No negatives or petty whining needed here, please.
I like it here! It does not even feel like I am in a different country than US*.
Germany and Vietnam were different countries, for sure, not to mention a few others.
Today is Saturday and the young girls are out playing futbol (soccer) in their organized , sponsored, coached leagues again; gee! just like kids in the US; except, of course they have only concrete to play on; not the manicured grass. And I do not hear them complaining. Just smiles.
I live in maybe an upper middle class area near Zona Rio and yes, fairly new cars and schools and friendly people, trees; a lot of educated people and they speak English better than I speak Espanol. Just common good folk. All the kids I see have smiles on their faces and are always friendly, finero.
The same school kids who work at Ley have to have B+ grades to work there. Always tip them Ryu and the seniors as well; hope you are doing that now; that’s their only pay; and on the penny thing, pennies*? who needs stinking pennies? Give them to the baggers, very simple and it does work both ways; many times I am short 3 cents or whatever and it’s fine. Another example of too much whining about nothing.
Someone said ugly. Have you been to Barcelona, Spain, southern Italy? Brown, all brown. There are trees all over here. You should have seen it in 1972 when I first came here! It has improved and catching up fast!!!
My neighbor brought over some home cooked real pancakes this morning as I was doing some bacon and eggs. McDonalds? NO Thanks!
Let’s see what else? I get into Senor Frog’s free on Ladies Night (not a TV; I know the Mgr. I am the suave gentleman(?) ).
Haircuts are cheap, Milky; but my barber is not on Revo, but he’s on the way to Zona Norte.
Rent is cheaper here. So are Cigarros and some drugs I heard, but go to a real local store like Gigante, not those 50% Discount paces. And then, aspirin in US is still cheaper.
I do miss the frozen food section selection though. Nothing like Stouffer’s cream chipped beef or Lasagna. Even TV dinners! ? And I am not crazy over the fresh meat here, like even hamburger and much less over the filet mignon. No flavor.
Due to some fellow Blogers informing me, I do realize that some US people are here because they can not go back because of arrest warrants, so you good guys out there, be careful. Most people here, after the criminal sector, are retirees, like me or married to a locals; according to info from other Blogers.
*There could be more Mexicans in US than in Tijuana?
* If you are a nuisistmistc or whatever they are called, coin collector, I have found a wheat back penny (ca1952) and a buffalo nickel; no Indian Head penny yet, but seems like a lot of old US coins are in Mexico. Some people complain about small change like their life depended on it; I find it an opportunity to find something new and maybe valuable; guess my glass is more than half full.
That’s about it, but I know I like Tijuana best for the friends I met here and even some through the Blog, imagine that! Everyday common Mexican local people mostly; but I do get a kick about some close -by Americans that think their s*** don’t stink or something; won’t even say ‘hello’; ignorance is everywhere, I guess. Life is what YOU make it!
Will the comments fly??? :-) I do not think I really PO’d anyone, except maybe the criminals???
Oh! Ferarris and McLarens split the first four positions for tomorrow’s Spanish Formula One Grand Prix with the BMW following. It’s on at 5am Sunday on Speed Channe26.
Tijuana is more than Revolution; there’s Zona Norte too!
((Sorry Milky, I’ve been thinking about that for a long time.) I got news for you. There are street/bar girls in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Paris, New York, etc, sex sells; just watch the ads in your daily major paper or TV.)
And when Milky opens a NEW topic on a next Blog V get-together, I want to see a better response/input; like I miss you guys???? Not!
OH! Milky! Happy Second Anniversary of the Blog! (Sorry, I forgot that.)
