Applause, Mike! And thanks for un-skewing the data that's pushed out there. Unfortunately imho 'Mexico' might be click-bait to some media personnel and an easy grab at a story. They should be writing about the # of US deaths by gun violence, but then they'd probably get cancelled. You set things straight here.
Thanks Jeanine. You're right - I think every editor of every major media outlet has a standing policy to source another "Make people in the U.S. scared of Mexico" story whenever the news is slow. In the meantime, the U.S. has become numb to the death toll on their own soil due to a conviction held by people 250 years ago when guns had to be ponderously re-loaded by hand after every discharge. Thanks again for the comment, hope all is well with you!
And congratulations on your hundredth post! I’ve been reading since the beginning, and I’m shocked that there have been that many! I like the length of your articles, and the whimsical sarcastic writing style, apparently it helps make time fly! :-)
Well, Elva, you are better off not biking. Stick to four-on-the-floor.
I feel myself 300 posts older. Not sure what happened to the math there. Anyway, I do see something ahead - not sure if it's a mountain or a margarita...
I’d be interested in the recent facts on US residents deaths in MX compared to deaths here. Also the comparative safety for crimes such as theft. It seems every time I bring up traveling to Mexico, I hear someone say how it isn’t safe. I can see how this is a propaganda issue, but I don’t usually have any facts to support the alternative view.
Yes, maybe I'll write a post addressing some of those questions one day. Good to have facts at one's fingertips, even in a time when facts don't count for a whole lot anymore.
Congratulations on your 100th post, Mike. You're kicking it in a way that's both informative and fun to read.
As for news, yeah, that has definitely devolved into a bunch of bs, mostly, which is why I read certain things and avoid others. For example, any article (or video) that's titled: "...more than you know" gets a hard pass from me. Unless of course, they are indeed sneaking into my bedroom at night to hear what I mumble in my sleep, and therefore do know what I know and what I don't. But I don't buy into that, either. Down with clickbait, please.
Once, back in the USA, some guys in a passing car threw eggs at me as I bicycled along, and I wanted to catch up with them, but this was before Liam Neeson was a hard ass action star, and I didn't know how. Plus I've had people scream at me from passing cars, for pedaling in the wrong part of town, I suppose, but at least they didn't wave a gun.
When I drove from Seattle to central Mexico the first time (many years ago), one of my friends practically begged me not to do it. I think maybe he had been watching the so-called news. At any rate, it was a great trip. The hardest part was adapting to a different way of driving, but adapt I did. Maybe you could write about that someday. No hurry, maybe #200 :)
Thank you, Victor, for your kind words and your wisdom and humor. I appreciate it more than you know. Sorry, I couldn't resist. I am not sneaking into your room at night (I'm using a parabolic listening device from across the street).
Seriously though, I'm glad those guys in the passing car only threw eggs. The world is richer with you in it, yolks and all. The best reward I've received from my Mexico Listo adventures is finding amazing writers (and people!) like yourself - the world opens up in such unexpected and beautiful ways.
Thank you for our comments and generosity, and for working Liam Neeson into the discourse - something we all need to start making more of a priority. And now that I know what the subject is for my 200th article, I can relax just that much more (while still being mindful of the topes).
Take care, and once more, thank you so much for all that you do and who you are.
Yes, that's what happens. I watch a couple of Liam Neeson movies, and next thing you know, he gets into my comments... Thanks much for your kind words, Mike.
What would be interesting to see are the statistics on the number of Mexican citizens murdered in the United States.
Two things I usually ask about these "MURDERED IN MEXICO" stories. Tourists sometimes kill other tourists (we've had a couple of those over the years, including one involving a Hollywood producer), and some USAnians in Mexico are out looking for trouble (working with gangsters, etc.) and I recall a few cases of US citizen residents being murdered the old fashioned way... by their spouse or significant other.
heck, when a USAnian is killed in Mexico, even in an accident, its national news. That rare.
Yes, when you factor in homicides where another U.S. national is the perpetrator, and homicides wherein the victim was engaging in illegal activities (especially drugs), I think the remainder would be a tiny number. Regardless, these numbers are all very small and the U.S. media makes a mountain of a molehill.
I tried to find statistics on the number of Mexican citizens killed in the U.S., couldn't find any (I didn't spend a whole lot of time on it).
Applause, Mike! And thanks for un-skewing the data that's pushed out there. Unfortunately imho 'Mexico' might be click-bait to some media personnel and an easy grab at a story. They should be writing about the # of US deaths by gun violence, but then they'd probably get cancelled. You set things straight here.
