and i don't think i'll ever be the same.

Anyone here ever see Jackass 2 the movie? if so whats your favorite
part.

that has to do with mexican slums how??

lol im sorry,so how will you not be the same from when you came back
from there? what was it like?

it was crazy.
these kids were coming from shacks made of scrap wood nailed together.

Thats so sad

it really was.

Last time I crossed the border and went to Mexico, most of what I saw
was a bunch of people, most with obviously self inflicted injuries, some
even so minor as a bruised thumb, shoving these "injuries" in people's
faces, while they held out the paper cup they were begging with. Made a
very definite impression on me. I didn't see anything that would have
slowed me up in my work, and didn't understand how they could claim that
something so minor kept them from being able to feed themselves. When I
saw the boy smash his hand with a rock, grab his cup and head for the
tourists, it really spoke volumes as to how those people just want us to
feel sorry for them, to the extent that they play/phony this crap up so
much.

actually,
we were in the slum.
we didn't give anyone money.
only food.
the economy,
or lack thereof,
produces very little job sources.

Unreal and sad that a third world country is 50 miles from San Diego.

And people wonder why they cross the border in search of the dream.

oh, i can see why they would want to cross the border.
what baffles me is the amount of people fighting to stay here,
claiming to be 'mexican pride.'

Let the mexican govt tend to their own people. I dont have any pity for
this. Sorry, just my honest opinion.

And I completely agree with you Barbie. Like I said, what I saw were
self inflicted injuries (which is what caused my complete lack of
sympathy, and a considerable amount of disgust) for the sole purpose of
trying to gain the pity of the tourists so they could work them for a
few bucks. It was like they TRY to make themselves worse off, or at
least give the appearance. Should be putting their energies into
improving their situation instead of just acting like bums.

Amen peekaboo!!!