MEXICO
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The water situation is not as bad as people say. But anyway don't drink water tap water just to be safe. Chicken is 110% perfect.
As to carrying a bottle with you all day because there's nowhere to get bottled water, you don't have to. There's tons of stores and places where you can get bottled water. it has never been a problem for us to buy water, snacks, soda or anything coz there's stores everywhere. We are a normal country with convenience stores and 7-eleven's everywhere.
if you eat in small restaurants and want bottled water, make sure they bring you the bottled unopened. Some cheap-ass restaurants could bring opened bottles and you can't know if they poured tap water in it. Very unlikely they'd do that, but just be safe.
DF and Mexico City are the cities with insecurity issues. The rest of mexico is safe with average problems. I feel equally safe when I walk downtown Vancouver and when I walk in Monterrey or my hometown.
In Mexico city you might wanna try to carry little cash, avoid wearing expensive clothing or accesories if you know you are going to a poor area or a Compton-like place (Cali) If you ride taxis, don't be a dumbass and get on one that has no licence plates or that had dark tinted windows.Mexico City used to be safe. It was a great city. In the 90's it turned into an insecure city but it has changed positevely in recent years. Crime and theft is not as common as it was in the early 90's or as people tend to imagine.
If you do decide to give something to panhandlers or people on the streets give them a few coins. Don't give them other stuff. If you have seen the movie "scary movie" you'd remember that scene in the beginning when a poor guy asked the three girls for money and the main character gave him a sandwitch and he threw it back at her and said "I said a dollar, bitch!"
That's pretty much it. Mexico is a goo dplace to visit and for sure you'll many intersting places and things to do.