I´m Mexican American, and I´ve been raised and educated in both countries, Mexico and the US. For the past 24 years, I´ve been living in Mexico and don´t get me wrong, I love the US voraciously. I¨m grateful to the United States for my education and all the wonderful things I learned from American teachers, but I do have to say this: It amazes me how the US is the only first world country in the plantet that does not offer universal medical coverage to Americans. How does that work? I´m in Mexico, and I can get a doctor anywwhere, and besides that, I also have universal medical coverage and on top of that, I also have private medical coverage. These are things I could never have in the US. I just can´t wrap my head around that. Another thing that scares me about the US is the fact that any one - literally - can carry a gun. Living in the US and just going to a mall is plain dangerous. Another thing I love about Mexico is homes. They are just built differently than in the US. Houses in Mexico are made out of steel and concrete. US homes are made out of wood, carton and other perishable materials. I just don´t see how you can spend 15, 20 years paying for a home, that can simply get blown away by a hurricane. Those two things alone are what ketp me in Mexico since the year 2000. Love the US - but, if you´re serious about having a long peaceful healthy life - US is not an option. Mexico is.
@gabrielgarciasalinas1519 sadly that is the reality. USA is a beautiful country that in the past had a lot to offer. But it's been turned into a money machine where quality of life has just vanished. I am mexican American too and if I hadn't gone back to Mexico yet is because my kids were born here and all they know so far is the US. Definitely, I have to start preparing to go back. The USA is becoming harder and harder. There is no more time to live. All we do is work so hard to pay highly bills and we really live a very low quality of life.
@@olgaherrera9416 When you live in a country like Mexico - you have to give up a lot of things, and you also have to get used to things that aren´t normal in a first world country. For example, when I lived in the US I could just step out of my apartment and play tennis, swim or play golf. Living in Mexico I don´t have those luxuries. Those things are incredibly expensive in Mexico because you´d have to join a private club to do that. A private club will charge you no less than 200 or 300 US dollars a month just to play tennis or swim. To me, that´s a lot of money. So, I have to learn to entertain myself doing other more simple and affordable activities. So, life in Mexico isn´t perfect. It´s a third world country, but we still have those things missing in the US called affordable medical coverage and nice affordable concrete and steel homes.
It is refreshing to see an American citizen like you to tell the truth about the safety in Mexico. I always tell mom who lives in Guadalajara that my life is more in danger in the US than in Mexico. Thank you for making that important point.
it will be soon .... too many non mexicans and especially if our goverment keeps accepting muslims into the country ...... THEY WILL MAKE MEXICO WORSE AS THEY HAVE DONE TO EUROPE.
Good summary- we have lived in Mexico full time the past 4 years and experience the same culture shocks when we return. They feel like shocks because we US citizens have been indoctrinated to believe that everything in the US is the “best”. When you travel the world your eyes are opened. For us the high quality of food at a lower cost and excellent healthcare available in Mexico are two reasons we probably will never return to live full time again in the US.
Lucky you 😊 I hope you go back to Mexico and live a happy, better, less stressful life over there. I wish I could say the same, but sadly, for me, for medical reasons, I can't go back to my lovely Mexico, but I hope you enjoy your life to the fullest when you go back 😊
@dennisg8164 I'm a bit skeptical of BRICS, México belongs with the North Americans. But hey, if they wanna push us aside, we have pride, we have integrity. We also have LATAM. By 2050, we'll be among the top 5 economies of the world. Corruption and Crime are ebbing. We're good!!
Don't get carried away.... It has the intention to dissapear the Judicial Branch, Drug Related Crimes and Corruption are at their peak in some places. There is still much to do.
Missing is how dependent the use of the car is as compared to Mexico, where you can walk to a ferretería and buy screws instead of driving to Home Depot, you can get eggs or milk from a tiendita one block away etc.
Thank you for your feedback, I totally agree, I wanted to say something about the car thing however I was worried it would make the video too long. Maybe , I’ll do a follow up video.
Oh yes, and she didnt mention VULKAS the best thing after Doctors in pharmacies, lol...Those guys and even some ladies are great . You could NEVER fix a flat tire in the USA in 15 minutes...and $20 with a new spare tire....
They are also going to build a train from Queretaro to Monterrey, and from Monterrey to Nuevo Laredo, and they are planning to connect that line all the way to San Antonio Tx. Also another train from Mexico city to Guadalajara, all in the next 5 years.
yep, and its going to cost big bucks and it will be divided into sections like in the stadium, all the ones with lower cost tickets travel all the way to the back.
It will cost the same or less than the traditional means of transport that we already have, but it is a more comfortable, safer and more ecological option for travelling.@@pepevelez4742
It’s in our DNA to be generous ,polite and kind,no other country acts like Mexico.Mexico helps without waiting for something in exchange.we just do it and it feels good. I’m proud to be Mexican !!!!
Me alegra mucho saber que alguien que haya visitado Mexico trae muy buenas experiencias y comentarios, Mexico es enorme por su gente costumbres y creencias, la cultura de Mexico. Felicito a esta señora por sus comentarios.
I’m Mexican woman 62 years old, and married for 13 years with American man 75 years old, and every year we go to Mexico one or twice, my husband doesn’t likes to eat fresh fruit in US, but in Mexico, he loves eat the fresh fruit, he said, he fell different texture and flavor, and he feel secure walking 🚶♀️ all the time, something that he really likes is the way my family go to our hotel and hug and kiss us, he loves to see the kids, give him a hugs and a lot of kisses. And he feel really sad went we have to said good bye 👋🏻 because he can see the sad faces include the kids, and he likes went my family and friends said to him “Te quiero Tio, cuidate porfavor”, “I love you uncle, take care yourself” 🥺, My husband said, he is very lucky to have a great family in Mexico, Thanks for this video, and said many nice things of my country, God bless you!
I think a lot of the relatives that go back to visit Mexico do it because of the affection & love they receive; something we've lost in USA... One of the things that depressed me the most when I was brought to USA when I was 15 is that people don't even know their neighbor!! It took me years to get used to it and I eventually am scared to even say hi to them! I want to go back to Mexico but my kids and husband do not, so I am still stuck.
I am USA born and still have close ties to my family in Jalisco and Mexico city. You are so right about the produce. My family in our pueblito in Jalisco grows their own produce and fruit. We have a family orchard. The tomatoes are so good and everything else is so fresh and you can really taste the difference. They raise their farm animals. Chickens, goats, and some grow pigeons for consumption. They are fed mostly corn and their produce. I like pigeon in mole' sauce. No chemicals just water and care for produce. The immigration from Mexico is at a historical low. The folks at the border have to cross Mexico to get to USA. If there are opportunities and jobs, ppl don't leave their country. I love Mexico. Have you been to San Luis Potosí? It's a beautiful little city in Jalisco and less expensive than other places in Mexico. I love the Metro system in Mexico city. Thank you for your kind assessment of my Mother land. All the best to you. Your right about the generosity. The poorest most humble home will offer a bite even if it's just beans and tortilla.
Thank you for the great information on all of your videos. I've subscribed to your channel as we're thinking of moving out of the country as well but we've decided to keep our home in Palm Desert CA as our home base for the beginning of our exploration of Mexico and possibly Europe.
Thank you for your kindness towards Mexico!! The media doesn’t want to give us credit and people like trump are always trying to insult our people !! I am subscribed now and gave my thumbs up 👍
People that voted for Trump will be regretting it very soon....he is a train wreck. My husband and I have been living in Mexico since October when we retired, I will not go back to live in the US, only visit my Mom.
I'm mexican, I just watched your video and it seems funny to me that people like you, being from the country king of neoliberalism are realising how the new political regime in Mexico is actually working in this new world (we call it "humanismo mexicano") we still need to fix many things in Mexico but I also think we're in the right path, Claudia is leading in the right way and it warms my heart that people is seeing that. You are so very welcome ❤❤ and I hope we can find peace with the US with your new administration, we both need to support each other, we are countries that historically can understand each other very well, more that other cultures.
I am actually fairly enthusiastic about Claudia the more I listen to and watch her. I think Trump and she will but heads a little but, in the end, resolve many old bilateral issues.
@philipduffer2669 from your lips to God's ears ! Claudia is a very intelligent woman. She handled the most difficutl city in Mexico in a masterful way. I still like to go back in time and watch her work as the Mayor of Mexico City. She knows Trump way of comunicating and she doesn't want to fall into that game. She's a person who likes facts and she's ready to negotiate so both counntries can share the same benefits. Like she says "stop with political differences (politiqueria) and let's all work together"
I'm also a Mexican, and while I agree with you, it's important to note that Mexico has had a bit of a socialist current that gave us a lot of the institutions we enjoy like the education and Healthcare. Neoliberalism definitely damaged it, and it's never been perfect, but I'm glad some of it is being restored.
