Culture Shocks From Living in MEXICO (CDMX)
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- What are biggest culture shocks that foreigners experience living in Mexico and specifically in Mexico City? I ask people on the streets of Mexico City about the things they love and don't like about Mexico, what has shocked them most and also get Mexican perspective on some of these questions as well.
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0:00 Intro
0:30 Biggest culture shocks of living in Mexico
1:00 What is "ahorita"?
1:30 How is Mexican communication different?
3:50 Living in Europe vs Mexico?
4:30 How is Mexican food?
6:00 What do you love about living in Mexico?
8:24 What is something you don't like about living in Mexico?
10:20 Racism and classism in Mexico
12:00 How has living in Mexico change you?
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I've dated a Mexican woman for 2 years, what my biggest culture shock was, was that Mexicans work a lot, she works like, 6 days a week, 12 hours a day, here in the Netherlands it's like, 4 days, and 8 hours a day, for most people, anyway, it was the best time of my life, an experience that I will never forget, and also, I hope to one day, end up in Mexico, and just go party with her and a couple of her friends, because that's something the Dutch, and the Mexicans have in common, they LOVE to party, I also love Mexican food, spicy food in general is amazing, but Mexican food is my absolute favourite, music wise I also love Mexico, Mariachi has become one of my favourite music genres to listen to
Karla, I am forever greatful that we crosses paths, you mean so so much to me, I will always love you and support you for who you are, and what you desire in life
Finally a Mexican who can truly explain (ahorita ) which he is right it means in a short while .
😂😂😂Actually has two meanings. Sometimes mean right now right now or in 30mins
Ahorita = If it were up to me, it would never be
Ahora = right now
"If you have money you can live well in Mexico , if you don't will be frustrating" this isn't just in Mexico...😂
right finally someone with a brain. People think oh it's nice to live there. But of course you can live well off when you have US, Euros and other first world country money that is more when you convert it to pesos. They never go in the dirt poor area and see how hellish the locals live. Anyone with good money from a first world country can live well in south america and Caribbean and smaller 3rd world countries
Definitely was misled cheap before I went. I used hostels which actually not so cheap anymore as no ventilation literally. As an asthmatic it was hard and a great experience. Wish gad been there say 25 years ago. I took intercity buses and were costly tbh. I loved the experience and needed to use my Spanish a lot ...I was shocked as to how ordinary workers survive as welfare state where is it inc water not drinkable so how can people buy water for whole family or medications??
@@samuelromeo6937 true; with an average mexican salary you will most likely be struggling. On the other hand if you can bring an american salary you can afford to live like a king
Very true
It kinda makes sense. I’m Mexican studying and living in Portugal and with my minimum salary I live tight but comfortable, this wouldn’t be possible in Mexico, being independent over there is too hard
Love these culture-region focused interviews. Great job!
Yay - happy to hear 😌
I visited Mexico in 2022 and was struck by the excessive warmth and affection, the tardiness and the inability to say "no."
😂
till it stops and you get stuck in the mouth just for living lol
As a Mexican I agree with my compatriots. I’m very proud of my country and being Mexican 🥲🇲🇽
👍🏻👍🏻🥰
Be proud read what your
People did to us. Thugs and theives
0:42 That slowlyness is in Mexico City, people from Monterrey complains about the same when they go to Mexico City.
Oh boy , how much i missed these videos , so good see again , i love Mexico 🎉😊
Yay!
I'm Mexican, I was talking to another Mexican girl and a Colombian girl on a flight from Peru to Argentina, they both lived in the Mexican girl in Switzerland and the Colombian in Sweden. We laughed the whole way as they would comment on their experiences and culture shocks. the funniest one is the Mexican girl, was invited after almost a year of dating her Swiss boyfriend to have dinner at his families home. It was very cordial and pleasant, however at one point her boyfriends Dad just showed up in pajamas and laid down to sleep in the couch and saying "It's very late, I am very tired, I need to work tomorrow early, there is so much noise etc" an obvious invitation for her to go. I am not sure if this is common I am almost certain it is not, we just laughed so much.
Good to see ur back Marina! Missed these videos!
Thanks Kyle!
I absolutely love Mexicans. They will hug you, smile at you and still do whatever the hell they want. 🤣😀And I never hold it against them. Just lovely, open people!
My only complaint is planning things with friends in Mexico. If I say 7:00 pm, I show up at 8 pm, my Mexican friends still show up at 10 pm 😂😂😂
100%, right?.
