Your "I come from a richer country" superiority complex really hit the nail on the head. Well done - and it's not the first time you've brought things to light about Mexico that I knew about, but hadn't reflected on with such clarity.
This is true, I live in the US but I'm from Mexico and is really common to have this feeling. I never talk about money in front of my family, because it is really hard to understand the differences in living costs and some people can feel that Mexico is poor but is not truth.
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@@CrimsonKing666 hey man currency exchange doesnt lie. fuck you and everyone else for creating this system in the first place tbh. 🤧 people can talk their politics all day long its all smoke and mirrors. As a mexican american living a comfortable and wealthy lifestyle i can say with the utmost confidence. Numbers dont lie. Fiscal policy doesnt lie. Currency exchange policies have made it so some countries are rich and some are poor on purpose, for utility and trade.
Lol I come from a poorer country and I always tell my fellow compatriots (I am a Mexican citizen now) that I make more here now even though I only make 6000 pesos a month ~300usd
Most of the people that have never been to Mexico are very ignorant about Mexico.... I live in Portugal and the other day I saw a Portuguese woman saying that Mexico was a poor country in all aspects including in its cinema industry and telenovelas.... and that really annoyed me.... specially people from a country (portugal) that is not that rich... and knowing that many things in Mexico are developed... one main thing to blame is the American movies and series: always portraying Mexico as a poor and dangerous country... and portraying Mexicans most of the time as criminals and bad people... just another American show was released called "coyote"... guess what it is all about? Mexico must start show itself throughout the world as a developed and rich country
Que mala experiencia tuviste! 😔 La poca calidad de telenovelas y series que muestran un México que no es en general así, sin embargo es la idea que plantan en la cabeza de los extranjeros. Las cosas buenas no se promueven en cambio las porquerías de series de narcos eso sí 😡
Haha I agree with the "especially people from a country that is not that rich" part. I try not to be disrespectful, but someone from Portugal should stop themselves from saying things like that about Mexico, really ...
You're totally right when you said Mexican people hate when you're disrespectful to us. We do our best to make foreign people feel like they're in their country, therefore we expect to be treated with the same hospitality, respect and good sense of humour. If you offend a Mexican you offend the entire country.
I've seen lately the lastest Mexican ultra-modern construction projects. Believe me, they have nothing to envy to the ones in Europe, USA or Canada. By the way, their newest skycrapers look like gigantic sculptures while the skycrapers of "developed countries" still look like "gigantic boxes". Their architects are very creative! (And no, i'm not Mexican.)
Tio Paul you forgot how annoying is for us when foreigners think that Mexico is really dangerous or the other extreme like when foreigners idolize narcos just for the movies or tv shows, that is so disrespectful
@Thomas Clifford agree, thats why I cancelled my netflix account and other tv shows, its the best thing I did in very long time. Im suggest to people do the same.
Another annoying thing: saying that America is only the USA, America is the WHOLE continent and no, it's not divided in North, Central and South. It is ONE SINGLE CONTINENT!.
I'm Mexican and once a foreigner asked me if I could born again and choose my nationality which one would I choose, I answered Mexican without hesitation 🥰🇲🇽 she seemed annoyed by my reply tho 😅 being Mexican is the best thing ever and I love sharing my culture and I love learning about others too. I feel like me appreciating my country helps me to respect and be curious about other countries and cultures 🤗
Living in a border city. We love mexican shoppers. They definitely are welcomed and we don't see them as poor. Quite the opposite! TBH. We like mexican shoppers better than "winter texans" because winter texans are almost always on a retirement budget. Not so for mexican shoppers ❤️❤️
When I came back from visiting my family in Mérida ( I live in Yorkshire) a friend from church asked me if I wore the shoes I was wearing at church in Mexico, I thought it was a strange question but look down at my shoes and said yes, his answer was how I maneged to walk since there aren't any roads in Mexico. Over the years people have ask if we have electricity, shoes, schools, even if we can buy clothes when all my family that has come to visit are better dress than the people asking
The people acting this way are either ignorant or idiots. Or Both! It's like if I go to Texas and expect to find only hillbillies and cowboys and act all amazed that there's buildings and Universities and Infrastructure 😮 It's kinda like that.
Traveling to México just to buy drugs... After criticizing México for having drug cartel problems... Then traveling back home to keep criticizing México for having a drug cartel problem
@@rexcolt9742 yeah, spring breakers from the US mostly, there are more drugs in touristic cities, because spring breakers, I'm not saying that it's difficult to get drugs in Mexico but certainly is way easier to get them in the US
I am from the US and I have always viewed Mexico as being more cultured than my country. Culture in the US is almost totally materialistic. Mexican culture is far more ancient and spiritual. Mexican culture is vibrant and colorful and
We are expats living in Mexico and so much of your video resounded with us. We see other foreigners here who have no interest in Mexican food, language , and culture. They are just here to take, but not to give. Spending money here is not enough if you want to spend any amount of time in this country. I get upset when I hear foreign people complaining that "they" don't speak English. As you pointed out we should all try to act more respectfully in this beautiful country .
@@sskogsraa Please consult a dictionary. Neither expatriate or immigrant have any connection with skin color or race, AND expatriate simply means one who has left their home country to live elsewhere.
bartering is great! But not everywhere.... it is just knowing where it is acceptable to do so. You never barter with someone over indigenous crafts or artwork. That's rude as heck, but hey go crazy at markets and tianguis! It's part of the fun!
actually you should. if its unfair prices. some will double the price if they know your not from Mexico. something they normally sell for 10 bucks might be given to you for 25. 25 bucks is not a lot but its not the prices they are sold for.
Half of the world think all Mexico still live in some kind of desert, we don't have big cities, that we only have old tecnology and I have even heard about people who think Dia de muertos is something we came up after coco, personaly I always dislike any comparison to movies from foreigners. But nice video I love to learn about how the rest of the world may see us
Once I went to France, to study french, there was this lady and she started giving me candles as a gift, because she tought that we didn't have electricity in Mexico , I always avoid confrontation and just recived the fucking candles.
Oh yeah, the technology thing, I remember when a cousin who grew up in USA told his son "no, I don't think they have WiFi here" and I was like "man, the router is right in front of you"
Most people in the world simply don't know anything about Mexico. From what I can gather Mexicans can be very warm and welcoming to you. But if you do not show respect then they will come down on you hard. Besides that I wish that Mexico will be seen as a nice and wonderful country :-)
You're absolutely right about the fact that most Mexicans don't like confrontation. I kind of wish they did, so I can know where they stand on certain situations. Over the past three years of living in Mexico City, many of the people (landlords) just never told me how they really feel about certain things. They were just gracias and friendly, but I know everybody gets mad, but they won't show it. I almost all the time eat and shop at local businesses. I stay away from Walmart and Starbucks. I actually found a small food truck on a quite street that has benches, and I stop by there about twice per week and get coffee and a pastry, and around the corner from there is my favorite taco truck where I get milanesa steak taco.
Well said!! Local businesses are awesome in Mexico. And often the quality is really good. I bet that coffee and pastry is amazing. Nothing better than that on a sunny morning !
@@TrueMexico Yes, the coffee is even better because of the atmosphere. And that's the main reason I go there. I don't bring my cellphone or nothing, just there to relax on a lovely treed street :)
We tolerate a lot of things but just be careful with these 3 topics: 1. Virgin of Guadalupe 2. The mexican flag 3. Talking about politics if you are a foreigner But in general, we are very easy-going. Saludos amigo 👋
@@rotemplatino91 I avoid anything having to do with all the three you mentioned! Good list indeed👍 The place I'm living in has probably 20 figures of the lady of guadalupe, jesus, and jesus on a cross, even the key chain I was given with the door key😊 I feel very well protected.
Yeah, I have the same conversation with a Malaysian friend of mine who works/worked in the tourism industry, about hearing foreigners talk about how “cheap” things are there. And yes, locals do get tired of hearing it and do consider it rude. Because you are right. Things are NOT cheap for them. Their wages are much lower than in most western countries.
Once I went to the US when I was 14 (2018) on a school trip, when me and my friends went to eat at a restaurant, a girl asked us if we came from Cancun or Baja California, we told her that we came from Mexico City and she told us “come on, Mexico is only Baja and Cancun, there are no other places you could have come from”. I hate it when people think that all Mexicans come from those two places.
