So we kind of dropped the ball on this video and never explicitly said why we were going back to the US. We explained it bit by bit over the course of the past few videos but not well in this one...So why were we going back to the US? Because we initially came to Mexico with 180-day visa and a 180-day car permit. We had to go back to the US to deal with our visa situation and make sure we remained legal with our car and visas.
Question: if you stay longer than the 180 days and you decide to come back after that, what will or can happen? Do they catch it? We always travel by airplane and are nearing that 180 day mark.... Do we need to worry?
La Guera Alvarado if you're over your 180 days you will pay a fine, not sure of the exact costs, last year my plane was delayed for a day I left on the 180th
"A que se dedica" what's your trade? What's it that you do? More or less that's what it means, it was a soft interrogation... so I would say tourist would be the best answer
Thats what I tought. I hope everything works out for you guys. Be good and stay safe. And for the Military asking ¿A que te dedicas? What do you do for living? Thats a common cuestion, any autority can make you so they know if you dont get nervous, first of all, then comes your talking, so they know if you are a local or not, so if you dont feel comfortable talking in spanish or you dont understand what they are saying, dont worry, talk in english, so they will get a translator if necesary. See you, be safe. Hasta la vista chavos.
I tell you what a "Cafe" house is; is not that they nesserly sell coffe, (even though you can get coffe there at any time). But what it really means or is, its a common house that you can stop there and sit at their own dinning table and eat there, you would usually eat the same of what that family cooked that same day for lunch, you can stop there like at Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner, will sit with them and eat with them too, and let me tell you those people are super friendly and polite, it really is a nice experiance to remember!, 👍
I'd rather deal with Mexican Military than Mexican Police. They actually instill morals and good values within the Mexican Military. In my experience personnel from the MARINA are the most professional!
Juan If you support the existence of government, then you support other men claiming you as property. Government is slavery. And the military and cops are the henchmen of politicians that keep the slavery going.
Mariah Ellisor modem governments are documented corporations since their ungodly constitutions. Patriotic folks will always remain in denial because they know their families has generations of blood shed for these rich "government" corporate societies.
Military checkpoints always ask every driver passing through "what do you do for a living?", it's a standard question. You answered correctly, tourist on vacation, just in case print out an address where you are staying in Mexico. they won't ask for more information, in fact military presence is a sign of secure roads. If they ask to step out of the car for inspection, just cooperate with them, they are targeting vehicles carrying anything illegal. Yes, U.S. customs also ask the same question to foreigners before allowing entrance into the U.S. Thank you for your videos!
Yeah! Is a standard question ( if you look touristy) and they basically are trying to see how would you respond to that question in order to assess if you’re traffic drugs or such!! Like if you doubt on your respond or things like that! Like everyone else have said very calmly just say: “tourist or CZcamsr”.
I completely agree with you, it is a standard question. Do you have a quick answer or do you stumble answering trying to make something up. I also agree with Military presence. I used to own a condo in Puerto Morelos. I was speaking to a military man one day and he was very nice. I told him his presence scared me. He answered, "I scare hue, I ham only here for your protection. We would not be here if it was not a tourist city." I got a new attitude after that !!!
Same as asking you that at a international airport. Basically trying to tell if you are actually on a tourist visa or are illegally working in the country without a work visa.
Hey amigos. The guy actually said “a donde se dirigen?”, which is a more appropriate first question at a checkpoint. “Where are you headed?” I had to rewind it to make sure because he said it quite fast! And I’m mexican, so it’s ok if you didn’t catch it.
Rural San Luis is one of the poorest places in Mexico, those communities are completely forgotten by The Mexican government, there is not any source of income,,, and those cafes on the side of the road are places for truck drivers to stop and eat and take a shower, literally thats a truck stop!,,
We are so saddened to see/hear about this place. It's definitely the poorest place we've ever seen in our lives. Many of those homes didn't even appear to have electricity/water/sewage. They were just makeshift shelters out of whatever materials are around. =/ We hope that changes for those areas in the future. Thanks for sharing about the cafes! That makes a lot of sense.
Within the city,any city, there are many places like that,, in Guadalajara you should go see Colonia ferrocarril, you'll be really surprised what you will see over there!! Houses made out of cardboard, old train wagens used as houses, dusty streets, sawage running on middle of the streets, and all of that it's consequence of corruption in government.
Lupe Padilla it is part of it is the goverment ,but most people always like tk blame somebody, most poor people are lazy and don't want get out that situation
^doubtful, i've yet to meet a poor Mexican living in rural Mexico who's lazy. Most work like crazy just to barely feed themselves, but people from guadalajara might be different i suppose :p
It could be part of the corrupt politicians, but also there are a LOT of "social movements" and leaders that caused a lot of damage.. in the south, most of this groups take posesion of a ranch or some wasteland and then they demand the government to give them all the utilities (water, sewer, electricity) without any planning and even when in many cases, that is unfeaseble because they take lands that are in natural reserves or that are too dangerous for human habiting.. And the "social leaders" obviously then get's a lot of money from their people, because they got them some "land".. at least in Oaxaca and Chiapas, that happens a lot, it's almost like a "business model"
The "Cafe" businesses in that town is probably a means of avoiding taxes. Also, you may have seen homes that appeared to be under renovation, yet looked like those renovations had stopped some time ago. The reason for this is the property taxes in Mexico are very high, but only properties that are complete pay taxes. If a building is under renovation, no taxes are charged. So to avoid the property tax, people begin construction, but do not finish the project.
I’ve gotten more crap from US boarder patrol coming back into the US than any other country (minus the witch in England). Canadian boarder patrol is always nice.
That's weird I use mastercard and I've had good luck using it. Can't think of a time they had a card machine and couldn't accept it. Never had to pay for a toll booth though!
We were actually talking about this during our drive today. We got this wrong and we’re planning to correct it in an upcoming video. I think that I thought that MasterCard wasn’t accepted a lot of times because, in our experience, businesses often have a sign that says “Visa” but mentions no other card brands. If one is counting on using Discover or American Express, they’re definitely going to have a harder time though. Also, it seems to happen often enough here in GDL when I ask “se acepten tarjetas” (do you accept credit cards) they’ll ask if I want to pay with Visa or American Express. I don’t ever remember them mentioning MasterCard, so I assumed it wasn’t accepted. It seems that my mistake is just a matter of false assumptions.
