico, most food is thoroughly heated on a stove before being served. Burritos served cold are a notable exception; I bought a burrito made of leftover meat at dusk from a street vendor in Chihuahua City once. I think it was for the street people. It gave me sudden liquid shits for two weeks. Notwithstanding, I have enjoyed many cheap and delicious burritos since then with no issues...but only in the morning!
I beg to disagree. The longer one stays in Mexico, the more one's gut adapts to the cuisine, which includes the environmental contaminants. In past winters in Mexico, I took it easy the first few weeks, eating a mix of my own food and restaurant meals/street food. (One huge benefit of importing my car into Mexico was the ability to bring a stash of gringo food, a saucepan and a hotplate. Strongly do not recommend bringing a car into CDMX, however.)
After a few weeks in Mexico, I eat anything the locals eat, including fresh produce from market vendors in the calle. Of course, eating greasy fried meat every day is not ideal for one's gut health; grumbling and bloating were chronic, and I had to loosen my belt a notch, but my shits were always solid.
>Where’s a good place to get authentic, clean Mexican food that won’t have me shitting out my guts for days?
Sanborns, Toks, or VIPS.
It's over fellas
Apparantly its a nothing burger. Honestly there needs to be a shakeup in TJ hong kong putas are now charging 150 for hh among all the other fichas
I'm going to Tijuana this week
I want to cum inside a 20 year old escort qt
Been a while since I creampied one
Sorry if I hijack the thread, but I'll be in Yucatan in the next few days for a couple weeks. Cancun, Isla selina, merida, tulum, holbox, etc.
cenotes and shit too. any reccomendations?
Don't do drugs. Avoid gringo club night life.
Be prepared for american tourist prices.
is it possible to cop endocodil from pharmacies in cdmx without a prescription? heard that they aren't as strict in tourist places like cancun and write you a script then and there for 10 bucks but no idea what the situation in cdmx is.