What is your favourite state of Mexico?

[opebo]

Which one is the best for hookers?  And I'm not joking.

I have only been to the Yucatan provinces, and they seemed very nice, except for Cancun.  I voted Veracruz, as Xalapa (Jalapa?) sounds nice - cool weather, university town.

[opebo]

Whichever one contains the least Mexicans.

Quintana Roo... that's where Cancun is.

Then if I had to I'd pick that one, otherwise Mexico is crap.

You're an idiot, Jedi - Mexico is cool, but Cancun is so crappy it is like being in Florida.

I remember when I visited Cancun, it was after a monthlong trip through Guatemala and the Yucatan - Cancun seemed like such a hellhole it was like being home again already.

[opebo]

Then if I had to I'd pick that one, otherwise Mexico is crap.

You're an idiot, Jedi - Mexico is cool, but Cancun is so crappy it is like being in Florida.

I remember when I visited Cancun, it was after a monthlong trip through Guatemala and the Yucatan - Cancun seemed like such a hellhole it was like being home again already.

I love Florida so I'd love Cancun then. I don't care about what you like Opebo becaue most of the forum and world doesn't agree with you so STFU because you're starting to annoy me more lately.

I apologize for the use of the term 'idiot', Jedi - it was unwarranted.  I just got a little angry when you dismissed a whole country as 'crap', except for the one place there I knew for sure I hated!

[opebo]

The stae capital Morelia (originally, Valladolid), is one of the most Spanish cities in Mexico. Since they've cleared out the street  traders from the city center it is also one of the most tourist friendly (the state government really tries).

Sounds awful, ag.  Street traders and so forth are the whole point of going to the 'developing world' - FREEDOM.  Who wants to visit a controlled place just like home?

In Bangkok considerable oppression of things like street traders and streetwalkers has taken place - more steps towards Social Control and the ruination of the place for tourists with taste.

[opebo]

There are still more than enough markets and people selling things on the streets all over.

ag, what you described put things into perspective.  I agree that something totally uncontrolled could be bad - some sort of balance might work best.  For example in Bangkok there is a conjested market of tourist-junk that has grown up around the wonderful old sex-center of Patpong, making it difficult to walk through and of course offering nothing any reasonable person would be interested in.  Another prime sex-district of Bangkok is 'Nana', and happily there is less of this kind of junk-market there, however there is a thriving market of sidewalk food stalls and 'cafes' that has grown up since the absurd 1:00-2:00AM bar closing time was oppressively instituted. 

Guess which of these is cracked down upon by the cops - obviously the late night restaurants, as they offer a venue for freelancers and farangs to come together after hours.  For some reason governments never seem to care about the selling of worthless junk, but they cannot bear the selling of what all men want!