I have always said that there are only two kinds of people in the world, those who go to Mexico and love it and appreciate it and those who go to Mexico and only see the poverty.
your comment is interesting but Mexico isn't a poor country, there are sectors of the population in poverty as there are in the US and in other countries also. and not all mexicans we wanna go to the US that's is something that bothers us that assure it. I have lived in Italy and Germany and have never been to the US.
A friend of mine went to a wedding of a Mexican-Argentinian couple, and the brother of the bride thought Mexico was like the 1910s Mexico, you know, everyone wearing sombreros, and ponchos riding horses
One if my teachers said she was going to Mexico and wanted to buy a traditional dress to 'fit in' 😂 I told her people wear jeans in Mexico but she didnt believe me
In 2004 I had some dental work done in Merida. When I got back home people thought I was in some room with dirt floors and a treadle operated drill. Next year I asked the dentist if I could take photos so my hometown peeps could see what it was really like.
Some places are still like that, wearing traditional dresses and there's still lots of places with horses. They don't use horses as general transportation but there are many towns who's economy runs around agriculture and raising live stock.
@@elle7981 ikr there's many countries outsiders think are still in the middle ages, lots of African countries, Asian countries and even in some European countries. I've know people go to Paris and I asked where else in France did they go and they said "what else is here?"
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Foreigners (mostly people from the USA, go figure) going around on groups and interrupting church services or ceremonies without any respect, just to take pictures of the building or the ceremony itself; as if they were in a safari. Even selfies!
When I was in the UK I found out that most people don't cover their faces to sneeze. Then I found out that most foreigners don't do that while most Mexicans even use the elbow. Be kind, cover your face when you sneeze.
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Keep up the great work!! I am an American with a Mexican wife living in Texas. I am trying my best to convince my wife to move to Mexico! Please wish me luck and pray!
I'm glad that you're back tío Paul. I agree completely with what you mentioned about foreigners talking about how "cheap" is to live in Mexico. Recently there has been a lot of videos from US citizens who move to Mexico (usually to Merida) and comment about how cheap it is to live there. The problem is that, with them moving in, a 2nd wave of gentrification has begun. Eventually, some local people from Merida will have to move out because products will increase prices and housing as well. I have nothing against foreigners moving in, is just that unfortunately this is the way the economy works here and the people who pay for this are the locals.
Same thing happens in the USA. Lots of people moving from California, New York, etc, to lower priced states which in turn creates lots of gentrification and higher prices, not to mention them carrying their own brand of politics which they were trying to leave behind. it's not just Mexico.
Hi Uncle Paul, Mexico is an underrated country until you know it and live it, then it catches you and you cannot forget it. By the way your work is truly amazing, you are the best ! 😎
That's what a guy from Spain said. He lived in Japan and was so excited to go but after living there for years, he was disheartened by the overall culture. However he had a business opportunity in mexico. He wasn't expecting much but as soon as he got to know the country, he decided to stay: "Mexico captured my heart."
I am Mexican and foreigners always say that Mexico is very cheap, and yes it is, but for you your currency is worth more but for most Mexicans some things are not so cheap
Yo nací en Seattle ahora mismo estoy en México ya por 16 años mi esposa he hijos son mexicanos es bueno vivir aquí. Ven y conoce lugares te va a gustar yo creo.
@@edgarandre5216 si bro tienes razon pero yo al migrar a mexico tuve muchas cosas que me gustaron pero muchas que odie debes considerarlas pero ya estoy adaptado en mexico hace 9 años que migre desde estados unidos
Don't worry, a lot of ppl speak English in Mexico. Tourism is a big industry, specially at beach spots. You'll be okay. What part of Mx are you interested in visiting?
I live in LA and one of the comments I get from Mexicans is how many American flags are flown in the US. In you video there seems to be a great number of Mexican flags being flown.
I'm Mexican and I'll be making them annoyed. Never learned my culture and still ignorant about my own country. Still never been to Mexico and my mom's side of the family is from Mexico City. I'm still learning my culture and language. Now I know what not do to annoy them. Thank you for showing this.😊
Simon Wilson was the Burger King, he was so scared to eat street food when he Harald Baldr, and Benjamin went on a road trip from Mexico city to Sinaloa.
Paul, ¡Felicidades por tu canal! Lo acabo de descubrir y me ha gustado mucho la forma en que te has expresado de México, nuestra cultura, nuestra multietnicidad. Realmente lo haces de una forma inteligente, respetuosa y educada. Representas muy bien las mejores cualidades de la gente de tu país. Te mando un abrazo fraterno y mis mejores deseos...
Algo que me molesta mas que culpa de los extranjeros es de esos lugares turísticos que se adaptan mas a los turistas extranjeros que a los los locales al punto que les molesta ver gente local en sus establecimientos. Ya que quieren siempre recibir propinas altas.
0:30 "Some foreigners are coming to Mexico during these pandemic times and only have one thing in mind: have fun. Nothing wrong with that." Yeah, no. There's so much wrong with that. What part of essential travel ONLY do these people not understand?? Stay in your goddamn countries, there's a fucking pandemic. Even coming here and staying in a hotel room for the whole time is putting people's lives at risk. So yeah, tío Paul, there's definitely something wrong with that.
The part I was referring to about ‘nothing wrong that’ is... having fun. I didn’t actually give my opinion about going on holidays during the pandemic.
Tell that to the Mexican government that allows them in. Canada doesn't allow Americans in right now (other than truckers hauling things in and out.) Mexico could do the same. Personally, I think those Americans should be back home, demanding an end to the fascist lockdowns and their freedom back, not in a foreign country wasting their time and money getting drunk and such nonsense.
The Mexican government is to blame though, open borders when entering Mexico from US (I've never been asked for passport when entering Mx) and they didn't require a recent covid test to enter the country, but I was asked to show proof of a negative covid test to return to the US. Why does Mexico does this? Because they rely a lot on foreign tourism
Hello uncle Paul!! As far as I can see, many foreigners forget that despite some issues like those related to drugs Mexico is now ranking #15 among the 20 richiest economies in the world and it is getting stronger and getting closer rapidly to the top ten every single year (with no pandemic of course). Sadly, many think that comming to Mexico is like taking a trip back in time to the old sleepy and dusty towns lost in the middle of the desert but I am pretty sure some of them would be really shocked to see the large amount of skyscrapers and other large and amazing buldings under construction in all main cities of this exotic and somehow surrealist but happy country.
An observation from my point of view, as someone from the US. One thing people often don't think about (including most people from the US) is that the US is very young, relatively speaking. The historical buildings in Mexico are way older than our country, and many of the "not-super-old-but-not-quite-modern" buildings (which are still perfectly functional!) are just as old as the oldest buildings in the US. This kind of skews the opinion of how modern things really are in Mexico, I think. Another thing is that it is protrayed that way in movies, etc. And I think there probably are some of those "old sleepy and dusty towns lost in the middle of the desert", but those also exist in the US, and probably just about anywhere with enough open space... You rarely, if ever, see a movie where it is set in an area of Mexico City with skyscrapers, etc. Since many people from the US don't travel much (>50% of people in the US don't have a valid passport...), their impression of other places is only what they see in movies.
I really don't understand why anyone would travel to another country, and then look down on that country and it's people. I've never been to Mexico, but I would love to visit, and I really like the Mexican people that I've met in the US. I get so annoyed of the bad attitudes that exist in this country about Mexico.
Another thing that annoys me is (specially americans) thinking everyone in méxico knows english. The other day I had to help a couple that were trying to buy something at a "puesto" and were trying to communicate with them by speaking english. Of course, I don't mind helping them, but you just can't assume you can get away in another country by speaking your own language.
As a Mexican that grew up in Los Angeles, I would say that many Mexicans from the U.S. don't know what we have missed by not growing up in Mexico or by growing up the "American way."
I recently was able to visit my home country again in december 2019 and OMG I RECOGNIZED MOST PLACES LIKE... THEY DON'T SEEM FOREIGN TO ME ANYMORR AND INSTEAD, I'M LIKE--- OMG I KNOW THAT PLACE. I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE AT. Not to sound creepy but it really use to bum me out how I wasn't able to recognize most of the places u went to in your videos until now! ^^ thank u so much for showing my beautiful country in a positive light. Lots of love!!