We know parties in Mexico start today and end the next day, so you know you can show up anytime.😂😂
As a mexican I really hate that :(
i like that she considers herslf mexican. i think Mexico is one of those places you can go, live there for a bit and genuinely feel like you fit in and not like a outsider. the locals will remind you how welcome you are everyday you step foot outside. after some time you wont even realize you're not in your own country
Great video!
I had Chicano friends who did a lot of these things too. One would always make plans then just not show up, and she wouldn't even text me, then when I would see her, she would just act like nothing happened. And my other Chicano friend would always offer to invite me to a soccer or football match or to his house for enchiladas, then never mention it again.
And yeah, as someone who was raised to be a very punctual and reliable person, the whole "manana" concept is something I'd like to see done away with.
Such a great video!! Adoro 🌎💛
Gracias!
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You reminded me of this song.
3:17, when people say they'll have you over for dinner or invite you anywhere and then dont follow thru, its not that they don't, what they are trying to say is they're putting the idea out there, in other words the invitation is open and are willing to confirm a date and time.
well done, thank you for the insights
Happy Thursday, Marina ❤ I have been to Cozumel, Mexico 🇲🇽 two times via cruise in 2012 and 2013. It was a great experience for me. I do want to visit other parts of Mexico 🇲🇽 in the future. Keep up the good work and stay beautiful
Such a nice Video!😍
Happy you liked it!
Really great video! And it was nice to see the dialogue about racism and elitism in Mexico which actually happens throughout Latin America like in Puerto Rico where I'm from.
Awesome video
Great video! Love the beautiful shots of the city! DF is definitely on my list of places to visit
No more DF. It's Ciudad de Mexico officially now.
@@paule.alvarez8720soy mexicano, yo digo D.F.!
I LIVE IN MIAMI AND FORT LAUDERDALE THERE IS EVERY NATIONALITY OF LATINOS HERE. I cant wait to travel to Sweden Finn etc 😊 to learn other culture.. We are spoiled in Mami living in California also and visiting Mexico Roserita..the food is very good
I’m a Mexican who is very direct and straight to the point and I always got in trouble for that even with my own family 😅. I cannot take all the beating around the bush and indirect stuff.
That say we have a great culture in Mexico and a lot of foreigners fall in love with the country.
I’m Mexican (from the north), but if we arrange something and you cancel last minute because “I didn’t confirm”, you can forget about see me again.
Yup.
That inferiority complex is also called malinchismo.
i mean, it's not the same but you can say that malinchismo is a way of inferiority complex
Malinchismo is the worshiping of foreigners.
Nope, malinchismo means that you reject anything that is made in your country and you prefer any foreign things
I looove these videos 😍
Happy to hear!
Wow...
Great video
Man, this makes me want to go explore Mexico. I lived in Rosarito, in Baja California for several years, but I would like to go and see more greener parts of Mexico.
I’m Mexican American and I’ve been to mx city a couple of times but I love it every time I miss it ❤❤❤❤
👍🏻👍🏻
Mexicans are also Americans , aren’t they?
@@trooper1972so what do you propose she calls her origins? Mexican-United Statern? North American? Everyone understanda what Mexican-American means
The real Americans are the brown people of Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Bolivia, etc.
I like how some of these people live in Mexico City but are from other parts of the world yet they say here in Mexico “WE”. Including themselves and showing love to Mexico 🍻
agree there is more classism than racism in Mexico.. the guy who said people in the north of Mexico are racist, gosh completely clueless but regional rivalry? of course but I will never call that racism. great video!
El antichilanguismo si es racismo, cuantos comentarios ofensivos no hay contra las personas de CD de México y muchas de ellas son racismo puro
@@estebq2762 No vamos a comenzar con esto, entonces el anti "provincialismo" que es? o me vas a decir que los regios, los poblanos, los guanatos son siempre bien recibidos?... la verdad discutir sobre eso es el cuento de nunca acabar, de mi parte es una rivalidad, solo eso, racismo, odio son palabras mayores y generalizar que todo el norte o el resto de la república odia a la gente de CDMX es una estupidez, no se puede generalizar, yo tengo muchos amigos de la capital y no conozco a nadie que los trate mal, perdon pero no compro esa narrativa.