Thanks Jeanine. You're right - I think every editor of every major media outlet has a standing policy to source another "Make people in the U.S. scared of Mexico" story whenever the news is slow. In the meantime, the U.S. has become numb to the death toll on their own soil due to a conviction held by people 250 years ago when guns had to be ponderously re-loaded by hand after every discharge. Thanks again for the comment, hope all is well with you!
And congratulations on your hundredth post! I’ve been reading since the beginning, and I’m shocked that there have been that many! I like the length of your articles, and the whimsical sarcastic writing style, apparently it helps make time fly! :-)
Thanks Christy. It helps make time fly for me too - sometimes too quickly!! 😬
Mike, I do not bike
Grandkids tried in vain to teach
Gambling on four wheels
Time is fun when you are having flies, said the frog. I feel myself 100 posts older. Thanks for the memories. Do you see a second mountain ahead?
Well, Elva, you are better off not biking. Stick to four-on-the-floor.
I feel myself 300 posts older. Not sure what happened to the math there. Anyway, I do see something ahead - not sure if it's a mountain or a margarita...
Salud!, amigo!
Love it
Thank you, Derek!
I’d be interested in the recent facts on US residents deaths in MX compared to deaths here. Also the comparative safety for crimes such as theft. It seems every time I bring up traveling to Mexico, I hear someone say how it isn’t safe. I can see how this is a propaganda issue, but I don’t usually have any facts to support the alternative view.
Yes, maybe I'll write a post addressing some of those questions one day. Good to have facts at one's fingertips, even in a time when facts don't count for a whole lot anymore.
Congratulations on your 100th post, Mike. You're kicking it in a way that's both informative and fun to read.
As for news, yeah, that has definitely devolved into a bunch of bs, mostly, which is why I read certain things and avoid others. For example, any article (or video) that's titled: "...more than you know" gets a hard pass from me. Unless of course, they are indeed sneaking into my bedroom at night to hear what I mumble in my sleep, and therefore do know what I know and what I don't. But I don't buy into that, either. Down with clickbait, please.
Once, back in the USA, some guys in a passing car threw eggs at me as I bicycled along, and I wanted to catch up with them, but this was before Liam Neeson was a hard ass action star, and I didn't know how. Plus I've had people scream at me from passing cars, for pedaling in the wrong part of town, I suppose, but at least they didn't wave a gun.
When I drove from Seattle to central Mexico the first time (many years ago), one of my friends practically begged me not to do it. I think maybe he had been watching the so-called news. At any rate, it was a great trip. The hardest part was adapting to a different way of driving, but adapt I did. Maybe you could write about that someday. No hurry, maybe #200 :)
Congratulations again, and keep up the good work!
Thank you, Victor, for your kind words and your wisdom and humor. I appreciate it more than you know. Sorry, I couldn't resist. I am not sneaking into your room at night (I'm using a parabolic listening device from across the street).
Seriously though, I'm glad those guys in the passing car only threw eggs. The world is richer with you in it, yolks and all. The best reward I've received from my Mexico Listo adventures is finding amazing writers (and people!) like yourself - the world opens up in such unexpected and beautiful ways.
Thank you for our comments and generosity, and for working Liam Neeson into the discourse - something we all need to start making more of a priority. And now that I know what the subject is for my 200th article, I can relax just that much more (while still being mindful of the topes).
Take care, and once more, thank you so much for all that you do and who you are.
Yes, that's what happens. I watch a couple of Liam Neeson movies, and next thing you know, he gets into my comments... Thanks much for your kind words, Mike.
What would be interesting to see are the statistics on the number of Mexican citizens murdered in the United States.
Two things I usually ask about these "MURDERED IN MEXICO" stories. Tourists sometimes kill other tourists (we've had a couple of those over the years, including one involving a Hollywood producer), and some USAnians in Mexico are out looking for trouble (working with gangsters, etc.) and I recall a few cases of US citizen residents being murdered the old fashioned way... by their spouse or significant other.
heck, when a USAnian is killed in Mexico, even in an accident, its national news. That rare.
Yes, when you factor in homicides where another U.S. national is the perpetrator, and homicides wherein the victim was engaging in illegal activities (especially drugs), I think the remainder would be a tiny number. Regardless, these numbers are all very small and the U.S. media makes a mountain of a molehill.
I tried to find statistics on the number of Mexican citizens killed in the U.S., couldn't find any (I didn't spend a whole lot of time on it).
Thanks for the comment, Mexfiles - good stuff!
Thank you Mike! I am grateful for you and Mexico Listo!
Thank you Doug Paxton - I am grateful for you!
Great job! Keep on Postin’!
The presses never stop turning at Mexico Listo HQ. Thank you, David!