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Incident - Mexico DF
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Incident - Mexico DF
wrote in message . com... Working cash? Is there a lack of credit card accepting merchants in DF? Nope...but, as in eastern Europe, having a card is little or no protection. When you authorize a card, you have little ground for chargeback UNLESS you can prove that there was something unorthodox in the transaction. Now, if the three drinks were charged at $1000, and you put it on your card, can you say that you didn't drink them? That the price was unfair? I dont know. I could easily see that you would be as humped if you had to put the grand on the card as if you were shaken down for the cash. Anecdotally, I was stopped in _Venezuela once by some highway cops that made some bogus claims about my driving. I had my family with me. I had no choice but to give them my cash, but I decided that the next time this happens... if I am alone....I will press the issue. And it did happen again...my American boss was with me, so I told him to get out and get a taxi, because I was going to jail. I was harrassed, threatened, ridiculed, and mistreated, but I told them that they could take the car if they wanted (it was a rental)....but I wanted to go to jail. More threatening, BS... I insisted to be taken to jail... They got nervous (who does this musiu know?) Finally, they irritatedly flagged me on. Pricks like this prey on people who they think are afraid. They abuse their office. Luckily, my friend can afford the loss, and he can write it up as 'lærepenger' (tuition, or the cost of learning). |
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wrote in message news:2Ahpf.45109 Was the incident in question officially reported to anyone? Nope... Was not my place to do so. I checked with some of my friends (locals), and they advised not to waste my time. Nobody cares. Gone are the days, I guess, when the Mexican Tourist Police could be called upon to help. The country is in a mess, it would seem. Fox will be out next year, and one very real, but unsettling possibility, is that socialist Obrador might take over the reins. |
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Incident - Mexico DF
wrote in message om... wrote in message om... wrote: "Stan de SD" wrote in message news:170de$43a47647 Uh, sure it wasn't 1000 M.N (Pesos)? I asked the same question. He said it was clearly US dollars. Why was he carrying $1000? Working cash. That isn't an enormous amount to carry. Maybe not in Japan, Singapore or another society where it's reasonably safe to walk the streets at night. It's a huge amount to carry on the streets of Mexico City, and clearly suggests stupidity. Any time I am "out on the town" in any major city in Mexico, my wallet is safely hidden in my room, and I only bring ID and the cash (or perhaps one credit card) that I need for the evening. |
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Incident - Mexico DF
"Stan de SD" wrote in message news:9098d$43b705d7 Maybe not in Japan, Singapore or another society where it's reasonably safe to walk the streets at night. It's a huge amount to carry on the streets of Mexico City, and clearly suggests stupidity. Any time I am "out on the town" in any major city in Mexico, my wallet is safely hidden in my room, and I only bring ID and the cash (or perhaps one credit card) that I need for the I do the same. The fellow certainly isn't stupid. He was not aware of his surroundings. Some people believe you are safe anywhere...Tisn't so, is it? |
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Incident - Mexico DF
wrote in message . net... "Stan de SD" wrote in message news:9098d$43b705d7 Maybe not in Japan, Singapore or another society where it's reasonably safe to walk the streets at night. It's a huge amount to carry on the streets of Mexico City, and clearly suggests stupidity. Any time I am "out on the town" in any major city in Mexico, my wallet is safely hidden in my room, and I only bring ID and the cash (or perhaps one credit card) that I need for the I do the same. The fellow certainly isn't stupid. He was certainly lacking in common sense... |
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Incident - Mexico DF
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"Stan de SD" wrote: wrote in message .net... "Stan de SD" wrote in message news:9098d$43b705d7 Maybe not in Japan, Singapore or another society where it's reasonably safe to walk the streets at night. It's a huge amount to carry on the streets of Mexico City, and clearly suggests stupidity. Any time I am "out on the town" in any major city in Mexico, my wallet is safely hidden in my room, and I only bring ID and the cash (or perhaps one credit card) that I need for the I do the same. The fellow certainly isn't stupid. He was certainly lacking in common sense... If you've never been before... *shrugs* -- Don't you hate rhetorical questions? |
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Incident - Mexico DF
"DevilsPGD" wrote in message ... In message s.com "Stan de SD" wrote: wrote in message .net... "Stan de SD" wrote in message news:9098d$43b705d7 Maybe not in Japan, Singapore or another society where it's reasonably safe to walk the streets at night. It's a huge amount to carry on the streets of Mexico City, and clearly suggests stupidity. Any time I am "out on the town" in any major city in Mexico, my wallet is safely hidden in my room, and I only bring ID and the cash (or perhaps one credit card) that I need for the I do the same. The fellow certainly isn't stupid. He was certainly lacking in common sense... If you've never been before... *shrugs* Where is this guy from to begin with? |
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Incident - Mexico DF
"Stan de SD" wrote in message rvers.com... Where is this guy from to begin with? Texas. Not stupid, but made a poor choice on that particular occasion. |
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