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Great video. The biggest difference in the USA in recent years is the rise of cost of living. The stress levels are higher and the food quality is lower.
Are fruits and vegetables very different in the US? For me in Mexico, I think of our fruit and veggies as normal, but apparently they are of a very good quality?
YES -- the food quality has definitely gotten worse! When we visited down there, my husband's food allergies went away completely -- he could eat anything he wanted, whereas he had to avoid even organic versions of them up here. So strange.
@@mamacat321 Very strange indeed. A common belief here is that the very best of our products, our veggies and beer and fruit are sent to the US while we keep the lower quality for our country, but I see now that it’s not true.
@@Sheilawisz IT COULD BE FOR A PRODUCT TO ENTER THE US ARE REGULATED BY AMERICAN HEALTH SOCIETY AND ONE OF THOSE REQUIREMNETS ARE TO BE PESTIZE NOW AND MEXICO THE REGULATIONS ARE VERY LITTLE AT TO ZERO PESTIZE CAUSE THEY ARE TOO EXPENSIVE AND FAMILIES THAT GROW THEIR CROPS TO SALE BY MINORITY IN THE MARKET THEY HAVE NO MONEY TO BUY THOSE EXPENSIVE AND DEADLY HORMONES OR WHATEVER POISON PEST THYE FEAT THEIR CROPS WITH IN THE US OR FARMERS AROUND THE WORLD TO SATISFIED THE US REGULATIONS SO FAMILIES HERE IN MEXICO THEY HAVE NO MONEY TO BUY THOSE EXPENSIVES POISONS AND HORMONES THEY KEEP THE HEALTH OF THEIR PRODUCE THEY KEEP THEIR CROPS HEALTHY AS THE ANCIENTS DAYS WITH AZTECS AND MAYANS TECHINC BUT WHO KNOWS THE RE3ASON FOR PEST AND HORMONES ENAHNCED THEIR COLOR THEY GROW BIGGER BUT LACK OF TASTE AND MEXICO THEY ARE SMALLER DUE TO GROW NATURALLY THE NATURAL COLOR AND THE REAL FLAVOR AND TASTE OF OUR PRODUCE
I'm a regular visitor to Puerto Penasco, San Carlos, Guaymas and Ciudad Obregón, never in my life have I met such humble friendly loving caring happy people as I have found in Mexico. Its actually brought tears to my eyes a few times. It's like a mental health car wash. Just be respectful and helpful and you will have the time of your life.
Wow Thank You so much! That is very kind and generous of you! We really appreciate it! She really did help a lot in my journey to get to where I am today. Very grateful to have her by my side! Thanks again!
Mientras no sigan construyendo condominios o cualquier otro tipo construcciones en las costas de Yucatán, no se destruyan manglares, dunas; O lo peor vaya a dar el ESTIÉRCOL HUMANO AL MAR O A UN MANGLAR, TODO ESTÁ BIEN. Porque muchos no piensan en el medio ambiente y la catástrofe que se avecina de la falta de agua. NADA MÁS VER EL TREN DE LA MUERTE, MAL LLAMANDO TREN MAYA, COMO EL #N@RCO PRESIDENTE LÓPEZ OBRADOR, HA DESTRUIDO CENOTES, TIRANDO MILLONES DE ÁRBOLES, POR UN TREN QUE ES UNA CHATARRA DE FINES DE SIGLO PASADO, Y QUE NO SIRVE PARA NI UN CARAJO, SOLO LES HA SERVIDO A LA FAMILIA LÓPEZ OBRADOR, PARA SAQUEAR AL PAÍS Y DARLE EN LA M@DRE A LA POCA SELVA QUE QUEDA EN LA PENÍNSULA DE YUCATÁN.
If you go to the Mexican border in the US then walk or drive across the border into Mexico you will feel the stress and anxiety of the US melt away. The materialism, anxiety, and insanity vanishes. Sanity returns. Mexicans are polite and society is nicer. Everything in the USA is about getting rich, exploiting other people to get rich, competition.
I couldn't agree with you more. It's as if there is some sort of spell everyone is under in the USA, some sort of dark cloud infecting everyone living there. When I used to visit Tijuana before moving out here to Merida I would feel the same weight just lifting off of me, and I would feel that heaviness soon as I would talk to the American border agent heading back into the USA. I still remember vividly when I left the USA for good and was flying into Mexico City how a giant sense of relief just hit me like a ton of bricks and once I got here to Merida I finally felt free without even knowing how much more amazing things were going to get. Thanks again for sharing! Viva Mexico!
@@JoseArteagaTravels As usual my friend you hit the nail on the head!! I actually felt the weight drop off my shoulders as the Captain on my flight to Mexico said that we had just crossed the border into Mexico!! The U.S. like a big sucking machine taking all the air out of the room as you GASP to breath!! It is why after living here in Mexico for 12 years and 2 months I have never gone back or have any plans to ever go back to the U.S. When a few friends of mine came down last year to visit, me you could see on the faces when it came time to leave and go back to the U.S. the happiness turned to sadness and I told them that they should go back and get ready to leave permanently and they looked at me and said they wish they could!! They made many excuses and I just stood there and shook my head and said to myself a little courage goes a long way. I can say that my life has been amazing since I moved to Mexico and I intend to live out my days here in a Paradise of freedom and liberty!!! Viva Mexico!!!😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃!!!!!!! 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌!!!
Like you said 2 each his own. Your experience is subjective. For many people this is still reality. Glad you're in a good space in your situation. Best wishes.
Mexico has so much peace that I quit weed three years after being here, I never thought I could do that after smoking 40+ years. Mexico is a treasure and the more we are moving into the tribulations the more I realise that!
Weed is a connection between the earth where it is grown and our bodies where it is inhaled and then the air or the heavens where it is exhaled. While I am proud of you for supporting yourself in your choice that makes you happy. I look forward to more openness and acceptance plus freedom to enjoy weed for the relaxing medicine and flavor that it is. Sorry for failing to see a negativity with Marijuana. I think the negativity toward weed is the only bad part of weed. Again I am proud of you for being happy about your choices. I just want to remind people that the opposite of your choice isn't a bad choice. Weed is very healthy for people. Spirituality and other reasons.
After talking to some of the people here, I think I finally get it! The United States has turned into a dystopian tax-crushing police state with toxic food where people are quickly going nuts. I used to be against gringos coming here, yet now I see that you are just escaping from a great evil. Those that want to find a new life in Mexico, welcome, my North American siblings. Please contribute to keep Mexico a laid-back and happy place.
I have a home and I’m financially stable and still my anxiety is high. Why? Because in the USA everything can be taken away in an instant. The lack of safety is keeping me mostly a homebody. The lack of friendly people keeps me from going out much. Borrowing others stress by way of unprofessional service, aggressive drivers, unfriendly neighbors, etc. makes creating peace a constant struggle. I have inner peace but it’s work to maintain it here in the USA. What a beautiful video Jose ❤ So happy you are in a better head space. Congratulations!!!
The struggle is real. I know it all too well. Little did I know while living in the USA that there could be better out there for me. I never thought that leaving the USA would make me the happiest I have ever been in my entire life. This is why I don't focus so much on cost of living and trying to maintain a similar lifestyle here in Mexico. I realized that the main reason I have been able to achieve inner peace is by slowly leaving my past life and routine behind. I now embrace everything about life out here in Mexico because the culture and the life out here is what truly has made me get to this point of so much clarity and happiness. Thanks again for sharing, hope you make it out to Mexico soon!
@@JoseArteagaTravels You are very welcome! Instead of giving up my house in the USA, I’ve decided that I will eventually spend time (a couple of months) in Merida during Merida’s cooler months ❤
Exactly, even if you are financially stable you can't escape the American system that creates a toxic society, unless you move to another country. I think the over the top greed and materialism in the US is the problem or just plain bad values. Mexico is a Christian country and you see it and feel it. In the US I feel oppression and exploitation.
@@rfink222 So happy for you that you are on your way to enjoying a home in Mexico. Christian’s in Mexico adhere to the guiding principles of their religion. Christian’s in America use religion to dictate other’s lives while they themselves have almost no basic values. Just my observation of 50 plus years 😂
Great video! MARK TWAIN had a saying, applicable to the situation in the U.S. You can have a jar full of red ants and black ants...they all get along until someone shakes the jar violently, then thr person that shook the jar sits back and now watches the red and black ants all fight " THE U.S. media does the shaking of the jar!
The food in the usa is poisson, we eat to make corporations profit at the expense of our own health. I'm so happy you found peace. I hope to find the same.
You are 1000% Correct. Who knows what they are even feeding us in the USA anymore. Glad I don't have to worry about things like that anymore out here in Mexico.
