5 things I now know after living in Mexico for over 8 years
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- In this video I discuss some of the things I've learned while living here in Mexico for over 8 years. Please comment below and let me know what you think about my list.
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Best decision we ever made too... Been here over a year now and over 13 Mexican states (we're in an RV for now)... LOVE it!
Wow! Which is your favorite place so far?
What part of LEAVE dont foreigners understand ???? Mexico is fed up of you border hoopers !!!! LEAVE NOW !!!
What is your favorite place?
@@MovingToMexiCo Well, we are just staying in new places all of the time...not going back to any spots. Also, it depends upon the time of year. We go to the beaches in the winter and higher up in altitude outside of (not in) larger towns/cities. AND since we are in an RV we are limited to places with RV parks....
We liked Patzcuaro, Cholula, Santa Maria del Tule and our current spot in Bahia de San Agustin (snorkel bay).
The "Pedestrian right-of-way" practice in the US (Colorado), is almost obnoxious. You can't drive thru town without someone slamming on the brakes because they see a person that might be thinking about crossing the road at some point in time. Kids! Yes always use caution and stop. Mexico assumes that a Pedestrian has enough common sense to let a vehicle pass before crossing the freaking road! Designated cross walks with warnings are adequate. Finally got that off my chest.😂
Thanks Paul
I don’t like it either! Thanks for sharing 😉
I live in Yucatan. Rare is the pedestrian that looks/waits before entering the cruces de peatones, I have seen it maybe 5 times in 8 years here.
What part of LEAVE dont foreigners understand ???? Mexico is fed up of you border hoopers !!!! LEAVE NOW !!!
Agreed. I don’t miss much but my friends. Best decision I have made in a long time 🇲🇽
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What part of LEAVE dont foreigners understand ???? Mexico is fed up of you border hoopers !!!! LEAVE NOW !!!
I thought the best place to live is with your family in friends?
Gracias por tu video! Muy interesante. Bello final "de mi familia a la tuya, Dios te bendiga". Bendiciones
Gracias! 🙏
What part of LEAVE dont foreigners understand ???? Mexico is fed up of you border hoopers !!!! LEAVE NOW !!!
I am Chiapaneca and we love our Mexican people of all colors and I am also speaking for myself.💚🪴
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Nice Paul! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching!
Great video.... thank you for taking the time to discuss important subjects.
Thank you for watching 😃
"Nationality" would be based on whichever passport you are using - so if you have both Mexican and USA citizenship and passports, you would answer based on which passport you are using for that trip.
Yes 👍
And you are estadounidense not American.
@@felixlopez1304 In English around the world people call ppl from the USA Americans. Nothing to be defensive about. Yes Canada UsA and Mexico are all part of North America. Colloquialisms are just the way people talk .
What part of LEAVE dont foreigners understand ???? Mexico is fed up of you border hoopers !!!! LEAVE NOW !!!
Thank you Paul for this very useful infor. and congrats for your new born son Max!
Thank you!!
What part of LEAVE dont foreigners understand ???? Mexico is fed up of you border hoopers !!!! LEAVE NOW !!!
Good stuff Paul, bonus points for the Wolf reference 😂
Haha thank you!
Really good information, gracias Paul. Also, thanks for the cool glimpse of Valle de Banderas!
You’re welcome 👊
What part of LEAVE dont foreigners understand ???? Mexico is fed up of you border hoopers !!!! LEAVE NOW !!!
What part of LEAVE dont foreigners understand ???? Mexico is fed up of you border hoopers !!!! LEAVE NOW !!!
Bravo excellent video. I'm Canadian and l plan on becoming a Mexican citizen
Best of luck!
good information, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for this beautiful. Video
Thank you for watching!
Muchas gracias for this excellent advice-video . I practice most of these here in the u.s.a. and whenever I travel - and recognize the pushy officials there as well as here. It's good to remember to be in what I call 'business mode' with certain people. Thank you, again - all great points to keep in mind. Looking forward to your next video.
Business mode ✅ Thank you for watching!
What part of LEAVE dont foreigners understand ???? Mexico is fed up of you border hoopers !!!! LEAVE NOW !!!
Great video my friend !! Thanks 👍
Gracias! 😃
Another great video!