Hi there. I'm a Mexican Expat living in Australia. Interesting your own experience living for awhile in Mexico City. I will share your channel with some Aussie friends that ask me a lot about Mexico. Keep the good work !!!
I've been looking forward to see your content again I didn't know you were back I haven't checked in a while looking forward watch all the videos I've missed.
thank you SO MUCH Paul for reminding people that they NEED to be following guidelines put in place to help lessen the spread of covid. Be respectful of the place you visit and more importantly the people you visit. You are in someone elses home.... let's respect that.
Loved you video. And yes Mexico’s biggest problem is it’s inequality. Mexico City is one of the biggest cities in the world and it really feels like a city of the world in many ways. We take a lot of pride in our ancient cuisine because it was here already way before the Spanish came. Hope you can see more of Mexico beyond Mexico City. Take care
@@AstralStriderZ siii,es increíble,es que yo vi una serie en inglés y habla igualito que el rey,con ese acento super padre,bueno, obviamente mientras me familiarice con el acento reconoceré los tonos de voces y después ya no los notare como si hablaran igual
There is a sense of nationalism and patriotism when a foreigner is involved🙄 but among locals, 🤔 we are not diplomatic where it comes to topics of government, the job, or school. Is like we say:😉 I can speak ill of my brother 😤but you can't speak ill of him even if it's true. 😏😄😆
My man Paul! Good to see you posting again, and hearing your charismatic voice and positive attitude on these times is a real treat. I wanted to recommend you go try some carnitas tacos in Mercado Roma. One thing I'd like you to know about me, is this saying I have for carnitas; "Anyone can make carnitas tacos and sell them in Mexico, but not anyone can make carnitas how it should be". Now, that might sound "muy mamon" from my part, but honestly, it's a damn shame to see that carnitas are so readily available but barely anyone puts the care into making them and it's disrespectful to the clients and the pigs used to make the dish. Now, on Mercado Roma, there is one butcher shop almost in the corner of the actual market square (since the 3 other corners all have exits or they continue as a hallway to smaller non-food shops). The butchery is called Meche y Rafael and they set up tables on saturday mornings at 9am till 12 or 1pm (or earlier if they sell out) with freshly made carnitas and chicharron hot and ready to be sold to eat there or be taken out to your home. They only open on Saturday mornings and they are bona fide world famous now since they have gone to foreign events like Taco Libre in Dallas, TX. where they were sent by the Mexican government of the time to represent authentic taco places from Mexico, and they have also been covered by PBS on their show "Mexico: One Plate at a Time, with Rick Bayless" and the word of mouth of tourists that stumbled upon the place or went there due to hearing about it before. I'm proud about them and have taken people there that aren't really fans of carnitas but are impressed by how amazing the quality and taste of the tacos they have are since they probably had mediocre experiences before. And also, I hope this is still around in the mercado, but just down the butcher lane there is a crossroads where to your left is more of the mercado, straight ahead continuing until you reach another corner of it, or to the right where a lot of homecook style restaurants are crammed in that has an exit to Coahuila street. In this crossroads there is a place called "Helados Palmeiro" which as the name suggests in spanish, is an Ice Cream shop that sells one of the best ice creams that I've tried in the city, and also the best damn malted shakes I've had. They are just called "Malteadas" which is usually just a milkshake anywhere else you order one in Mexico, but this guy actually has the "Malteadas con malta" that sounds redundant since malt is already in the name "Malteada" but it is necessary so clients know that they can get an honest to god, old school style malted shake that most people have never tried before and that is the perfect, decadent place to go for dessert after the carnitas tacos. Stay safe carnal, I wish you the best and hope to see more of you soon!
Other thing annoys quietly is lo hear a US immigrant say "I'm an American coming from America" really???? So what I am?? You can make a video from all over America saying: in Praguay, I'm American from America . El Salvador, I'm American from America. Peru, I'm American from America. Mexico I'm American from America, etc.
It's a hard habit to break because you grow up hearing you're an American. One of the most played songs when I was growing up was "Proud to be an American". It's not that we don't know geography, it's just what we call ourselves since America is part of the country name...we aren't trying to hog the continent! I never knew it bugged people until I came to Mexico, but I get it.
@@ReikiontheRun Yep.. Im from Mexico and i think thats really weird when u say that u are americans because i dont get it, and also when u think North America and South America are two continents because in Latin America we learn America is a continent
@@AkredPro question...what do you prefer we say? I've just started saying the state I'm from but not everyone has heard of it. Is just saying I'm from the US good?
I just finished listening to one of your old videos about things that are acceptable to do in the US but not in Mexico. In it you spoke about indirect communication. You've brought it up in a few of your videos. I was wondering if you could do a full video on it and how those of us who are used to direct communication can learn how to navigate it. How can you decipher when yes means no? How can you tell how someone feels if they won't tell you?
@@TrueMexico I have spent several months in Mexico over the past two years and I've been trying to date too. I tried to date one guy who would never make plans because he didn't want to commit to doing something that he couldn't do, which frustrated me. I tried to explain to him that I would prefer to make plans even if they have to be cancelled as long as that is communicated properly. It wasn't until I got back to the United States that I realized that, to him, saying that he wouldn't be able to do something was even more taboo than saying that he would do something and then not doing it. That is so hard to wrap my mind around.
One thing that bothers me is when foreigners say "...but he/she/you don't look Mexican". I find this soooooo incredibly rude. In a similar note, I don't like some youtubers are using the phrase "white" Mexicans in their videos, disregarding that the population is mostly a combination of ethnicities. Una de las cosas que me molestan es cuando extranjeros dicen: "No parece/pareces Mexicano/a". Es muy irrespetuoso. Tampoco me parece correcto que youtubers usen la frase "Mexicanos blancos", cuando el país está constituído de una gran parte de mestizaje.
(traducción abajo) First of all, hi Paul! That part about foreign people who prefers Burguer King instead of fonda's food (where it's much better, cheaper and healthy) really annoys me. I always remember an anglospeaker kid who wanted a hotdog in a chilaquiles' stablishment. And also remembered a few times when I found americans (from the states) talking to the mercado's sellers in English as if it were their obligation to understand them. I understand that no one is obliged to speak perfectly mexican-spanish, but also, if you travel to another country that speaks another language, you cannot expect everyone else to understand you. Thanks a lot for your videos. It's always nice to see funny and respectful people like you. En español: Primero que nada, ¡Hola Paul! Esa parte acerca de los extranjeros que prefieren el Burguer King en vez de la comida de fonda cuando es mucho más barata, deliciosa y saludable, realmente me desagrada. Siempre recuerdo a un chamaco anglo parlante que quería un hotdog en un establecimiento de chilaquiles. Y también recordé algunas veces cuando encontré gringos hablándoles a los vendedores del mercado en inglés cómo si ellos tuvieran la obligación de entenderles. Entiendo que nadie está obligado a hablar español mexicano, pero también, si estás viajando a otro país con otro idioma, no puedes esperar que todos te entiendan. Muchas gracias por tus vídeos. Siempre es agradable ver personas divertidas y respetuosas como tú.
Excellent video. Truly reflects some of the annoying things foreigners do. I have to say that many Mexican cities are more developed and technologically advanced than most cities in the US.
In reality, Mexico is poor, very poor, most people don't go to the places where they live in extreme poverty so, of course! Looks rich as hell. Only in big cities you get the idea that we live in a rich G20 country but this is far from the truth. The level of ignorance in this country is vast. I've lived in Puerto Vallarta in the past and I was shocked at how easy it is to tell the difference between the tourist areas and the poorest areas there, most of that town is practically little Africa I'm afraid, or something. It's pretty sad :(.............and don't even get me started on the corruption that allows these levels of poverty in this country! Cartels, the raping of innocent women, etc. Recently they shot up a pizzeria in Juarez city, 6 innocent people were killed there, just normal people there buying a pizza....Cartels are like giant worms that live underground, they corrode whatever is left that is good or that we can call prosperous in this country....Nobody can deny the impact of the cartels on the economy....they control even the country's produce, vegetables and fruits, that is why everything is so expensive, specially things that come from conflict zones....I stopped buying avocados, they are crap, small and extremely expensive, the same goes for potatoes and tomatoes, those I need so I am extremely careful to pick the best and it's not always available, tomatoes are as hard as pool balls, takes forever to cook them.....and the potatoes are tiny, they sell 'em to you as if they were imported from Europe. You go to these cheap mercados and most of what they sell is also crap, rotten or damaged, pure authentic crap! So, one needs to buy things were they are ultra expensive to expect a tiny itsy bit of ''quality'' at least.