I will move to Merida this coming month of May on the 28th, from Florida, I already want to get there. The main reason for looking for better resource options for my 8 year old daughter's autism. 🎉🎉 Thank you for your video
For me, the first key to freedom was achieving living debt free. The second, and most liberating, was moving to México! 🇲🇽 I did not fully understand the root of my mental health issues until I made that move. Congratulations, Jose, for your new found clarity!! 🎉 ¡Hasta Pronto! 😎
Absolutely!! Found a beautiful peace living in FDM, waking up walking Parque Linear Los Paseos, feeding the OXXO dogs. Smelling the flowers and listening to the birds. I am also a Florida refugee.
Happy Easter to you and your lovely wife Christian and cannot forget Gizmo too. Got home from church and chilling with my UA-cam favorite friends. Tax man and cost of living are making staying in Canada a real challenge for the future. Thankful for your resources and fun teaching style. It’s called reality. LOL. Very needed.
Good video Man. We have a similar situation here in Canada just without guns. A lot of people have mental issues because of the broken families and people tent to be super isolated. I am still freak out because "friends" don't use to see each other every often, like once of twice every 2-3 months. Also, I have the constant felling that there is always a layer between people when I talk to them. Yes, they are polite but that's it. If you want to have a deep talk they seem that they don't care or that they are afraid to say the wrong thing. Also, because there are to many immigrants. Is common to loose your social group after 2 to 3 years. They end moving to another city of going back to their countries. So, that affect people too. Is repeating the whole cycle from time to time pretty fast, is very consuming and even overwhelming. I don't smoke pot. But people here told me that it's different from the one in Latin America. The pot from Canada usually gives them paranoic feelings very often. Glad you are happy. The warming feeling you have in Mexico is something that I even didn't notice. I started to notice it the difference when I visit some places in the USA and started living in Canada. From my opinion people tend to be more individualist and self oriented up there. Materialism also have a strong influence in that hollow feeling. Take care and I wish you well!
Yesterday, an acquaintance tried to get me to believe that "many Americans are getting kidnapped in Cabo San Lucas".. When pressed for how he knows this his urban myth crumbled. I will be in QRO by August 20! I am so excited.
@@JoseArteagaTravels Clarification: Going to QRO for a look-see. I am so grateful for your content. I am selling my US home so that can move to Mexico!
Wow! Thank you so much for your generosity! Much appreciated! So happy to hear my videos and my own life experiences can help out so many out there in the audience! Thanks again!
Congratulations for keeping yourself sober my brother! I have been watching you for a couple of months now. Really like the content. I am actually moving to Playa del Carmen this month. Would love to connect in person one of these days. Blessings and keep it up ✨
I was born in Mexico and I've been living in California sinse 1979. I'm retired now and I can"t wait to move back to Mexico. I was just there in my home town in Mexico and it was so peaceful there. I expect to move back to Mexico thise year I can"t stand been here much longer, there is just way too much stress.. Saludos Jose.
The soft freedoms that exist in Mexico are so much more than in the US. Every time my wife and I travel to San Antonio to visit family the stress level raises. On the drive back the stress begins to lift once we arrive in the Rio Grande Valley and once we drive across the bridge into Reynosa the stress has fully lifted. I don't know how much a job would have to pay me to move back to the interior of the US but I am sure it would need to be way over $100K!
@@JoseArteagaTravels Saludos Jose, vives ahi? O grabaste por esos rumbos para tu video? Recomiendas esa playa, o ay mejores para comprar terreno o casa. Gracias!!
Wow, I wasn't expecting something so emphatic, your love of Mexico. I experienced something similar in Hawaii, it was totally worth it, when I moved back to California I brought the " Aloha Spirit" with me. Speaking from the Heart!
We just got a letter from our home owners insurance company that said if we don't trim our trees away from our house by April 15, tax day, they won't renew our policy. Sure they need to be trimmed, but I find it a bit ironic that it came when it did. We're OVER it here. Everything is designed to separate you from your hard earned money to where you have nothing. It's a hell of a system they have designed. In a way, it's impressive. They left us with the choice of staying and paying or leaving and living. Period.
I know many Brazilians who their mental health went critical after living for a years in the US/Europe.... Mexicans have a big community in the US, so it feels better for them (a lot of brazilians marry mexicans).
I can only imagine. I understand what you are saying I knew a few Brazilians in the USA and they could not wait to get back home to Brazil. I finally understand them after living in Mexico for 6 years. Thanks for sharing!
As a person who was born in the usa but raised in mexico, please do your own research before believing anything on the internet. La policia in mexico is by farrrrrrrrrrrrr more corrupt than the u.s.a , Labada de dinero es cosa seria. i dont know how long this guy has been living in mexico for, But we Mexicans locals get stopped for no reason and the police will force you to pay up or have your vehicle towed. yes, Mexico is beautiful and full of culture. i feel grounded when i am in Mexico. the environment and energy in Mexico is like no other. i do feel safer in Mexico than i do in Los Angeles. the crime rate, home invasions and smash in grabs in southern California has gotten so bad that californians are moving away in huge numbers. also in regards to "bootlickers" please don't believe this man. we mexicans are on the side of authority in mexico, and we do comply. please understand this thus guy is living in a small town in yucatan. if he lived in jalisco, michoacan or any other state outside of his small pueblo i think he would see things diffrently. stay safe and enjoy mexico
I've been living in Mexico 6 years and have had my run ins with the cops out here as well and have talked about it on my channel. With that said, I totally agree different parts of Mexico do have different kind of police. First off all police no matter the country are extremely corrupt. But as it pertains to Mexico the cops here just want to shake you down for some cash and extort you. As you already know they are more dangerous than the Cartel themselves. But the cops in the USA are far worse. In the USA they actually kill you over minor infractions and not only tow your car for no reason but they arrest you and put you in the system in which you are trying to pay out of for years. In Mexico if you get pulled over by corrupt cops and you know your rights many times you can be let go but worse case scenario all they want is a mordida. If they give you a ticket/citation thats actually the best case scenario. But never will the cops in Mexico take yourlife unless they plan on facing the consequences of a murder charge. In the US they get awards and medals for that type of behavior. Again i totally agree that the Mexican police treat locals way worse but again you and me both know how much worse they can treat you in the USA. You even admitted it yourself how bad the USA is. L.A is not as bad as other parts of the country. Either way cops are bad on both sides of the border but they are much safer out here than in the USA by far. Thanks again for sharing.
@@JoseArteagaTravelsyeah the good thing about getting into minor scrapes in Mexico or SE Asia is that you can $work$ it out and everyone goes their merry way
What you said about weed is exactly how it was for me. When your environment is FK'ed up, you numb yourself. Divorcing my bootlicking wife was the beginning of my healing. I found myself as well as peace of mind. I don’t need it anymore.
Wow.......of all your videos, and I've seen them all, this one by far hit home. My fondest dreams to move to Mexico, but I just can't save enough money to move 😢
Great show Jose you can't put a price on quality of life everyone should research and see for themselves where the US falls in the quality of life index 😩
Amen! It is not just about cost of living as so many others constantly talk about. Even if the cost of living were actually similar as it was back home I still think the quality of life out here is by far much better than anything you can find in the USA these days. Viva Mexico!
For sure life in the US has gone down hill. Hostile and agressieve people have grown. The pressure aggravates your one’s mental health. I know the difference since I moved here in 1989. Now I’m looking to spend more and more time away and just come back for family. I’m disgusted with all that’s going on in every aspect of American life. Thanks for the video.
I myself still can't believe it.... Not that I gave it up but that I was under it's spell for sooo long. So much happier these days that I am not addicted to it anymore. So much happier I don't need it in my life daily as a crutch. Mexico truly saved my life in more ways than I can count. Good luck to you on your journey. It won't be easy, but it will be totally worth it! Thanks for sharing
Jose what i hate about America is the public schools! They teach you to be a obedient sheep, and if you get out of line you go to the office! They teach you to be obedient no matter what! I hate the authority in the united states and i hope a new government is established one day!
I have to be honest Jose, I'm not really thinking of going to Mexico to live there (I'm more interested in Colombia, but who knows, maybe I'll choose Mexico), but a lot of your videos are motivational and inspire me to be more positive since I really struggle with negative thinking. Living in the US is extremely difficult these days, and despite my level of education and experience at 35 going on 36 years of age, I still find myself struggling here in California. I thought moving abroad is a pipe dream, but lately I've been seriously considering it, especially since I've been giving up on American women and I find that women abroad such as in Mexico and Colombia seem to be of a higher quality than most women who live here in the US. It also helps that I'm able to speak 4 languages, one of them being Spanish, so it should help me tremendously when going abroad to Latin America.