Number 5 is the most common shock when we back to USA. Sometimes I say Hello on the street to unknown people and it's a little bit embarrassing for me not get a word from the others. 😅
I'm glad you enjoyed your visit. Claudia Sheinbaum, our president, announced a plan for the construction of three new passenger train routes with a scheme similar to that of the Mayan Train, in which military engineers and private companies participate. The routes that he plans to build during his mandate are: the AIFA Train (terminal of the Felipe Ángeles International Airport)-Pachuca, the Mexico-Querétaro-Guadalajara Train and the Mexico-San Luis Potosí-Monterrey-Nuevo Laredo Train. These trains will be electric and built in Mexico😊❤
yes, most Americans are unaware that the world in general is growing and changing or don't want to to recognize it. it feels like if Mexico was the second world economy they would still call it third world 😊
Thank you. Everyone of your 5 are spot on. People take a lot for granted and do not know how to live simply. And the unfriendliness is real. Some states are better than others, but overall the US has a lot to learn from other countries.
In the next 5 years, when Mexico´s economy surpasses Canada and Italy, it will become a top 10 economy, and they won´t be able to call mexico a poor country. We already surpass South Korea and Australia this year.
This is so nice of you to talk so kindly about our beautiful country, you are the kind of foreigner that is a pleasure to have here, so you're welcome back anytime!
Interesting news about the train routes. I had known about Tren Maya, but didn't realize that the Pacific to Caribbean train line had opened for passenger service, and didn't know about the planned Mexico City - Querétaro passenger train. Mexico also has many intercity bus options with great coverage of the country. I totally agree about the stagnation in the US when it comes to developing major intercity rail projects.
A friend once said to me, “Americans are gregarious, but they’re not social.” I didn’t really understand it at the time, but I get it now. BTW, this conversation happened in 1980, so I don’t think things have changed. American style is not to like acquaintances very much, but are different within their smaller social group.
Since colonial times, there have been intents to build an interoceanic way, but among other obstacles, and mainly, the US blocked them, because they did not want competition to their project of the Panama Canal. Thankfully, we have managed to have, finally, patriotic governments, so now they have been, and are, working actually for the People's well-being, for the nation, for the country, and not just acting as CEO's for the big transnational corporations. This was a nice video to watch. Greetings!
AMLO Y SHEINBAUM, te parece que son gobiernos patrióticos ? Jajajaja! No me hagas reír, es lo peor que le ha pasado a mi País , México, DEMAGOGOS, POPULISTAS , IZQUIERDOSOS Y LADRONES , pobre México con esos tipos de MORENA !
😂😂 my ancestors was telling me you have to said hi hello good morning good afternoon good evening no matter where or who is ok child 😂😂 was like yes Sir yes Sir 😅😅
I found myself just saying "yes Ma'am" not to all of your points but to all of the small details you mentioned in this video, thank you for uploading this and I wish you and yours the best.
Your explanations are touching. Really I heard the same in many UK or US citizens when come to Spain. I think that life in US are degrading from Capitalism to Canibalism. So life us not possible. Only violence and degradation. You are finding in Mexico a return to human nature. Saludos desde España y.... Buenos dias!!! ❤😊
Most pharmacies have a doctor on hand, so go to another chain, not similares, like Farmacias del Ahorro, San Pablo, Benavides, Guadalajara, etc… they all have doctors.
And there is usually no waiting or a very very short wait period. Also, the emergency rooms are inexpensive, my uncle fell and for an exam and xray it was about 125 US dollars
Those are all good, Benavides can be a little rude if you have a level c controlled medication and are often devout Catholics before they are doctors. I like the small, hole in the wall pharmacies owned by doctors, one stop cure and many have worked at the big chains so they know how to get a good price.
Laugh out loud. I've never seen nor heard of a true pharmacist in any farmacias in Mexico. My nephew in the US went to pharmacy school which is 5 years of school on top of earning his undergrad degree. He's a professional Pharmacologist now, 9 years total of studying. Those people who work in the farmacias in Mexico are not pharmacists. I repeat emphatically, they are NOT pharmacists. They might or might not even have a high school degree. Quite often they give you the wrong medication altogether. I'm a full time resident of Mexico. I've been living here for 20 years. My husband is Mexican. Thank god I was a healthcare professional before moving here because it has saved my life, my husband's life, lives of the members of his family--so many times. It might be cheap to go to the a médico here, but the overwhelming majority of doctors , nurses, techs, radiologists, pathologists, etc are woefully ignorant, do NOT have an adequate education, are not interested in learning anything new . There's no law requiring continuing education either.
@ When you don’t know what you’re talking about… we are not referring to the people attending the pharmacies. They have real doctors in a real clinic en most pharmacy chains. They are real doctors with degrees. That you think they’re not prepared enough it’s your own biased opinion. Probably based out of racism and classism.
I agree, we don't have good mass transit system here in the states, It's so much better in other countries. I would love to see some good railway systems.
I live in Rancho Cucamonga CA, and i have some friends that are always carrying guns on them, conceal in their boots , or in the car glove compartment , ever since i discover that i don't hang out with them any more.
I enjoyed ur video, but to describe Mexico as less developed 3 rd world is quite inaccurate because as u said they have been able build up their infrastructure. Mexico does have culture all over- museums, Universities, first rate Dr’s and professionals in other disciplines. Watch the Mananeras given by the President of Mexico every morning, it’s basically a press conference where the President gives an account of all projects and policies it is implementing. This done every day!!! Yes there are still poor people, just as we have here in the States, have u seen the tent cities all over California? Our education system is struggling. There was a study done conclusion: 50% of gen Z is reading at 5th grade level. Who is 3rd world? What is disturbing is the level of racism directed at Mexico- current political statements. California in-spite of its challenges is an economic power and I believe due to multiculturalism and its agriculture depends lots on Mexican labor. Just saying….really check things out. I thank God every day I live in California.
Your videos are excellent, but I have a differing opinion on one matter: Mexico's economic standing is noteworthy, holding the 12th position, and some economists forecast that it will become a very affluent nation within a decade or less. Love homeland 🇲🇽
Thank you for your feedback. You are absolutely correct based on the research I have done. I think it will be a couple of years and Mexico will surpass many countries, possibly even the US in its economic standing. The biggest issue, as I can see, is the imbalance of wealth per capita. Once wealth distribution is more even, Mexico will be one of the strongest forces globally, might throw in education to that as well.
Que hermosa señora!!! Con todo respeto y hablando la verdad de nuestro hermoso y querido Mexico. Es preciso aclarar que todo lo que usted menciona es gracias al Sr. Andrés Manuel López Obrador y la Cuarta Transformación. Saludos desde Piedras Negras, Coahuila Mexico.
You're nuts. This is definitely not the case. Don't know who you're hanging out with down here, or what you're smoking, but what you say does not apply
MEXICO IS NOT A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY IT IS THE 12TH ECONOMY IN THE WORLD ONE THING IS THAT WEALTH IS NOT WELL DISTRIBUTED AND ANOTHER THING IS THAT IT IS A POOR COUNTRY.AND THE WEAPONS THAT THE CARTEL HAVE IS THANKS TO THE UNITED STATES THAT INTRODUCE THEM IN MEXICO AND THE FRUIT THEY EAT IN THE UNITED STATES IS THANKS TO MEXICO AND WITH THE ENTRY OF DONALD TRUMP THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO EAT WHAT THEY PLANT AND GROW IN THE UNITED STATES
Thank you for your feedback. I have done videos on these subjects as well, I agree with you. I did look up statistics on 3rd world countries, by definition, Mexico is still in that bucket due to the uneven distribution of wealth, however it has changed dramatically in the last 2 years, I think , in another 2-3 years, it will no longer be the case.
México ya hace 70 años fue la economía número 12 del mundo con su propia industria, a pesar de toda esa histórica querrá fría que nos han jugado desde que USA se creo, ahora nos mandan al director mismo de cia, que buenos vecinos no creen?
One thing still confuses me, if some one from another country goes to the US is called a migrant, if some one from the US goes to México, you call him an expatriate ? Is also a migrant and you all need to accept this fact.
