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My wife is from Mexico City, and I absolutely love it there. I have wanted to pack up and move there for some time now, and really do plan on it one day, perhaps soon.
The violence and kidnappings are a real worry for me though, especially with a little light skinned baby boy on my hands. There's no doubt it's a big risk. Simple things like going for a walk with your baby in a carriage are practically unheard of there.
Having said that, I do not and will not walk around life scared. I've been to Mexico many times, the first time via bus from Canada.. (3.5 days!) and I've yet to have a bad experience. I'm lucky though. If I lived there, being robbed is a matter of time, not a matter of if. I know I wouldn't live there without carrying a gun or two at all times. The people of Mexico would call me crazy for this, but it's just life. The police won't protect you, so that leaves it up to me.
If I was being robbed, they can take anything they want, except my family. My car, my clothes, my money, I'll fuckin gift wrap that shit for you. But if you want my family, I'm emptying my gun. If I die or go to jail, then that's life. It could happen anywhere.
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