Hello José, Many of the social standards and values of American society are very wrong, a person is valued by the money he earns, the house he lives in, the car he drives. That leads many people to the moral misery you talk about. Down there in Mexico you found that true happiness lies in the simplicity of life. Life without the stress and social pressure that many people are subjected to here in the United States. The simplicity of love for yourself, for your family, for your friends, for your job and the place where you live are the true riches that a man needs to be happy. Congratulations on overcoming your addiction and thank you for your videos.
oh my! Well one positive thing about Mexico is that you don't need it! It is affordable enough where you can pay most things out of pocket. Only need insurance if you need to see the Doctor on a regular basis. Either way it is another positive thing to help you out and have even less stress!
@@JoseArteagaTravels how about for more serious issues. A couple of years ago I had to go to the er and had emergency surgery. Spent a week in the hospital and they tried to charge me over 100k in medical bills. I was able to talk it down but I got lucky. For a few months I thought I was going to be ruined.
I'm so happy for you...indeed I've been watching since your early days in that first apartment...so much has changed for you--a new life -- resurrection indeed!
That is awesome! Thank you so much for the kind words and all the love and support throughout the years! It's been one heck of a ride! Looking forward to seeing what the future holds!
@@JoseArteagaTravels My husband just said he remembers when you cut your hand because you got locked out? :) (and he agrees with me that you and Christian look alike -- in a good way!)
I used to live in México and I moved to San Antonio, TX about 6 years ago. Yes I have a house, yes I have 2 cara and everything Is "nice" but I have a ton of debt and i'm always worried about paymets, I've gained a lot of weight and I'm constantly stressed about everything. Crazy huh... I should move back to México.
Living the American dream is more like a nightmare for those such as yourself who know what true freedom is. Hope you are able to make it back to Mexico soon!
Another awesome informative video Jose! My wife and myself visited Merida Yucatan for the first time in 2023, and we did not speak Spanish very well at all, but the Mexican people really tried to help these two gringos get around Mexico City & Merida. In particular the police were extremely friendly & helpful, as we tried to explant where we wanted to go in our broken Spanish. Thanks to Jose Arteaga's videos we've decided to return & retire in the Yucatan, we loved it so much, especially the people! 🥰👍
Hey authority is way different in Miami than it is in the rest of the country. I lived in Miami two years as a young man and the Cubans are very racist towards all the racis whether they are from Central America or Mexico or South America And they are very problematic meaning they will start some thing out of nothing. I’m talking about the cuban officers in Miami. Cuban American officers to be exact A friend of mine got a ticket for being ugly no bs who in the country would give you a ticket for being ugly only in Miami.. It probably would not stand in court. I understand that, but it’s just harassment. In Miami is a very dangerous city and I come from LA and I’ve been to different cities.. Just as dangerous as LA if not more dangerous at least back in the 90s when I was a teenager Anyways, congratulations on your life in Mexico. I have made my whole whole family now Mexican citizens except for my wife. Not sure how to do that because we still live in the US
This is called "being on vacation". Most people feel happier on vacation. After a few years the vacation is over and all the same old issues return. A new zip code does not actually change mental health. People use all kinds of ways to "feel better" without actually addressing the actual issues. For example drinking a bunch of alcohol will make a person feel better for a time. Road rage in a good area of Mexico won't end in problems? Insult a Mexican and they're just going to take it? A lot of delusion going on here. I've lived in the US 67 years and never been "on edge". Key is not watching crap "news" 16 hours a days and believing all the crap you see on social media.
I've been here 6 years and counting already. My vacation ended the first month I was here. Everyone has a different experience in life. I totally agree with you that people need to do more work on themselves and not simply move to a different place and that will solve all their problems. In fact I bring that up in this video and many others that I make. Glad to hear that you are doing great in the good old US of A. Thanks again for sharing with us your wonderful thoughts.
I do wonder why people even bother paying taxes to support the cops in Mexico though Jose, I read a story recently where there was a murder in Mexico recently and the cops did nothing and so essentially a lynchmob had to be formed to go after this person and take them out. Moral of the story is that we all love the more relaxed attitude of the cops in Mexico but when they are this lazy that people have to take matters into their own hands that's very chaotic and NOT peaceful.
So you're painting every single cop in Mexico with the same brush? That's like saying "I read a story and I heard that all cops in the USA kill black guys in the street by putting their knee on their neck and suffocating them." Come on, man.
Again as I mentioned earlier people in Mexico take responsibility in resolving their own problems since there is no system out here that the people can rely on. That is a major difference between the USA and Mexico. Since people do not rely on other entities to fix things for them they have to do it themselves. Again Mexico is not for everyone, but if you truly value freedom from an oppressive Government then Mexico is a great place to be.
Lynchings sometimes happen in rural Mexico, it’s not common at all and almost impossible in a big city. Also some states are more savage than others. Most of Mexico is safer than many people think.
@JoseArteagaTravels Sure, but as I stated, people are still paying taxes to police who essentially do nothing. The ideal would be cops that don't sweat the small stuff but take action against things like murder. But hey, if you can find peace in that chaos more power to you.
I think you just need to look at what produces the most freedom in reality. We can theorize all day long about hypothetical libertarian societies, but when it gets right down to it what really produces the most liberty is the people them selves taking responsibility for a whole host of things, responsibility and freedom are intertwined, you can't have one without the other. Even in the USA this was the case, think about the 1800s, think about what would happen if you wronged someone's family in a grave way, stole from someone, cattle tipped that resulted in the death of livestock that was the livelihood of a rancher ect. In most cases this resulted in a dual out on the street and you were probably not walking away alive, and guess what? the sheriff in those towns 9 times out of 10 didn't care, they'd be like nope, you caused this mess, that's on you to resolve it, and that's just how it was, but these were far freer times. So freedom isn't always pretty, and there's only so many ways you can arrange these chairs in what we call culture, and sometimes once we have those chairs arranged on the deck just the right way for freedom to be there it might have some unforeseen consequences, but that's just humanity, you can't pick and choose and make hypotheticals into reality, we have to go with that arrangement that best suits us. question is which arrangement best suits you.
I watched this video, you’re right! I am afraid, in my area they are robbing elderly people going to the bank on the 1st, scared to go to malls, the theater, grocery shopping, getting gas, I am afraid I can’t pay my medication because my rent is so high. I want to come there but I’m afraid of heath care and my Spanish is limited even though I’m Latino. I would be alone. Does anyone have the same experience?
Thanks for sharing! Hope you find a way out. It won't be easy but there are solutions to your problems all you have to do is do the work to find them. Good luck with everything!
Jose if people in America weren't toxic and bullies! I feel like America would be a better place along with having a better government and better more trained police!
I agree we can at least start there before moving on to the other problems. But yes if those things are fixed/addressed then the USA would be a much more pleasant place to live
Jose please, where is this beach. I am coming in august . I would like to walk this area. in US I worry if I will have enough $ to sustain my life... it's time to get off the hamster wheel.
This ehy everyone in the United States is in some type of anxiety or depression meds, its so toxic , the people, the culture, im just done, im planning to move there very soon, trying to convince my family as well. I need to go, i have to go for my sanity, the more i go there the harder it gets to come back and be here every day, it is definitely killing my soul! Im a Florida resident as well and it sucks here extremely toxic environment
You make a great point. The USA is one of the most "medicated" Countries in the world simply because it is just so hard to live there mentally. I'm sure if the people weren't so horrible and toxic the USA would be a much easier place to live and not so many people would be looking for a way out. For many leaving the USA it has more to do with Quality of Life and healthier environment and lifestyle than it does just saving a few dollars. Hope you make it outta there soon! Thanks for sharing!
Wow! Muchas Gracias! I truly appreciate it! Achieving inner peace is a daily struggle for most as you already know. I never thought I would be able to achieve it myself. Little did I know that all I had to do was move to Mexico. 🙂 Thank you again for your generous offering!
@@PeaceforLisa Muchas Gracias! For finding these! I really appreciate it. Thank you so much for all your love and support. I guess i was wrong and happy to swallow my pride and my words. Again if I offended you on my other channel just please understand that it is pure entertainment. I really appreciate you and hope you can understand my point of you, if not I totally understand and respect that. Again, Muchas Gracias I really appreciate you pointing this out.
@@JoseArteagaTravels Put yourself in my shoes. You doubled down. That part was not entertainment. I will miss your channel. When people show us who they are we have to believe them. Take care man 💔
@@JoseArteagaTravels got to go back to ask for (permenency camino) when back it is celeston y progresso opportunity for the future are there, plus after 20 winter in playa it is enough lol to much national and international bum plus merida population are well raise and well polits best place to grow old and die lol
I’m so grateful for your videos You are maybe the first UA-cam channel I started watching 6 years ago when you first started. I’ve had better luck than many in the USA but I identify with what you say You are free. You tell it like it is. You are exceptionally honest and are so transparent You’re The Man With the Plan
A question Jose. Is the hot weather season unbearable? I notice a lot of people in Merida have swimming pools to keep Cool during the hot season. I'm really thinking about Mexico and where you live looks very nice but I don't like extreme hot temperature.