I haven’t been to Mexico in several years but I never had any theft incidents. The last time I visited, I lost my cell phone. I will confess that I just assumed my phone had been stolen because I had spent several hours in busy downtown Mexico City. A few hours after I arrived to the place where I was staying I received a phone call (landline) from my nephew. My nephew was very worried about me. He received a Facebook message saying that they had found my phone. My nephew provided the contact information of the gentleman who had found my $1,000+ 4 month old phone. I met with him, his wife and his 6 year old daughter. I was very afraid of meeting him but when I saw his family in his car I decided to take my chances. I’m not saying people shouldn’t take precautions NO. All I’m saying is that there are many kind and honest people.
I moved to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico from Tempe Arizona in 2022. I have noticed humans in less developed countries like Mexico have a higher sense of awareness. Due to the fact that they are not completely distracted with social media and other aspects of life like their career or other obligations. Having more options in life to distract you takes away much of your personality and your true authentic self. Mexico is what the United States was in the '70s and '80s. This was at a time when we had no internet and we were a much more peaceful nation. Generally most people here are very happy regardless if you're rich or poor. Inner Peace and happiness comes from within not from external conditions.
With all due respect, I have to say that Mexico is probably a more socially advanced country than the United States. We have the same access to the Internet as the United States, even faster in some places and at a much lower cost. It is not social media that makes Americans have less of a sense of awareness, it is the culture, it is the importance of family. Our children in Mexico leave home and go out into the world much more prepared than Americans, because just like Mexican food, it takes time and dedication to make it right. Our children do not leave home at 18. Our children live at home while they study at university and often a few more years after that while they stabilize economically. This causes a decrease in drug addiction, homelessness and also divorces, since young people are more prepared for the world. Another reason why we don't have drug problems in Mexico is that we have a socialized health system, there will always be the free government option, that makes the option of private medicine never expensive, since there is always the option of having free medical attention, that is a huge safety net for all Mexicans, and exactly the same thing happens with private education. When the shit hits the fan and the US economy collapses, as it will eventually do, they will return to being a little more like Mexico, because there will be Mexicans to guide them.
By doing world-class infrastructure works, by modifying the constitution to elect our judges by vote, and above all by having elected a woman as president, that makes us a more progressive and advanced society than the United States. In the United States, however, they elected an ultraconservative racist criminal as president, and they have not wanted to regulate weapons with the excuse of not modifying the constitution, even though these weapons thousands of innocent people are killed in mass shootings, all over the USA. In terms of technology and the Internet, we are very advanced, even more so than many places in the United States. The same is true in terms of medical services. And that is what our relatives who live in Texas tell us. Come live or visit Monterrey and you will see how modern and progressive this city Is, my relatives who live in the US, they envy many things about Monterrey that they don't have there.
Great Video!! I spend a lot of time in Colombia and have found the same things to be true. People are genuinely nicer/kinder, healthcare is great, and all the other things you’ve mentioned. I want to visit Mexico, but I have to give a shout out to one of my favorite cities, Medellin. I encourage you and people reading this to visit Medellin. It’s great. One key reason why healthcare in the U.S. is so expensive and relatively bad is the ARTIFICIAL limits the AMA sets on the number of doctors. We have 34% fewer doctors than the OECD average. Thanks again for this great video.
I've been on Amtrak recently and over a decade later the high speed rail is in sections and they still say they are working on it but need more funding. Where did all the money go?
Thank you for bringing this information and English Most Americans the don’t travel to Mexico has no idea what’s happening in Mexico The mega projects the Mexico is doing I eiave in the US. But travel every where in Mexico. And Wow Mexico has moving to the future Thank you
Previously, some industries, such as airplanes and automobiles, paid to avoid building trains, but the previous and current governments changed that. I imagine something similar happens in the United States.
No, Mexico have effectively aeparated the economic power from the politic, thats vcs the gov is doing a lot for the people and to improve tha quality of life of everyone, and not jus protecting the capital interests, thats not the case in USA, totaly the opposite.
@@emilianogv2978 I didn't explain myself well, that's precisely what I mean, that due to the economic interests of some industries there are no trains in the United States, as you say in Mexico this government looks out more for the people and having more transportation options.
I really enjoyed your video, and it makes me happy when these types of videos are made and made factual! Thank you. I live in Tijuana and have for 18 years and I love it. I used to cross everyday to go to work 😳 stressful! Not anymore do to an injury; However when I go visit family or go to the store I feel weird!! lol 😊 I will also add how I dealt with people while I worked and I will say it’s eye opening how people treat others over there sad to say. even though I am Mexican I was born and raised in California 😊 I feel so much more comfortable here in Mexico!! I came here to be with my husband and to have our family together which was the best decision I have ever made!!! My son was born in California; however brought back home to Mexico his first 2 weeks of life! Even when he crosses the border with me I ask him where he would rather live.. he say Mexico!! Then he’s like can we go back now lol I love it!! 💚🤍❤️ 🇲🇽
You are the very first person that explains in such vivid details the advantages of living in Mexico, thank you, i remember the first experience i had with mexican medical care in Mexico, not pleseant, in 1984 a horse threw me from the saddle and i broke my hand as i landed on the hard desert ground, i went to the towns clinic for treatment and was told " let me see your PRI boting card " i daid o don't have one, and thru said: " well , we cant give you medical care if you dont belong to the ruling party , the PRI so i left for los angeles California with my broken hand. I went to white memorial hospital in boyle heights and was treated and well taken care of by a doctor, i came back to mexico three years ago
Welcome to Mexico !! Thank you for the kind words, we also have much to learn from you and you're culture. Its mutually beneficial for both of us and also heart warming to meet people like you.
My husband and I moved to Yucatan in October, living one block from the beach in our new home and only 30 minutes from the beautiful city of Merida, we are loving it, so glad to be out of the US! Beautiful restaurants, bars and malls. The malls were hustling and bustling with Christmas music, people buying gifts smiling, very friendly people! We don't even have people in our malls anymore in the US, they all shop online, it truly felt like Christmas. We left FL where everyone had a gun, I think we were the only ones that didn't know one LOL! I don't speak Spanish but I am getting by just fine with my Google translator, I ordered all my furniture for my house, I'm getting my internet set up on Saturday, I opened a bank account last week... There's so much to do I will never be bored in my retirement like a lot of people in the US say they want to go back to work because they're so bored.... not here and beautiful Mexico 💃🇲🇽🌴🥥🌺
that is wrong, foreigners are allowed to buy property at the beach and bear the beach...but they must have a Bank Trust drawn up when they close on the house it is called "Fidelamiso" (probably spelled that wrong).... All it means is that you own the land, you own your house, you can sell your house as well. It's good for 50 years which I will be dead in 50 years (lol!) so I don't care... but I can WILL it to whoever I want. Also if I did purchase this at the time of being a child and I was going to be alive in 50 years, I could just renew it for another 50....so you do own it. Foreigners do this every day when buying condos and homes in Mexico
Hi… Great video! I just found you today and became a new subscriber. I do agree 100% with your five points. Like yourself I live in SoCal too as well as travel to Mexico frequently. Is there a way to get in contact directly with you and your husband?
great video! I just subscribed. I've been living in northern Mexico for 12 years now as a Belgian expat. Married to Mexican lady. San Miguel de Allende is one of our favourite destinations. It is in the state of Guanajuato, by the way., not Querétaro. (pronounced with stress on the second syllable) We've visited the nearby archaeological site of Cañada de la Virgen on several occasions. Both my wife and I are into archaeology. And the absence of excessive guns and weapons is not just a Mexican thing. That is pretty much everywhere outside the US to my knowledge.
Mexican American here who also grew up in both cultures. I agree with you so much. I'm very proud of many aspects of the American/California cultures and achievements. But I still remember the amount of money we sank into these trains which were very much needed. Nothing to show for them. I'm very glad to see Mexico moving forward the way it has. I really appreciate your observations.
Thank you for sharing your honest opinion. This made me happy and also enraged me to know how much we are being taken advantage as tax payers here in the USA.
Thank you for the video! I am an American woman who lived in Mexico for 16 years. Both my children were born and raised there. I experienced some similar culture shocks when I returned to the US. However, I did not find the health care system in Mexico to be either affordable or competent in general. A $50 doctor visit is a lot of pesos. $1000 MXN. That said, I understand that AMLO made health care more accessible for all Mexicans. I was very happy to hear that.