Thank you!
Great video Paul, I agree with everything you said. 👍
Gracias amigo!
What part of LEAVE dont foreigners understand ???? Mexico is fed up of you border hoopers !!!! LEAVE NOW !!!
Great video Paul,congratulations on the new bambino!
Thank you!
I greet everyone when wandering around, following the lead of my Mexican friends who smile and greet everyone, it seems. Believe me, introvert me would rather not call any more attention to myself than I already do just by being a foreigner, but when in Mexico, do as the Mexicans do is my motto. Especially in my own neighborhood.
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What part of LEAVE dont foreigners understand ???? Mexico is fed up of you border hoopers !!!! LEAVE NOW !!!
Great information and is true.
Thank you 🙌
In accordance with what you said:
Many people don't know, but usually the poorest states in Mexico like in many countries are the less organizated regions, as well exist more organization in urban and semiurban locations than the rurals places, but also this can vary between regions,
Is the same thing with the ethnicity in Mexico because is geo referenced, usually the south are predominantly indigenous, while in the center, are more mixed race people (mestizos, castizos) and in the bajio, western and the north live more people of european ancestry, where most of them are directly decendents of the spanardians and mediterranean cuacasians in generally.
And many pesdestrians walk so lazy, walk where they want, walk watching the cellphone or walk diagonally, so is more a situation of imprudence by both sides, not necesary by bad drivers, besides this also can vary depending the regions, the more developed are the state more civic education are.
Thank you for sharing. I have observed what you have described here.
Good information, thanks for sharing
Thank you 🙏
Thsnks Paul!!!
De nada 😃
I handled my own inmigración and I’m so glad I did. I think you learn and grow by challenges
For sure. I believe there is also wisdom in saving yourself time and headaches. Depends on the person.
What part of LEAVE dont foreigners understand ???? Mexico is fed up of you border hoopers !!!! LEAVE NOW !!!
As naturalize US citizen borne in Mexico Nayarit when i came to live in Jalisco after 43 yrs ,even I had some culture shocks. 😂 your 5 observation are on point amigo 🇲🇽🇺🇸
Muchas gracias!
What part of LEAVE dont foreigners understand ???? Mexico is fed up of you border hoopers !!!! LEAVE NOW !!!
Thank you
De nada 😃
Thanks Paul
Good to know.
Happy to help :)
Any plans to do a video update of Pauls cafe and condos ?
Yes at some point we will share an update 😉
I am not sure if I agree with anything, but nice video. I personally believe in being overly kind with everyone in Mexico. I have found that a well placed compliment will literally slay most Mexicans and then I can get whatever I want. I have unlocked more amazing experiences with a smile than I could ever expect. Mexico however to me is not organized, it is downed in red tape. The fact that every time you go through a government official you have to have three copies of a form that no one really cares about, is ridiculous. I do however agree with you that Mexico is not a race. Mexico is very diverse and you really can't point out a Mexican. The range of races that make up Mexico is enormous. Have fun in Mexico. You can always go back and visit the USA.
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
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Cuban people vary as well. Can be more spanish or more african
This is true.
😍🤗💚🤍💖 Gracias Paul 🙏🙏🙏
De nada 😃
Viva Mexico 🇲🇽
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After 13 years, there is one thing that I truly wish they had in Mexico: TRADER JOE'S!! 😂
Bring Trader Jose to Mexico! I agree with this one.
Question: how long does it take to get paperwork to live in Mexico? I was born in US but I am mexican! Well,now you got me all confused. 😊 I want to retire in Mexico. i am married to a Mexican (born in Mexico) I went to elementary school in Mexico but have been here 40 years now! Sooooooo, do I need a Mexico visa? Or need to become Mexican resident? I honestly never thought I did. But now I am a little confused. Thank you for this video. Oh and if I want to retire in 5 years do I start the paperwork now?
If you were born in the US than you are American! ;) Send me an email. info@movingtomexi.co and I'll help you sort it out.