It all depends on who you ask. Some people think it is extreme others find it just right. How else are you supposed to go to the beach in the middle of winter if it is not seasonably hot all year round. If you are interested in a more detailed answer you can watch this video I made going more in depth about the weather out here in Merida ua-cam.com/users/live0n7VT18h86E?feature=share
Central Mexico like Puebla City is very temperate... evenings cool off and day time heat rarely gets much above 80 degrees F. Mexico is NOT only for beach towns... there are so many lovely places in Central Mexico.
Moving to Merida changed my life immensely but also improved our family's dynamic. I couldn't imagine raising our daughter anywhere else. It will benefit her for the rest of her life to live in a place with very little stress.
Only real city in the Yucatan is Merida, all other areas are more like small towns. If you are looking for the biggest town on the Yucatecan Coast then Progreso is the only place at the moment.
That's a good observation you made about US society conditioning you to not think for your self Jose. Why do you think that's the case and why does Mexican society teach you to be a self actualized individual?
Great question with a long answer which I usually go more in depth in my other videos and livestreams. But long story short it is just the fact people in Mexico depend less on the Government and more on themselves.
@@JoseArteagaTravels Yea, I heard you talk about that before, so it's a type of thing where the more you depend on your self and your own abilities the more self actualized you become just naturally, and since Mexican society doesn't teach you to conform there's just more room for individual growth. Does that sound about right?
Viva Mexico! Great video and you speak many truths. I have spent a lot of time in Puerto Vallarta and have traveled throughout Mexico. It is a beautiful place with nice people. You are right about the cops in the US. I stopped driving I-70 from CO to NV because of police harassment in UT. I am a woman driving alone and some criminal K-9 cops in UT stopped me for tinted windows. The cop wanted me to get into his K-9 vehicle. Told him my family was in law enforcement and he backed off. There is generalized aggravation here. High taxes, corrupt g, an all around hassle. I am figuring out my exit strategy.
Nice beach scenes. Hospitality and chronic weed use….yep. My buddy is a chef and he’s 53. He’s been a chronic weed smoker since maybe 16 years old. Of course he drinks a six pack, some wine, maybe a couple scotches to wash the weed down. With him there’s an element of machismo to it…you know “don’t try this at home kids!”
Yes I totally agree. I used to subscribe to that method of thinking myself until I left that life behind and eventually moved to Mexico. Once I was able to deal with my problems instead of mask them away I was truly Free and Felt like the man I'm supposed to be. Thanks for sharing!
It is a beach that is just east of Progreso before you get to Telchac Puerto. Don't know the exact location. You can watch this video to find out more about home prices out here in Mexico ua-cam.com/video/hSaGVFFIruE/v-deo.html
I just tuned in … your intro has captured me…how did you do it! I’ve been wanting to for 30 years… really! I’m close though…how did you decide to take the leap❤😂
Great question! It's a very long story! I basically put my finger on the map and landed here. You can find out more by watching this video ua-cam.com/video/Akp5vRcMtIE/v-deo.html
We’re going to visit the Cancun Merida area for three weeks next January. We’re staying somewhere near where you’re walking. I can’t wait to check it out. My husband is from Germany and we really do love Europe but it is further from our kids and my mom. I can’t wait to see Merida and the rest of that part of Mexico it just looks amazing.
To be honest, though there are problems all over the world. Increased costs homelessness, division among people. Two wars going on now. It’s really difficult for young people to find a way in the world all over. Mexico does seem like it has a lot to offer, but I think a lot of people are moving there now. However, there’s really no panacea.
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The USA is no longer due to politics and social media, culture has degraded. I find peace in Mexico.
Amen i totally agree. The USA is not what it used to be. Thank god we have Mexico! Thanks for sharing! Viva Mexico!
Me too... i find peace in MX as well
Do you follow Mexican politics and social media?
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"At least 23 candidates and 51 government officials assassinated in 2024." As of this writing we've only barely completed the months of the year. You think you've found Disneyland only because you don't know anything about Mexico.
Wrong !!!Mexico is becoming just like the USA unfortunately
Great video.
The biggest difference in the USA in recent years is the rise of cost of living. The stress levels are higher and the food quality is lower.
Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for sharing!
Are fruits and vegetables very different in the US? For me in Mexico, I think of our fruit and veggies as normal, but apparently they are of a very good quality?
YES -- the food quality has definitely gotten worse! When we visited down there, my husband's food allergies went away completely -- he could eat anything he wanted, whereas he had to avoid even organic versions of them up here. So strange.
@@mamacat321 Very strange indeed. A common belief here is that the very best of our products, our veggies and beer and fruit are sent to the US while we keep the lower quality for our country, but I see now that it’s not true.
@@Sheilawisz IT COULD BE FOR A PRODUCT TO ENTER THE US ARE REGULATED BY AMERICAN HEALTH SOCIETY AND ONE OF THOSE REQUIREMNETS ARE TO BE PESTIZE NOW AND MEXICO THE REGULATIONS ARE VERY LITTLE AT TO ZERO PESTIZE CAUSE THEY ARE TOO EXPENSIVE AND FAMILIES THAT GROW THEIR CROPS TO SALE BY MINORITY IN THE MARKET THEY HAVE NO MONEY TO BUY THOSE EXPENSIVE AND DEADLY HORMONES OR WHATEVER POISON PEST THYE FEAT THEIR CROPS WITH IN THE US OR FARMERS AROUND THE WORLD TO SATISFIED THE US REGULATIONS SO FAMILIES HERE IN MEXICO THEY HAVE NO MONEY TO BUY THOSE EXPENSIVES POISONS AND HORMONES THEY KEEP THE HEALTH OF THEIR PRODUCE THEY KEEP THEIR CROPS HEALTHY AS THE ANCIENTS DAYS WITH AZTECS AND MAYANS TECHINC BUT WHO KNOWS THE RE3ASON FOR PEST AND HORMONES ENAHNCED THEIR COLOR THEY GROW BIGGER BUT LACK OF TASTE AND MEXICO THEY ARE SMALLER DUE TO GROW NATURALLY THE NATURAL COLOR AND THE REAL FLAVOR AND TASTE OF OUR PRODUCE
I'm a regular visitor to Puerto Penasco, San Carlos, Guaymas and Ciudad Obregón, never in my life have I met such humble friendly loving caring happy people as I have found in Mexico. Its actually brought tears to my eyes a few times. It's like a mental health car wash. Just be respectful and helpful and you will have the time of your life.
Mexico truly is a magical place. Thank you so much for sharing with us.
Jose this one is for Christian your Merida goddess. Thanks Christian for being by our beloved Jose’s side as he achieved the inner peace he deserves ❤
Wow Thank You so much! That is very kind and generous of you! We really appreciate it! She really did help a lot in my journey to get to where I am today. Very grateful to have her by my side! Thanks again!
@@JoseArteagaTravels You both are welcome ❤
Mientras no sigan construyendo condominios o cualquier otro tipo construcciones en las costas de Yucatán, no se destruyan manglares, dunas; O lo peor vaya a dar el ESTIÉRCOL HUMANO AL MAR O A UN MANGLAR, TODO ESTÁ BIEN. Porque muchos no piensan en el medio ambiente y la catástrofe que se avecina de la falta de agua. NADA MÁS VER EL TREN DE LA MUERTE, MAL LLAMANDO TREN MAYA, COMO EL #N@RCO PRESIDENTE LÓPEZ OBRADOR, HA DESTRUIDO CENOTES, TIRANDO MILLONES DE ÁRBOLES, POR UN TREN QUE ES UNA CHATARRA DE FINES DE SIGLO PASADO, Y QUE NO SIRVE PARA NI UN CARAJO, SOLO LES HA SERVIDO A LA FAMILIA LÓPEZ OBRADOR, PARA SAQUEAR AL PAÍS Y DARLE EN LA M@DRE A LA POCA SELVA QUE QUEDA EN LA PENÍNSULA DE YUCATÁN.
Very awesome 👏!
Blessed Be
If you go to the Mexican border in the US then walk or drive across the border into Mexico you will feel the stress and anxiety of the US melt away. The materialism, anxiety, and insanity vanishes. Sanity returns. Mexicans are polite and society is nicer. Everything in the USA is about getting rich, exploiting other people to get rich, competition.
I couldn't agree with you more. It's as if there is some sort of spell everyone is under in the USA, some sort of dark cloud infecting everyone living there. When I used to visit Tijuana before moving out here to Merida I would feel the same weight just lifting off of me, and I would feel that heaviness soon as I would talk to the American border agent heading back into the USA. I still remember vividly when I left the USA for good and was flying into Mexico City how a giant sense of relief just hit me like a ton of bricks and once I got here to Merida I finally felt free without even knowing how much more amazing things were going to get. Thanks again for sharing! Viva Mexico!
