Forum - View topicINTEREST: Former Morning Musume Idol Mari Yaguchi Claims to Have Seen UFO in Mexico
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Heishi
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In Mexico? Ha! What was she doing in Mexico, anyway?
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Arale Kurashiki
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That's interesting, though I take exception with jumping to the alien conclusion - certainly, there could be something weird going on, but people always jump to "aliens" or "ghosts" for no reason.
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zunderdog24
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HA! I LOVE IT!
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Hoppy800
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Mexico is no place for a celebrity, it's more dangerous than the US, and I do want to know a little bit more about her sighting.
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XerneasYveltal
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Plot twist: She may have been a chuni
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kgw
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You do know that millions of tourists, including celebrities, go to Mexico every year, don't you? 
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v1cious
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"My file for what to do if an advanced alien species comes calling? It's three pages long, and it begins with 'Step one: find God'" -The Expanse
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TCJJ
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Obviously she means New Mexico, and they were definitely little, grey men.
In all seriousness, I've blocked out most of my school years from memory because most of those memories aren't good ones. I'm not really surprised that anyone else could do the same thing. She's definitely a bit... special. Or likes the attention, anyway. |
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TarsTarkas
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True, true, but you can still be killed there, and not everyone comes back alive. Though, I think Hoppy800's point was that she could have a greater chance for being kidnapped for ransom or other cruel activities because of her supposed celebrity. Being honest though, I think the crime cartels of Mexico probably don't know that Japanese Idols are supposed to be celebrities. Think she would be in more danger to be kidnapped for being a woman, so she can be drugged and raped to be a sex slave for the cartels or for small time crime lords. |
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DontCare22
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Allow me to submit some data for your consideration. The intentional homicide rate in the US as per the UNODC is 3.9/100000/year (2013), in Mexico it's 15.7, and in the part of decadent Europe where I happen to live (Spain) it's 0.7. There's a larger difference between the latter and the US (5.6X) than between the US and Mexico (4X). So if you choose to view Mexico as a failed state run by cartels and crime lords, don't be surprised if people from the other side of the pond view the US as a place full of insane people shooting at each other. BTW the rate in Japan is 0.3. |
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omegaproxy
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I hope she'll post the image or vid somewhere.
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maximilianjenus
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the difference is that the rate in mexico depends on the area, some are safeer than the usa, other are ingobernable; regarding kidnapping, unless she is invovled in a cartel the chances are abismally low, since most people that get kidnapped are in the cartel busines, either by directly selling drugs or by laundering cartel money.
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njprogfan
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Kooky ANN story of the year candidate
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DontCare22
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Interestingly Wikipedia lists regional rates for both Mexico and the US. As you said, there's a lot a variability, with e.g. Yucatán being safer than all but a handful of (US) states, and several places being problematic, but I was really surprised by the data for the US. So there's New Hampshire, Vermont or Iowa at "European/Canadian levels"... but WTH was going on with DC? 41.8 homicides per 100000 in 2000 is close to current Venezuelan levels. Even the much improved 13.9 in 2012 is around Mexico's average levels. Politics meets crime? Are other Americans wary of going to DC the same way (visibly) some are regarding Mexico? (not trying to turn this into a US vs. whatever contest, but honestly curious about the perception of violence over there) |
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Turro
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México is one of the ten most visited countries by international tourists in the world, (almost 30 million tourists in 2016.) And believe me is a great place to visit. Also there is an asian community that has been growing rapidly in recent decades. |
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