Tío paul gracias por hacer este video 🙏 Has pensado ir al estado de Hidalgo y hacer un video en Pachuca la ciudad con más influencia inglesa de todo mexico?
as a Mexican I've just felt annoyed two times The first was when many citizens of China opened many shops to the CDMX center and only gave work for Chinese citizens. The second thing that can bother me is the stereotypes of Hollywood movies about Mexico.
I love so much your vids, and yes! I confirm each and every one of your points. I’m glad you point them out (specially the ones of disrespect)! If you allow me the comment, I might complement your info as a Mexican abroad: that people’s immediate first word out when they meet me is: Donald Trump, Chapo, drugs, cartel, Speedy Gonzalez; the one of the poor country stays true here; when they reply “Nice. I’ve never been to South America”... not that there is something wrong with being South American. But it either is an unconscious connection of South America = poverty, or just because anything under the US in the map must be south. Not everyone can be good at geography, sure, but c’mon!! It’s one of the most culturally (at least gastronomically) influential countries of the world!
If you are referring to the US, there is a strong effort put out to make people as ignorant and stupid as possible to be able to control them. That's part of it. Note that I did not say that everyone in the US is ignorant or stupid. But many people are oblivious to the fact that they are being manipulated and programmed. The energy overall is much better in Mexico than the US.
@@s6y9l thanks a lot for your comment, and your nice approach to it. Nonetheless, I live in Germany 😅😜. Yet, these stereotypes are, I daresay, universal. I’m told these things almost by everyone I meet (everyone untactful enough. Of course, some people would know saying these things is not exactly what a Mexican would like to listen to, even if their knowledge to the country IS that). 🙂🙂 I mean, there’s no kidding, all those things are true, but it kinda hurts to be seen as JUST that. The worst time was once when I went to a party, and a random dude ran to me and asked “are you the Mexican of the party? I’d like to talk about the cartels, I think it’s a super interesting topic!”. And I was like “yeah... my name is Rodrigo. Very nice meet you... (read that last bit with utmost sarcasm).
Here’s a tip if you ever go on a trip to Tijuana, go into a large crowd of people and yell out at the top of your lungs “viva el nuevo generacion” , basically translates to “I love Mexico”
Here in the states the media only shows the bad parts of Mexico. I live in NY but I want to visit chapultepec park. Twice bigger than Central Park
It's epic. And the castle is awesome too.
@@TrueMexico Mexico City's Chapultepec Park and the Macroplaza in Monterrey are one of the largest parks in the world
@@Loco2005 I think you meant to say Parque Fundidora
Come and visit man. You’ll love it
@@Loco2005 yeah, Monterrey sux
Your "I come from a richer country" superiority complex really hit the nail on the head. Well done - and it's not the first time you've brought things to light about Mexico that I knew about, but hadn't reflected on with such clarity.
Thanks amigo.
This is true, I live in the US but I'm from Mexico and is really common to have this feeling. I never talk about money in front of my family, because it is really hard to understand the differences in living costs and some people can feel that Mexico is poor but is not truth.
@@CrimsonKing666 hey man currency exchange doesnt lie. fuck you and everyone else for creating this system in the first place tbh. 🤧 people can talk their politics all day long its all smoke and mirrors. As a mexican american living a comfortable and wealthy lifestyle i can say with the utmost confidence. Numbers dont lie. Fiscal policy doesnt lie. Currency exchange policies have made it so some countries are rich and some are poor on purpose, for utility and trade.
Lol I come from a poorer country and I always tell my fellow compatriots (I am a Mexican citizen now) that I make more here now even though I only make 6000 pesos a month ~300usd
I met a scandinavian guy on the beach in Oaxaca. He kept saying he wanted to go to North America while he was close. You're already here brother.
No actual North America, not the shit stain that is cartel land.
Most of the people that have never been to Mexico are very ignorant about Mexico.... I live in Portugal and the other day I saw a Portuguese woman saying that Mexico was a poor country in all aspects including in its cinema industry and telenovelas.... and that really annoyed me.... specially people from a country (portugal) that is not that rich... and knowing that many things in Mexico are developed... one main thing to blame is the American movies and series: always portraying Mexico as a poor and dangerous country... and portraying Mexicans most of the time as criminals and bad people... just another American show was released called "coyote"... guess what it is all about? Mexico must start show itself throughout the world as a developed and rich country
Agree wholeheartedly with you! Especially the last part.
I love Mexican culture and would love to visit. I also believe that Mexico must be seen as a good country.
Tristemente las telenovelas mexicanas muestran a México violento y asesino en cambio las chinas y turcas muestran solo lo bueno
Que mala experiencia tuviste! 😔
La poca calidad de telenovelas y series que muestran un México que no es en general así, sin embargo es la idea que plantan en la cabeza de los extranjeros.
Las cosas buenas no se promueven en cambio las porquerías de series de narcos eso sí 😡
Haha I agree with the "especially people from a country that is not that rich" part. I try not to be disrespectful, but someone from Portugal should stop themselves from saying things like that about Mexico, really ...
Some native English speakers will say “oh you’re Mexican but/and your English is so good”...🙄
If you're born in the USA. You're not Mexican. Your nationality is American just like everyone else born there. Mexican is a nationality. Not a race.
@@dethtour looks like you didn’t understand a single word of her comment
@@Artvelgui904 looks like idgaf.
I get a lot of comments like that on discord.
English is a really easy language to learn, el castellano o español es mas rico y dificil
You're totally right when you said Mexican people hate when you're disrespectful to us. We do our best to make foreign people feel like they're in their country, therefore we expect to be treated with the same hospitality, respect and good sense of humour. If you offend a Mexican you offend the entire country.
Lies , they are racist as fuck against chicanos
I've seen lately the lastest Mexican ultra-modern construction projects. Believe me, they have nothing to envy to the ones in Europe, USA or Canada. By the way, their newest skycrapers look like gigantic sculptures while the skycrapers of "developed countries" still look like "gigantic boxes". Their architects are very creative! (And no, i'm not Mexican.)
Tio Paul you forgot how annoying is for us when foreigners think that Mexico is really dangerous or the other extreme like when foreigners idolize narcos just for the movies or tv shows, that is so disrespectful
Yeah for sure! I didn’t mention it as I’ve talked about that a lot on other videos. But that could be in this video too.
@Thomas Clifford agree, thats why I cancelled my netflix account and other tv shows, its the best thing I did in very long time. Im suggest to people do the same.
All countries can be dangerous but in Mexico we don’t get shot in schools, supermarkets, concerts…as it is in the US
Well, except when the violence does erupt. Why do you think I haven't been back to Mexico in a while?
@@ceciliagranados6989 true, but Mexicans get shot in their own homes and in their businesses. Even radio DJs and Jesuit priests aren't spared
Another annoying thing: saying that America is only the USA, America is the WHOLE continent and no, it's not divided in North, Central and South. It is ONE SINGLE CONTINENT!.
That is true 💯
This is a cultural point of view that's not incorrect. There's not a single definition.
@@papaltaco There's not a-?! Dude, it's just basic geography
@@alexnacud25 You can't say a particular point of view is incorrect just because it's not yours, that's what I am saying.
@@papaltaco
Yes we know
But the "No name" country in the North just took over the name of "America", the name of the whole continent
I'm Mexican and once a foreigner asked me if I could born again and choose my nationality which one would I choose, I answered Mexican without hesitation 🥰🇲🇽 she seemed annoyed by my reply tho 😅 being Mexican is the best thing ever and I love sharing my culture and I love learning about others too. I feel like me appreciating my country helps me to respect and be curious about other countries and cultures 🤗
Very well said!
I fully understand. I would have chosen Mexico as well, and I am from the UK.
I also would have chosen Mexico and I am from the US.
There's no other choice, other countries might be better, bit I would never change my nationality, I love mexico.
Where was this foreigner from?
Living in a border city.
We love mexican shoppers. They definitely are welcomed and we don't see them as poor. Quite the opposite!
