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I've thought about moving to Mexico City many times, and wondered how I'd react to getting robbed.. You bring up a really good point about how much you're willing to lose.. I mean all my planning and pre-strategy might go right the fuck out the window if I found myself with a lot more money than usual on me.. Really need to consider that.

I figure I'd carry a gun and only use it to protect my family, on some only pull it if you're gonna use it shit. Car? Yours. Shoes? Let me tie them for you. Wallet? PLEASE I've only been holding it until you came back, SIR! But you want my child? Eat bullets bitch.

In reality, I guess the prospect of years in jail for just having a gun would probably send me down the road you speak of, of just trying to blend in and not act like a jackass. But with the kidnappings and all, I don't know how I could not have a gun on me.. I dunno.

Great idea on the pepperspray too, and the throw money.. lol.. It's true though, there's lots of kinds of criminals, and some of them just need their next fix.

One probably really important thing is to have an idea of what you should do in certain situations though, rather than trying to improvise on the spot. If someone gets in your face, the natural reaction is probably to freeze and panic.. The only way to not panic is to have rehearsed that scenario 50x beforehand. So next time you're on the subway you're thinking.. If that guy over that got out of his seat and did whatever, what would I do? So when it actually happens, you just do without thinking.

Security is so expected over here, it's too easy to take it for granted when we're travelling.