Hola! I would like to add one. When you go to a sit down restaurant they don't rush you out when you've finished eating. In the US you can still have food on your plate and they have already put the bill on your table. Here you can sit for an hour after you've finished eating and have to ask for your bill. Growing up in the US the whole family ate dinner together, they don't do that anymore and that's changed the family dynamics. Here whole families with the kids, grandma and grandpa in tow come out to the free concerts in the plazas to socialize, eat and dance into the evenings. There is a taco place down the street from me that stays open and packed until 2 am and will stay open later if it's really busy. Some spots in centro stay open until 4 am and don't really get busy until 11 or 12 am. Buena suerte!
In Costa Rica we have also invested heavily in new highways and commuter trains. I’m always shocked by the poverty and at the deterioration I see whenever I’m in the USA.
Thank you, thank you! For telling others that Mexico is a relatively safe place to live, that we are polite and that our gastronomy is great. And the weather is also very pleasant. I lived in Paris, France, for 10 years. It’s beautiful but I’m happy to be back in Mexico.
Great video. When visiting mom in Guadalajara, I've noticed that sitting outside her house people passing by would say, good morning, good afternoon, good evening. Another is when eating at testaurant a customer leaving their table would say, buen probecho, sort of saying health to you. Ive been in the states for over 50 years.. Hope our two countries can have a better relationship 😊
I was born in Mexico, but have lived in Texas my whole life, being brought here at 4 years old. I love America, grew up fully Americanized. I was a boy scout, served in 82nd Airborne in Panama and Desert Storm, served in Texas National guard. But I didn't forget my roots. I loved El Chavo Del Ocho as much as I did The Brady Bunch. And I can enjoy Ramon Ayala as much as I do Chris Stapleton. I know Americans and I know Mexicans well. Nobody beats Mexicans at enjoying life the most, with the least. Anyone who has worked around Mexicans can see that. How they joke and laugh all day, share whatever they have with each other. It's a wholesome way to face life. America used to be like that, for a short while in my youth. Back when we had a middle class. Now hate is what drives America. Our society has become wars between groups who only know each other through video clips on lcd screens. It has made everybody stressed and hostile. That environment is not a high quality of life. So God willing, I will retire to Mexico, where they still respect their elders and the traditional family values are still practiced as a culture. I will always love America, Would pick up arms to defend her again, I'm just getting too old to deal with what it's becoming. Surrounding myself with polite happy people seems a higher quality of life than the material things available in America.
Wow, you wrote this beautifully. I will share it with the listeners at the end of my next video, thank you, for putting into words what so many people feel.
Everything you said about mexico is right on. Yes, it makes me sad that here in the united states, we are not leading the world in innovation. Other nations like Mexico are moving ahead while we fall behind. Thank you for your beautiful video. 😊
Hi this is the first time i see you and loved it because a Mexican living in California for about 26 years Im still missing my people and now with the new government making the things on the right way is making us to think to go back to Mexico because here especially in California is getting so expensive and government making more millionaires and more poor people!!!thanks
Really enjoyed comments from this immigrants living in Mexico from USA. Not sure why they call themselves “expats”. Many thinking to return back to Mexico. Including myself. Love all the progress being done by the “4th transformation of Mexico”❤Viva 🇲🇽 Mexico and all the wonderful things about the culture that money just can’t buy🌻💗.
Hello! I'm Mexican and I agree with your entire video. I have many relatives who live in Houston-Texas, and they also think the same as you. Even my uncles prefer to come to the doctor in Mexico City and have their treatment done here instead of in the States. Thank you for your kind comments about Mexico. You are welcome ❤️🇲🇽
We just returned from Mexico and found that our RV was stolen. People always ask how we could feel safe in Mexico. We agree with everything you said. Excellent. We are in the process of figuring out what is next. New folloer here.😊
Claudia Sheinbaum todays president is continuing what the previous president started. Not only the Maya train or the Istmus train, he built roads, freeways, 2 huge solar plants one in the north and one in the south, built a huge refinery in record time, built 2 airports; one in Mexico City and one in Tulum, built 300 new hospitals some of them were abandoned by previous president's. Refurbished 2 Coking plants, bought a refinery from Shell that was ½ owned by PEMEX. Now the country no longer buys gasoline and gas from your country. Another nice thing he made constitutional is scholarships for the poor youth, increased the minimum wage, financial help for the elderly above 65 years of age. Claudia has 100 projects on her list, the trains is one of them.
Thanks for the great tips on Mexico Susan. Tony and I will be in Cancun in March so we look forward to your video on the Maya train to visit other areas. We are also going from Mexico City to San Miguel de Allende in March. Will the train to Querataro be built by then?
I´m Mexican American, and I´ve been raised and educated in both countries, Mexico and the US. For the past 24 years, I´ve been living in Mexico and don´t get me wrong, I love the US voraciously. I¨m grateful to the United States for my education and all the wonderful things I learned from American teachers, but I do have to say this: It amazes me how the US is the only first world country in the plantet that does not offer universal medical coverage to Americans. How does that work? I´m in Mexico, and I can get a doctor anywwhere, and besides that, I also have universal medical coverage and on top of that, I also have private medical coverage. These are things I could never have in the US. I just can´t wrap my head around that. Another thing that scares me about the US is the fact that any one - literally - can carry a gun. Living in the US and just going to a mall is plain dangerous. Another thing I love about Mexico is homes. They are just built differently than in the US. Houses in Mexico are made out of steel and concrete. US homes are made out of wood, carton and other perishable materials. I just don´t see how you can spend 15, 20 years paying for a home, that can simply get blown away by a hurricane. Those two things alone are what ketp me in Mexico since the year 2000. Love the US - but, if you´re serious about having a long peaceful healthy life - US is not an option. Mexico is.
@@Jose-b2k1u Specifically Native American from North America!
@gabrielgarciasalinas1519 sadly that is the reality. USA is a beautiful country that in the past had a lot to offer. But it's been turned into a money machine where quality of life has just vanished. I am mexican American too and if I hadn't gone back to Mexico yet is because my kids were born here and all they know so far is the US. Definitely, I have to start preparing to go back. The USA is becoming harder and harder. There is no more time to live. All we do is work so hard to pay highly bills and we really live a very low quality of life.
@@Jose-b2k1u Strictly geographically speaking, you´re correct. I meant UNITED STATES NATIONAL CITIZEN BORN AND RAISED.
@@olgaherrera9416 When you live in a country like Mexico - you have to give up a lot of things, and you also have to get used to things that aren´t normal in a first world country. For example, when I lived in the US I could just step out of my apartment and play tennis, swim or play golf. Living in Mexico I don´t have those luxuries. Those things are incredibly expensive in Mexico because you´d have to join a private club to do that. A private club will charge you no less than 200 or 300 US dollars a month just to play tennis or swim. To me, that´s a lot of money. So, I have to learn to entertain myself doing other more simple and affordable activities. So, life in Mexico isn´t perfect. It´s a third world country, but we still have those things missing in the US called affordable medical coverage and nice affordable concrete and steel homes.
@Jose-b2k1u yes there is such a thing my friend people.who posses dual citizenship
It is refreshing to see an American citizen like you to tell the truth about the safety in Mexico. I always tell mom who lives in Guadalajara that my life is more in danger in the US than in Mexico. Thank you for making that important point.
Agreed, thank you for your feedback.
The majority of the people in México are not violent or hatred filled. More peaceful.
it will be soon .... too many non mexicans and especially if our goverment keeps accepting muslims into the country ...... THEY WILL MAKE MEXICO WORSE AS THEY HAVE DONE TO EUROPE.
True Very True
We are
too much of anything is also a problem
Who the hell said Mexicans where hatred filled people? Come on man !!
Good summary- we have lived in Mexico full time the past 4 years and experience the same culture shocks when we return. They feel like shocks because we US citizens have been indoctrinated to believe that everything in the US is the “best”. When you travel the world your eyes are opened. For us the high quality of food at a lower cost and excellent healthcare available in Mexico are two reasons we probably will never return to live full time again in the US.
Thank you so much for your feedback. Glad we are in synch.
Specially because you dont have any culture, except shopping, bombing countries and cheess burguer.
Mi casa es tu casa!
You always will be welcome to Mexico!!!
I'm Mexican living in Los Angeles since I was a 7 years old, I'm planning on moving back to Mexico when I turn 65. I'm 60 now! Ahi los veo!!!!!!
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Te esperamos con los brazos abiertos paisano
Welcome back! Tu patria siempre será tuya, cosas mejores están por venir para el bien de todos
Lucky you 😊 I hope you go back to Mexico and live a happy, better, less stressful life over there. I wish I could say the same, but sadly, for me, for medical reasons, I can't go back to my lovely Mexico, but I hope you enjoy your life to the fullest when you go back 😊
Mi Querido México, is about to take off to the top.