The question the military asked is actually common in locations near the border. Every time I drive from Chihuahua to El Paso there's a military checkpoint in between and they always ask the same questions. Don't worry, feel free to answer honestly!
As long as we understand their Spanish, we always answer honestly. We don't have anything to hide :) Thanks for the tips and sharing your experience, we appreciate that!
"A qué se dedican" is a normal question, I have a local mexican friend who visits family on the border and she certainly looks local and she gets questioned just the same. They just wonder what's your business and the reason you are headed to or from the border, they just want to figure out if you are in shady business or not. Just answer honestly and should be fine
Tangerine Travels Just say you guys are tourists and problem solved, but take a deep look when they search your stuff, there have been cases where cops or even the military steal things while "searching" for drugs.
¿A donde se dirigen? means “Where are you going?” - we’ve never been asked what we do for a living by any police or military in Mexico. That would be a strange question indeed. They just wanna know where you’re going, where you came from, if you have any guns or drugs in your car, and what you’re doing in Mexico. No need to worry! And you guys said “Zacatecas” very well! 😆 We’re in Guanajuato for the next month if you happen to be in the area! It’d be cool to meet up. ¡Saludos! -Jim & May
My dad was stopped once for making a U-Turn on a broken traffic light here in Aguascalientes. The cops were actually asking him where he worked, if he had a family, and many personal questions. They found out my dad has plenty of money compared to the average Mexican, but he made a fool out of them and they couldn't get him to pay big money haha, they were outsmarted. But to me it was really worrying that they would ask those questions. Now I understand why they do it haha.
Normal questions is like in the us when police asks you if you have any weapons,drugs or bombs in your car. Is a stupid question joke but they assess you depending on how you answer them back.
You guys are awesome! Love your channel! Hard to see why anyone would give this a thumbs down?? My family is from Tepatitlan Jalisco. Always wanted to visit but never got the courage. Thank you for sharing your travels!
Yes driving at night in Mexico can be dangerous in some places because of criminals stopping cars to rob you, I am from Mexico and me and my family have gone through that in Guerrero and Michoacán in tierra caliente, they hide in the side of the roads in places where you have to go slow like in tight curves, they will come armed and force not only cars to stop but even buses to steal everything they can, even your shoes if they like them, try to avoid small roads and stay in toll highways, those are safe.
Military personnel are mostly harmless and normally ask routine questions that they are instructed to ask, they “de donde viene?”=“where do you come from?”, “a donde va?”=“where are you going” and “a que se dedica”=“what do you do?(for a living)”, in your case just answer we’re tourists and they’ll be satisfied with that. Keep answers simple.
Woo! Going on a road trip to the US with the Tangerine Trio! You guys make a 10 hour drive look fun..and interesting. That's so much driving for one day! I'm curious about all the "cafes" you were seeing. Hmm.
Aw thank you! We try to learn more and improve every day :) Thanks for watching one of our oldies and seeing what we're up to now. :) More to come in the next few days!
A muchos soldados o policias les parece mas sospechoso que digan que se dedican a algo que ellos no entienden a que simplemente digan que son turistas...
"A dónde se dirige?", meaning where are you going?, I been rewatching and that's what he says, it sounds similar, I can see your confusion, hope you guys have a safe trip.
its just me but it seems like the soldier says, was "A donde se dirigen?" or "where are you going?" that is the normal question, not "a que se dedican" "what do you do for a living", but in any case the easiest way to get out for foreigners is to say "on vacations" " vamos de vacaciones" if you know the place you say the city or the state
Amazing video! I know I’m late and others have already said it but he does indeed say, “Adónde se dirigen?” which means “Where are you headed?” ‘Adónde’ obviously meaning ‘to where’ and ‘se dirigen’ being a form of the verb ‘dirigirse’, which literally means ‘to go toward’. Love the channel!
@@TangerineTravels I will check out the video on Puebla, thank you. If I can make a request, a video on the city of Jalpa in the state of Zacatecas would make me very happy. I was born there but haven't seen it for more than 20 years.
The way you dealt with the officer was ok (at least what we could see at the moment haha). Just try to show yourself calm/friendly because if they see you're nervous they might ask more questions or even ask if they can register your car. Normally the ones with military uniform are just doing their job, however, the federales (blue patrol and uniform like a policeman) are the ones that give me chills because they are the one with the bad reputation. About the speed limits, yes.. not even the government respect them haha. As long as you're not going extremely fast they won't say anything. Just try to drive like the other cars do. I'm telling you this based in my experience as a mexican, so you can take it as a suggestion, but every person has a different experience.
@Tangerine Travels if you read this, well it's like driving in California hahaha, on freeways "70 mph" reads "if we all go 80 they can't stop all of us"
@@qwertytypewriter2013 hahaha so true. Be careful tho. CHP are like a pack of wolves going after a herd of deer. Sometimes they pick off the slowest one at the back of the pack
They usually ask you those questions to see how you respond and determine if you might be doing some illegal stuff. I believe you are not required to answer those questions but its just easier to follow along.
I've lived in Mexico for 13 years and most always take the libre ( free roads ) many times the trip is shorter and much more beautiful. Long trips I try and make on a Sunday. If I need change I go to a gas station. Real de Catorce a City in San Luis Potosi is awesome. The Military always ask the same questions, just tell them where your coming from and where you are going and why they will say pasale. I travel in a small Motor Home and the Military will peek in the back and let me go on your way. It's very rare to be stopped on the quota ( pay road ) unless you are really speeding. Driving a vehicle w/ U S plates has always been as issue the laws change frequently and the police don't know what they are anyway. This is why I may move to Baja as the laws for U S cars are not as strict. This is one of the most important things to research before you come to Mexico. I still don't drive at night unless I am in my home in Ajijic the largest expat community in the World.
