The differences that SURPRISE US when we return to the USA from México.
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- Опубліковано 27 чер 2024
- What surprises us when we return to the USA? what are the glaring differences between Mexico and our home country?
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What I notice most when comparing the USA and Mexico is the huge difference in getting around. It is easy in Mexico to live without a car! I love that. The next thing I notice is all the wonderful fresh food available in Mexico
Both are absolutely true!
It really depends where you live. Where we were in the US we had much more robust public transit options than we do here. Uber/Lyft were cheaper than private drivers when we needed that. And then here there’s people who live in fraccs so far from everything that they need a car just get to the entrance of the fracc. I find in both places it’s possible to live car free, or be car reliant.
@@amyesperanto9487 You must live in either NYC or San Francisco. Elsewhere in the USA public transit is nearly non-existant. Cabs are way too expensive and buses run infrequently. Where I live, in Los Angeles, its getting better but slowly.
@@johngretzinger I did not live in either of those places. Most major cities have solid public transit. The government here held our car for 14 months (that's its own sordid tale) and we found it difficult but possible to get around without a car. We were lucky that we live in the village and quite near the bus but we have friends in further-out fraccs who logistically would not be able to get around here without a car.
We had a similar experience. Grey skies for multiple days in a row were weird (though previously normal), the uber availability of STUFF ... so much stuff, so much selection (but also the prices). A little different to "driving an hour as normal to see friends" was public transportation more complex than a bus that runs in a roughly single line (trains, complex bus routes). We also found ourselves defaulting to Spanish in restaurants and at store checkouts. The lack of dogs and horses in the streets felt odd. It was way too quiet compared to what we've gotten used to. The pizza ... OMG the piiiiizzzzaaaaaa .... easily available, good, and cheap pizza - what a luxury we definitely took for granted. One thing I wasn't expecting ... a total lack of homesickness. We *definitely* missed people - family and friends - and we had a couple moments of nostalgia but overall we were very happy to be coming home, which for us is Ajijic/Mexico and not the US ... the US didn't have that "home" feeling except for people in a way it used to.
I SECOND ALL OF THAT! I love my people here but I miss my Mexico home!
Hope all is well, I from time to time watch your guys videos. I was the deck hand worker on the Ste Gen-Modoc ferry that you guys crossed and you gave me your card to your channel. Keep up the good uploads. :)
Thank you! I remember that ferry ride and you! KJ
Definitely the car thing, but I miss rivers and trains. The town I grew up in was right on the Willamette River, 10 minutes from where the Clackamas met the Willamette and 40 minutes from where the Willamette met the Columbia. There were two railroad lines that went through town. The lonely train whistles at night.
100% I miss the rivers too!! And the part of the country you mention is just... well, words can't describe the beauty!! KJ
All of those differences are interesting, especially the wildlife, which is something I hadn't considered. I love that you were speaking Spanish at the grocery store!
HAHA. Yeah it's funny how the brain works sometimes
Greetings from Belize! Loved this discussion. I live outside US a little over 18 years. We had been gone for 7 years straight and when I went back, I had no idea how to pump gas on the new machines..not the pumping part, but how to set up the transaction. Our water is from rain vats here. First thing that I noticed at our daughter's house was the smell of chlorine in the shower...not that it was a bad smell, just it was a little overwhelming, like what I remembered as a kid in a public swimming pool. Other things were culture-related. My sweet hubby had to check me one day. We were in TX and I saw a Belize dealer tag on the truck in front of us at an intersection that wasn't busy and the light was red, so I hopped out and said, "Hi." Turns out, these guys worked as transmigrantes from Corozal and I knew them bc in 2010, I traveled 12 times along the same coastal route and we boondocked at the same Pemexes. "Baby, this ain't Corozal..this is Houston." 😁Everything was fine in this instance, but he was correct. Our daughters live in very nice areas with beautiful sidewalks and I love to walk. They both gently reminded me that since I'm not a student going to school, if I'm going for a walk, it's best to have a dog in front of me or I look a little indigent. 😆😆😆
How interesting! Thanks for sharing these stories. We can related to some for sure.
And you are so correct about the a/c thing. The grocery stores are so cold, I bring a coat. And on the greeting thing....our daughters know that I'm a person who strikes up a conversation with anyone in the mood to converse. In Belize, people are like me everywhere and is why I like to take public transport (here, it's combis and chicken busses). In Houston, however, conversation with strangers seems to be more of an oddity. Whenever I would get a tinge of homesickness for Belize, I would walk down to the local Mexican tienda [dogless 🙂] and feel much more like I was back at home, minus the paqueterias.