TBH. We like mexican shoppers better than "winter texans" because winter texans are almost always on a retirement budget.
Not so for mexican shoppers ❤️❤️
@Fernando Padilla ?
Mexico should build a wall to keep Texans out.
When I came back from visiting my family in Mérida ( I live in Yorkshire) a friend from church asked me if I wore the shoes I was wearing at church in Mexico, I thought it was a strange question but look down at my shoes and said yes, his answer was how I maneged to walk since there aren't any roads in Mexico.
Over the years people have ask if we have electricity, shoes, schools, even if we can buy clothes when all my family that has come to visit are better dress than the people asking
Me han preguntado, entre muchas otras cosas, que si conoces Uber :v
The people acting this way are either ignorant or idiots.
Or Both!
It's like if I go to Texas and expect to find only hillbillies and cowboys and act all amazed that there's buildings and Universities and Infrastructure 😮
It's kinda like that.
Thanks, Hollywood.
Lorena Ledger, Ignorant Americans.
Viniendo de gente que va a la iglesia, no sorprende su ignorancia
Traveling to México just to buy drugs...
After criticizing México for having drug cartel problems... Then traveling back home to keep criticizing México for having a drug cartel problem
Genuinely I thing that it's easier to get drugs in the US than in Mexico, Mexican cartel drugs are the USA drug factories.
@@miguelrodriguez7472
I always find _Spring Breakers_ in any mexican beach asking for drugs.
@@miguelrodriguez7472 not as cheap though once the drugs cross the border the prices rise like crazy
@@miguelrodriguez7472 no
@@rexcolt9742 yeah, spring breakers from the US mostly, there are more drugs in touristic cities, because spring breakers, I'm not saying that it's difficult to get drugs in Mexico but certainly is way easier to get them in the US
One thing that i don't understand is why in other countries represent mariachis using maracas.
jaja, that's so true.
They often confuse flamenco with mariachi for what I can tell
Por pendejos.
They also think a Charro is the same as a Mariachi.
I am from the US and I have always viewed Mexico as being more cultured than my country. Culture in the US is almost totally materialistic. Mexican culture is far more ancient and spiritual. Mexican culture is vibrant and colorful and
That's true
We are expats living in Mexico and so much of your video resounded with us. We see other foreigners here who have no interest in Mexican food, language , and culture. They are just here to take, but not to give. Spending money here is not enough if you want to spend any amount of time in this country. I get upset when I hear foreign people complaining that "they" don't speak English.
As you pointed out we should all try to act more respectfully in this beautiful country .
Very well said!
I know someone who came from a vacation in Mėxico and they said it was "terrible" because "there were Mexicans everywhere". I was dunbfounded 🤣
Welcome Joanne! :)
@@sskogsraa doesn't the meaning of being an expat is "a person who lives outside their native country"?
Así que básicamente son los dos?
@@sskogsraa Please consult a dictionary. Neither expatriate or immigrant have any connection with skin color or race, AND expatriate simply means one who has left their home country to live elsewhere.
I also hate when Americans like me, try to talk prices down.
bartering is great! But not everywhere.... it is just knowing where it is acceptable to do so. You never barter with someone over indigenous crafts or artwork. That's rude as heck, but hey go crazy at markets and tianguis! It's part of the fun!
@@mmurillo707 cierto
I haggle sometimes because I don’t want to give the impression that we’re walking dollar signs
@@mmurillo707 I disagree. Farmers work just as hard and their hard labor shouldn’t be haggled down to save a few pesos.
actually you should. if its unfair prices. some will double the price if they know your not from Mexico. something they normally sell for 10 bucks might be given to you for 25. 25 bucks is not a lot but its not the prices they are sold for.
Half of the world think all Mexico still live in some kind of desert, we don't have big cities, that we only have old tecnology and I have even heard about people who think Dia de muertos is something we came up after coco, personaly I always dislike any comparison to movies from foreigners.
But nice video I love to learn about how the rest of the world may see us
Thanks for sharing that amigo.
Yeah especially the desert part, most of the country is mountainous and green
Yeah we have more coastline than the u.s. if you don't count alaska or hawaii
@@elle7981 well alaska's coastline is frozen and useless and hawaii is pretty small so yeah, mexico beats the US
Once I went to France, to study french, there was this lady and she started giving me candles as a gift, because she tought that we didn't have electricity in Mexico , I always avoid confrontation and just recived the fucking candles.
Well, you can always use them in an ofrenda right? ja ja
Use them in any día de muertos, all Mexico celebrates that every time you cross the border, no matter which month or day it is xD
Lmfao, the ignorance
Oh yeah, the technology thing, I remember when a cousin who grew up in USA told his son "no, I don't think they have WiFi here" and I was like "man, the router is right in front of you"
Most people in the world simply don't know anything about Mexico. From what I can gather Mexicans can be very warm and welcoming to you. But if you do not show respect then they will come down on you hard. Besides that I wish that Mexico will be seen as a nice and wonderful country :-)
You're absolutely right about the fact that most Mexicans don't like confrontation. I kind of wish they did, so I can know where they stand on certain situations. Over the past three years of living in Mexico City, many of the people (landlords) just never told me how they really feel about certain things. They were just gracias and friendly, but I know everybody gets mad, but they won't show it. I almost all the time eat and shop at local businesses. I stay away from Walmart and Starbucks. I actually found a small food truck on a quite street that has benches, and I stop by there about twice per week and get coffee and a pastry, and around the corner from there is my favorite taco truck where I get milanesa steak taco.
Well said!! Local businesses are awesome in Mexico. And often the quality is really good. I bet that coffee and pastry is amazing. Nothing better than that on a sunny morning !
@@TrueMexico Yes, the coffee is even better because of the atmosphere. And that's the main reason I go there. I don't bring my cellphone or nothing, just there to relax on a lovely treed street :)
We tolerate a lot of things but just be careful with these 3 topics:
1. Virgin of Guadalupe
2. The mexican flag
3. Talking about politics if you are a foreigner
But in general, we are very easy-going. Saludos amigo 👋
@@rotemplatino91 I avoid anything having to do with all the three you mentioned! Good list indeed👍 The place I'm living in has probably 20 figures of the lady of guadalupe, jesus, and jesus on a cross, even the key chain I was given with the door key😊 I feel very well protected.
That's different if you go to the north. A lot of people are blunt.
Yeah, I have the same conversation with a Malaysian friend of mine who works/worked in the tourism industry, about hearing foreigners talk about how “cheap” things are there. And yes, locals do get tired of hearing it and do consider it rude. Because you are right. Things are NOT cheap for them. Their wages are much lower than in most western countries.
I live in Iztapalapa town, I can speak english, french, chinese and portuguese. I am so proud to live in Mexico city.
Once I went to the US when I was 14 (2018) on a school trip, when me and my friends went to eat at a restaurant, a girl asked us if we came from Cancun or Baja California, we told her that we came from Mexico City and she told us “come on, Mexico is only Baja and Cancun, there are no other places you could have come from”. I hate it when people think that all Mexicans come from those two places.
Ignorants.
Están pendej... muy 1ra potencia mundial y son super ignorantes, muchìsimos estudiantes no pueden decir donde está su país en un mapa
That's wierd
I would be willing to bet a cold bottle of Bohemia beer that 75% of the people from the US who vacationed in Cancun couldn't find it on a map.
@@stevehady915 fr
I have always said that there are only two kinds of people in the world, those who go to Mexico and love it and appreciate it and those who go to Mexico and only see the poverty.
Well said.
A lot of tourists need to see the poverty to understand why the people risk their lives to make it to the US.
your comment is interesting but Mexico isn't a poor country, there are sectors of the population in poverty as there are in the US and in other countries also.
and not all mexicans we wanna go to the US that's is something that bothers us that assure it.
I have lived in Italy and Germany and have never been to the US.
@@stevehady915
X2 ⬆️
@@edgarandre5216 I know. I mean that there those who only choose to see ‘the poverty’ and not the beauty and abundance.
A friend of mine went to a wedding of a Mexican-Argentinian couple, and the brother of the bride thought Mexico was like the 1910s Mexico, you know, everyone wearing sombreros, and ponchos riding horses
One if my teachers said she was going to Mexico and wanted to buy a traditional dress to 'fit in' 😂 I told her people wear jeans in Mexico but she didnt believe me
In 2004 I had some dental work done in Merida. When I got back home people thought I was in some room with dirt floors and a treadle operated drill. Next year I asked the dentist if I could take photos so my hometown peeps could see what it was really like.