Hold on tight!!
¡Viva México! 🇲🇽
@@lucio.martinez The fastest growing economy in the world.
I hope trump imposes the tariffs and we go to BRICS
@dennisg8164
I'm a bit skeptical of BRICS, México belongs with the North Americans.
But hey, if they wanna push us aside, we have pride, we have integrity.
We also have LATAM.
By 2050, we'll be among the top 5 economies of the world.
Corruption and Crime are ebbing.
We're good!!
I can’t wait to see Mexico catalogue to its max. So exited to see.
@@dennisg8164well president Claudia said if Trump wants to charge 25% then México will do the same to be fair
Don't get carried away.... It has the intention to dissapear the Judicial Branch, Drug Related Crimes and Corruption are at their peak in some places. There is still much to do.
Missing is how dependent the use of the car is as compared to Mexico, where you can walk to a ferretería and buy screws instead of driving to Home Depot, you can get eggs or milk from a tiendita one block away etc.
Thank you for your feedback, I totally agree, I wanted to say something about the car thing however I was worried it would make the video too long. Maybe , I’ll do a follow up video.
Oh yes, and she didnt mention VULKAS the best thing after Doctors in pharmacies, lol...Those guys and even some ladies are great . You could NEVER fix a flat tire in the USA in 15 minutes...and $20 with a new spare tire....
Thank you Lady! I live and work in Mexico, but travel quite a lot in US and Europe, and can confirm your observations and comments are accurate!
Thank you very much, that means a lot to me.
They are also going to build a train from Queretaro to Monterrey, and from Monterrey to Nuevo Laredo, and they are planning to connect that line all the way to San Antonio Tx. Also another train from Mexico city to Guadalajara, all in the next 5 years.
yep, and its going to cost big bucks and it will be divided into sections like in the stadium, all the ones with lower cost tickets travel all the way to the back.
It will cost the same or less than the traditional means of transport that we already have, but it is a more comfortable, safer and more ecological option for travelling.@@pepevelez4742
@@pepevelez4742same way when you fly, even when you take the bus. Like to try greyhound or Tufesa?
Yea right. Mexico can't even take of their own economy or pepole. That's why they allsneak across the border to come to aMAmerica for freehandouts
@@pepevelez4742 Have you ever travelled on a plane? Or ride a train in Europe, pepito?
It’s in our DNA to be generous ,polite and kind,no other country acts like Mexico.Mexico helps without waiting for something in exchange.we just do it and it feels good. I’m proud to be Mexican !!!!
Thank you for sharing.
😂😂😂😂😂 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤢🤮
Mexico is PRO PALESTINE🎉🎉🎉 that's one good thing!
Me alegra mucho saber que alguien que haya visitado Mexico trae muy buenas experiencias y comentarios, Mexico es enorme por su gente costumbres y creencias, la cultura de Mexico.
Felicito a esta señora por sus comentarios.
I’m Mexican woman 62 years old, and married for 13 years with American man 75 years old, and every year we go to Mexico one or twice, my husband doesn’t likes to eat fresh fruit in US, but in Mexico, he loves eat the fresh fruit, he said, he fell different texture and flavor, and he feel secure walking 🚶♀️ all the time, something that he really likes is the way my family go to our hotel and hug and kiss us, he loves to see the kids, give him a hugs and a lot of kisses. And he feel really sad went we have to said good bye 👋🏻 because he can see the sad faces include the kids, and he likes went my family and friends said to him “Te quiero Tio, cuidate porfavor”, “I love you uncle, take care yourself” 🥺,
My husband said, he is very lucky to have a great family in Mexico,
Thanks for this video, and said many nice things of my country, God bless you!
Thank you for sharing, what beautiful thoughts.
I think a lot of the relatives that go back to visit Mexico do it because of the affection & love they receive; something we've lost in USA... One of the things that depressed me the most when I was brought to USA when I was 15 is that people don't even know their neighbor!! It took me years to get used to it and I eventually am scared to even say hi to them! I want to go back to Mexico but my kids and husband do not, so I am still stuck.
why don't you just stay there?
Let's make America Mexico again !!
Very funny and insightful, thanks for the feedback.
Yes, us, Mexicans are working on it.
Mexico is located in America for your information!
I like more "make America and Mexico great together again"!
@@YuriNoah-xj8hy same thing America is a continent not a country USA is part of this continent
There's trains coming to connect our whole country, México. 🇲🇽
I am USA born and still have close ties to my family in Jalisco and Mexico city. You are so right about the produce. My family in our pueblito in Jalisco grows their own produce and fruit. We have a family orchard. The tomatoes are so good and everything else is so fresh and you can really taste the difference. They raise their farm animals. Chickens, goats, and some grow pigeons for consumption. They are fed mostly corn and their produce. I like pigeon in mole' sauce. No chemicals just water and care for produce. The immigration from Mexico is at a historical low. The folks at the border have to cross Mexico to get to USA. If there are opportunities and jobs, ppl don't leave their country. I love Mexico. Have you been to San Luis Potosí? It's a beautiful little city in Jalisco and less expensive than other places in Mexico. I love the Metro system in Mexico city. Thank you for your kind assessment of my Mother land. All the best to you. Your right about the generosity. The poorest most humble home will offer a bite even if it's just beans and tortilla.
Thank you for your feedback. And, thank you for sharing your insights.
Wrong. San Luis Potosi is not a town in Jalisco but a state.
Your right, thought about it after i posted my coment. It's a beautiful state not to far from my family town in Jalisco.
Thank you for the great information on all of your videos. I've subscribed to your channel as we're thinking of moving out of the country as well but we've decided to keep our home in Palm Desert CA as our home base for the beginning of our exploration of Mexico and possibly Europe.
Thank you for the feedback, great to have a home base to start!
Merida Yucatan México.
good plan! Mexico is beautiful as is Europe. Admittedly I'm biased as a European expat in Mexico.
Thank you for your kindness towards Mexico!! The media doesn’t want to give us credit and people like trump are always trying to insult our people !! I am subscribed now and gave my thumbs up 👍
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People that voted for Trump will be regretting it very soon....he is a train wreck. My husband and I have been living in Mexico since October when we retired, I will not go back to live in the US, only visit my Mom.
I'm mexican, I just watched your video and it seems funny to me that people like you, being from the country king of neoliberalism are realising how the new political regime in Mexico is actually working in this new world (we call it "humanismo mexicano") we still need to fix many things in Mexico but I also think we're in the right path, Claudia is leading in the right way and it warms my heart that people is seeing that. You are so very welcome ❤❤ and I hope we can find peace with the US with your new administration, we both need to support each other, we are countries that historically can understand each other very well, more that other cultures.
I am actually fairly enthusiastic about Claudia the more I listen to and watch her. I think Trump and she will but heads a little but, in the end, resolve many old bilateral issues.
@philipduffer2669 from your lips to God's ears ! Claudia is a very intelligent woman. She handled the most difficutl city in Mexico in a masterful way. I still like to go back in time and watch her work as the Mayor of Mexico City. She knows Trump way of comunicating and she doesn't want to fall into that game. She's a person who likes facts and she's ready to negotiate so both counntries can share the same benefits. Like she says "stop with political differences (politiqueria) and let's all work together"
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@@KamiNay8 no quieras engañar tu y el resto de México saben que claudia y amlo son unas completas 👉💩💩
I'm also a Mexican, and while I agree with you, it's important to note that Mexico has had a bit of a socialist current that gave us a lot of the institutions we enjoy like the education and Healthcare. Neoliberalism definitely damaged it, and it's never been perfect, but I'm glad some of it is being restored.
I live in LA, same address for 25 years, my neighbors don't even say hi, why complaint' This is USA
I live in Merida Mexico, and last week I moved from one house to another, after a week I know, 70% of my neighbors.
Hi, thanks for the feedback.
Huy, mucha suerte en su nueva casa !
Sorrry about that but there was a big campaign in the 60s/70s teaching children never to talk to strangers....went to far I think.
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Number 5 is the most common shock when we back to USA. Sometimes I say Hello on the street to unknown people and it's a little bit embarrassing for me not get a word from the others. 😅
Thank you for sharing.
I feel the same
I think we shouldnt feel embarrashment
Just saying
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I'm glad you enjoyed your visit. Claudia Sheinbaum, our president, announced a plan for the construction of three new passenger train routes with a scheme similar to that of the Mayan Train, in which military engineers and private companies participate.