@@fernandosoto5824 En ningún momento hay frases de haz patria y mata a no se quien, en la capital nadie te hace nada, eres alguien mas del montón, el tema del antichilanguismo tiene que ver por regionalismos mal canalizados y claro que con odio, y para tu información si lo he visto, y también lo he sentido, de hecho hubo hasta publicaciones llamadas el cazador de guachos en Sonora o las publicaciones del Gato Felix Miranda en Tijuana o Busca un video llamado el chilango odiado esta en TH-cam y fue grabado en Guadalajara, no lo invente yo
Racism, because race comes before class
@@estebq2762 no estoy diciendo que no exista gente que odie a la gente de una region en especifico, pero no se pueden usar ciertos casos para generalizar que toda una region es racista, saludos!
Interesting video
People from Jalisco do not think they are Spanish, we know we have a lot of Spanish ancestry there is a difference. I do agree that Mexican in the North are a light skinned that isn't a lie. We can't help the way we look but attitude with air of superiority I agree is not ok period. All kinds of people in Mexico city live in there so I don't like to share that kind of attitude that Northers think they are better from Mexico city. That is a point of view that is very skewed. I actually feel people from Mexico especially the richer families are really full of themselves because of the way they have an air of superiority.
Yes, it’s strange isn’t, funny thing the Spanish themselves aren’t considered white, for many Northern Europeans countries. Even in the US, the Spanish weren’t considered white, like white Americans.
@johnnyflores5954 It's all about context. Whoever the coloniser is becomes "White" by default. That'll be Southern European in South America and Northern Europeans (Anglo Saxons) in North America.
In Europe as you say it used to be that Southern Europeans were looked down upon by Northern Europeans.
Hay mucho odio en redes sociales y la frase de haz patria y mata un chilango no es mentira, no todos los norteños ni los de Jalisco tienen piel blanca hay bastantes morenos en su la mayoría de los mexicanos son de piel obscura y de estatura mediana o baja
Every state of México has a problem with chilangos ( people from cdmx )
@@toomuchinformation they were even looked down by Americans too unfortunately.
Esa cultura de estar tarde en todo debemos de cambiarla y entender que el mundo es globalizado y empezar a estar a tiempo cuando debemos de estar.
Si cambias algo de México al final dejara de ser México. .yo no cumplo antojos extranjeros porque después pedirán más cambios .
México para los mexicanos
Estoy de acuerdo. Aunque realmente la tardanza es para cosas no serias. Al trabajo nadie llega tarde por costumbre o simplemente te echan.
Tienes mucha razón. Aquí en USA, ya ni puedes decir feliz navidad porque puedes ofender a alguien. También se esta perdiendo el respeto por religión y otras cosas gracias a tanta inmigración de todo el mundo.
@@senorital.5806thank you. Muchismas gracias. Mire a sinaloa
Mi padre nació en 1934 y hasta su último día en esta tierra fue puntual. Es una falta de respeto no ser puntual.
Great video
Nice 🎉🎉
Ouch, ese "no esta tan picante como en China" dolió, dolió porque es verdad que algo ha pasaso en México en los ultimos 20 años que los picantes han bajado muchísimo su picor, no se si es la forma en la que se cultivan ahora pero el habanero... ahora necesito comerme dos con todo y semillas para que pique rico. =(
The Mexican people in the video speak English really well. Wish my Spanish was better.
Dont wish for it USE Busuu 🙄🤷🏻 and use your BRAIN 🧠
@@toniayan I spent all my time helping English learners. Not worth it for me.
I’m Mexican American and I can speak both fluently. Proud to be both 🇲🇽🇺🇸. Long live both countries ✊🏾
Nice Sharing🥰🥰
Interesting documentary/video. Keep the good work.
Thanks!
All these foreigners complaining about Mexicans being super polite and nice is just shocking, rude and comes across as having bad manners. Those are qualities to appreciate, not complain about.
Those are of course qualities to appreciate but only when they are sincere. With many Mexicans it is all a show and when you need them to do the right thing and be honest they fall short of reality . In other places of the world there is less misleading chit chat and more accuracy as to what comes out of the peoples mouths.
12:03 AMEN !
Gracias a la reforma laboral del 2023, ahora, por un año de trabajo cumplido tenemos 12 dias de vacaciones (:
Excelente cambio! Me quede boquiabierto cuando supe como era originalmente. Ojala hayan cambios en la duracion de las jornadas laborales y las horas extras!