Some places are still like that, wearing traditional dresses and there's still lots of places with horses. They don't use horses as general transportation but there are many towns who's economy runs around agriculture and raising live stock.
@@RamdomRando I know but it's absurd how people think all of Mexico isn't living in the 21st century.
@@elle7981 ikr there's many countries outsiders think are still in the middle ages, lots of African countries, Asian countries and even in some European countries. I've know people go to Paris and I asked where else in France did they go and they said "what else is here?"
I'm curious... What things do foreigners do in Mexico (even if you are a foreigner yourself!) that annoys you?
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Foreigners (mostly people from the USA, go figure) going around on groups and interrupting church services or ceremonies without any respect, just to take pictures of the building or the ceremony itself; as if they were in a safari.
Even selfies!
Americans not wearing masks!
@@cachecow Lots of Brits too doing that!!! jaja
When I was in the UK I found out that most people don't cover their faces to sneeze. Then I found out that most foreigners don't do that while most Mexicans even use the elbow.
Be kind, cover your face when you sneeze.
@@RebeDrawsStuff Exactly,that's just common courtesy!! How Nasty
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@@яидудомой-к3г jaja, if he even just mentioned my name I'd get THOUSANDS of new followers. Huge channel. In my dreams!
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I love how he never shows his face just good storytelling and sharing his opinion
Thanks amigo, I appreciate that.
Keep up the great work!! I am an American with a Mexican wife living in Texas. I am trying my best to convince my wife to move to Mexico! Please wish me luck and pray!
Best of luck! You can convince her!
Do you have small children? I feel like they'd have better opportunities here than in Mx
I'm glad that you're back tío Paul. I agree completely with what you mentioned about foreigners talking about how "cheap" is to live in Mexico.
Recently there has been a lot of videos from US citizens who move to Mexico (usually to Merida) and comment about how cheap it is to live there. The problem is that, with them moving in, a 2nd wave of gentrification has begun.
Eventually, some local people from Merida will have to move out because products will increase prices and housing as well.
I have nothing against foreigners moving in, is just that unfortunately this is the way the economy works here and the people who pay for this are the locals.
Yeah it's a tough balance between investment/tourism being a positive thing for a local economy but the negatives that come with it.
@@TrueMexico Amen to that!
Gentrification happens everywhere and it is sad. I hope that foreigners show more respect to Mexico.
Same thing happens in the USA. Lots of people moving from California, New York, etc, to lower priced states which in turn creates lots of gentrification and higher prices, not to mention them carrying their own brand of politics which they were trying to leave behind. it's not just Mexico.
It happens everywhere. I've been priced out of two towns in the US...Austin is one of them.
Hi Uncle Paul, Mexico is an underrated country until you know it and live it, then it catches you and you cannot forget it. By the way your work is truly amazing, you are the best ! 😎
I appreciate that amigo!
That's what a guy from Spain said. He lived in Japan and was so excited to go but after living there for years, he was disheartened by the overall culture. However he had a business opportunity in mexico. He wasn't expecting much but as soon as he got to know the country, he decided to stay: "Mexico captured my heart."
I love Mexico !! I am not from Mexico but I love the culture, the music,food and the people are really friendly and one day I retire there !!
I am Mexican and foreigners always say that Mexico is very cheap, and yes it is, but for you your currency is worth more but for most Mexicans some things are not so cheap
Tell me about it, sometimes the cost of a brand named pair of jeans (levi's for example) could cost them 3 days worth of wages
Quiero ir a México 😔 vivo en los estados unidos y México mira tan linda. Aprendo español ahora para viajar allí
Yo nací en Seattle ahora mismo estoy en México ya por 16 años mi esposa he hijos son mexicanos es bueno vivir aquí.
Ven y conoce lugares te va a gustar yo creo.
@@edgarandre5216 si bro tienes razon pero yo al migrar a mexico tuve muchas cosas que me gustaron pero muchas que odie debes considerarlas pero ya estoy adaptado en mexico hace 9 años que migre desde estados unidos
Don't worry, a lot of ppl speak English in Mexico. Tourism is a big industry, specially at beach spots. You'll be okay. What part of Mx are you interested in visiting?
0:32 Holy S*** this is one of the things that has annoyed me the most about foreigners in Mexico ever. Great video chap, great to see you back.
I live in LA and one of the comments I get from Mexicans is how many American flags are flown in the US. In you video there seems to be a great number of Mexican flags being flown.
*everyone who respects our culture is welcome to Mexico.*
Greetings from Mexico City
I'm Mexican and I'll be making them annoyed. Never learned my culture and still ignorant about my own country. Still never been to Mexico and my mom's side of the family is from Mexico City. I'm still learning my culture and language. Now I know what not do to annoy them. Thank you for showing this.😊
As a Mexican and USA dual-citizen, this Brit passes the vibe check for sure. welcome to Mexico!
Thanks pal for the update!, I miss Mexico. Greetings from Vancouver.
I hope you make it make soon!
Simon Wilson was the Burger King, he was so scared to eat street food when he Harald Baldr, and Benjamin went on a road trip from Mexico city to Sinaloa.
I thought exactly the same!
He got called out for it like a zillion times in the comment section of those vids.
I think that broken guy is sponsored by mc donalds..
Or Burger King..
I say nothing annoys Mexicans more than when foreigners try to give their opinion on politics HUGE MISTAKE!!!
"ando buscando un cabron para partirle su madre"
pretentious travelers who are just trash from where they came from.
So why did AMLO let Chapito jr. go free anyway? ;)
@@prime8nate we don't talk those topics with foreigners :)
Paul, ¡Felicidades por tu canal! Lo acabo de descubrir y me ha gustado mucho la forma en que te has expresado de México, nuestra cultura, nuestra multietnicidad. Realmente lo haces de una forma inteligente, respetuosa y educada. Representas muy bien las mejores cualidades de la gente de tu país. Te mando un abrazo fraterno y mis mejores deseos...
Gracias amigo. Bienvenido!
I wouldn't call it "cheaper", since as you say the quality is not cheap. I would rather call it "more affordable".
Algo que me molesta mas que culpa de los extranjeros es de esos lugares turísticos que se adaptan mas a los turistas extranjeros que a los los locales al punto que les molesta ver gente local en sus establecimientos. Ya que quieren siempre recibir propinas altas.
0:30 "Some foreigners are coming to Mexico during these pandemic times and only have one thing in mind: have fun. Nothing wrong with that."
Yeah, no. There's so much wrong with that. What part of essential travel ONLY do these people not understand?? Stay in your goddamn countries, there's a fucking pandemic. Even coming here and staying in a hotel room for the whole time is putting people's lives at risk. So yeah, tío Paul, there's definitely something wrong with that.
The part I was referring to about ‘nothing wrong that’ is... having fun. I didn’t actually give my opinion about going on holidays during the pandemic.
@@TrueMexico Yeah, I get it. They just make me very mad.
Hotel and restaurant owners, tour operators, and sellers of artisania would disagree with you .
Tell that to the Mexican government that allows them in. Canada doesn't allow Americans in right now (other than truckers hauling things in and out.) Mexico could do the same. Personally, I think those Americans should be back home, demanding an end to the fascist lockdowns and their freedom back, not in a foreign country wasting their time and money getting drunk and such nonsense.
The Mexican government is to blame though, open borders when entering Mexico from US (I've never been asked for passport when entering Mx) and they didn't require a recent covid test to enter the country, but I was asked to show proof of a negative covid test to return to the US. Why does Mexico does this? Because they rely a lot on foreign tourism
Hello uncle Paul!! As far as I can see, many foreigners forget that despite some issues like those related to drugs Mexico is now ranking #15 among the 20 richiest economies in the world and it is getting stronger and getting closer rapidly to the top ten every single year (with no pandemic of course).
Sadly, many think that comming to Mexico is like taking a trip back in time to the old sleepy and dusty towns lost in the middle of the desert but I am pretty sure some of them would be really shocked to see the large amount of skyscrapers and other large and amazing buldings under construction in all main cities of this exotic and somehow surrealist but happy country.
Well said amigo!
An observation from my point of view, as someone from the US.