The routes that he plans to build during his mandate are: the AIFA Train (terminal of the Felipe Ángeles International Airport)-Pachuca, the Mexico-Querétaro-Guadalajara Train and the Mexico-San Luis Potosí-Monterrey-Nuevo Laredo Train. These trains will be electric and built in Mexico😊❤
Thank you for sharing , great info.
yes, most Americans are unaware that the world in general is growing and changing or don't want to to recognize it. it feels like if Mexico was the second world economy they would still call it third world 😊
@Jose-b2k1u You got me!! 😃
I can't even say North Americans, ok Gringos then.
Thank you. Everyone of your 5 are spot on. People take a lot for granted and do not know how to live simply. And the unfriendliness is real. Some states are better than others, but overall the US has a lot to learn from other countries.
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Mexico is not a poor country, is very bless with abounds, and the president looks always for their best of his people
AMLO and people changed the rules. Now Claudia is making a great job. I agree 3rd World and poor countries aren’t poor.
In the next 5 years, when Mexico´s economy surpasses Canada and Italy, it will become a top 10 economy, and they won´t be able to call mexico a poor country.
We already surpass South Korea and Australia this year.
Thank you for your feedback, I agree, you have a good president.
@@goingwalkaboutnow the first women president of North America.
The president is a huge rat
This is so nice of you to talk so kindly about our beautiful country, you are the kind of foreigner that is a pleasure to have here, so you're welcome back anytime!
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Interesting news about the train routes. I had known about Tren Maya, but didn't realize that the Pacific to Caribbean train line had opened for passenger service, and didn't know about the planned Mexico City - Querétaro passenger train. Mexico also has many intercity bus options with great coverage of the country. I totally agree about the stagnation in the US when it comes to developing major intercity rail projects.
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A friend once said to me, “Americans are gregarious, but they’re not social.” I didn’t really understand it at the time, but I get it now. BTW, this conversation happened in 1980, so I don’t think things have changed. American style is not to like acquaintances very much, but are different within their smaller social group.
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'not social people'... En mi pueblo a eso se le llama arrogancia
I love Mexico is so beautiful and people are down to earth 🌍.
I agree… being from Mexico I miss all of that It’s a beautiful thing… thanks for sharing all this…❤❤❤❤
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Since colonial times, there have been intents to build an interoceanic way, but among other obstacles, and mainly, the US blocked them, because they did not want competition to their project of the Panama Canal. Thankfully, we have managed to have, finally, patriotic governments, so now they have been, and are, working actually for the People's well-being, for the nation, for the country, and not just acting as CEO's for the big transnational corporations. This was a nice video to watch. Greetings!
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AMLO Y SHEINBAUM, te parece que son gobiernos patrióticos ? Jajajaja! No me hagas reír, es lo peor que le ha pasado a mi País , México, DEMAGOGOS, POPULISTAS , IZQUIERDOSOS Y LADRONES , pobre México con esos tipos de MORENA !
😂😂 my ancestors was telling me you have to said hi hello good morning good afternoon good evening no matter where or who is ok child 😂😂 was like yes Sir yes Sir 😅😅
I found myself just saying "yes Ma'am" not to all of your points but to all of the small details you mentioned in this video, thank you for uploading this and I wish you and yours the best.
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Your explanations are touching. Really I heard the same in many UK or US citizens when come to Spain. I think that life in US are degrading from Capitalism to Canibalism. So life us not possible. Only violence and degradation. You are finding in Mexico a return to human nature. Saludos desde España y.... Buenos dias!!! ❤😊
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México had a good government. The first good government in 100 years. And they did a lot. Thanks AMLO
Yes, in retrospect, I think you are right.
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Thanks for this vid! I spent over 30 years living in Asia. Although I’ve been living in the US for 9 years now, I still with reverse cultural shock.
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Most pharmacies have a doctor on hand, so go to another chain, not similares, like Farmacias del Ahorro, San Pablo, Benavides, Guadalajara, etc… they all have doctors.
And there is usually no waiting or a very very short wait period. Also, the emergency rooms are inexpensive, my uncle fell and for an exam and xray it was about 125 US dollars
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Those are all good, Benavides can be a little rude if you have a level c controlled medication and are often devout Catholics before they are doctors. I like the small, hole in the wall pharmacies owned by doctors, one stop cure and many have worked at the big chains so they know how to get a good price.
Laugh out loud. I've never seen nor heard of a true pharmacist in any farmacias in Mexico. My nephew in the US went to pharmacy school which is 5 years of school on top of earning his undergrad degree. He's a professional Pharmacologist now, 9 years total of studying. Those people who work in the farmacias in Mexico are not pharmacists. I repeat emphatically, they are NOT pharmacists. They might or might not even have a high school degree. Quite often they give you the wrong medication altogether. I'm a full time resident of Mexico. I've been living here for 20 years. My husband is Mexican. Thank god I was a healthcare professional before moving here because it has saved my life, my husband's life, lives of the members of his family--so many times. It might be cheap to go to the a médico here, but the overwhelming majority of doctors , nurses, techs, radiologists, pathologists, etc are woefully ignorant, do NOT have an adequate education, are not interested in learning anything new . There's no law requiring continuing education either.
@ When you don’t know what you’re talking about… we are not referring to the people attending the pharmacies. They have real doctors in a real clinic en most pharmacy chains. They are real doctors with degrees. That you think they’re not prepared enough it’s your own biased opinion. Probably based out of racism and classism.
I agree, we don't have good mass transit system here in the states, It's so much better in other countries. I would love to see some good railway systems.
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Yes, only big cities like NY, Chicago, etc Canada s is even quite superior.
I live in Rancho Cucamonga CA, and i have some friends that are always carrying guns on them, conceal in their boots , or in the car glove compartment , ever since i discover that i don't hang out with them any more.
Thank you for your feedback. I agree with your choice.
Ugh, that's so sad and disconcerting.
We carry guns here in Tennessee. I'm from Los Angeles stayed in Tennessee after college. I have a conceal carry but it's an open carry state.
@@felipenunez2058 The point is why do you need one? It's not the 1800's any longer.
I enjoyed ur video, but to describe Mexico as less developed 3 rd world is quite inaccurate because as u said they have been able build up their infrastructure. Mexico does have culture all over- museums, Universities, first rate Dr’s and professionals in other disciplines. Watch the Mananeras given by the President of Mexico every morning, it’s basically a press conference where the President gives an account of all projects and policies it is implementing. This done every day!!! Yes there are still poor people, just as we have here in the States, have u seen the tent cities all over California? Our education system is struggling. There was a study done conclusion: 50% of gen Z is reading at 5th grade level. Who is 3rd world? What is disturbing is the level of racism directed at Mexico- current political statements. California in-spite of its challenges is an economic power and I believe due to multiculturalism and its agriculture depends lots on Mexican labor. Just saying….really check things out. I thank God every day I live in California.
Thank you for sharing.
Your videos are excellent, but I have a differing opinion on one matter: Mexico's economic standing is noteworthy, holding the 12th position, and some economists forecast that it will become a very affluent nation within a decade or less. Love homeland 🇲🇽
Thank you for your feedback. You are absolutely correct based on the research I have done. I think it will be a couple of years and Mexico will surpass many countries, possibly even the US in its economic standing. The biggest issue, as I can see, is the imbalance of wealth per capita. Once wealth distribution is more even, Mexico will be one of the strongest forces globally, might throw in education to that as well.
The rest of the Americas 🌎 are working on their problems, like 🇲🇽!!! This 🇺🇲 America is not, like drug addiction and gun craesies!!!!😢
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Que hermosa señora!!! Con todo respeto y hablando la verdad de nuestro hermoso y querido Mexico. Es preciso aclarar que todo lo que usted menciona es gracias al Sr. Andrés Manuel López Obrador y la Cuarta Transformación. Saludos desde Piedras Negras, Coahuila Mexico.
Muchas gracias.
Your right no one says hello
Thank you for your feedback. I hope the trend of not acknowledging each other can change.
Because if you do, some Karen might call the police . LOL
When I visited Mexico City for business, the one thing that stood out was how Mexicans greeted each other with a polite glancing kiss.