If I move to Rosario..... how do I keep a us license and us licenses plates
If you plan to drive to Rosarito, Mexico, and want to keep your car with US plates, you can obtain a temporary vehicle import permit from the Banjercito website or at the border. Ensure you have valid insurance that covers Mexico, and familiarize yourself with local driving regulations. Keep necessary documents like vehicle registration and proof of ownership. Note that regulations may change, so check for the latest information before your trip. If you’re moving there full time, I would recommend selling your car in the US and buying a new one in Mexico.
I tried to change the name on my cfe bill last week. I was told I could not change the name because of the hurricane 🌀 and would have to come back next month. I guess some papers flew away. 🙄
🙄 Hopefully the wind turns in your favor next time!
You need a tax ID to rent an apartment? Is that if you are coming in with a temporary residency?
Yes. Let me know if you need assistance with this. Info@movingtomexi.co
Mexico has to do something about the littering problem. People toss their garbage everywhere.
This is an issue in many areas of Mexico. But some areas are quite clean. Even the town I was walking in in this video is more clean than Bucerias.
Mexicans aren't bothered by litter. I've been to beautiful resorts in Mexico and the only people I saw litter were the locals. They just blatantly litter without, it seems, much thought to it.
You're wrong mofo.... In my little town in Michoacan nobody tosses trash on the street. There is no graffiti anywhere.. The town is super clean.. nobody steals anything. The big Mafia bosses will take you away if they find out you're misbehaving. Never to be found again...
I am Mexican
What I can tell you is that yes Mexicans need better manners about trash and other things
The main thing about the trash is that there are street vendors everywhere you go and often trash us not put in the trash cans.
I hear the crime is lower than the US...
In Mexico nobody cares if your keeping up with the joneses or no. It's less stressful then the U.S.
This is true
As far as dealing with the goverment they are both the same in the us and Mexico its call bureaucracy they a.. holes and rude . The only ones more friendly here in the states is the local ans country level a nd also mich faster than in Mexico,
You’re right. Government bureaucracy is not fun anywhere.
However in Mexico, the government person you deal with literally makes up rules on the fly. You can tell they do not know but make up rules that just don’t make sense if thought through logically. This applies to banks as well.
When you come to Mexico, maybe you will have to change about some prejudiced white wash points of view of the world.(I'm not trying to offend to anyone, it's a verifiable fact that you, U.S. citizens have been indoctrinated to think that way). We don't categorize who is more Mexican or less Mexican for their skin color. We are all Mexicans for our deep and rich historical/cultural common background, Not for our genetic background, less or more, we are all mixed breeds. I understand than you hadn't accomplished that yet and for you, your only backgrounds are genetically, but, never never never say bullshit like: oh, I'm an 1/64 Cherokee by my Gran and a 1/16 irish or any crap like that in México. Forget about that way of thinking.
I'm not saying than we don't have racism classism or other issues, I'm saying: we don't need NEW forms of racism or classism.
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You're wrong when you say "Mexican isn't a race". Yes, it is. Depending on the context, Mexican is a race, a culture, and/or a nationality.
How would you categorize the Mexican race?
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Categorize, as in describe? I can't really. As you know, some look more like Eskimos or Native Americans, while some look more like white people with great tans.
Asian is a race. If you saw two Asian men standing side by side, could you tell (by looks alone) which one was Chinese and which one was Japanese? Not likely, but yet they are both Asian.
White (Caucasian) is a race. But by looks alone, can you tell a Polish man from a Canadian man?
Black is a race. But by looks alone, can you tell Black man born in Texas from a Black man born in Uganda?
Each race has certain physical characteristics, DNA sequences, and bone structures. These are the things that allows archaeologists to determine what race a skeleton is.
But since the Spanish invaded almost 500 years ago, I doubt there's any "pure" Mexicans left. Like 99% of the rest of the world, everybody is pretty much of mixed heritage these days.
There are many Mexican people who’s genetics haven’t been influenced by Europeans. If you visit places like Chiapas or Oaxaca, you will find many.
From your explanation I think you would categorize Mexican people as Latin as they are from Latin America. That is a blanket category similar to “Asian” being used for most of Asia.
However there are many different looking people here including natives that I wouldn’t categorize as Latin. I know a black person who was born here in Mexico. He is Mexican.
The idea that being Mexican is a race falls apart.
Mexican is not a race. It is a nationality and cultural identity.