I've used both in my life time AND back then fwy use to be dangerous roads in poor conditions always underfunded but nowdays that there has been a massive amount of investment in infraestucture the line between them it's quite small, tho i always use toll roads because they are always faster, gives you travel inssurance and most of the. Time they have outstanding road conditions with cutting edge tech and many safety meassures not to mention you avoid municipalities and towns, ! Greetings from puebla!
Because of the amount of traffic they push through I found the Toll roads (Always under construction) in Chicago area some of the biggest ripoffs (Always count your change). Once I stopped traffic and verbally went at it with toll booth operator who tried to short change me. Cop came over and toll booth operator panicked and refunded my money. PS, I don't trust most Chicago cops but at least this time I got an honest one who was nice. Bottom line is there's bad people in all countries!!!
To calculate tolls from one Mexican city to another, check out this website. Look for "English Version" if you don't know Spanish: app.sct.gob.mx/sibuac_internet/ControllerUI?action=cmdEscogeRuta
Regarding the "not paying your toll at mexican highways" topic...... I strongly sugest you to pay it anyways, because the toll includes an insurance that in case of something bad happens, you'll have some medical insurance covered, road asistance, etc... Without the ticket, you are on your own.
Wow I am Mexican living in the Us since forever and rarely ever visit Mexico so if I ever would to drive to Mexico I would be clueless on every thing u both experiencing at this moment, thank u for ur advise.
Enjoying your videos! How much do you estimate total tolls would be to cross from Laredo to the Guatemala border (through SL Potosi, Mexico City, Puebla)? Would it be feasible in three days, do you think? Thank you!
yes those patches of houses along the road are the way these people living along the road make their money, they tend to sell home made food, and juice, and soda, and coffee
Toll freeways in Mexico are managed by many different private companies, that's why some of them accept credit cards and some do not accept any credit cards.
can you please tellme what or why did you go from zacatecas to san luis potosi? instead zacatecas to saltillo then monterrey? i mean it is more close that way...
really? thats weird because the direct road from aguascalientes-zacatecas to saltillo monterrey laredo (and it is a highway too) is more short, and it is more cheaper tolls, i mean, im from aguascalientes and i know what im talking about and i know very well that road next time i´ll recomend you take the road from zacatecas to saltillo dont go to sanluis potosi its not necesary..... @@TangerineTravels
I hope the next Mexican President will cancel all that tolls, because the Mexican people is really angry with all this tolls, very expensive, many things are going to change with the new President. I love your videos GRACIAS POR DAR A CONOCER MEXICO( thanks for showing to the world the real Mexico)
The limit speed on federal roads (highways) is 110 km drive safe hehe, And Those places that say CAFE is literally that they sale COFEE (beans) or places that sale coffee to truck drivers, XD. Other thing at the military check point you get wrong he said A DONDE SE DIRIGEN? (where are you going?) and then he said PUEDE BAJAR EL CRISTAL,? ( can you roll down the window? Again be safe guys not need to be panic mode just alert mode . Every where accept VISA and Mastercard thats weird ,the problem is American Express.
I've been driving coahuila and nuevo leon highways for years, and even sometimes from coahuila to toluca, in my experience 100 is a standard speed, when you get to know exactly the places where federales hangout you may be confident in going 120-130 when they are not around, but just to be safe go 100-110, I've done it nearby federales and they won't notice unless you go over 130 or they are hunting for bribes
Drove from LA to Cabo once upon a time; carried a couple of cases of fuel additive because at the time, the petrol there had octane levels between 83-85. Is it still the same, now?
I heard "¿a qué se dedican? " even before I read the text. Anyway, both are common questions. They mainly stop cars with only men passengers or young couples to do inspections, but anybody can be stopped. My husband usually responds saying his profession and that is usually enough
Military checkpoints are a common thing in Mexico's freeways. Saying that you are tourist is more than enough, just don't be nervous or scared because the soldier could ask for more information or even check the inside of the car. Looking through the back window is also a normal thing for them to do. It is normal for the officers to ask you where you are going, if this is the case saying something like "we are going to whatever state, we are tourist" should be more than enough. Normally, the speed limit on the freeway is 110 kilometers per hour. If you are driving below that speed is highly recommended to stick to the right lane, this is to let other people pass you (in case they want to go faster) A personal advise, try not to eat in those cafes or restaurants at the side of the road. Sometimes the food is not that hygienically prepared.
The amount of toll booths in Mexico really surprised us when we were there. We caught the bus when travelling through, so we missed the toll booth experience.
I'm here for 180 days,paid $410 to ride my motorcycle here. They say I get my money back when I return, I want to stay, any ideas, avoiding ride back to Nogales?
I lived in Mexico for 15 years from 1995 to 2010 I never renewed my visa every time I left Mexico to go back to LA they just charged me around 200 pesos that's it. You really don't have to go back every 6 months as long as you you pay the citation they don't care they just want your money!!! It's not like they going to deport you back to US if you don't have a visa!!!! As far as the roads they are always 2 roads 1 with toll and 1 free so if you don't wanna pay toll you can always take the free one!!! I drove many times to Guadalajara from LA and back and never paid a toll and no problem!!! And I have no idea what you two are nagging about regarding the questions just answer them what's the difference why they're asking you those questions, I don't get it!!! You sound like couple of spoiled kids!!!
at the military check point he said A DONDE SE DIRIGEN? (where are you going?) and then he said PUEDE BAJAR EL CRISTAL? ( can you roll down the window?
Some other people in the comments are saying it's a pretty common question in Mexico. People can be blunter here, so it doesn't seem like too big a stretch that it would be a normal question. It's just not one we're used to lol ;P
its not in mexico,they ask to see what kind of answere you give ,they deal with drug dealers a lot so they have to ask and see how you react and answere ,basically they check how nervouse you get and they might ask you the same questions in different ways and see how you respond.
Sally Greenberg that was a wrong interpretation , i have been there many times , the question was what do you do in MÉXICO ? Like being turist, student , retired. That question was fo r somebody transporting drugs will try to make a story of something.
I whent from cancun to valladolid it is about 2 1/2 hours and was $14. Dollars around 220 pesos. But was nice easy and you have phone number they will help you if I need something also my phone signal was amazing all the way. Not the best price but was secured and well maintained.
