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18 years ago we took our three kids to San Diego. They were all teenagers at the time. We rented an RV and parked in a resort close to Mission Bay. The reason for the trip was our nephew’s wedding. It was in Encinitas, Mexico, a few hours drive south at a fancy resort. So our kids got to see the stark difference between Mexico and San Diego. I’ve been back to San Diego since a few times and it’s gone down hill a bit but back in the 90s it was pristine. Being young, they were liberals and worried about the closed border. I simply said that fine, we can open the border but that it would probably make San Diego more like Mexico than the other way around. I think they got the message.

My girlfriend and I went several times to visit her daughter in San Diego...one day we took a trip to Teeawana to shop...the culture shock between Tijuana and the US was shocking to this old lady...kids 3 and 4 years old selling stuff on the streets, mom sitting on curb with a box full of stuff when the kids ran out of items. Just one of several things on the streets that shocked me...but you could buy prescription drugs if you went to the right pharmacy...they had a doctor come in at the end of the day and write prescriptions for anything sold, antibiotics, Valium etc..Donkeys on the streets so you could get your picture taken on one. But shopping was cheap..and all the vendors were up for lowering their prices if you talked to them....Usually would cost 1/2 the stated price..