Life in Tijuana as a Black Man
Tijuana is one of the most violent cities in the world according to media; however, my experience in Tijuana was far opposite of that. I think everyone in their lifetime should make it an effort to visit Tijuana, Mexico for the day just to see how it is. There are so many things to do in Tijuana, check out my YouTube video giving things to do.
I have been living in Mexico for over three (3) years and I have loved EVERY single moment of it. It is important to state that when I first moved to Tijuana, Mexico there were not many black people there. It was a norm to get the regular stares from the strangers and if you know Mexicans they stare you down and make it known.
This happened pretty much anywhere I went to, but I took it as I was a Lamborghini on the streets and they were just appreciating me because I was not common on the streets. This was also not new to be because growing up in Barrie, Canada there were not many black people around so this was familiar territory. This is all to say that Tijuana is a very safe place for black people as long as you are not going around looking for trouble it won’t come to you.
Are Mexicans Racist?
Mexicans are some of the nicest, kind-hearted, most hardworking people you will ever find in the face of this planet. Like I stated above, Mexicans will give you the looks but its not done out of hate or anything negative, but just out of curiosity. The only people that might have any sort of racist intentions are the older generation which you pretty much deal with them if you need their services (at which they know you have money and will treat you properly).
Something that also helps with racism in Mexico as a black person is learning to speak Spanish. The moment you understand much of the language, you will realise that Mexicans are typically not talking smack about you when they see you rather they are just appreciating you. Also, being able to converse in the local language means that more Mexicans will be very very willing to help you when you need it