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[Sadken]

Hello there,

I'm going to be travelling around Mexico with my girlfriend for about 2 months in July and had a couple of questions......

First up (without bragging), my girlfriend is hot. She's 5"10 and ridiculously blonde and she gets hassled in the street in England; do you think we are likely to encounter anything really dangerous or will the fact that she is with a guy mean we're likely to be ok?

Secondly, we want to see as much of the country as we can and try and get the fabled "real" experience. We'll probably take along a guidebook, just because they can be helpful, however, I don't want to get stuck on the LP conveyor belt too much and was wondering if any of you guys had some hidden gems to reccommend....

Lastly, We are probably going to travel about by bus and I have heard a mixed bag of stories online about the service. Is it extensive? Is it safe? Is it reliable? Is it comfortable? The usual questions can be applied here and any stories you have (or advice you can offer) are greatly appreciated.

Thanks very much in advance

[delacosta]

I've found that when travelling with hot girlfriends in Mexico what works best is to put her in a package and use the postal system. I like to pre plan my trip and send her by post to the destination to which I then take a bus to. When I arrive, after paying the postage, which usaully works out to be less than what the bus would be, I quickly bundle her in a cab and go to a hotel. Often the cabbie does sneak some rather lusty glances at her through his rear view mirror, but alas that's the price to pay for having hot girlfriends.

[MELEE]

Thanks T, that was a great way to start my day!


To Sadken, I'm a offended, and I'm not even Mexican. What makes you think that Mexicans (I assume you're talking about the men) has such little self control that they will jump any ridiculous blonde on the street?

As for the buses, they're great. I only give out my hidden gems to very special people, or they wouldn't be be hidden, and they'd no longer be gems. You have to earn that information.

[Guy Courchesne]

[Sadken]

Sorry, my girlfriend is fit, I'm a bit concerned about her because of some stories I've heard and I thought I would ask the advice of some people living in Mexico; not really sure how that invites someone taking the piss really.

Melee, I'm assuming that there are not a lot of pale, tall blonde girls in Mexico and she might attract the wrong kind of attention, like, I'm concerned about my girlfriend, not dissing an entire nation and it's a total over-reaction to suggest that I am. I get concerned about her walking home late at night in England and, as I said, she gets hassles in England too.

Guy, thankyou very much. Mexico City sounds great stuff, any particularly decent clubs or areas you can suggest?

[Guy Courchesne]

Let me get back to you on that. My brother-in-law is the authority on such matters, whereas I prefer live jazz. There are several large and small clubs around Insurgentes and Baja California streets...an area I call little Cuba, though no one else calls it that.

[delacosta]

Ok true story.
Way back whenI was a poor student int the late eighties my hot ,fit girlfriend (blond hair, blue eyes, etc...) and I were spending Christmas at my parents house in Ottawa. The temperature was dropping to -30 during the day, -50 at night.-never mind windchill (oh the images that brings up, Ottawa this time of year). On boxing day I saw an add from the last minute club to Acapulco, $299 including hotel and airfair. It was an easy decision and we left on new year's eve-the reason for the cheap price I guess.
Anyway, in the search for good waves one day we decided to hop on one of the local colectivos to go to the beach where the ultra luxury Princess hotel is. It was packed to the brim, standing room only. When we got there my girlfriend told me, giggling (you know, being blond and all), that someone had pinched her ass on the trip.
It turned out to be the highlight of her holiday I think. I remember her proudly telling all her friends that she had gotten her ass pinched on a mexican bus.
As for me I was a bit miffed that no one pinched mine.

[lozwich]

Everyone should bring their fit girlfriends to Colombia. Bum pinching is illegal here!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4746760.stm

Sadken, so she might get whistled at or her bum pinched. I don't think its fatal, and if you let something like the fact that Latin types are often more vocal about their appreciation of someone spoil your holiday, maybe Mexico is not the place for you.

I also feel it is my duty to remind you that you are her boyfriend, not her protector from all evil. That's the bit about your post that I find offensive.

[ls650]

[delacosta]

Oh yeah I forgot to add: that last story is whyI now send em' by post.

[Guy Courchesne]

[Samantha]

Sadken: I sense you are serious about this issue, so rest assured that Mexicans don't go around attacking people because they are "hot" looking. I can understand Melee's initial reaction to your post. This is a nation of "hot" people so that part isn't that big a novelty. We also have many fair skinned blonde, green eyed Mexicans throughout the country. She will likely get stared at because she is tall. Staring isn't considered rude in this culture as far as I can tell. My (Mexican) husband pointed out 2 foreign girls this week who were at least 6'2". He hadn't seen women that tall before and we all stared! He commented on the probability of them hitting their heads on the many air conditioners protruding over the sidewalks or the hanging signs that always bang tall people in the head.

In the resort areas we are used to seeing all varieties of tourists, even some movie stars. Latino men tend to assume that foreign women are more "friendly", and if you visit some of our nightclubs in tourist season you will understand why they think this. Dancing on the bar and entering wet t-shirt contests or sliding down a curved slide wearing a mini-skirt while landing into a pile of soap bubbles does not convey the message "I don't want attention".

My husband was all too happy to give me a few quick suggestions (and some not so quick) at the onset of our relationship, one of which was to greet or answer strangers with Buenos Dias (or Buenas Tardes) NOT "Hola", which is way too familiar when addressing a stranger. The beach boys always address foreign women with "hola" and these guys are plentiful in tourist areas. Another tip for women may be to try not to make noticeable eye contact with strange men in the street. Not a problem for me, since I am busy looking down, trying not to fall into potholes or trip on stairs or other frequent obstacles. Falling into an open sewer drain would definitely be ridiculously blonde!

Have a great time.

[delacosta]

Ok ok. As some of you know I haven't sent a girlfriend by mail for quite some time now. I put an end to the hot blond problem: I married a morena. And god help the man who pinches her ass on a bus or metro. She'd knock em out in a sec.

So Guy, what's the secret signal then?

[Guy Courchesne]

On more than one occasion I've seen a guy get belted with a purse or open hand for pinching bottom. For the life of me I can't figure out what goes through the mind of such a guy...grabbing someone in a public place. In the entire history of pick-up tactics, has that ever worked? "Thank you for pinching my bottom. How sweet of you. Shall we go out for a coffee?"

[Sadken]