One thing people often don't think about (including most people from the US) is that the US is very young, relatively speaking. The historical buildings in Mexico are way older than our country, and many of the "not-super-old-but-not-quite-modern" buildings (which are still perfectly functional!) are just as old as the oldest buildings in the US. This kind of skews the opinion of how modern things really are in Mexico, I think.
Another thing is that it is protrayed that way in movies, etc. And I think there probably are some of those "old sleepy and dusty towns lost in the middle of the desert", but those also exist in the US, and probably just about anywhere with enough open space... You rarely, if ever, see a movie where it is set in an area of Mexico City with skyscrapers, etc. Since many people from the US don't travel much (>50% of people in the US don't have a valid passport...), their impression of other places is only what they see in movies.
I really don't understand why anyone would travel to another country, and then look down on that country and it's people. I've never been to Mexico, but I would love to visit, and I really like the Mexican people that I've met in the US. I get so annoyed of the bad attitudes that exist in this country about Mexico.
I love your channel dude, you truly represent Mexico and like you said we welcome all foreigners, but be kind, and do not look down on us.
Live in Mexico for three years and comparing to my homeland (Kurdistan) is quite expensive Mexico
Another thing that annoys me is (specially americans) thinking everyone in méxico knows english. The other day I had to help a couple that were trying to buy something at a "puesto" and were trying to communicate with them by speaking english. Of course, I don't mind helping them, but you just can't assume you can get away in another country by speaking your own language.
As a Mexican that grew up in Los Angeles, I would say that many Mexicans from the U.S. don't know what we have missed by not growing up in Mexico or by growing up the "American way."
I recently was able to visit my home country again in december 2019 and OMG I RECOGNIZED MOST PLACES LIKE... THEY DON'T SEEM FOREIGN TO ME ANYMORR AND INSTEAD, I'M LIKE--- OMG I KNOW THAT PLACE. I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE AT. Not to sound creepy but it really use to bum me out how I wasn't able to recognize most of the places u went to in your videos until now! ^^ thank u so much for showing my beautiful country in a positive light. Lots of love!!
Hi there. I'm a Mexican Expat living in Australia. Interesting your own experience living for awhile in Mexico City. I will share your channel with some Aussie friends that ask me a lot about Mexico. Keep the good work !!!
Thanks mate !
I've been looking forward to see your content again I didn't know you were back I haven't checked in a while looking forward watch all the videos I've missed.
Thanks a lot. Enjoy!
When they scream "ey ey ey ey" when they hear someone singing. I want to magically dissapear every time!
thank you SO MUCH Paul for reminding people that they NEED to be following guidelines put in place to help lessen the spread of covid. Be respectful of the place you visit and more importantly the people you visit. You are in someone elses home.... let's respect that.
Pronto llegarás a los 100 mil suscriptores, gracias a tu excelente trabajo.
Hey I love your videos they are interesting, funny and relaxing. Kipp up the good work.
Thank you very much!
What got you interested in making this sort of videos?
@@maxjmc1015 With so much negative stuff out there about Mexico, at first I just wanted to say... Hey world! Mexico is actually awesome.... :D
@@TrueMexico well I appreciate and respect you, thank you for showing people the true side of Mexico. I hope you have a blessed life in Mexico.
The word affordable seems like a better choice of words.
Que bien, excelente vídeo tío Paul yo siempre te apoyo desde Sonora México :D
Gracias!!!
Loved you video. And yes Mexico’s biggest problem is it’s inequality. Mexico City is one of the biggest cities in the world and it really feels like a city of the world in many ways. We take a lot of pride in our ancient cuisine because it was here already way before the Spanish came. Hope you can see more of Mexico beyond Mexico City. Take care
Wow uncle Paul you recorded in the street I live :D, Great video, love your work
Jaja, awesome :D
Amo tu acento,es como escuchar al Rey Arturo de la serie de "Merlin" juju
Bueno pues el tipo es británico, eso dice algo...
@@AstralStriderZ siii,es increíble,es que yo vi una serie en inglés y habla igualito que el rey,con ese acento super padre,bueno, obviamente mientras me familiarice con el acento reconoceré los tonos de voces y después ya no los notare como si hablaran igual
There is a sense of nationalism and patriotism when a foreigner is involved🙄 but among locals, 🤔 we are not diplomatic where it comes to topics of government, the job, or school. Is like we say:😉 I can speak ill of my brother 😤but you can't speak ill of him even if it's true. 😏😄😆
My man Paul!
Good to see you posting again, and hearing your charismatic voice and positive attitude on these times is a real treat.
I wanted to recommend you go try some carnitas tacos in Mercado Roma. One thing I'd like you to know about me, is this saying I have for carnitas; "Anyone can make carnitas tacos and sell them in Mexico, but not anyone can make carnitas how it should be".
Now, that might sound "muy mamon" from my part, but honestly, it's a damn shame to see that carnitas are so readily available but barely anyone puts the care into making them and it's disrespectful to the clients and the pigs used to make the dish.
Now, on Mercado Roma, there is one butcher shop almost in the corner of the actual market square (since the 3 other corners all have exits or they continue as a hallway to smaller non-food shops). The butchery is called Meche y Rafael and they set up tables on saturday mornings at 9am till 12 or 1pm (or earlier if they sell out) with freshly made carnitas and chicharron hot and ready to be sold to eat there or be taken out to your home.
They only open on Saturday mornings and they are bona fide world famous now since they have gone to foreign events like Taco Libre in Dallas, TX. where they were sent by the Mexican government of the time to represent authentic taco places from Mexico, and they have also been covered by PBS on their show "Mexico: One Plate at a Time, with Rick Bayless" and the word of mouth of tourists that stumbled upon the place or went there due to hearing about it before.
I'm proud about them and have taken people there that aren't really fans of carnitas but are impressed by how amazing the quality and taste of the tacos they have are since they probably had mediocre experiences before.
And also, I hope this is still around in the mercado, but just down the butcher lane there is a crossroads where to your left is more of the mercado, straight ahead continuing until you reach another corner of it, or to the right where a lot of homecook style restaurants are crammed in that has an exit to Coahuila street.
In this crossroads there is a place called "Helados Palmeiro" which as the name suggests in spanish, is an Ice Cream shop that sells one of the best ice creams that I've tried in the city, and also the best damn malted shakes I've had. They are just called "Malteadas" which is usually just a milkshake anywhere else you order one in Mexico, but this guy actually has the "Malteadas con malta" that sounds redundant since malt is already in the name "Malteada" but it is necessary so clients know that they can get an honest to god, old school style malted shake that most people have never tried before and that is the perfect, decadent place to go for dessert after the carnitas tacos.
Stay safe carnal, I wish you the best and hope to see more of you soon!
Awesome, thanks for those tips! I'll be sure to check both places out. I love recommendations like this. Stay safe too carnal!
MISS YOU MAN. DONT TAKE THAT LONG ABCENT
Thanks. I did post a video last week too amigo :D But yeah, notifications are all over the place these days on TH-cam.
@@TrueMexico thank you very much. Way better to call CARNAL than amigo people from México city.
I always love your take on everything! You definitely know us very well
Thanks for the kind words! :)
Dude, you were in my barrio San Pedro de los Pinos!
Nice vid as always :)
Other thing annoys quietly is lo hear a US immigrant say "I'm an American coming from America" really???? So what I am?? You can make a video from all over America saying: in Praguay, I'm American from America . El Salvador, I'm American from America. Peru, I'm American from America. Mexico I'm American from America, etc.
It's a hard habit to break because you grow up hearing you're an American. One of the most played songs when I was growing up was "Proud to be an American". It's not that we don't know geography, it's just what we call ourselves since America is part of the country name...we aren't trying to hog the continent! I never knew it bugged people until I came to Mexico, but I get it.
@@ReikiontheRun Yep.. Im from Mexico and i think thats really weird when u say that u are americans because i dont get it, and also when u think North America and South America are two continents because in Latin America we learn America is a continent
@@AkredPro I JUST learned that we were taught different (7 continents) last night while reading these comments! My mind is blown!
@@AkredPro question...what do you prefer we say? I've just started saying the state I'm from but not everyone has heard of it. Is just saying I'm from the US good?
@@ReikiontheRun Uhh sorry man i just generalized, but most of americans say that
Hola tío Paul! We missed you a lot.