@@JoseArteagaTravels As usual my friend you hit the nail on the head!! I actually felt the weight drop off my shoulders as the Captain on my flight to Mexico said that we had just crossed the border into Mexico!! The U.S. like a big sucking machine taking all the air out of the room as you GASP to breath!! It is why after living here in Mexico for 12 years and 2 months I have never gone back or have any plans to ever go back to the U.S.
When a few friends of mine came down last year to visit, me you could see on the faces when it came time to leave and go back to the U.S. the happiness turned to sadness and I told them that they should go back and get ready to leave permanently and they looked at me and said they wish they could!! They made many excuses and I just stood there and shook my head and said to myself a little courage goes a long way. I can say that my life has been amazing since I moved to Mexico and I intend to live out my days here in a Paradise of freedom and liberty!!!
Viva Mexico!!!😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃!!!!!!! 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌!!!
U Guys & Jose R Full of it
Pero. 2 each his Own. I Live in PEACE in my Michigan Casita. USA GREATEST Country 2 Live
Like you said 2 each his own. Your experience is subjective. For many people this is still reality.
Glad you're in a good space in your situation.
Best wishes.
Mexico has so much peace that I quit weed three years after being here, I never thought I could do that after smoking 40+ years. Mexico is a treasure and the more we are moving into the tribulations the more I realise that!
It’s gonna get so much worse in the USA, something is brewing
That is awesome! Congratulations to you as well! Thanks for sharing! Viva Mexico!
Best thing I did period! Thanks! Happy for you too!
Weed is a connection between the earth where it is grown and our bodies where it is inhaled and then the air or the heavens where it is exhaled. While I am proud of you for supporting yourself in your choice that makes you happy. I look forward to more openness and acceptance plus freedom to enjoy weed for the relaxing medicine and flavor that it is. Sorry for failing to see a negativity with Marijuana. I think the negativity toward weed is the only bad part of weed. Again I am proud of you for being happy about your choices. I just want to remind people that the opposite of your choice isn't a bad choice. Weed is very healthy for people. Spirituality and other reasons.
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😮😮😮 wow !
After talking to some of the people here, I think I finally get it! The United States has turned into a dystopian tax-crushing police state with toxic food where people are quickly going nuts. I used to be against gringos coming here, yet now I see that you are just escaping from a great evil. Those that want to find a new life in Mexico, welcome, my North American siblings. Please contribute to keep Mexico a laid-back and happy place.
Glad you're understanding everything we are going through in the USA much appreciated friend
Oh, thank you! May you and your family be blessed 💙
I have a home and I’m financially stable and still my anxiety is high. Why? Because in the USA everything can be taken away in an instant. The lack of safety is keeping me mostly a homebody. The lack of friendly people keeps me from going out much. Borrowing others stress by way of unprofessional service, aggressive drivers, unfriendly neighbors, etc. makes creating peace a constant struggle.
I have inner peace but it’s work to maintain it here in the USA.
What a beautiful video Jose ❤ So happy you are in a better head space. Congratulations!!!
The struggle is real. I know it all too well. Little did I know while living in the USA that there could be better out there for me. I never thought that leaving the USA would make me the happiest I have ever been in my entire life. This is why I don't focus so much on cost of living and trying to maintain a similar lifestyle here in Mexico. I realized that the main reason I have been able to achieve inner peace is by slowly leaving my past life and routine behind. I now embrace everything about life out here in Mexico because the culture and the life out here is what truly has made me get to this point of so much clarity and happiness. Thanks again for sharing, hope you make it out to Mexico soon!
@@JoseArteagaTravels You are very welcome! Instead of giving up my house in the USA, I’ve decided that I will eventually spend time (a couple of months) in Merida during Merida’s cooler months ❤
Exactly, even if you are financially stable you can't escape the American system that creates a toxic society, unless you move to another country. I think the over the top greed and materialism in the US is the problem or just plain bad values. Mexico is a Christian country and you see it and feel it. In the US I feel oppression and exploitation.
@@rfink222 So happy for you that you are on your way to enjoying a home in Mexico. Christian’s in Mexico adhere to the guiding principles of their religion. Christian’s in America use religion to dictate other’s lives while they themselves have almost no basic values. Just my observation of 50 plus years 😂
How could they take your home away in an instant?
Great video! MARK TWAIN had a saying, applicable to the situation in the U.S.
You can have a jar full of red ants and black ants...they all get along until someone shakes the jar violently, then thr person that shook the jar sits back and now watches the red and black ants all fight " THE U.S. media does the shaking of the jar!
Well said! Thanks for sharing!
The Mexican media is currently shaking the jar violently. The red ants are the Mexicans, and the black ones are the "gringo gentrifiers/colonizers".
ouch! a seemingly painful analogy....but also very very true
I am living my very best life down here in Mexico. Going on 5 1/2 years now . I love the country and the people . I live like a king
That is awesome! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing!
The food in the usa is poisson, we eat to make corporations profit at the expense of our own health. I'm so happy you found peace. I hope to find the same.
You are 1000% Correct. Who knows what they are even feeding us in the USA anymore. Glad I don't have to worry about things like that anymore out here in Mexico.
@@JoseArteagaTravels Absolutely.
Even the food is Toxic Poison
I will move to Merida this coming month of May on the 28th, from Florida, I already want to get there. The main reason for looking for better resource options for my 8 year old daughter's autism. 🎉🎉
Thank you for your video
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing!
For me, the first key to freedom was achieving living debt free. The second, and most liberating, was moving to México! 🇲🇽 I did not fully understand the root of my mental health issues until I made that move. Congratulations, Jose, for your new found clarity!! 🎉 ¡Hasta Pronto! 😎
That is awesome! So glad to hear that! Happy to hear you are living Happy and Free out here in Mexico as well! Thanks for sharing! Viva Mexico!
@@JoseArteagaTravels Sí, ¡Viva México!
Absolutely!! Found a beautiful peace living in FDM, waking up walking Parque Linear Los Paseos, feeding the OXXO dogs. Smelling the flowers and listening to the birds. I am also a Florida refugee.
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Happy Easter to you and your lovely wife Christian and cannot forget Gizmo too. Got home from church and chilling with my UA-cam favorite friends. Tax man and cost of living are making staying in Canada a real challenge for the future. Thankful for your resources and fun teaching style. It’s called reality. LOL. Very needed.
Happy Easter to you as well! Thank you so much for your kind words! Glad I could bring you a smile on this beautiful day!
Good video Man. We have a similar situation here in Canada just without guns. A lot of people have mental issues because of the broken families and people tent to be super isolated.
I am still freak out because "friends" don't use to see each other every often, like once of twice every 2-3 months. Also, I have the constant felling that there is always a layer between people when I talk to them. Yes, they are polite but that's it. If you want to have a deep talk they seem that they don't care or that they are afraid to say the wrong thing.
Also, because there are to many immigrants. Is common to loose your social group after 2 to 3 years. They end moving to another city of going back to their countries. So, that affect people too. Is repeating the whole cycle from time to time pretty fast, is very consuming and even overwhelming.
I don't smoke pot. But people here told me that it's different from the one in Latin America. The pot from Canada usually gives them paranoic feelings very often.
Glad you are happy. The warming feeling you have in Mexico is something that I even didn't notice. I started to notice it the difference when I visit some places in the USA and started living in Canada. From my opinion people tend to be more individualist and self oriented up there. Materialism also have a strong influence in that hollow feeling.
Take care and I wish you well!
Muchas gracias! Thanks for sharing with us! Viva Mexico!
Yesterday, an acquaintance tried to get me to believe that "many Americans are getting kidnapped in Cabo San Lucas".. When pressed for how he knows this his urban myth crumbled. I will be in QRO by August 20! I am so excited.
Jaja exactly! Enjoy your trip! Thanks for sharing!
@@JoseArteagaTravels Clarification: Going to QRO for a look-see. I am so grateful for your content. I am selling my US home so that can move to Mexico!
Excelente video, José. Your healing is infectious. Keep up the good work, brother.
Wow! Thank you so much for your generosity! Much appreciated! So happy to hear my videos and my own life experiences can help out so many out there in the audience! Thanks again!
Congratulations for keeping yourself sober my brother!
I have been watching you for a couple of months now. Really like the content. I am actually moving to Playa del Carmen this month. Would love to connect in person one of these days.
Blessings and keep it up ✨
Awesome! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing!
I was born in Mexico and I've been living in California sinse 1979. I'm retired now and I can"t wait to move back to Mexico. I was just there in my home town in Mexico and it was so peaceful there. I expect to move back to Mexico thise year I can"t stand been here much longer, there is just way too much stress.. Saludos Jose.
