As far as I'm aware, and I'm not very aware at all, Mexico City is the one place actually under control of the government. The country is a somewhat twisted version of the old Aztec Empire, with a capital city in a constant struggle to control the surrounding territories.
Hopefully a Mexican will chime in to tell me if this is a retarded take.
I spent some time in one of those neighborhoods in 2016. It's a stretch to say it's "nicer" than a major city in America: from all the razor wire and thick solid steel gates obviously designed to resist being rammed with a vehicle it's clear some serious shit goes down sometimes even in the nice parts of the city.
But I never felt unsafe walking around during the day. And the Feds made a good show at least of keeping order: they have vehicle patrols with SUVs with mounted machine guns and beat officers carrying (IIRC) M16s. But who knows if any of the weapons are loaded.
I've always heard the north of Mexico is mostly like poorer parts of the US. It's the south of Mexico where most of the illegals come from and tend to be less Spanish.
As far as I'm aware, and I'm not very aware at all, Mexico City is the one place actually under control of the government. The country is a somewhat twisted version of the old Aztec Empire, with a capital city in a constant struggle to control the surrounding territories.
Hopefully a Mexican will chime in to tell me if this is a retarded take.
I spent some time in one of those neighborhoods in 2016. It's a stretch to say it's "nicer" than a major city in America: from all the razor wire and thick solid steel gates obviously designed to resist being rammed with a vehicle it's clear some serious shit goes down sometimes even in the nice parts of the city.
But I never felt unsafe walking around during the day. And the Feds made a good show at least of keeping order: they have vehicle patrols with SUVs with mounted machine guns and beat officers carrying (IIRC) M16s. But who knows if any of the weapons are loaded.
Definitely nicer than I remember Tijuana being.
I've always heard the north of Mexico is mostly like poorer parts of the US. It's the south of Mexico where most of the illegals come from and tend to be less Spanish.