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View Poll Results: Van vs TJ?
Vancouver! 76 79.17%
Tijuanaa! 20 20.83%
Voters: 96. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-13-2010, 06:27 PM
 
Location: Ca2Mo2Ga2Va!
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lol. @ breeze823 Have you even been to Tijuana, just out of curiosity?

yup, I'm from San Diego....been to Vancouver too!
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Old 07-13-2010, 06:29 PM
 
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Tijuana all the way!
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Old 07-13-2010, 06:51 PM
 
Location: Orlando - South
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I went to Tijuana while I was in San Diego. I wasn't impressed. So many desperate people there. Little kids came up to me asking to buy things from them. People everywhere were trying to sell the Americans all kinds of things. Poor infrastructure, no AC, etc. And on the way back to America there was this huge sign someone painted on a big board saying "This way to the United States" and had an arrow pointing to more Mexican shops and restaurants, while the United States was really the other direction. Thats how desperate they were to attract people.
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Old 07-13-2010, 07:04 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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TJ was so much better before the drug trafficking. It's nice on the coast too.
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Old 07-13-2010, 07:05 PM
 
Location: Orlando - South
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I went to Tijuana while I was in San Diego. I wasn't impressed. So many desperate people there. Little kids came up to me asking to buy things from them. People everywhere were trying to sell the Americans all kinds of things. Poor infrastructure, no AC, etc. And on the way back to America there was this huge sign someone painted on a big board saying "This way to the United States" and had an arrow pointing to more Mexican shops and restaurants, while the United States was really the other direction. Thats how desperate they were to attract people.
What do you know, I found the sign on google maps. It says "To USA" and has an arrow. It was years ago so I forgot the exact words. But here it is..

Google Maps
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Old 07-13-2010, 07:27 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Here is a nicer borough of TJ - Playas de Tijuana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Though even I admit, I would feel much safer and at ease, in Vancouver.
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Old 07-13-2010, 07:58 PM
 
Location: Tucson/Nogales
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I will always think of Tijuana as the poor man's San Francisco, and it has the potential, with its steep hilly terrain, to rival San Francisco one day, and, who knows, it may just happen.

Anyone ever gone to to the top of one of those steep hills there and enjoyed the sweeping vistas of downtown San Diego and the Bay? I will alwys envy, both the rich and poor, living up on those hills with those stunning views.

I've always felt that the Zona Norte bar/red light district, and the Plaza Santa Cecilia, should be put on the Mexican national historic registry, just like Guanajuato or Taxco. What other city can provide that? 50-60 bars all crammed together in a 4 block area. And all the times I've been there, over 13 years, all hours of the day and night, I have always felt as safe there as being across the border in San Sterility!

Can Vancouver compete with that?

Tijlover? My screen name says it all!
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Old 07-13-2010, 08:00 PM
 
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To tijlover:

Um, I really hope you are joking like I was!
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Old 07-13-2010, 08:02 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Why would he be joking? It's a nice post from someone who actually knows TJ.
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Old 07-13-2010, 08:21 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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Um, I really hope you are joking like I was!
Look at his screen name. He's right, it really does self answer the question.

To Tijlover: great post- good addition to a thread for mixing varieties.
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