That is awesome! Mexico awaits you my friend! Thanks for sharing!
Get out of CA immediately. It is doomed and so is the rest of the USA.
The soft freedoms that exist in Mexico are so much more than in the US. Every time my wife and I travel to San Antonio to visit family the stress level raises. On the drive back the stress begins to lift once we arrive in the Rio Grande Valley and once we drive across the bridge into Reynosa the stress has fully lifted. I don't know how much a job would have to pay me to move back to the interior of the US but I am sure it would need to be way over $100K!
Thanks for sharing! Viva Mexico!
Yay..no more smoking!! You'll save money too and your lungs will thank you. You have changed so much in the las year. I like you more with each video.
Muchas Gracias! Thank you for sharing!
EXCELLENT video!! Thank you for speaking on an important topic. And the visuals should send A LOT of people straight to Mexico. 😍😍
Muchas Gracias for the kind words! Glad to hear you enjoyed the video
Is that Progresso bruh?
It is just east of Progreso around Telchac Puerto
What beautiful beach is that in your video intro ?
It is a random spot East of Progreso before getting to Telchac Puerto
@@JoseArteagaTravels Saludos Jose, vives ahi? O grabaste por esos rumbos para tu video? Recomiendas esa playa, o ay mejores para comprar terreno o casa. Gracias!!
Wow, I wasn't expecting something so emphatic, your love of Mexico. I experienced something similar in Hawaii, it was totally worth it, when I moved back to California I brought the " Aloha Spirit" with me. Speaking from the Heart!
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing! Aloha!
It's even on the web in the US. Web forms used to have Apply, Enter or Finish on the application button. Now I see more and more "Submit"
You are right i did not even notice that before but you make a great point. Tons of little things like that eventually add up. Thanks for sharing!
We just got a letter from our home owners insurance company that said if we don't trim our trees away from our house by April 15, tax day, they won't renew our policy.
Sure they need to be trimmed, but I find it a bit ironic that it came when it did.
We're OVER it here. Everything is designed to separate you from your hard earned money to where you have nothing.
It's a hell of a system they have designed. In a way, it's impressive. They left us with the choice of staying and paying or leaving and living. Period.
That is insane! I would say it might be an April Fool's joke but we all know it isn't. Hope you make it to Mexico one day!
Totally understand your sentiments!
Muchas gracias! Thanks for sharing!
I know many Brazilians who their mental health went critical after living for a years in the US/Europe.... Mexicans have a big community in the US, so it feels better for them (a lot of brazilians marry mexicans).
I can only imagine. I understand what you are saying I knew a few Brazilians in the USA and they could not wait to get back home to Brazil. I finally understand them after living in Mexico for 6 years. Thanks for sharing!
As a person who was born in the usa but raised in mexico, please do your own research before believing anything on the internet. La policia in mexico is by farrrrrrrrrrrrr more corrupt than the u.s.a , Labada de dinero es cosa seria. i dont know how long this guy has been living in mexico for, But we Mexicans locals get stopped for no reason and the police will force you to pay up or have your vehicle towed. yes, Mexico is beautiful and full of culture. i feel grounded when i am in Mexico. the environment and energy in Mexico is like no other. i do feel safer in Mexico than i do in Los Angeles. the crime rate, home invasions and smash in grabs in southern California has gotten so bad that californians are moving away in huge numbers. also in regards to "bootlickers" please don't believe this man. we mexicans are on the side of authority in mexico, and we do comply. please understand this thus guy is living in a small town in yucatan. if he lived in jalisco, michoacan or any other state outside of his small pueblo i think he would see things diffrently. stay safe and enjoy mexico
I've been living in Mexico 6 years and have had my run ins with the cops out here as well and have talked about it on my channel. With that said, I totally agree different parts of Mexico do have different kind of police. First off all police no matter the country are extremely corrupt. But as it pertains to Mexico the cops here just want to shake you down for some cash and extort you. As you already know they are more dangerous than the Cartel themselves. But the cops in the USA are far worse. In the USA they actually kill you over minor infractions and not only tow your car for no reason but they arrest you and put you in the system in which you are trying to pay out of for years. In Mexico if you get pulled over by corrupt cops and you know your rights many times you can be let go but worse case scenario all they want is a mordida. If they give you a ticket/citation thats actually the best case scenario. But never will the cops in Mexico take yourlife unless they plan on facing the consequences of a murder charge. In the US they get awards and medals for that type of behavior. Again i totally agree that the Mexican police treat locals way worse but again you and me both know how much worse they can treat you in the USA. You even admitted it yourself how bad the USA is. L.A is not as bad as other parts of the country. Either way cops are bad on both sides of the border but they are much safer out here than in the USA by far. Thanks again for sharing.
@@JoseArteagaTravelsyeah the good thing about getting into minor scrapes in Mexico or SE Asia is that you can $work$ it out and everyone goes their merry way
You moving to Mexico has altered my mental health as well!
Jaja That is awesome! Hopefully for the better! Thanks for sharing broski!
🎯FIRST VIDEO THAT I SAW, I LOVE IT. I’M MEXICAN. WHICH IS THE NAME OF THAT BEACH?? IT’S THE BEST I SAW...PLEASE. I HAVE ALREARY SUSCRIBED 😊
Awesome! Thank you for the kind words! Welcome aboard! This is an area that is east of Progreso before getting to Telchac Puerto.
What you said about weed is exactly how it was for me.
When your environment is FK'ed up, you numb yourself.
Divorcing my bootlicking wife was the beginning of my healing.
I found myself as well as peace of mind.
I don’t need it anymore.
That is awesome! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing!
Wow.......of all your videos, and I've seen them all, this one by far hit home. My fondest dreams to move to Mexico, but I just can't save enough money to move 😢
Hang in there. If there's a will there's always a way! Thanks for sharing!
Love this testimony ❤
Muchas Gracias! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great show Jose you can't put a price on quality of life everyone should research and see for themselves where the US falls in the quality of life index 😩
Amen! It is not just about cost of living as so many others constantly talk about. Even if the cost of living were actually similar as it was back home I still think the quality of life out here is by far much better than anything you can find in the USA these days. Viva Mexico!
For sure life in the US has gone down hill. Hostile and agressieve people have grown. The pressure aggravates your one’s mental health. I know the difference since I moved here in 1989. Now I’m looking to spend more and more time away and just come back for family. I’m disgusted with all that’s going on in every aspect of American life. Thanks for the video.
Mexico awaits you. Thanks for sharing with us
Mind blown by ur confession of no more herb. IDK if i could ever do that. But I'm hopeful once I get to MX.
Not while I'm in the states.
Happy Easter.
I myself still can't believe it.... Not that I gave it up but that I was under it's spell for sooo long. So much happier these days that I am not addicted to it anymore. So much happier I don't need it in my life daily as a crutch. Mexico truly saved my life in more ways than I can count. Good luck to you on your journey. It won't be easy, but it will be totally worth it! Thanks for sharing
Jose what i hate about America is the public schools! They teach you to be a obedient sheep, and if you get out of line you go to the office! They teach you to be obedient no matter what! I hate the authority in the united states and i hope a new government is established one day!
I agree I don't like public schools either. Thanks for sharing
Can't wait for my scouting trip to Playa in August.. I'm more sure with your videos..🛫🇲🇽🏖️
That's awesome! Hope you enjoy it!
What a nice beach Jose. Is it near Progresso? Planning to move there in few months. 👍
It is just east of Progreso around Telchac Puerto
Thanks Again and Again my Friend. Man I’m so Happy for You and your Wife! Hopefully one day I will visit !😮
Peace and Love
Muchas Gracias!
I have to be honest Jose, I'm not really thinking of going to Mexico to live there (I'm more interested in Colombia, but who knows, maybe I'll choose Mexico), but a lot of your videos are motivational and inspire me to be more positive since I really struggle with negative thinking. Living in the US is extremely difficult these days, and despite my level of education and experience at 35 going on 36 years of age, I still find myself struggling here in California. I thought moving abroad is a pipe dream, but lately I've been seriously considering it, especially since I've been giving up on American women and I find that women abroad such as in Mexico and Colombia seem to be of a higher quality than most women who live here in the US. It also helps that I'm able to speak 4 languages, one of them being Spanish, so it should help me tremendously when going abroad to Latin America.
That is awesome brother! I'm sure no matter where you end up you will be very very happy! Good luck to you! Thanks for sharing!
Hello José,
Many of the social standards and values of American society are very wrong, a person is valued by the money he earns, the house he lives in, the car he drives. That leads many people to the moral misery you talk about. Down there in Mexico you found that true happiness lies in the simplicity of life. Life without the stress and social pressure that many people are subjected to here in the United States. The simplicity of love for yourself, for your family, for your friends, for your job and the place where you live are the true riches that a man needs to be happy. Congratulations on overcoming your addiction and thank you for your videos.
