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Stay Away from Tijuana
Topic Started: May 15 2009, 02:37 AM (293 Views)
QuirtEvans
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051404532.html?hpid=moreheadlines
It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010.
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Piano*Dad
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Sounds a bit more serious than the flu.
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Mikhailoh
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
Staying away from TJ has ALWAYS been good advice.
Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball
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Nobody's Sock
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But there's this great act with a woman and a donkey. Y'all just have to see it to believe it!
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."
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Frank_W
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Mikhailoh
May 15 2009, 05:25 AM
Staying away from TJ has ALWAYS been good advice.
Heh.... Yeah, no sh!t. :unsure: :tongue:
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Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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Larry
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
If you've ever been to Tijuana, you're aware of the hillsides full of junk vans, buses, truck trailers, etc. that literally cover the hillsides between Tijuana and the border. People live in these things. Sometimes one will slide down the hill and hit another one - they'll just find some old sheets of roofing tin and make a cover attaching the two and take it, the former residents I suppose finding another one somewhere..

The poverty and absolute horror at the way those people live just across the border is something you won't forget, Tijuana itself when I was there was peaceful. Spent a whole day walking through an open air mall filled with little shops, not the first sign of any trouble. As soon as you left the small area of commercial activity though, it deteriorated rapidly.
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Mikhailoh
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'Chiclet! Chiclet!' . Yes - it was always a very sad picture. It is better further down the coast though.
Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball
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Renauda
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Tijuana

Just below San Diego
Tijuana, land of broken dreams
Senoritas dancing in the moonlight
Flashing Spanish dark eyes to everyone, it seems
They say "Hey, gringo
Can you take us across the border
Just tell them I`m your daughter
Of a local."
Down the backstreets, through the alleys
All the young men stand with pride
They guard the palace to the kingdom
Called Tijuana, their heritage they decide
They say "Hey, gringo
Can you take us across the border
We`ll work for just a quarter
On the other side"

~ J.J. Cale

great live cover of this by David Lindley & Hani Naser on:

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Buy it.
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Frank_W
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Kenny Chesney's, "Beer In Mexico" is pretty good, too. :)
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Mikhailoh
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Lindley is just so damn good. We ran across him playing a free solo show at the Santa Monica Pier a couple years ago. Incredible.
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sue
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HOLY CARP!!!
I hear 'Tijuana', I get this song in my head.


I feel a hot wind on my shoulder
And the touch of a world that is older
I turn the switch and check the number
I leave it on when in bed I slumber
I hear the rhythms of the music
I buy the product and never use it
I hear the talking of the DJ
Can't understand just what does he say?

I'm on a mexican radio. I'm on a Mexican - whoah - radio

I dial it in and tune the station
They talk about the U.S. inflation
I understand just a little
No comprende, it's a riddle

I'm on a mexican radio. I'm on a Mexican, whoa-Oh, radio
I'm on a mexican radio. I'm on a Mexican, whoa-Oh, radio

I wish I was in Tijuana
Eating barbequed iguana
I'd take requests on the telephone
I'm on a wavelength far from home
I feel a hot wind on my shoulder
I dial it in from south of the border
I hear the talking of the DJ
Can't understand just what does he say?

I'm on a mexican radio. I'm on a Mexican, whoa-Oh, radio
I'm on a mexican radio. I'm on a Mexican, whoa-Oh, radio

Radio radio... Radio radio... Radio radio...
I'm on a mexican radio. I'm on a Mexican, whoa-Oh, radio
I'm on a mexican radio. I'm on a Mexican, whoa-Oh, radio
Radio radio... What does he say ?
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Quagmire
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From what I've read and seen, even the police in TJ are threats. They've been known to shake down gringos, throw them in jail until they empty their wallets (and whatever else), in the absence of any crime. I saw an interview with the TJ chief of police on tv once and he openly admitted that yes some of his officers do this. And once your behind bars out of the country, rots a ruck.

and yes there are many many stories of americans being victimized in many ways down there. From theft to muggings to murder.

When I visited San Diego, I really wanted to visit TJ, cuz I loves me some wild and naughty night life. But just dont think I could enjoy myself not knowing if I was gonna make it home ok. I was traveling alone, so an intoxicated american with apparent means walking alone back to the border at 3am? Yeah, quite the prime target.

They do have websites where you can arrange 'border buddies', where strangers traveling alone can meet up to brave the trip together for increased safety. But eh, not worth it.

Also, I hear its fine during the day, lots of elderly go down there to buy prescription drugs cheap, and lots of tourist shopping and all. Its when the sun goes down that so do your chances of survival.
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QuirtEvans
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lots of elderly go down there to buy prescription drugs cheap


I hear the border guards seize this kind of thing with much greater regularity these days.
It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010.
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ivorythumper
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I saw that article yesterday. I stay away from all the border towns-- it's just not worth it. We used to regularly go to Nogales, Sonoita, Tijuana, Puerto Penasco, Agua Prieta -- no more.
The dogma lives loudly within me.
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