I'm still like on video #36 but was curious to know why you had to drive back to the border? I'm sure you explained it on a previous video but I'm not that far ahead. :-)
Ok, cool. I'm really enjoying watching your videos of this journey you guys have taken. I actually just took an excursion through Mexico myself a few weeks ago. My gringo friend moved to Merida, Yucatan, last year, but couldn't immigrate his vehicle over there. He sold it to me at a very good price, but I had to fly to Merida and drive all the way back to Los Angeles by myself :-( so I know exactly what you guys are experiencing with all the checkpoints, the Federales, the Tolls, and the traffic driving fast and passing you guys up...I kept moving to the shoulder and let them through. I was so tired of paying all those Tolls my goodness, I think I must of spent like $500 US dollars just in tolls. I'm going to try to catch up on the videos. I'm on the video of you guys celebrating your birthday in Ciudad Obregon...LOL. BTW your Spanish is really good, both of you.... :-)
So we kind of dropped the ball on this video and never explicitly said why we were going back to the US. We explained it bit by bit over the course of the past few videos but not well in this one...So why were we going back to the US? Because we initially came to Mexico with 180-day visa and a 180-day car permit. We had to go back to the US to deal with our visa situation and make sure we remained legal with our car and visas.
Question: if you stay longer than the 180 days and you decide to come back after that, what will or can happen? Do they catch it? We always travel by airplane and are nearing that 180 day mark.... Do we need to worry?
La Guera Alvarado if you're over your 180 days you will pay a fine, not sure of the exact costs, last year my plane was delayed for a day I left on the 180th
Well that’s kinda clickbait, you made out that you had to come back for a more serious reason
"A que se dedica" what's your trade? What's it that you do? More or less that's what it means, it was a soft interrogation... so I would say tourist would be the best answer
Thats what I tought.
I hope everything works out for you guys.
Be good and stay safe.
And for the Military asking ¿A que te dedicas? What do you do for living? Thats a common cuestion, any autority can make you so they know if you dont get nervous, first of all, then comes your talking, so they know if you are a local or not, so if you dont feel comfortable talking in spanish or you dont understand what they are saying, dont worry, talk in english, so they will get a translator if necesary.
See you, be safe.
Hasta la vista chavos.
I tell you what a "Cafe" house is; is not that they nesserly sell coffe, (even though you can get coffe there at any time). But what it really means or is, its a common house that you can stop there and sit at their own dinning table and eat there, you would usually eat the same of what that family cooked that same day for lunch, you can stop there like at Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner, will sit with them and eat with them too, and let me tell you those people are super friendly and polite, it really is a nice experiance to remember!, 👍
wow...how amazing is that!!
What a wonderful thing! Making Mexico that much more warm and welcoming. Thank you for the explanation
Wow!! I’m from Mexico as well and didn’t know that either!!
Hector Ortega We need to try that next time !
So far, THIS is the one reason I would make all the effort it appears it takes, to come to mexico. Not kidding.
Any guesses what might be happening next? Dun dun dunnnn....
Tangerine Travels I Guess something related yo renew The car permit?
Can't wait to find out, but surely it involves more shenanigans!
I don’t know, but now i’m wondering where is Laska, i’m worried about her
Tangerine Travels A que te dedicas = What's your business. What are you doing pretty much.
Solar eclipse 😂
I'd rather deal with Mexican Military than Mexican Police. They actually instill morals and good values within the Mexican Military. In my experience personnel from the MARINA are the most professional!
Juan
If you support the existence of government, then you support other men claiming you as property.
Government is slavery. And the military and cops are the henchmen of politicians that keep the slavery going.
Without government there would be chaos.
Bee Gee right
Mariah Ellisor modem governments are documented corporations since their ungodly constitutions. Patriotic folks will always remain in denial because they know their families has generations of blood shed for these rich "government" corporate societies.
We don't need rich rulers, we need honest moralistic leaders that shouldn't get paid for a good deed as running a "good" country..
Military checkpoints always ask every driver passing through "what do you do for a living?", it's a standard question. You answered correctly, tourist on vacation, just in case print out an address where you are staying in Mexico. they won't ask for more information, in fact military presence is a sign of secure roads. If they ask to step out of the car for inspection, just cooperate with them, they are targeting vehicles carrying anything illegal.
Yes, U.S. customs also ask the same question to foreigners before allowing entrance into the U.S.
Thank you for your videos!
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I have never been asked what I do! I have been in out of Mexico, Canada, and the USA. Never been asked my occupation.
Yeah! Is a standard question ( if you look touristy) and they basically are trying to see how would you respond to that question in order to assess if you’re traffic drugs or such!!
Like if you doubt on your respond or things like that!
Like everyone else have said very calmly just say: “tourist or CZcamsr”.
I completely agree with you, it is a standard question. Do you have a quick answer or do you stumble answering trying to make something up.
I also agree with Military presence. I used to own a condo in Puerto Morelos. I was speaking to a military man one day and he was very nice. I told him his presence scared me. He answered, "I scare hue, I ham only here for your protection. We would not be here if it was not a tourist city."
I got a new attitude after that !!!
Same as asking you that at a international airport. Basically trying to tell if you are actually on a tourist visa or are illegally working in the country without a work visa.
Hey amigos. The guy actually said “a donde se dirigen?”, which is a more appropriate first question at a checkpoint. “Where are you headed?” I had to rewind it to make sure because he said it quite fast! And I’m mexican, so it’s ok if you didn’t catch it.
Binge watching your videos and really enjoying them thank you for sharing
It' s Monday and there's a fiesta in the plaza, IT' S MEXICO..!
The traditional fiesta of San Lunes!
That what about to say 😂😂😭😭
Rural San Luis is one of the poorest places in Mexico, those communities are completely forgotten by The Mexican government, there is not any source of income,,, and those cafes on the side of the road are places for truck drivers to stop and eat and take a shower, literally thats a truck stop!,,
We are so saddened to see/hear about this place. It's definitely the poorest place we've ever seen in our lives. Many of those homes didn't even appear to have electricity/water/sewage. They were just makeshift shelters out of whatever materials are around. =/ We hope that changes for those areas in the future. Thanks for sharing about the cafes! That makes a lot of sense.