Well said. Thank you so much for your kind words and for sharing with us. Viva Mexico!
You say “fear of dying” because of the crazy people cops etc but dude I’m literally fear dying because I don’t have health insurance. Lol
oh my! Well one positive thing about Mexico is that you don't need it! It is affordable enough where you can pay most things out of pocket. Only need insurance if you need to see the Doctor on a regular basis. Either way it is another positive thing to help you out and have even less stress!
@@JoseArteagaTravels how about for more serious issues. A couple of years ago I had to go to the er and had emergency surgery. Spent a week in the hospital and they tried to charge me over 100k in medical bills. I was able to talk it down but I got lucky. For a few months I thought I was going to be ruined.
Thank you, Jose. When I see the beauty of this video. I want already to be there, but I need to wait for my retirement!
You can do it! Thanks for sharing!
Im already living in freedom "Mexico" right now, any second from now, the physical manifestation will appear and ill be there ❤
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing! Viva Mexico!
Jose is Mexico a welcoming country for black people? I'm black!
I think so. But I don't really know since I'm not black 😅
YOU WILL BE VERY WELCOME IN MEXICO WE DON"T LOOK AT COLOURS WE LOOK AT YOUR SOUL I DON"T KNOW IF THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU BUT IT MAKE SENSE FOR MEXICANS
Jose i might move to merida Mexico 🇲🇽 in future! I love tropical countries! 😊
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Yucatan is relaxed and friendly , which is good for your mental health .
Amen! Very well said! Thanks for sharing! Viva Yucatan!
Mexico sounds like why my grandparents moved to the USA, just to have a better quality of life, without speaking English!
That's exactly how I feel. Same as my parents did when they fled Cuba for life in the USA
Thanks Jose for keep inspiring me to move away and start our journey to live the life! Be safe 🙏🏽
My pleasure! Glad my videos are so helpful!
What is the last day to fill out the income-tax for Mexicans?
I honestly have no idea since I'm not Mexican
March 31st for corporations and April 30th for people
The new American dream is to leave the U.S. but it's even worse in Socialist Europe, stay away from the EU, I'm on my way out, finally!
Thanks José 👍
That sounds about right 😅 Thanks for sharing!
I'm so happy for you...indeed I've been watching since your early days in that first apartment...so much has changed for you--a new life -- resurrection indeed!
That is awesome! Thank you so much for the kind words and all the love and support throughout the years! It's been one heck of a ride! Looking forward to seeing what the future holds!
@@JoseArteagaTravels My husband just said he remembers when you cut your hand because you got locked out? :) (and he agrees with me that you and Christian look alike -- in a good way!)
I used to live in México and I moved to San Antonio, TX about 6 years ago. Yes I have a house, yes I have 2 cara and everything Is "nice" but I have a ton of debt and i'm always worried about paymets, I've gained a lot of weight and I'm constantly stressed about everything. Crazy huh... I should move back to México.
Living the American dream is more like a nightmare for those such as yourself who know what true freedom is. Hope you are able to make it back to Mexico soon!
Another awesome informative video Jose! My wife and myself visited Merida Yucatan for the first time in 2023, and we did not speak Spanish very well at all, but the Mexican people really tried to help these two gringos get around Mexico City & Merida. In particular the police were extremely friendly & helpful, as we tried to explant where we wanted to go in our broken Spanish. Thanks to Jose Arteaga's videos we've decided to return & retire in the Yucatan, we loved it so much, especially the people! 🥰👍
That's great! Thanks for the kind words! Happy to hear you enjoyed the video so much! Viva Mexico!
Hey authority is way different in Miami than it is in the rest of the country. I lived in Miami two years as a young man and the Cubans are very racist towards all the racis whether they are from Central America or Mexico or South America
And they are very problematic meaning they will start some thing out of nothing. I’m talking about the cuban officers in Miami.
Cuban American officers to be exact
A friend of mine got a ticket for being ugly no bs who in the country would give you a ticket for being ugly only in Miami..
It probably would not stand in court. I understand that, but it’s just harassment.
In Miami is a very dangerous city and I come from LA and I’ve been to different cities..
Just as dangerous as LA if not more dangerous at least back in the 90s when I was a teenager
Anyways, congratulations on your life in Mexico. I have made my whole whole family now Mexican citizens except for my wife.
Not sure how to do that because we still live in the US
Thanks for sharing!
I love Progreso, Chicxulub and Chelem. We rented an apartment for a month by the beach at Los Flamingos. Beautiful .
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
This is called "being on vacation". Most people feel happier on vacation. After a few years the vacation is over and all the same old issues return. A new zip code does not actually change mental health. People use all kinds of ways to "feel better" without actually addressing the actual issues. For example drinking a bunch of alcohol will make a person feel better for a time.
Road rage in a good area of Mexico won't end in problems? Insult a Mexican and they're just going to take it? A lot of delusion going on here. I've lived in the US 67 years and never been "on edge". Key is not watching crap "news" 16 hours a days and believing all the crap you see on social media.
I've been here 6 years and counting already. My vacation ended the first month I was here. Everyone has a different experience in life. I totally agree with you that people need to do more work on themselves and not simply move to a different place and that will solve all their problems. In fact I bring that up in this video and many others that I make. Glad to hear that you are doing great in the good old US of A. Thanks again for sharing with us your wonderful thoughts.
I do wonder why people even bother paying taxes to support the cops in Mexico though Jose, I read a story recently where there was a murder in Mexico recently and the cops did nothing and so essentially a lynchmob had to be formed to go after this person and take them out.
Moral of the story is that we all love the more relaxed attitude of the cops in Mexico but when they are this lazy that people have to take matters into their own hands that's very chaotic and NOT peaceful.
So you're painting every single cop in Mexico with the same brush? That's like saying "I read a story and I heard that all cops in the USA kill black guys in the street by putting their knee on their neck and suffocating them." Come on, man.
Again as I mentioned earlier people in Mexico take responsibility in resolving their own problems since there is no system out here that the people can rely on. That is a major difference between the USA and Mexico. Since people do not rely on other entities to fix things for them they have to do it themselves. Again Mexico is not for everyone, but if you truly value freedom from an oppressive Government then Mexico is a great place to be.
Lynchings sometimes happen in rural Mexico, it’s not common at all and almost impossible in a big city. Also some states are more savage than others. Most of Mexico is safer than many people think.
@JoseArteagaTravels Sure, but as I stated, people are still paying taxes to police who essentially do nothing.
The ideal would be cops that don't sweat the small stuff but take action against things like murder.
But hey, if you can find peace in that chaos more power to you.
I think you just need to look at what produces the most freedom in reality. We can theorize all day long about hypothetical libertarian societies, but when it gets right down to it what really produces the most liberty is the people them selves taking responsibility for a whole host of things, responsibility and freedom are intertwined, you can't have one without the other. Even in the USA this was the case, think about the 1800s, think about what would happen if you wronged someone's family in a grave way, stole from someone, cattle tipped that resulted in the death of livestock that was the livelihood of a rancher ect. In most cases this resulted in a dual out on the street and you were probably not walking away alive, and guess what? the sheriff in those towns 9 times out of 10 didn't care, they'd be like nope, you caused this mess, that's on you to resolve it, and that's just how it was, but these were far freer times.
So freedom isn't always pretty, and there's only so many ways you can arrange these chairs in what we call culture, and sometimes once we have those chairs arranged on the deck just the right way for freedom to be there it might have some unforeseen consequences, but that's just humanity, you can't pick and choose and make hypotheticals into reality, we have to go with that arrangement that best suits us.
question is which arrangement best suits you.
❤ love this video
Thanks a lot for it
God bless you homie.
Thank you for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed the video!
I watched this video, you’re right! I am afraid, in my area they are robbing elderly people going to the bank on the 1st, scared to go to malls, the theater, grocery shopping, getting gas, I am afraid I can’t pay my medication because my rent is so high. I want to come there but I’m afraid of heath care and my Spanish is limited even though I’m Latino. I would be alone. Does anyone have the same experience?
Thanks for sharing! Hope you find a way out. It won't be easy but there are solutions to your problems all you have to do is do the work to find them. Good luck with everything!
Where in Mexico do you live ?
I live in Merida Yucatan Mexico
I love merida. I'll be there in a couple months.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
❤ Love this, Jose! Which beautiful beach were you walking on? The water is so clear! 🇲🇽
Don't know the exact location, I just know it's east of Progreso before getting to Telchac Puerto
Jose if people in America weren't toxic and bullies! I feel like America would be a better place along with having a better government and better more trained police!
I agree we can at least start there before moving on to the other problems. But yes if those things are fixed/addressed then the USA would be a much more pleasant place to live
Congratulations on your 3 month soberly.