@@constancebailey1052 HaHa. Yesss. Even the mexican places around here are missing a DOG Door man.
When we went back the first time we were shocked by the prices, people not looking at you or greeting you, rude drivers, distance between things, carpet, fast food everywhere...
Yes... all those things! Same here!
Hi guys, We notice the price differences of course. We people seem to be rude when driving in the north. I found that when I shop up north and always say thank you or greet others, they seem taken aback. Holding doors for others shock them for instance. We also find that we use Spanish often without thinking, like in the drive thru, saying Gracias. We are from Washington state, and access to water , lakes , rivers is abundant unlike Mexico,where they exist but lack cleanliness. We always stop at Taco Bell on our first stop after the border crossing. Not Mexican food, but we like it.
Yesss! Good observations. We have our food places we like too. I always have about 10 pounds to lose when I return from the US. Haha
We've been living in Merida for almost 5 years and I can really relate to this video. We're heading back to the US next month and have to remember that we have to actually stop at stop signs and watch our speed when driving there.
Oh yes! Driving culture is very different!
What I've noticed in all the places in the world that I've visited for the past several decades has been the availability and focus on local, fresh, seasonal produce and the relaxed atmosphere for visiting at cafes.
That is very true here
If y’all had been eating a big ole slice of watermelon to contrast that beautiful green backdrop, that would have kicked your video up a notch or 2! Seriously, great video! Stay cool! Enjoy your trip!
Haha. Yum... but I think watermelon harvest season is a ways off. But good idea.
ONE BIG THING ABOUT MEXICO I DO NOT LIKE: THE "USED" TOILET PAPER IS THROWN IN THE SMALL LITTER BOX/CAN. I AM USED TO FLUSHING, THEY DO NOT FLUSH ANY TOILET PAPER.
It does depend on the plumbing system and what area youre in. However, many cities in Mexico evolved from on centuries-old communities and the infrastructure is unable to keep up. But yes... it is something youd need to check for the place you move.
Not true at all. Many older places use a trash can for toilet paper but my house doesn't. Many houses have plumbing for flushing toilet paper.
@@amyesperanto9487 it all depends on where you live for sure.
I love this kind of discussion! I’ve only visited Ajijic once for a short time and can already see how shocking it will be to come back to the US once we’re away for a year or two. I was really struck with how most people don’t look you in the eye or acknowledge your existence, especially at the grocery store, when we returned home. I really missed that Mexican friendliness! No lizards you say? For real? Are there snakes or scorpions? When I lived in San Diego I rarely saw wildlife. Too many humans, I guess. If the storms here weren’t almost always severe these days I would definitely miss the bipolar Texas weather, but I think I’ll find the stable weather there pretty peaceful. Thanks guys! I always enjoy your insights!
Yeah - haven't seen any reptiles at all!!!! LOL. We certainly miss the Mexican friendliness - I keep saying Good Morning / Afternoon to people in stores and they look at me like I grew a 2nd head... it's weird! KJ
I see small "garden geckos" and little horned lizards in the garden. Nothing more than 6ish inches. Not like big iguanas and other large lizards in other parts of Mexico. Coming from the Northeast there are LOT more insects than I've ever seen regularly, like giant cockroaches (mostly outside, and anyone who's seen a Palmetto bug would find these probably medium), many varieties of spiders (almost always harmless). I don't see scorpions in the village but my friends who live mountainside to. Snakes are also mainly in the mountains, most of them are harmless and they're all a necessary part of the ecosystem.
@@amyesperanto9487 Thanks for your thorough report! Sounds like paradise!
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You are residents of Ajijic for 2 years. We reside opposite direction above the Chapala-Mezcala highway. Have lived in this expat community 17 years. When you return would like to share experiences with you at the Lake Chapala Country Club restaurant. The question is how do we contact one another. Perhaps tell Beto the waiter to contact me, Joaquin
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Mexico is overpopulated, polluted, chaotic, and its forests and jungles are disappearing at a rapid rate. Lake Chapala, for example, is one the most polluted lakes in the entire world; it's practically a reservoir of heavy metals and other toxic substances from thousands of factories in Jalisco (where Guadalajara, the state capital, and Ajijic are located) and neighboring states. Corruption, lax or non-existing environmental laws, and overpopulation are rapidly turning Mexico into a bleak place.
These statements are true of almost every developed country in the world, unfortunately.
We try to focus on the positive things here, while being aware of the challenges and try to do our part to mitigate our own personal environmental impacts.