You're nuts. This is definitely not the case. Don't know who you're hanging out with down here, or what you're smoking, but what you say does not apply
MEXICO IS NOT A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY IT IS THE 12TH ECONOMY IN THE WORLD ONE THING IS THAT WEALTH IS NOT WELL DISTRIBUTED AND ANOTHER THING IS THAT IT IS A POOR COUNTRY.AND THE WEAPONS THAT THE CARTEL HAVE IS THANKS TO THE UNITED STATES THAT INTRODUCE THEM IN MEXICO AND THE FRUIT THEY EAT IN THE UNITED STATES IS THANKS TO MEXICO AND WITH THE ENTRY OF DONALD TRUMP THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO EAT WHAT THEY PLANT AND GROW IN THE UNITED STATES
Thank you for your feedback. I have done videos on these subjects as well, I agree with you. I did look up statistics on 3rd world countries, by definition, Mexico is still in that bucket due to the uneven distribution of wealth, however it has changed dramatically in the last 2 years, I think , in another 2-3 years, it will no longer be the case.
/cō soo mehl/
@@goingwalkaboutnow Update. By definition, The World Bank classifies us as an upper-middle-income country with a strong, diversified economy.
México ya hace 70 años fue la economía número 12 del mundo con su propia industria, a pesar de toda esa histórica querrá fría que nos han jugado desde que USA se creo, ahora nos mandan al director mismo de cia, que buenos vecinos no creen?
Very well said and articulated.
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One thing still confuses me, if some one from another country goes to the US is called a migrant, if some one from the US goes to México, you call him an expatriate ?
Is also a migrant and you all need to accept this fact.
Thanks for the feedback, you are correct, they are an immigrant.
I haven’t been to Mexico in several years but I never had any theft incidents. The last time I visited, I lost my cell phone. I will confess that I just assumed my phone had been stolen because I had spent several hours in busy downtown Mexico City. A few hours after I arrived to the place where I was staying I received a phone call (landline) from my nephew. My nephew was very worried about me. He received a Facebook message saying that they had found my phone.
My nephew provided the contact information of the gentleman who had found my $1,000+ 4 month old phone.
I met with him, his wife and his 6 year old daughter.
I was very afraid of meeting him but when I saw his family in his car I decided to take my chances.
I’m not saying people shouldn’t take precautions NO.
All I’m saying is that there are many kind and honest people.
Thank you for sharing.
I moved to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico from Tempe Arizona in 2022. I have noticed humans in less developed countries like Mexico have a higher sense of awareness. Due to the fact that they are not completely distracted with social media and other aspects of life like their career or other obligations. Having more options in life to distract you takes away much of your personality and your true authentic self.
Mexico is what the United States was in the '70s and '80s. This was at a time when we had no internet and we were a much more peaceful nation. Generally most people here are very happy regardless if you're rich or poor. Inner Peace and happiness comes from within not from external conditions.
With all due respect, I have to say that Mexico is probably a more socially advanced country than the United States. We have the same access to the Internet as the United States, even faster in some places and at a much lower cost. It is not social media that makes Americans have less of a sense of awareness, it is the culture, it is the importance of family. Our children in Mexico leave home and go out into the world much more prepared than Americans, because just like Mexican food, it takes time and dedication to make it right. Our children do not leave home at 18. Our children live at home while they study at university and often a few more years after that while they stabilize economically. This causes a decrease in drug addiction, homelessness and also divorces, since young people are more prepared for the world. Another reason why we don't have drug problems in Mexico is that we have a socialized health system, there will always be the free government option, that makes the option of private medicine never expensive, since there is always the option of having free medical attention, that is a huge safety net for all Mexicans, and exactly the same thing happens with private education.
When the shit hits the fan and the US economy collapses, as it will eventually do, they will return to being a little more like Mexico, because there will be Mexicans to guide them.
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By doing world-class infrastructure works, by modifying the constitution to elect our judges by vote, and above all by having elected a woman as president, that makes us a more progressive and advanced society than the United States. In the United States, however, they elected an ultraconservative racist criminal as president, and they have not wanted to regulate weapons with the excuse of not modifying the constitution, even though these weapons thousands of innocent people are killed in mass shootings, all over the USA. In terms of technology and the Internet, we are very advanced, even more so than many places in the United States. The same is true in terms of medical services. And that is what our relatives who live in Texas tell us. Come live or visit Monterrey and you will see how modern and progressive this city Is, my relatives who live in the US, they envy many things about Monterrey that they don't have there.
Great Video!! I spend a lot of time in Colombia and have found the same things to be true. People are genuinely nicer/kinder, healthcare is great, and all the other things you’ve mentioned.
I want to visit Mexico, but I have to give a shout out to one of my favorite cities, Medellin. I encourage you and people reading this to visit Medellin. It’s great.
One key reason why healthcare in the U.S. is so expensive and relatively bad is the ARTIFICIAL limits the AMA sets on the number of doctors. We have 34% fewer doctors than the OECD average. Thanks again for this great video.
Thank you for sharing, we have heard great things about Medellin and the people there too.
jejeje me da gusto que latín america y México haya cambiado tu perspectiva de manera tan positiva! Saludos desde México 🇲🇽! 😊😊😊😊
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I've been on Amtrak recently and over a decade later the high speed rail is in sections and they still say they are working on it but need more funding. Where did all the money go?
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What a silly question, the budget went to high priced consultants for the auto makers.
I just love this kind of videos
American giving good reviews of the country it’s lovely this video should pass the million views
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Thank you for bringing this information and English
Most Americans the don’t travel to Mexico has no idea what’s happening in Mexico
The mega projects the Mexico is doing
I eiave in the US. But travel every where in Mexico. And Wow
Mexico has moving to the future
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So insightful.
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Previously, some industries, such as airplanes and automobiles, paid to avoid building trains, but the previous and current governments changed that. I imagine something similar happens in the United States.
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No, Mexico have effectively aeparated the economic power from the politic, thats vcs the gov is doing a lot for the people and to improve tha quality of life of everyone, and not jus protecting the capital interests, thats not the case in USA, totaly the opposite.
@@emilianogv2978 I didn't explain myself well, that's precisely what I mean, that due to the economic interests of some industries there are no trains in the United States, as you say in Mexico this government looks out more for the people and having more transportation options.
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Welcome to Mexico, good luck in America. I have traveled in Mexico for over 50 years
I really enjoyed your video, and it makes me happy when these types of videos are made and made factual! Thank you. I live in Tijuana and have for 18 years and I love it. I used to cross everyday to go to work 😳 stressful! Not anymore do to an injury; However when I go visit family or go to the store I feel weird!! lol 😊 I will also add how I dealt with people while I worked and I will say it’s eye opening how people treat others over there sad to say. even though I am Mexican I was born and raised in California 😊 I feel so much more comfortable here in Mexico!! I came here to be with my husband and to have our family together which was the best decision I have ever made!!! My son was born in California; however brought back home to Mexico his first 2 weeks of life! Even when he crosses the border with me I ask him where he would rather live.. he say Mexico!! Then he’s like can we go back now lol I love it!!
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You are the very first person that explains in such vivid details the advantages of living in Mexico, thank you, i remember the first experience i had with mexican medical care in Mexico, not pleseant, in 1984 a horse threw me from the saddle and i broke my hand as i landed on the hard desert ground, i went to the towns clinic for treatment and was told " let me see your PRI boting card " i daid o don't have one, and thru said: " well , we cant give you medical care if you dont belong to the ruling party , the PRI so i left for los angeles California with my broken hand. I went to white memorial hospital in boyle heights and was treated and well taken care of by a doctor, i came back to mexico three years ago
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Yes I moved to the USA in 1992 and I never forgot my Mexico. I'm waiting for my kids to grow so I can go back.
@@Jose-b2k1u US and Mexican keyboards are different...
@Jose-b2k1u 🙄🙄🙄🙄
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Welcome to Mexico !! Thank you for the kind words, we also have much to learn from you and you're culture. Its mutually beneficial for both of us and also heart warming to meet people like you.