@@leoneldb60el narcoprian voto en contra de todo eso
Y sigue siendo bastante poco, incluso sigue estando por debajo del promedio de Latinoamérica que son 15 días.
i missed these kind of videos, welcome back marina! Mexico city seems really beautiful. It made me sad to see Mexicans discriminate themselves by skin color. i would love to see Mexico one day.
Thank you! Yes it was interesting to hear the honesty from Mexicans - learned a lot that day
It's more classism than racism. A good example are the Argentinian waiters in Mexico City, they can be white, even blonde, but Mexicans will discriminate against them for being poor, while brown nosing a Black or Brown person at the same time
@@IshavedChewbacca i think it is more about colorism(which exist many cultures/countries around the world). Sad about Argentinians, it must be hard to be immigrant no matter where you came from, no matter where you came to.
@@IshavedChewbacca No, is because Argentina and Mexico are in "war", but in gastronomy we are friends .
What war?@@Mexico.10
Gentrification goals ❤
Hey! I want to clarify something. grasshoppers are not a normal food. Some indigenous ethnic groups from places like Oaxaca ate it, Oaxacan vendors took it to CDMX and sold it as something from our roots, but 99.9% of the country does not eat those things on a regular basis and they are part of our purchases in the market. It's a tourist trap.
7:25 LOL as I've been learning Spanish the past few years, I started making up my own sentences and I came to the same conclusion as this guy but I elongate it "Yo hablo y entiendo espanol como un nino"
Nice video, I’m from Mexico City living in California. It would be be nice talk with you. I’ll be in Mexico soon. After 10 years. Saludos
YAY OMG A LONG VIDEO!! 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
12:24 LOL
Good to see you in mexico
Wow. All these people have such good English.
Iryna Fedchenko is very famous in Mexico.
10:51 Marina you did zoom on my hometwown, Hermosillo xD. By the way the guy speaks like he has never been outside of Mexico city. In northern Mexico you can find white working class people, even working as production operators in factories like Ford HSAP.
The guera is right, Mexicans say things like "hey, we should go grab a beer one day!" or stuff like that but we didn't mean it, we couldn't care less, it is a polite way to end a conversation
11:13 🧐
Russian woman with experience on working five years with latinos is what a good NPC is expected to be. Conversations not going outside work demarcation, fully following working social protocols with defined paths... yeah lets only work and be useful, nothing else
The Russian couple was so adorable
For foreigners who live or want to come to live in Mexico, I just want to tell you to respect the place you come to, respect the people, the customs and the way of life of those of us who were born here, otherwise do not come and look for another place that does like it, because you are doing us no favors by moving to our country, don't think that because we have a reputation as good hosts, we have to put up with stupid people, when they overwhelm us we are also bastards.
I have news for you so listen up. Everything you say in your comment, well us gringos up North in the cities being invaded by people from your country and other places more south , we can say the same about you. So re-read what you wrote and realize we up North in the US and Canada are dealing with the exact same thing, the same situation. Also as a famous obnoxious president once said about immigration, they are not always sending to the U.S. their best people. Well the same could be said for our people who are choosing to live in Mexico : They are not always our best so don't expect all will be perfect. Having said that fact which I just stated, you should also know that most of us in the North do not hate our southern neighbors. Quite the contrary.
No way, the guy on minute 10:50 is generalizing. I'm from Northwestern Mexico and have never considered myself Spanish descendant.
Es que muchos norteños sí tienen más ascendencia española, pero tampoco es que se identifiquen como españoles como dice.....todos se identifican como mexicanos sin importar la etnia
Claro que si, mucha gente de Monterrey y demás lugares siempre han presumido su origen europeo y se sienten superiores a chilangos y sureños, muchos son muy racistas ejemplo los seguidores de la república del Río grande
@@estebq2762 pero están generalizando por unas cuantas personas. Yo mismo e conocido gente del sur que parecen puro Indígena y dicen que son mitad Mexicano y mitad Español. Pero no por eso voy a decir que todos los del sur se creen españoles.
Tu no te consideras pero lo eres, el noroeste es el que mas ascendencia europea tiene, incluso de croatas, griegos y serbios.
@@TheSuperVideoRey1 Croatas y serbios? de donde sacas eso?
If a person don't show up on time, that means a bad character trait. It's over right then and there. No good or trust can come of it, that's phoniness and rude. I will not take from them. I RESPECT MYSELF. Enjoy your grasshopper food and stay away from me. If you don't see that tardiness in wrong, that's not good. My friends are special,honest and people of their word. NOT SCHMUCKS.
