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Maka · 19-07-2018, 16:33

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Originally Posted by Training Wheels

Really? You’re complaining about people that are guests in another country, breaking their laws, and being punished? Don’t break the laws!

Exactly !!

You can expect to be punished, and often severely, for breaking laws if you are a foreigner in every country in the world. Except the USA, if you are in the country illegally in the first place.

belizesailor · 19-07-2018, 18:13

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Originally Posted by atoll

they need to build a wall to keep those yankees from stealing mexican jobs............

edit.... not going to help much when they arrive by boat

Hmmm...wonder who they could get to pay for that wall?

boatpoker · 19-07-2018, 18:19

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Originally Posted by Training Wheels

Really? You’re complaining about people that are guests in another country, breaking their laws, and being punished? Don’t break the laws!

I didn't see any compliant, just a notification that laws previously ignored were now being enforced.

Pelagic · 19-07-2018, 18:58

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Originally Posted by boatpoker

I didn't see any compliant, just a notification that laws previously ignored were now being enforced.

Same here, but the icons of morality cannot resist the opportunity to state the obvious.[emoji120]

john61ct · 19-07-2018, 19:00

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Originally Posted by Pelagic

Most tourist agencies recognize that it is a grey area of tourism, because their local boats cannot compete with a well found yacht and experienced captain and crew

The smart ones look at the big picture of encouraging all tourists to visit their country.

But whether or not they choose to be so enlightened or not is up to them.

IME evidence-based logic and 'the law' rarely have much to do with other, in the US least of all.

Pelagic · 19-07-2018, 19:19

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Originally Posted by john61ct

But whether or not they choose to be so enlightened or not is up to them.

IME evidence-based logic and 'the law' rarely have much to do with other, in the US least of all.

True John, but it is that inconsistency in enforcement and even a tacit approval with cooperation, that justifies the warning.

Here in the Philippines, there are similar laws on the books, but because a number of large foreign registered yachts are owned by wealthy Filipinos, they are mostly ignored.

john61ct · 19-07-2018, 19:27

Mostly.

Until they're not.

I agree the warning is helpful, but those who need it are IMO foolish.

Then again, I've had my fair share of s cofflaw foolishness, and feel very grateful to my HP I only had some close scrapes

waterman46 · 19-07-2018, 21:50

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Originally Posted by wgoodbye

They didn't grease the right people. I've run tour operations down in Mexico in the past on a tourist visa and from time to time anything can happen. Benjamins can usually fix/prevent it.

And by doing this your are shamelessly reinforcing one of the very few undesireable traits of the culture south of our border.

SV THIRD DAY · 19-07-2018, 23:15

Its dangerous down here in Mexico...best not come...

leftbrainstuff · 20-07-2018, 00:25

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Originally Posted by alansmith

I have a boat in San Carlos. Couldn’t be happier with services or nature of the people. I have no problem with obeying civil law. Render unto Ceasar ...

Don't the Mexican's administer Napoleonic law?

Pelagic · 20-07-2018, 01:22

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Originally Posted by waterman46

And by doing this your are shamelessly reinforcing one of the very few undesireable traits of the culture south of our border.

The problem with moralizing is that not everyone has your perspective.

I think you need to actually live poorly in a poor country, before you have the right to criticise their "get what you can get" philosophy.

Feeding their family comes first and if a foreigner who services tourists, helps them to achieve that........
Then gratitude, not shame is what those less morally endowed, tend to feel.

danielamartindm · 20-07-2018, 01:34

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Originally Posted by Jannie Radiance

This is kak funny. You come from a president that wants to build a wall between you and Mextex. Then you want to do illegal activity is that same country....you are a special kind of stupid ... are you not???lmfao!!!!!

There IS no "Mextex." Texas is not a part of Mexico.

bootsie1 · 20-07-2018, 04:17

We are guests there and shouldnot complain if we are caught doing things we should not be doing.Article should be named DO NOT THINKTHAT BECAUSE YOU ARE A GRGRINGO YOU ARE IMMUNE TO MEXICAN RULES.