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I think a big difference is that USA is more of corporate country instead of a real
County with actual history
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Hola! Le agradezco por expresarse tan lindo de mi País y resaltar lo hermoso y lo próspero que está. ABRAZOS PARA TODOS💕🇲🇽
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My husband and I moved to Yucatan in October, living one block from the beach in our new home and only 30 minutes from the beautiful city of Merida, we are loving it, so glad to be out of the US! Beautiful restaurants, bars and malls. The malls were hustling and bustling with Christmas music, people buying gifts smiling, very friendly people! We don't even have people in our malls anymore in the US, they all shop online, it truly felt like Christmas. We left FL where everyone had a gun, I think we were the only ones that didn't know one LOL! I don't speak Spanish but I am getting by just fine with my Google translator, I ordered all my furniture for my house, I'm getting my internet set up on Saturday, I opened a bank account last week... There's so much to do I will never be bored in my retirement like a lot of people in the US say they want to go back to work because they're so bored.... not here and beautiful Mexico 💃🇲🇽🌴🥥🌺
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How they let you buy a house close to the beach they don’t let foreigners buy land 100 miters from the beach
that is wrong, foreigners are allowed to buy property at the beach and bear the beach...but they must have a Bank Trust drawn up when they close on the house it is called "Fidelamiso"
(probably spelled that wrong).... All it means is that you own the land, you own your house, you can sell your house as well. It's good for 50 years which I will be dead in 50 years (lol!) so I don't care... but I can WILL it to whoever I want. Also if I did purchase this at the time of being a child and I was going to be alive in 50 years, I could just renew it for another 50....so you do own it. Foreigners do this every day when buying condos and homes in Mexico
Wonderful video. We're looking at moving to Mexico. I really appreciate all your travel videos but especially those on Mexico.
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Thank you for this vlog, greetings from Guadalajara
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I have lived in Mexico for 45 years, and agree with everything you said, and would add that I have rarely, if ever, seen racism here.
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I really enjoyed your video, and yes , you are absolutely right about Mexico 🇲🇽!
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Hi… Great video! I just found you today and became a new subscriber. I do agree 100% with your five points. Like yourself I live in SoCal too as well as travel to Mexico frequently. Is there a way to get in contact directly with you and your husband?
pues a divertirse por la península en el tren maya !!! 👍
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great video! I just subscribed. I've been living in northern Mexico for 12 years now as a Belgian expat. Married to Mexican lady. San Miguel de Allende is one of our favourite destinations. It is in the state of Guanajuato, by the way., not Querétaro. (pronounced with stress on the second syllable) We've visited the nearby archaeological site of Cañada de la Virgen on several occasions. Both my wife and I are into archaeology. And the absence of excessive guns and weapons is not just a Mexican thing. That is pretty much everywhere outside the US to my knowledge.
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Mexican American here who also grew up in both cultures. I agree with you so much. I'm very proud of many aspects of the American/California cultures and achievements. But I still remember the amount of money we sank into these trains which were very much needed. Nothing to show for them. I'm very glad to see Mexico moving forward the way it has. I really appreciate your observations.
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Thank you for sharing your honest opinion. This made me happy and also enraged me to know how much we are being taken advantage as tax payers here in the USA.
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Thank you for the video! I am an American woman who lived in Mexico for 16 years. Both my children were born and raised there. I experienced some similar culture shocks when I returned to the US. However, I did not find the health care system in Mexico to be either affordable or competent in general. A $50 doctor visit is a lot of pesos. $1000 MXN. That said, I understand that AMLO made health care more accessible for all Mexicans. I was very happy to hear that.
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Buenos días, buenas tardes, buenas noches. Buen probécho. Es regla para los Mexicanos.
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Hola! I would like to add one. When you go to a sit down restaurant they don't rush you out when you've finished eating. In the US you can still have food on your plate and they have already put the bill on your table. Here you can sit for an hour after you've finished eating and have to ask for your bill. Growing up in the US the whole family ate dinner together, they don't do that anymore and that's changed the family dynamics. Here whole families with the kids, grandma and grandpa in tow come out to the free concerts in the plazas to socialize, eat and dance into the evenings. There is a taco place down the street from me that stays open and packed until 2 am and will stay open later if it's really busy. Some spots in centro stay open until 4 am and don't really get busy until 11 or 12 am. Buena suerte!
Thank you for the feedback, the familia is the glue that holds the country in a warm embrace.
Thank You for your video i like it is very educative.to learn things that we need to apply here in USA.
USA dont let other Countries be prosper,
You are always wellcome!
Please come and visit Taxco.
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Latinos are raised to love one another, respect, and care for everyone's well-being and not for all material achievements.
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Great job
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OMG. Thank you for the info. I can't wait for the train from Queretaro to Mexico City. I go to that area all the time.
Thanks foe sharing, agreed.
Very nice video !!
Muchas gracias.
In Costa Rica we have also invested heavily in new highways and commuter trains. I’m always shocked by the poverty and at the deterioration I see whenever I’m in the USA.
Thank you, thank you! For telling others that Mexico is a relatively safe place to live, that we are polite and that our gastronomy is great. And the weather is also very pleasant. I lived in Paris, France, for 10 years. It’s beautiful but I’m happy to be back in Mexico.
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When visiting mom in Guadalajara, I've noticed that sitting outside her house people passing by would say, good morning, good afternoon, good evening. Another is when eating at testaurant a customer leaving their table would say, buen probecho, sort of saying health to you. Ive been in the states for over 50 years..
Hope our two countries can have a better relationship 😊
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I was born in Mexico, but have lived in Texas my whole life, being brought here at 4 years old. I love America, grew up fully Americanized. I was a boy scout, served in 82nd Airborne in Panama and Desert Storm, served in Texas National guard. But I didn't forget my roots. I loved El Chavo Del Ocho as much as I did The Brady Bunch. And I can enjoy Ramon Ayala as much as I do Chris Stapleton. I know Americans and I know Mexicans well. Nobody beats Mexicans at enjoying life the most, with the least. Anyone who has worked around Mexicans can see that. How they joke and laugh all day, share whatever they have with each other. It's a wholesome way to face life.
America used to be like that, for a short while in my youth. Back when we had a middle class. Now hate is what drives America. Our society has become wars between groups who only know each other through video clips on lcd screens. It has made everybody stressed and hostile. That environment is not a high quality of life. So God willing, I will retire to Mexico, where they still respect their elders and the traditional family values are still practiced as a culture. I will always love America, Would pick up arms to defend her again, I'm just getting too old to deal with what it's becoming. Surrounding myself with polite happy people seems a higher quality of life than the material things available in America.
Wow, you wrote this beautifully. I will share it with the listeners at the end of my next video, thank you, for putting into words what so many people feel.
Everything you said about mexico is right on.
Yes, it makes me sad that here in the united states, we are not leading the world in innovation.
Other nations like Mexico are moving ahead while we fall behind.
Thank you for your beautiful video. 😊
That final observation is an excellent and accurate description of the state of 21st Century American politics 🙂
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Hi this is the first time i see you and loved it because a Mexican living in California for about 26 years Im still missing my people and now with the new government making the things on the right way is making us to think to go back to Mexico because here especially in California is getting so expensive and government making more millionaires and more poor people!!!thanks
Really enjoyed comments from this immigrants living in Mexico from USA. Not sure why they call themselves “expats”.
Many thinking to return back to Mexico. Including myself. Love all the progress being done by the “4th transformation of Mexico”❤Viva 🇲🇽 Mexico and all the wonderful things about the culture that money just can’t buy🌻💗.
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Hello! I'm Mexican and I agree with your entire video. I have many relatives who live in Houston-Texas, and they also think the same as you. Even my uncles prefer to come to the doctor in Mexico City and have their treatment done here instead of in the States.
Thank you for your kind comments about Mexico.
You are welcome ❤️🇲🇽
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We just returned from Mexico and found that our RV was stolen. People always ask how we could feel safe in Mexico. We agree with everything you said. Excellent. We are in the process of figuring out what is next. New folloer here.😊
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Despite the contrasts in our countries, I’ll still have a cold bevy and a hot meal for you two world travelers! 😊❤
I prefer a head nod than talking to someone that I don't know and greeting them any time of day. I guess that proves I'm American😂
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Claudia Sheinbaum todays president is continuing what the previous president started. Not only the Maya train or the Istmus train, he built roads, freeways, 2 huge solar plants one in the north and one in the south, built a huge refinery in record time, built 2 airports; one in Mexico City and one in Tulum, built 300 new hospitals some of them were abandoned by previous president's. Refurbished 2 Coking plants, bought a refinery from Shell that was ½ owned by PEMEX. Now the country no longer buys gasoline and gas from your country. Another nice thing he made constitutional is scholarships for the poor youth, increased the minimum wage, financial help for the elderly above 65 years of age. Claudia has 100 projects on her list, the trains is one of them.
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Thanks for the great tips on Mexico Susan. Tony and I will be in Cancun in March so we look forward to your video on the Maya train to visit other areas. We are also going from Mexico City to San Miguel de Allende in March. Will the train to Querataro be built by then?
Thanks for writing, the train for Querétaro is early days, so won’t be ready by March.
great video
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