Pero Ya! Mean like right now. Just saying incase you need someone to hurry 😂
+datingbeyondborders *The dating and courting scenarios are different in México, DF* (viz., Districto Federál), *MEX* (viz., Estados Unidos Méxicanos), *from other areas and/or countries.*
What is with all this moving in all countries 😂 people think if they leave their country they will find gold and happiness in other country 😂😂 let me tell you something : if you’re unhappy and unsuccessful in your country your be the same in other country , sure you will find love , but love will past
hmmmm
Europeans can be cold and I’m not use to that environment. I prefer being around hospitality 24/7 and live among them
0:45 Wow, that's quite the broad statement ("Latin Americans working more slowly than US-Americans and Europeans"). As a scientist, I've worked in the UK, Belgium, Sweden (my current spot), and Chile, among others, and I've noticed something interesting. Chileans seem to be notably more productive than Italians, Spanish folks, and even some southerners from Belgium (Wallonia, to be precise). On the flip side, Northern Europeans really ace the efficiency game and are masters of long-term planning. Now, about Mexicans, they might not be the quickest with their time, which might explain their lower productivity. It seems like they put in more hours at work, but the output doesn't match up. From what I've seen, Chileans and Uruguayans definitely put their noses to the grindstone more than their southern European counterparts. They've got this serious, trustworthy vibe about them (although it's less consistent compared to Nordic countries when it comes to reliability). But hey, Colombia and Brazil? It's a whole different story - they are way more relaxed. Ultimately, saying all of Latin America operates like Mexico alone? Nah, that doesn't quite capture the full picture. There's a mix of work cultures and productivity levels across the region.
The working hours in Mexico are insanely long. That's why the productivity rate is so low. Additionally: few vacations and holidays.
European newcomers would fit better in northern Mexico in states like Sonora where the manners like directness are more similar to their cultures.
Sonora is ugly asf though, no turists and foreigners want to go there, not even Mexicans like it
La entrevistadora debio hacer su encuesta en español
Foreigners open your eyes that image that you have about it was created in the best interest of guess who? Yes the U S we are not ignorant we don't shoot at each other in the middle of the streets and we are not drunk all the time don't you dare try to change anything about or in Mexico
Do yourselves a favor and learn the language remember is not your home respect it
Apart from eating bugs, everything else applies to Brazil.
Both countries are almost the same.
Gentrificación que afecta a los mexicanos
Yes north is rascist, yes we have inferiority mindset, 2 big major problems that need to be addressed by the rest of the mexicans but we're actually waking up everytime we see people from outside come teach us about these things!❤🎉 Welcome to Mexico
R.I.P Mexico
Why
El chilango diciendo que es discrimando por los de Jalisco y los del norte, wey, no mames.
Los chilangos no dicen "haz patria y mata a un regio o a un tapatío". Nada más digo.
A caso es mentira?
Si wey, como chilango yo nunca he sido discriminado por alguien de Jalisco o del norte, al contrario, yo creo que son buena onda
@@octaviom7618 cada quien habla como le va en la feria, busca un vídeo que se llama el chilango odiado y fue grabado en Guadalajara y escucha todas las cosas que dicen ahí
Racismo contra chilangos no lo se pero soy gringo y mii ex es chiapaneca y unas personas que he conocido en el Norte del pais me han dicho que no les gusta gente oaxaquena y chiapaneca..
Hay discriminacion en Mexico. Tambien en todo el mundo. Para mi es el tribalismo.
The reason why Mexico is very popular,is because all the things people are complaining about.
its funny how americans judge mexico from the US but see things like this and instantly wanna move there. its as safe, Mexico is as good as the US was before all the immigrants from other places of latin America
Minuto 10.20-10.50 aún tenemos mucho traumado por su color de piel en México.
Prepárate, estudia, trabaja y deja de pensar que por se blanco eres rico.
Lo serás si trabajas y eres inteligente.
no funciona así?
You want to know how someone came from a rough place?
They can compare and contrast robberies as "nice". Oh, that was a nice robbery!
Beyond Bordeers 😃
lots of generalizations about racism and classism, is truth that exist but is not in a particular region is all over Mexico. but great video
That russian girl can just head on home then
That Russian lady seems fun to be with....
uber is so much more dangerous than walking home at night
To cut the long story short, what Mexico needs is no racism, no chilli, no sugar, no pollution, be punctual, and be kind by paying your tithes direct to the poor (not the churches).
