MEXICO
Hey, Zorro, how much did it cost to buy into that COUNTRY CLUB.
Okay, I agree that Juan's post was a bit on the petty side. But he did bring up a valid economic and ethical argument that wasn't really defined in his post. This argument is not about thrifty hobbyists denying cabbies an extra taco platter or case of Tecate. It is about these unscrupulous Libre cabbies extracting unjust premiums through unfair business practices. The people being ripped off are not the "snookered" hobbyist. Rather, it is the fairly competitive cabbies who are being robbed of their fair share of tacos and Tecate -- not to mention diapers, formula and books. It's an argument for fair business competition in the Zona.
Zorro, once again you bring up this thing about your potential for being a "leader" of the TER TJ crowd. I smelled this early in the post even before you mentioned it later on in the passage -- it only confirmed my suspicions that your pungent post was laced with an agenda. And if not that, then with comtempt for anyone trying to stamp their own style of adventure in "your playground." We don't need no leader and we are not interested in your aspirations of dominance and deluded glory. This is everyone's playground.
BTW, I thought we were of the same generation (x-generation) that shunned the errors of the ways of the YUPies right before us. But then, I did a quick calculation and if you are 33 y.o. as you state, then I think you missed the x-generation by a year or two. This explains alot. My cousins in their mid to late 30's are all YUPies and they irritate me with their obsession with herd consumerism, the "image is everything" mentality, and bad habits of conspicious consumption they picked up in the 80's.
As always, the mighty ZORRO (sarcasm) is the one that stirs the TER drink (compliment intended).
Peace out, homie. 
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As someone mentioned in the thread below (before you honored me with my own thread in your tar and feather attempt, much like some other loser did on the Los Angeles board a few weeks ago), Juan is nothing more than the Ugly American.
He doesn't mind that he is receiving pussy at about 20% of the price he would pay in San Diego or Los Angeles, but heaven forbid that Juan pay an extra $1.50 in cabfare so that some cabbie may have the opportunity to feed his family that week.
For that, the cabbie deserves to be reported and lose his job. Well, with a little luck, that same cabbie will resort to robbing Juan and others like him, in their future times of desperation.
Juan points out that "gringos" are charged more than locals for things in Mexico. OK...SO THE FUCK WHAT??? Last time I checked, our universities were charging foreign students about triple the price as they were charging U.S. citizens.
Bottom line, I think that Juan and others that go to Mexico really have no interest in the well-being of those that serve them and allow them the opportunity to have cheap sex with beautiful women. Personally, I will not hesitate to give a cabbie a $10 spot, even when he asks for $5 or $6, and will not hesitate to give the waiter $10, even when he charges me $8 for a couple Dos XX's. In the end, those extra few dollars mean NOTHING to me and may make the difference between a tolerable existence and a miserable existence for these Mexicans.
ABM, you really should bite your tongue. You have already proven yourself to be a sucker beyond comparison. I guess you could use the brownie points that this post may chalk up for you to help alleviate the self-induced damage to your image that will not soon be forgotten.
Peace out, sap.
-12 entries found for sap. 4. Slang. A gullible person; a dupe.
Courtesy of www.dictionary.com, and originating, possibly from "sapo", a word, if said to other Mexican kids would likely end up in a fistfight.
Zorro,
It's one cabby stealing from another cabby. Comprende?
Fuck the $5 spot. Or the $10 spot. You're right, the marginal effect to the average Americano is miniscule. The fact is that that $5 bill going to a deceitful Libre cabby could have gone to the cabby driving the yellow cab, but it didn't because the gringo thought he was getting a better deal with Libre, only to be hoodwinked. It's essentially false advertising. The theft is not from the gringo but from the honest cabby. Comprende?
By the way, "my girl" still has affections for me and promises to be with me "all night and all day" next time we meet. No charge. Who's the sucker now? If any of you TJ hobbyists were in AB at 2:30 pm on July 5th, 2003 and saw a gorgeous blonde passionately kissing a hombre (standing up) in plain view of every mofo in the joint, that hombre was me. I may be a sap, but chicks dig that shit sometimes. Boo Yaa!!!
Peace out, hater
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PHD = Player Hating Degree
LOL!! 