Within the city,any city, there are many places like that,, in Guadalajara you should go see Colonia ferrocarril, you'll be really surprised what you will see over there!! Houses made out of cardboard, old train wagens used as houses, dusty streets, sawage running on middle of the streets, and all of that it's consequence of corruption in government.
Lupe Padilla it is part of it is the goverment ,but most people always like tk blame somebody, most poor people are lazy and don't want get out that situation
^doubtful, i've yet to meet a poor Mexican living in rural Mexico who's lazy. Most work like crazy just to barely feed themselves, but people from guadalajara might be different i suppose :p
It could be part of the corrupt politicians, but also there are a LOT of "social movements" and leaders that caused a lot of damage..
in the south, most of this groups take posesion of a ranch or some wasteland and then they demand the government to give them all the utilities (water, sewer, electricity) without any planning and even when in many cases, that is unfeaseble because they take lands that are in natural reserves or that are too dangerous for human habiting..
And the "social leaders" obviously then get's a lot of money from their people, because they got them some "land".. at least in Oaxaca and Chiapas, that happens a lot, it's almost like a "business model"
The "Cafe" businesses in that town is probably a means of avoiding taxes.
Also, you may have seen homes that appeared to be under renovation, yet looked like those renovations had stopped some time ago. The reason for this is the property taxes in Mexico are very high, but only properties that are complete pay taxes.
If a building is under renovation, no taxes are charged. So to avoid the property tax, people begin construction, but do not finish the project.
I am a Canadian and when I cross into Vermont I get these questions and more. Sometimes I think I will be asked for my blood type.
yeah, US border partol are dick heads.
Racist much?
Juan Munoz right dumb af to say no offense to brown skin but go on to stereotype hardcore 🥴
I’ve gotten more crap from US boarder patrol coming back into the US than any other country (minus the witch in England). Canadian boarder patrol is always nice.
That's weird I use mastercard and I've had good luck using it. Can't think of a time they had a card machine and couldn't accept it. Never had to pay for a toll booth though!
We were actually talking about this during our drive today. We got this wrong and we’re planning to correct it in an upcoming video. I think that I thought that MasterCard wasn’t accepted a lot of times because, in our experience, businesses often have a sign that says “Visa” but mentions no other card brands. If one is counting on using Discover or American Express, they’re definitely going to have a harder time though. Also, it seems to happen often enough here in GDL when I ask “se acepten tarjetas” (do you accept credit cards) they’ll ask if I want to pay with Visa or American Express. I don’t ever remember them mentioning MasterCard, so I assumed it wasn’t accepted. It seems that my mistake is just a matter of false assumptions.
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Along with the Kennons too. All together :P I think they are way bigger than the tangerines in subscriptors
Thanks for the correction! I have 2 mastercards in my wallet for my trip to Mexico and thought I was going to have to get a Visa!
The question the military asked is actually common in locations near the border. Every time I drive from Chihuahua to El Paso there's a military checkpoint in between and they always ask the same questions. Don't worry, feel free to answer honestly!
As long as we understand their Spanish, we always answer honestly. We don't have anything to hide :) Thanks for the tips and sharing your experience, we appreciate that!
"A qué se dedican" is a normal question, I have a local mexican friend who visits family on the border and she certainly looks local and she gets questioned just the same. They just wonder what's your business and the reason you are headed to or from the border, they just want to figure out if you are in shady business or not.
Just answer honestly and should be fine
Tangerine Travels Just say you guys are tourists and problem solved, but take a deep look when they search your stuff, there have been cases where cops or even the military steal things while "searching" for drugs.
@@davlor86 - Happened to me! Military CP north of Acapulco.
¿A donde se dirigen? means “Where are you going?” - we’ve never been asked what we do for a living by any police or military in Mexico. That would be a strange question indeed. They just wanna know where you’re going, where you came from, if you have any guns or drugs in your car, and what you’re doing in Mexico. No need to worry!
And you guys said “Zacatecas” very well! 😆
We’re in Guanajuato for the next month if you happen to be in the area! It’d be cool to meet up. ¡Saludos! -Jim & May
My dad was stopped once for making a U-Turn on a broken traffic light here in Aguascalientes. The cops were actually asking him where he worked, if he had a family, and many personal questions. They found out my dad has plenty of money compared to the average Mexican, but he made a fool out of them and they couldn't get him to pay big money haha, they were outsmarted. But to me it was really worrying that they would ask those questions. Now I understand why they do it haha.
In those check points is pretty normal standard question I would say, they do kind of social analysis asking you simple questions.
Normal questions is like in the us when police asks you if you have any weapons,drugs or bombs in your car. Is a stupid question joke but they assess you depending on how you answer them back.
Foreigners who reside in Mexico are frequently asked what we do for a living. An easy way to quickly assess if you are legally in the country.
I have been asked what I do for a living many times in Federal and military checkpoints.
You guys are awesome! Love your channel! Hard to see why anyone would give this a thumbs down?? My family is from Tepatitlan Jalisco. Always wanted to visit but never got the courage. Thank you for sharing your travels!
I'm glad you guys are back, I was missing your videos!
Yes driving at night in Mexico can be dangerous in some places because of criminals stopping cars to rob you, I am from Mexico and me and my family have gone through that in Guerrero and Michoacán in tierra caliente, they hide in the side of the roads in places where you have to go slow like in tight curves, they will come armed and force not only cars to stop but even buses to steal everything they can, even your shoes if they like them, try to avoid small roads and stay in toll highways, those are safe.
Thanks for the info ill be driving to Puerto Vallarta in a,few months
I’m sure I’m being paranoid but I’d be so afraid to drive there just because of bad stories I’ve heard. Is it generally safe? At least during the day?
But these idealistic expats keep trying to tell us that Mexico is soooo much safer than America
Military personnel are mostly harmless and normally ask routine questions that they are instructed to ask, they “de donde viene?”=“where do you come from?”, “a donde va?”=“where are you going” and “a que se dedica”=“what do you do?(for a living)”, in your case just answer we’re tourists and they’ll be satisfied with that. Keep answers simple.