Thank you!
Jose please, where is this beach. I am coming in august . I would like to walk this area. in US I worry if I will have enough $ to sustain my life... it's time to get off the hamster wheel.
This is an area that is just East of Progreso but before you get all the way out to Telchac Puerto. I don't know the exact location.
This ehy everyone in the United States is in some type of anxiety or depression meds, its so toxic , the people, the culture, im just done, im planning to move there very soon, trying to convince my family as well. I need to go, i have to go for my sanity, the more i go there the harder it gets to come back and be here every day, it is definitely killing my soul! Im a Florida resident as well and it sucks here extremely toxic environment
You make a great point. The USA is one of the most "medicated" Countries in the world simply because it is just so hard to live there mentally. I'm sure if the people weren't so horrible and toxic the USA would be a much easier place to live and not so many people would be looking for a way out. For many leaving the USA it has more to do with Quality of Life and healthier environment and lifestyle than it does just saving a few dollars. Hope you make it outta there soon! Thanks for sharing!
39:48 Amen 🙌
Jaja Glad you enjoyed that!
Great point Jose of the entire video. Great point.
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing!
Congratulations on achieving inner peace ❤
Wow! Muchas Gracias! I truly appreciate it! Achieving inner peace is a daily struggle for most as you already know. I never thought I would be able to achieve it myself. Little did I know that all I had to do was move to Mexico. 🙂 Thank you again for your generous offering!
What's the word, Namaste is it? Jose has achieved that Namaste 😁
@@JoseArteagaTravels So based on the $10.00 you found this equals $50.00.
@@PeaceforLisa Muchas Gracias! For finding these! I really appreciate it. Thank you so much for all your love and support. I guess i was wrong and happy to swallow my pride and my words. Again if I offended you on my other channel just please understand that it is pure entertainment. I really appreciate you and hope you can understand my point of you, if not I totally understand and respect that. Again, Muchas Gracias I really appreciate you pointing this out.
@@JoseArteagaTravels Put yourself in my shoes. You doubled down. That part was not entertainment. I will miss your channel. When people show us who they are we have to believe them. Take care man 💔
Mexico make me think of don t worry be happy song ,why can't we be friend,or my youth of yellow submarine ,peace and love to everybody
We sing don't worry be happy all the time out here. Perfect song for life out here
@@JoseArteagaTravels got to go back to ask for (permenency camino) when back it is celeston y progresso opportunity for the future are there, plus after 20 winter in playa it is enough lol to much national and international bum plus merida population are well raise and well polits best place to grow old and die lol
Thankyou Jose, very enjoyable. Sounds good to me!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent video Jose
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
You are an awesome guy 🙌👍👍🙏🏻🙋🏻♂️
Muchas Gracias! I appreciate that!
I’m so grateful for your videos You are maybe the first UA-cam channel I started watching 6 years ago when you first started. I’ve had better luck than many in the USA but I identify with what you say You are free. You tell it like it is. You are exceptionally honest and are so transparent You’re The Man With the Plan
Muchas Gracias for the kind words! So happy to that my videos have been so helpful throughout the years!
A question Jose. Is the hot weather season unbearable? I notice a lot of people in Merida have swimming pools to keep Cool during the hot season. I'm really thinking about Mexico and where you live looks very nice but I don't like extreme hot temperature.
It all depends on who you ask. Some people think it is extreme others find it just right. How else are you supposed to go to the beach in the middle of winter if it is not seasonably hot all year round. If you are interested in a more detailed answer you can watch this video I made going more in depth about the weather out here in Merida ua-cam.com/users/live0n7VT18h86E?feature=share
Then come to my city Pachuca, we have cold nights all year and sometimes it’s even freezing!
Central Mexico like Puebla City is very temperate... evenings cool off and day time heat rarely gets much above 80 degrees F. Mexico is NOT only for beach towns... there are so many lovely places in Central Mexico.
,,,no office , no driving, no traffic, no propaganda, I hope to be down that way in a couple of months José
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
I love listening to you talk you are very articulate and you’re transparent about your feelings. You have a very high I. Q .
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that!
Moving to Merida changed my life immensely but also improved our family's dynamic. I couldn't imagine raising our daughter anywhere else. It will benefit her for the rest of her life to live in a place with very little stress.
That is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing with us! So happy you and your family are loving it out here so much!
What are some nice cities in Yucatan that are on/close to the beach? I want to visit some different areas to find a good place to move to.
Only real city in the Yucatan is Merida, all other areas are more like small towns. If you are looking for the biggest town on the Yucatecan Coast then Progreso is the only place at the moment.
@@JoseArteagaTravels awesome. Thank you for responding. I dont mind if it's a small town, I've been to Progresso 1 time. I'll visit again soon.
I would love to meet you.
I think we could be good friends.
The things you say are so much like what I know.
That's great! Glad to hear you love my videos and what I have to say about life.
and I agree with much of what you say.... I love Mexico. Been traveling there for 40 years and I recently bought a piece of land to build a house.
That is awesome! Congratulations! Viva Mexico!
Where are you? In Chicxulub?
I'm on the Yucatecan Coast. Close to Telchac
Thank you, love this video
Muchas Gracias! Glad you enjoyed it!
That's a good observation you made about US society conditioning you to not think for your self Jose. Why do you think that's the case and why does Mexican society teach you to be a self actualized individual?
Great question with a long answer which I usually go more in depth in my other videos and livestreams. But long story short it is just the fact people in Mexico depend less on the Government and more on themselves.
@@JoseArteagaTravels Yea, I heard you talk about that before, so it's a type of thing where the more you depend on your self and your own abilities the more self actualized you become just naturally, and since Mexican society doesn't teach you to conform there's just more room for individual growth.
Does that sound about right?
What the hell are you talking about!
It says it in the title I am talking about how my Mental Health has improved after moving to Mexico
That chapuzón like the one you took restarts and heals anyone's life 😄😄😄
Jaja you already know! I love the beach and being able to take a dip in the ocean whenever I need a reset. Thanks for sharing!
The sky looks nice and blue
Yes the sky and the water are both just beyond amazing!
God another winning millennial
Thanks for your kind words! I think I'm more Gen X but thank you nonetheless
Viva Mexico! Great video and you speak many truths. I have spent a lot of time in Puerto Vallarta and have traveled throughout Mexico. It is a beautiful place with nice people. You are right about the cops in the US. I stopped driving I-70 from CO to NV because of police harassment in UT. I am a woman driving alone and some criminal K-9 cops in UT stopped me for tinted windows. The cop wanted me to get into his K-9 vehicle. Told him my family was in law enforcement and he backed off. There is generalized aggravation here. High taxes, corrupt g, an all around hassle. I am figuring out my exit strategy.
Thanks for sharing! Viva Mexico!
Nice beach scenes. Hospitality and chronic weed use….yep. My buddy is a chef and he’s 53. He’s been a chronic weed smoker since maybe 16 years old. Of course he drinks a six pack, some wine, maybe a couple scotches to wash the weed down. With him there’s an element of machismo to it…you know “don’t try this at home kids!”
Yes I totally agree. I used to subscribe to that method of thinking myself until I left that life behind and eventually moved to Mexico. Once I was able to deal with my problems instead of mask them away I was truly Free and Felt like the man I'm supposed to be. Thanks for sharing!
What Beach is that ? location? How much do homes cost there?
It is a beach that is just east of Progreso before you get to Telchac Puerto. Don't know the exact location. You can watch this video to find out more about home prices out here in Mexico ua-cam.com/video/hSaGVFFIruE/v-deo.html
I just tuned in … your intro has captured me…how did you do it! I’ve been wanting to for 30 years… really! I’m close though…how did you decide to take the leap❤😂
Great question! It's a very long story! I basically put my finger on the map and landed here. You can find out more by watching this video ua-cam.com/video/Akp5vRcMtIE/v-deo.html
We’re going to visit the Cancun Merida area for three weeks next January. We’re staying somewhere near where you’re walking. I can’t wait to check it out. My husband is from Germany and we really do love Europe but it is further from our kids and my mom. I can’t wait to see Merida and the rest of that part of Mexico it just looks amazing.
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing!
To be honest, though there are problems all over the world. Increased costs homelessness, division among people. Two wars going on now. It’s really difficult for young people to find a way in the world all over. Mexico does seem like it has a lot to offer, but I think a lot of people are moving there now. However, there’s really no panacea.
Mexico is the place to be! Good thing there is plenty of room for everyone! Viva Mexico!
I agree with everything you say may I contact you I have so many questions to help , free us please 🙏
Please I smoke too lmk
Of course! If you are interested in booking a 1 on 1 paid consultation you can reach me through my website www.josearteaga.com/ You can find all the info there