Even when they talked about the good things I felt awkward, because some of those things I don't find desirable, but when they started talking about the bad things I was thinking: the pros ain't compansate for the cons, specially if we consider that the bad things are rather problems than inconveniences.
I prefer living in Michoacán than Mexico City.
I do prefer to be living in Mexico City than Michoacán
CUANDO EMPEZARON HABLAR DE CONTAMINACIÓN DE INMEDIATO SENTI QUE ESTO YA SE CONVIRTIO EN UN TEMA POLITICO Y AUN MAS CUANDO LA ENTREVISTADORA ES ANGLOPARLANTE... VA CON JIRIBILLA ESTE VIDEO...!!!
This behavior is just in Mexico city the rest of Mexico is not rude but they aren't over welmingly friendly .the time thing is only when there is no consequences to being late.I make it clear that I will leave if they don't show up on time.Mexicans are actually punctual people .people with the safety concerned have obviously never been to Chicago or Los Angeles. The colorism thing is BS I'm brown living in jalisco and never felt any kind of colorism .
En .México se habla español
Y LA SALSA YA NO PICA EN RESTAURANTES.... ALRATO LES VAN A PEDIR QUE SE VAYAN A SU PAIS EN SU PAIS MEXICO
Racism is an English term. I have a feeling of some these people haven't been in mexico for a long enough time.
Racismo is a real thing throughout Latin America. It's not soley in English-speaking countries.
El comentario del español evidencia el prejuicio de ellos sobre latinoamérica. Siguen pensando que somos colonia del siglo XIX 😒
Lo más gracioso es que a esos mexicanos blancos los tratan como si no fueran la gran cosa apenas cruzan la frontera. 😅
I lived in Mexico for almost two years, and the biggest problem I had as an American was that Mexicans are never on time. As a native New Yorker, you learn really quickly that New Yorkers are not going to be pleased when you arrive late, especially without calling or texting. No one cares in Mexico about being late. I never got used to it and saw it as a huge disrespect of my time at times. Another thing was not being direct. Mexicans love to talk in circles (rodeos). When I was teaching English, many male students hated that I was very direct with them. They were used to getting their way at home and in the streets. But that was not going to happen in my classroom. Older males over 30 had less of a problem with my directness. I believe this was because many of them were trying adapt to the American way before beginning jobs in the US. Female students were used to being around men who took charge. Thus they accepted my directness, especially after I explained why directness was important in American culture.
Over all, Mexican women are warm, sexy and friendly. Some wanted to really get to know me so that I could bring them to the US in the future, but most did not act that way. My Mexican girlfriends were great. The only problem I saw was that they did not know how to make decisions for themselves. If I asked someone out to dinner, they would need their dad's permission to go out at night. And these women were already in their 20s to almost 30 in two instances. Mexican guys liked having me around in social settings at the beginning when my Spanish just okay. The second I became completely fluent with a great Mexican accent (according to Mexican women), the men seemed to get jealous because I no longer needed them to help translate for me. I could now talk to everyone even girls the men liked.
In conclusion, I loved it in Mexico. As with any other place on the planet, Mexico has its good aspects and bad ones. The people are very nice and their culture is welcoming. Once you know Spanish, everything gets much easier. Learning about the Mexican idea of time and getting things done in a timely manner are the biggest pitfalls of living there. If you can learn to deal with those negatives, Mexico will become a joy for you.
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As a probably whitexican myself ( never saw me as a white color skin person , but I get passed as a Canadian or don’t know what) never ever experienced racism or classism in my life and I can get away with a lot of shit trust me. But specially CLASSISM DRIVES ME NUT! It’s a shame!
So its illegal to be polite in Europe or smth? Lmao
People in Europe can be very rude
@@estebq2762 they live in developed countries with a low crime rate and they still this miserable?? Lol
@@donaquinilator4959 People are rude and impolite in Europe but in Mexico as well specially in North and Jalisco as the guy said on the video
@@estebq2762 i can understand why people use to be rude or serious in places like Russia, Ukraine or even boomers who grew up in war times…but new generation people from Spain, Croatia, UK, France ??? Really? The only problem in one of those countries is enduring a cold night.
That russian girl is a bit annoying