Lots of great info in this video. Gracias
Thanks for the information guys
Woo! Going on a road trip to the US with the Tangerine Trio! You guys make a 10 hour drive look fun..and interesting. That's so much driving for one day! I'm curious about all the "cafes" you were seeing. Hmm.
Sarah S. Café!!! Most of big truck drivers drink alot of Coffee and they're can rest at the same time when they stop to grab some
Sarah S. Coffee help them not to sleep while they driving
I guess it's to grab a bite or something
Ahh, makes sense! Ery'body needs a rest and some energy on those long drives. Thanks for explaining it. 😃
Sarah S. In USA you have rest areas, in Mexico you have cafes!!! and some others 😉 your welcome 🤗😂
Military Check Points are Good. They are mainly looking for any ilegal traffiking, don´t worry.
The entrance video is so cool!
I was watching the video #25 and I got curious about this video, your spanish is really good now. Drive save!!!
Aw thank you! We try to learn more and improve every day :) Thanks for watching one of our oldies and seeing what we're up to now. :) More to come in the next few days!
A que se dedican? "Somos turistas" and done
We'll remember that! Thank you :)
Grand Slam i think they asked “¿a donde se dirigen?” Which means where are you headed.
Serg AP . you are right he asked a donde se dirigen I herd wrong.
"Somos bloggeros, hacemos videos en CZcams sobre México"
A muchos soldados o policias les parece mas sospechoso que digan que se dedican a algo que ellos no entienden a que simplemente digan que son turistas...
Café!!! Most of big truck drivers drink alot of Cafe and they're can rest at the same time when they stop to grab some.
Just wondering what kind of camera you film with? Thanks for the vids.
Im so jealous u guys very close to my beautiful city slp !!! Big like and subbed good videos too
"A dónde se dirige?", meaning where are you going?, I been rewatching and that's what he says, it sounds similar, I can see your confusion, hope you guys have a safe trip.
its just me but it seems like the soldier says, was "A donde se dirigen?" or "where are you going?" that is the normal question, not "a que se dedican" "what do you do for a living", but in any case the easiest way to get out for foreigners is to say "on vacations" " vamos de vacaciones" if you know the place you say the city or the state
kiosukeabg but they do ask a que se dedican most of the time, it's a common question they ask.
That is what they are asking - where are you going...what's your destination
Im so glad you guys are doing so good in the toll booth!!
Amazing video! I know I’m late and others have already said it but he does indeed say, “Adónde se dirigen?” which means “Where are you headed?” ‘Adónde’ obviously meaning ‘to where’ and ‘se dirigen’ being a form of the verb ‘dirigirse’, which literally means ‘to go toward’. Love the channel!
manejaron muchos kilómetros el, (militar pregunto a donde te diriges? )
Do you realize no matter where you two go, your life has become a series for all of your fans, and you can't stop uploading your life?
Your videos are amazing. Thank you for sharing Mexico with the world.
Thanks for your kind comment, Carlos! We are so glad you're enjoying our videos.
@@TangerineTravels I will check out the video on Puebla, thank you. If I can make a request, a video on the city of Jalpa in the state of Zacatecas would make me very happy. I was born there but haven't seen it for more than 20 years.
Good job muchachos! Great video.
Hey...donde esta Laska?
The way you dealt with the officer was ok (at least what we could see at the moment haha). Just try to show yourself calm/friendly because if they see you're nervous they might ask more questions or even ask if they can register your car. Normally the ones with military uniform are just doing their job, however, the federales (blue patrol and uniform like a policeman) are the ones that give me chills because they are the one with the bad reputation.
About the speed limits, yes.. not even the government respect them haha. As long as you're not going extremely fast they won't say anything. Just try to drive like the other cars do.
I'm telling you this based in my experience as a mexican, so you can take it as a suggestion, but every person has a different experience.
Wolfgang goethe Efectivamente, amigo.
And if you get pulled over by municipales, be careful, they use to have sticky material on their hands...
@Tangerine Travels if you read this, well it's like driving in California hahaha, on freeways "70 mph" reads "if we all go 80 they can't stop all of us"
@@qwertytypewriter2013 hahaha so true. Be careful tho. CHP are like a pack of wolves going after a herd of deer. Sometimes they pick off the slowest one at the back of the pack
You guys are awesome! Take care and drive safely.
So you guys had a visa issue? Like you were getting close to the expiration date on it? Or like some other issue?
They usually ask you those questions to see how you respond and determine if you might be doing some illegal stuff. I believe you are not required to answer those questions but its just easier to follow along.
I've lived in Mexico for 13 years and most always take the libre ( free roads ) many times the trip is shorter and much more beautiful. Long trips I try and make on a Sunday. If I need change I go to a gas station. Real de Catorce a City in San Luis Potosi is awesome. The Military always ask the same questions, just tell them where your coming from and where you are going and why they will say pasale. I travel in a small Motor Home and the Military will peek in the back and let me go on your way. It's very rare to be stopped on the quota ( pay road ) unless you are really speeding. Driving a vehicle w/ U S plates has always been as issue the laws change frequently and the police don't know what they are anyway. This is why I may move to Baja as the laws for U S cars are not as strict. This is one of the most important things to research before you come to Mexico. I still don't drive at night unless I am in my home in Ajijic the largest expat community in the World.
What camera do you guys use to shot at night? Great work, amazing videos.
Hi, for this toll thing. Is it not possible to buy a full prize ticket with that you could pass all toll stations without paying every time?
Amor eterno playing on the background... that song makes me cry everytime! 😭
WiruSenpai esa noooo
They were not curious about the car. Just drugs.
Very informative and real life Mexico. Thanks for taking us along. I would love to collaborate with you.
Awesome...
You all came to my hometown.
Laredo, TX...
Yay-yesssss!!!
Love your channel.
Just like the kinetic Keanons.
The toll freeways in Mexico are the fastes and safest way to travel, the people collecting the fee at the boots are very honest
We've also found that to be the case. Well...almost every time. You'll have to wait for the next episode...