I just finished listening to one of your old videos about things that are acceptable to do in the US but not in Mexico. In it you spoke about indirect communication. You've brought it up in a few of your videos. I was wondering if you could do a full video on it and how those of us who are used to direct communication can learn how to navigate it. How can you decipher when yes means no? How can you tell how someone feels if they won't tell you?
Yes, that would be good episode. Thanks amigo.
@@TrueMexico I have spent several months in Mexico over the past two years and I've been trying to date too. I tried to date one guy who would never make plans because he didn't want to commit to doing something that he couldn't do, which frustrated me. I tried to explain to him that I would prefer to make plans even if they have to be cancelled as long as that is communicated properly. It wasn't until I got back to the United States that I realized that, to him, saying that he wouldn't be able to do something was even more taboo than saying that he would do something and then not doing it. That is so hard to wrap my mind around.
It is not like things are "cheaper" economy is relative. Prices are lower but so do salaries. In the Uk you get higher salaries but higher bills too
One thing that bothers me is when foreigners say "...but he/she/you don't look Mexican". I find this soooooo incredibly rude.
In a similar note, I don't like some youtubers are using the phrase "white" Mexicans in their videos, disregarding that the population is mostly a combination of ethnicities.
Una de las cosas que me molestan es cuando extranjeros dicen: "No parece/pareces Mexicano/a". Es muy irrespetuoso.
Tampoco me parece correcto que youtubers usen la frase "Mexicanos blancos", cuando el país está constituído de una gran parte de mestizaje.
Hey Paul! Great video as always. Really appreciate your insight about these topics!
I appreciate that!
Cool vid. Love your videos man. Keep it up.
Thanks a lot amigo.
Great video! I am glad there are foreigners like you here in Mexico
Thanks! 😃
hello!! its nice to watch your videos and talk so nice about my country. cheers mate!
Pleasure!
Is the Burguer King comment refering to Bald and Bankrupt and hi English friend trip through Mexico?
Paul mate, great to see another of your videos. It's been ages since your last one. I hope you are doing great. Regards from Oxfordshire
Thanks! I did post one last week, but yeah notifications on TH-cam aren't great.
@@TrueMexico Hiya. Yes in fact this one I didn't receive the notification just came across because I typed your channel in YT
It has been a while and I miss Mexico
I hope you make it back soon.
thank you brother , I heard a guy once say wow Mexico has roads .
(traducción abajo)
First of all, hi Paul!
That part about foreign people who prefers Burguer King instead of fonda's food (where it's much better, cheaper and healthy) really annoys me. I always remember an anglospeaker kid who wanted a hotdog in a chilaquiles' stablishment.
And also remembered a few times when I found americans (from the states) talking to the mercado's sellers in English as if it were their obligation to understand them.
I understand that no one is obliged to speak perfectly mexican-spanish, but also, if you travel to another country that speaks another language, you cannot expect everyone else to understand you.
Thanks a lot for your videos. It's always nice to see funny and respectful people like you.
En español:
Primero que nada, ¡Hola Paul!
Esa parte acerca de los extranjeros que prefieren el Burguer King en vez de la comida de fonda cuando es mucho más barata, deliciosa y saludable, realmente me desagrada. Siempre recuerdo a un chamaco anglo parlante que quería un hotdog en un establecimiento de chilaquiles.
Y también recordé algunas veces cuando encontré gringos hablándoles a los vendedores del mercado en inglés cómo si ellos tuvieran la obligación de entenderles.
Entiendo que nadie está obligado a hablar español mexicano, pero también, si estás viajando a otro país con otro idioma, no puedes esperar que todos te entiendan.
Muchas gracias por tus vídeos. Siempre es agradable ver personas divertidas y respetuosas como tú.
The word expat is annoying. The US is the only country that invented a word to separate themselves from immigrants.
I hate that word, I always push back and tell them that they are immigrants.
You've got a lot of positivity in your videos. Thanks for spreading the good word!
I appreciate that!
Excellent video. Truly reflects some of the annoying things foreigners do. I have to say that many Mexican cities are more developed and technologically advanced than most cities in the US.
Realmente me están gustando tus videos, gracias
In reality, Mexico is poor, very poor, most people don't go to the places where they live in extreme poverty so, of course! Looks rich as hell. Only in big cities you get the idea that we live in a rich G20 country but this is far from the truth. The level of ignorance in this country is vast. I've lived in Puerto Vallarta in the past and I was shocked at how easy it is to tell the difference between the tourist areas and the poorest areas there, most of that town is practically little Africa I'm afraid, or something. It's pretty sad :(.............and don't even get me started on the corruption that allows these levels of poverty in this country! Cartels, the raping of innocent women, etc. Recently they shot up a pizzeria in Juarez city, 6 innocent people were killed there, just normal people there buying a pizza....Cartels are like giant worms that live underground, they corrode whatever is left that is good or that we can call prosperous in this country....Nobody can deny the impact of the cartels on the economy....they control even the country's produce, vegetables and fruits, that is why everything is so expensive, specially things that come from conflict zones....I stopped buying avocados, they are crap, small and extremely expensive, the same goes for potatoes and tomatoes, those I need so I am extremely careful to pick the best and it's not always available, tomatoes are as hard as pool balls, takes forever to cook them.....and the potatoes are tiny, they sell 'em to you as if they were imported from Europe. You go to these cheap mercados and most of what they sell is also crap, rotten or damaged, pure authentic crap! So, one needs to buy things were they are ultra expensive to expect a tiny itsy bit of ''quality'' at least.
Tío paul gracias por hacer este video 🙏
Has pensado ir al estado de Hidalgo y hacer un video en Pachuca la ciudad con más influencia inglesa de todo mexico?
De nada! Yo he ido pero me encantaria hacer un video en Pachuca algun dia. Saludos!
Gracias por hacer el video. Muchos Mexicanos lo agradecemos.
Great video again tío Paul
Thank you!
Heyyy you were filming in my neighborhood mate. San Pedro de los Pinos.
as a Mexican I've just felt annoyed two times
The first was when many citizens of China opened many shops to the CDMX center and only gave work for Chinese citizens.
The second thing that can bother me is the stereotypes of Hollywood movies about Mexico.
Hi Paul, I hope you will come north soon, there is much to know, greetings from Tamaulipas 😊♥️
EXCELENTE VIDEO .. EXCELENTE CONSEJOS 👍👍👍
Nice, new vid!! Thanks Paul!
Hope you enjoyed it!
I love so much your vids, and yes! I confirm each and every one of your points. I’m glad you point them out (specially the ones of disrespect)!
If you allow me the comment, I might complement your info as a Mexican abroad: that people’s immediate first word out when they meet me is: Donald Trump, Chapo, drugs, cartel, Speedy Gonzalez; the one of the poor country stays true here; when they reply “Nice. I’ve never been to South America”... not that there is something wrong with being South American. But it either is an unconscious connection of South America = poverty, or just because anything under the US in the map must be south. Not everyone can be good at geography, sure, but c’mon!! It’s one of the most culturally (at least gastronomically) influential countries of the world!
Thanks for the kind words. And well said!
If you are referring to the US, there is a strong effort put out to make people as ignorant and stupid as possible to be able to control them. That's part of it. Note that I did not say that everyone in the US is ignorant or stupid. But many people are oblivious to the fact that they are being manipulated and programmed. The energy overall is much better in Mexico than the US.
People know absolutely know nothing about Latin America.
@@s6y9l thanks a lot for your comment, and your nice approach to it. Nonetheless, I live in Germany 😅😜. Yet, these stereotypes are, I daresay, universal. I’m told these things almost by everyone I meet (everyone untactful enough. Of course, some people would know saying these things is not exactly what a Mexican would like to listen to, even if their knowledge to the country IS that). 🙂🙂
I mean, there’s no kidding, all those things are true, but it kinda hurts to be seen as JUST that. The worst time was once when I went to a party, and a random dude ran to me and asked “are you the Mexican of the party? I’d like to talk about the cartels, I think it’s a super interesting topic!”. And I was like “yeah... my name is Rodrigo. Very nice meet you... (read that last bit with utmost sarcasm).
Here’s a tip if you ever go on a trip to Tijuana, go into a large crowd of people and yell out at the top of your lungs “viva el nuevo generacion” , basically translates to “I love Mexico”