Darin's Tijuana Mexico JW experience

Junction-Guy

Darin is on a business trip in San Diego California. On monday, he and his friend Josh went to Tijuana Mexico. He said that was the crudest places he has ever seen. Prostitution was rampant, and the women approached them in the streets and hounded them.

The were very bold and shouted out to people, advertising their business in the crudest terms. They were in a competition with each other, and said things like "we have p---y" "Our p---y is better. "Our p---y is cheaper. They made obscene gestures advertising sex services for sale. Talk about a culture shock.

Well anyway as they were walking around, Darin noticed a sign with the Watchtower Symbol and YHWH, Josh asked Darin how he could have possibly noticed that sign. Darin said "very easily, I could spot that anywhere" Darin was curious, so he and Josh followed the arrow down this alley, what he found wasn't a kingdom hall, but a small business selling JW odds and ends items such as Watchtower protective covers.

Well anyway the woman working there spoke very broken english.
She asked Darin several times if he was a JW, "You JW?" "You JW" Darin kept replying "No". Darin asked her if she was a JW and she replied "Si Si" Somehow she asked him "You studying?" Darin finally looked at her and replied "No, Im disfellowshipped" She said "Oh" very loud and had a funny look on her face. She stopped talking to him (of course).

Anyway as they were leaving, Josh jokingly told him "She may have not understood any other word you said, but she understood disfellowshipped"

He said he took a pic of the sign and is going to send it to me.

Another funny thing he noticed is that street vendors would yell out "come over here, we wont rip you off as bad as the others"

He had a good time that day, and it was definitely a new cultural experience for him.

SixofNine

Now he seen what the republican vision for America is :D

JK666

And I was expecting a "donkey show" experience.

JK

watson

"Chicklets?"

hillbilly

Prostitution was rampant, and the women approached them in the streets and hounded them.
The were very bold and shouted out to people, advertising their business in the crudest terms. They were in a competition with each other, and said things like "we have p---y" "Our p---y is better. "Our p---y is cheaper. They made obscene gestures advertising sex services for sale. Talk about a culture shock.

I guess Darin has never been to Memphis, St Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Ft Lauderdale, Las Vegas................................even *gasp* Knoxville or Chattanooga.

American have been slipping over the border to that sorid little town for years... the locals wouldnt do that kind of stuff (at least be more discrete) if we didnt create a market for it.

The JW thing...priceless.

~Hill

worldtraveller

Been there many times J-G and it is a dangerous place to hang out if you wander off the beaten path. I wouldn't put any significance on the JW stuff here as even a pile of dog shit can be put on a mexican auction block-and I am NOT kidding.

As a frequent traveller to Mexico I have noticed on most homes (if that's what you can call them) has a sign that tells potential door knockers that they want nothing to do with "peddlars of propaganda" taped on their doors. Majority of them are STRONG catholics. But as we speak, there is rampant drug dealing and prostitution there.

I also know that the "zebra rides" are a bunch of burros with spary painted stripes on them. It looks ridiculous.

One afternoon there we had a meal on the strip, and for some ridiculous reason, I got a tequila shooter shoved down my throat that I did not wish, and then was forced to pay for it! Without warning they tilted the chair horizontal and poured it down, then pressed a dirty towel on my mouth so I wouldn't gag it back up.

The really strange thing there is that there is no immigration officers at the entrance to T-J, you just walk in. The other way back is quite different.

As far as the disfellowshiped comment, most mexicans have little or no english even with the border just minutes away. I don't understand the total ignorance of english that close, but the lady probably just gave up, and went looking for more gringos.

BurnTheShips

I'm hispanic but not Mexican and I've been called gringo several times while out of the country. Pinche gringo also. Gringo mamahuevos too. The insult varies by country but "gringo" is usually in the name. I then casually ask for the time in the local Spanish variant and the individual blanches. Let me tell you, if you are ever in the Mazatlan inner city and you walk into what turns out to be and can only be described as a bowling alley cum strip club cum bar and about 300 Mexicans stop what they are doing and just STARE at you, you just stare right back and say, "Buenos Dias". I felt like a gringo then.

5go

I went to Mexico once never will go again. Though I see why conservatives and bussinses owners would want the US to be more like Mexico it's much easier to steal things and get away with it there.

BurnTheShips

I went to Mexico once never will go again. Though I see why conservatives and bussinses owners would want the US to be more like Mexico it's much easier to steal things and get away with it there.

Has anyone ever told you that you have a severe prejudice? You really hate those that you consider to be "haves" don't you?

aSphereisnotaCircle

Tijuana is a pretty sad place, the begging children are heartbreaking.

The zebra donkeys are a hoot though,

my favorite part.

Darin's Tijuana Mexico JW experience

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