Well unfortunately you have to keep your eyes open because you'll find dishonest people everywhere, especially if they work in a government agency.
I've used both in my life time AND back then fwy use to be dangerous roads in poor conditions always underfunded but nowdays that there has been a massive amount of investment in infraestucture the line between them it's quite small, tho i always use toll roads because they are always faster, gives you travel inssurance and most of the. Time they have outstanding road conditions with cutting edge tech and many safety meassures not to mention you avoid municipalities and towns, ! Greetings from puebla!
Because of the amount of traffic they push through I found the Toll roads (Always under construction) in Chicago area some of the biggest ripoffs (Always count your change). Once I stopped traffic and verbally went at it with toll booth operator who tried to short change me. Cop came over and toll booth operator panicked and refunded my money. PS, I don't trust most Chicago cops but at least this time I got an honest one who was nice. Bottom line is there's bad people in all countries!!!
Military checkpoint he said “A donde se dirigen?”... “where are you headed?”
Just tell them the girl just got a job at Boys Town in Nuevo Laredo. Great place to visit.
To calculate tolls from one Mexican city to another, check out this website. Look for "English Version" if you don't know Spanish: app.sct.gob.mx/sibuac_internet/ControllerUI?action=cmdEscogeRuta
Did you record in Zacatecas and Saltillo ? Will you show them after ?
Regarding the "not paying your toll at mexican highways" topic...... I strongly sugest you to pay it anyways, because the toll includes an insurance that in case of something bad happens, you'll have some medical insurance covered, road asistance, etc... Without the ticket, you are on your own.
whoops... you already said it in the video.
but it bears repeating...I just read your comment to my wife. We are planning a trip to Mexico and this is very important. thanks!
have a nice trip!
So what happens if you need help who do you call?
@@aracelilazcon30 cazadores de fantasmas
Wow I am Mexican living in the Us since forever and rarely ever visit Mexico so if I ever would to drive to Mexico I would be clueless on every thing u both experiencing at this moment, thank u for ur advise.
What camera do you use? Thank you and happy travels!
This little guy: amzn.to/2oRRdDv
Enjoying your videos! How much do you estimate total tolls would be to cross from Laredo to the Guatemala border (through SL Potosi, Mexico City, Puebla)? Would it be feasible in three days, do you think? Thank you!
Please go to the hermosa provincia in Guadalajara
yes those patches of houses along the road are the way these people living along the road make their money, they tend to sell home made food, and juice, and soda, and coffee
Drive safely! Have a good trip
Darn it. Just missed you guys in Saltillo. Guess I need to keep you guys updated when I return in November.
Please do!
your both brave great and wonderful people. Thanks for sharing. God bless you both.
Toll freeways in Mexico are managed by many different private companies, that's why some of them accept credit cards and some do not accept any credit cards.
Oh, is that right?!? That makes a lot of sense. That must be why some have signs saying they charge for the use of credit cards while others don't.
LP You mean? "Some of them accept..." Right?
Yes that’s a simple typo and that’s what Lupe meant.
can you please tellme what or why did you go from zacatecas to san luis potosi? instead zacatecas to saltillo then monterrey? i mean it is more close that way...
We always take the route that Google Maps recommends and that usually keeps us on toll roads from city to city.
really? thats weird because the direct road from aguascalientes-zacatecas to saltillo monterrey laredo (and it is a highway too) is more short, and it is more cheaper tolls, i mean, im from aguascalientes and i know what im talking about and i know very well that road next time i´ll recomend you take the road from zacatecas to saltillo dont go to sanluis potosi its not necesary..... @@TangerineTravels
8:27 omg i love this, so cool lol
Coahuila
Co (as in "co-worker)
A (A in spanish haha)
Hui (we)
La (La in spanish)
Can you tell us why you needed to run for the border so suddenly?
Joel Mather turist need to go to the border every 180 Dias if they don’t out a property
Visa expiring
Great video guys 👍🏻
Ahhhhhh 1st like and comment!!! Love you guys!!
Yay! Thanks, Nancy! #GongThatBell ;)
I didn't understand, why you need to go to the border?
Yeah, I didn't understand either why they needed to get back to the US
We'll be talking about that in an upcoming video :)
Probably to renew their permit
I'm guessing their car permit is going to expire, usually they good for 6 months.
Tourist Visa and car registration are only valid for 6 months. My guess is they have to renew both.
I hope the next Mexican President will cancel all that tolls, because the Mexican people is really angry with all this tolls, very expensive, many things are going to change with the new President. I love your videos GRACIAS POR DAR A CONOCER MEXICO( thanks for showing to the world the real Mexico)
OMG! Been so worried about you guys. Never thought you'd have bad WiFi at Lakeside. Be safe. Can't wait till the next chapter.
By Lakeside do you mean Lake Chapala area in general?
Is Lakeside known for good wifi? we're coming down to Ajijic and were wondering.
Glad to see Jordan you don't suffer from mucho control of driving the car. Great videos!
Pay your toll(s ) because you will need the insurance in case of an accident.
If the speed limit on a highway is 80, should we be driving over or under 120? lol
Tangerine Travels...maybe keep 120...so the federales don't even try chasing you 😆
Tangerine Travels just look over your 2 shoulders, and if you don't see any cops, federal the Caminos, who cares how fast you're driving lol
The limit speed on federal roads (highways) is 110 km drive safe hehe, And Those places that say CAFE is literally that they sale COFEE (beans) or places that sale coffee to truck drivers, XD.
Other thing at the military check point you get wrong he said A DONDE SE DIRIGEN? (where are you going?) and then he said PUEDE BAJAR EL CRISTAL,? ( can you roll down the window? Again be safe guys not need to be panic mode just alert mode . Every where accept VISA and Mastercard thats weird ,the problem is American Express.
you can drive faster but if you are stopped by federales for exceeding the speed limit, you have to pay a very expensive fine, you don’t want that!!
I've been driving coahuila and nuevo leon highways for years, and even sometimes from coahuila to toluca, in my experience 100 is a standard speed, when you get to know exactly the places where federales hangout you may be confident in going 120-130 when they are not around, but just to be safe go 100-110, I've done it nearby federales and they won't notice unless you go over 130 or they are hunting for bribes
Drove from LA to Cabo once upon a time; carried a couple of cases of fuel additive because at the time, the petrol there had octane levels between 83-85. Is it still the same, now?
Question, Are you allowed to work in Mexico with a tourist visa?
No you need a special work permit if you’re earning income from Mexican sources
THEY are asking what do. You do for a living
12:01 the Soldier asks “hacia donde se dirigen” where are you going to🤔🤔
Even reading hacia donde se dirigen, we don't even know what that means lol.
It means "where are you headed?"
Izzy T yes basically 🤔
I heard "¿a qué se dedican? " even before I read the text. Anyway, both are common questions. They mainly stop cars with only men passengers or young couples to do inspections, but anybody can be stopped. My husband usually responds saying his profession and that is usually enough
Have you guys not passed a border patrol checkpoint in the US? They usually ask similar questions including citizenship status.
Hi. How are you both doing? It seems from your videos toll payments are very expensive.
O my, you stayed in Saltillo, I live in Saltillo, hope you had great time
Military checkpoints are a common thing in Mexico's freeways. Saying that you are tourist is more than enough, just don't be nervous or scared because the soldier could ask for more information or even check the inside of the car. Looking through the back window is also a normal thing for them to do.
It is normal for the officers to ask you where you are going, if this is the case saying something like "we are going to whatever state, we are tourist" should be more than enough.
Normally, the speed limit on the freeway is 110 kilometers per hour. If you are driving below that speed is highly recommended to stick to the right lane, this is to let other people pass you (in case they want to go faster)
A personal advise, try not to eat in those cafes or restaurants at the side of the road. Sometimes the food is not that hygienically prepared.
My guess is something to do with drugs.
The amount of toll booths in Mexico really surprised us when we were there. We caught the bus when travelling through, so we missed the toll booth experience.
I think I heard them ask “a donde se derijen?” Meaning, where are you headed to?
yea!! this is mexico!😂 did you taste the mordida?🤣 in towns its even worse.. take care!
What is that? lol
We've been pulled over many times but no mordidas.
Don't feed the dogs, don't pay any Bribe to Transit Police, city police!
brides huh? i didn't know paying women to get marry with the police in Mexico was a thing lol
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Half way through; lovin' the banjo music. Want to hear more.
I'm here for 180 days,paid $410 to ride my motorcycle here. They say I get my money back when I return, I want to stay, any ideas, avoiding ride back to Nogales?
I lived in Mexico for 15 years from 1995 to 2010 I never renewed my visa every time I left Mexico to go back to LA they just charged me around 200 pesos that's it.
You really don't have to go back every 6 months as long as you you pay the citation they don't care they just want your money!!!
It's not like they going to deport you back to US if you don't have a visa!!!!
As far as the roads they are always 2 roads 1 with toll and 1 free so if you don't wanna pay toll you can always take the free one!!! I drove many times to Guadalajara from LA and back and never paid a toll and no problem!!!
And I have no idea what you two are nagging about regarding the questions just answer them what's the difference why they're asking you those questions, I don't get it!!! You sound like couple of spoiled kids!!!
Wow, can't believe they asked what you guys do for a living. Ridiculous
at the military check point he said A DONDE SE DIRIGEN? (where are you going?) and then he said PUEDE BAJAR EL CRISTAL? ( can you roll down the window?
Some other people in the comments are saying it's a pretty common question in Mexico. People can be blunter here, so it doesn't seem like too big a stretch that it would be a normal question. It's just not one we're used to lol ;P
the military actually asked, where are you going to? (A donde se dirigen) I think maddie got confused :P
its not in mexico,they ask to see what kind of answere you give ,they deal with drug dealers a lot so they have to ask and see how you react and answere ,basically they check how nervouse you get and they might ask you the same questions in different ways and see how you respond.
Sally Greenberg that was a wrong interpretation , i have been there many times , the question was what do you do in MÉXICO ? Like being turist, student , retired. That question was fo r somebody transporting drugs will try to make a story of something.
Thanks for making this video, now I know that there is a lot of expensive tolls in Mexico. This toll stuff is really getting out of control!
I whent from cancun to valladolid it is about 2 1/2 hours and was $14. Dollars around 220 pesos. But was nice easy and you have phone number they will help you if I need something also my phone signal was amazing all the way. Not the best price but was secured and well maintained.
Quite the adventure. Can't wait to see part II. Really enjoyed dinner with y'all. Safe travels!
Thanks for meeting up with us, we enjoyed it as well :)
Stop rambling! Get to the point!
Stop being rude! Be nice!
it's her attempt at constructive criticism. Some watch for information, not entertainment.
I can’t find the code for your coupon? I signed up!!!
Are we taking 90 Miles per hour?
I'm still like on video #36 but was curious to know why you had to drive back to the border? I'm sure you explained it on a previous video but I'm not that far ahead. :-)
We did not explain it in a previous video but we will be explaining it in a coming video :)
Ok, cool. I'm really enjoying watching your videos of this journey you guys have taken. I actually just took an excursion through Mexico myself a few weeks ago. My gringo friend moved to Merida, Yucatan, last year, but couldn't immigrate his vehicle over there. He sold it to me at a very good price, but I had to fly to Merida and drive all the way back to Los Angeles by myself :-( so I know exactly what you guys are experiencing with all the checkpoints, the Federales, the Tolls, and the traffic driving fast and passing you guys up...I kept moving to the shoulder and let them through. I was so tired of paying all those Tolls my goodness, I think I must of spent like $500 US dollars just in tolls. I'm going to try to catch up on the videos. I'm on the video of you guys celebrating your birthday in Ciudad Obregon...LOL. BTW your Spanish is really good, both of you.... :-)
please explain why you had to suddenly leave the country...was your 6 month visa expiring? could you have avoided that trip etc?
This video explains a bit more: czcams.com/video/TES7L2lT7Uo/video.html
It was our 6 month visas expiring and also what we talked about in that vid
The dancing/lip singing was awesome ;)
Have a nice trip !
How do you prepare for who's line is it,,