Comments on: Should I get offended?

By: wendywilton@me.com

wendywilton@me.com — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 22:57:53 +0000

well i have lived her 8 years. i can get by with the little things you mentioned above. 1. it is only showing me respect when they say they are coming on a Tuesday and dont showup. mexicans are very big on respect my time is important no matter where i live and a phone call is all it takes to say im not coming today. so i dont wait all day are they coming.
2. telling me they know how to do a particular job when they dont know. you know call them to come back and fix he job and they dont call you back. Ask me how many times that has happened to me. many of the female gringos have come to the conclusion THEY ARE WOMEN WHAT DO THEY KNOW

By: hahav_avocat@hotmail.com

hahav_avocat@hotmail.com — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:11:48 +0000

Many Americans will never learn, because they think that they are superior. They don’t adapt, they don’t want: to integrate, to learn Spanish, to use pesos, to learn and use the metric system -there are over 195 countries in the world, and all but three of them use the metric system. These three countries – Liberia, Myanmar, and the United States – insist on utilizing the outdated imperial system.
In Mexico, they like to have the same environment they had in the USA, forming American enclaves.

By: John Wagner

John Wagner — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 16:59:08 +0000

I get very exasperated with all the running around and waste of time and paper involved with the Seguro Social. Once I was complaining to the doctor and was about to say the system had one foot in the 19th century and the other in the 21st. But she cut me off before I could finish and said, “and the other in the 18th.” She was sympathetic. I probably won’t change much from wanting to plan things and follow through with the plans and liking things to be efficient and organized, but there are enough things I like about Mexico to balance what I don’t like (the noise, the lack of respect for pedestrians, the cutting in line). What I like best are the good friends and neighbors here who are like–or maybe better than–family.

By: PoMazGal

PoMazGal — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 22:21:34 +0000

After many years of living in very rural North Carolina, I was sick to death of the peace and quiet. Told my husband that when we moved to Mexico, I wanted to be right in the middle of everything, and we are. I love all the racket and sounds of life!
But I also have said that “God had me move to Mexico to teach me PATIENCE!” Still not perfect at it, but getting better every day.

By: US

US — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 15:33:24 +0000

In reply to Louisa Rogers.

I lived somewhere with “fireworks” going off probably 100-180 days of the year. Not an exaggeration, either. At a minimum 2 days a week–that’s a quiet week–whereas 4-5 would be more typical. Every week of the year and I lived there for 2 years. Sure, the Catholic calendar has a gazillion holy days, but it can’t be that.

People–a mix of foreigners and Mexicans trying to chastise us–would constantly say “That’s just how MEXICO is” but then other Mexicans would say “No, it’s not.”

I’ve lived in three places in Mexico over the course of 4 years and that was the ONLY place like that.

I say “fireworks” with scare quotes because they are just shells that blow up and make noise, there’s no display to see. Constant explosions that go until 5 am and can start at 7 am.

By: US

US — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 15:27:18 +0000

In reply to christopher ross.

Mexican culture can’t change weather patterns, fish behavior, or tides. So that’s why your captain is punctual.

By: Brenda Zallito

Brenda Zallito — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:59:34 +0000

I love these true expressions. After living in the US for decades, I must admit that it took me “a minute” to get used to slowing down and being more patient. Now, I feel less stressed. So, for those who are just arriving, if you still love a lot about Mexico, give yourself some time to get used to the culture in your new home. It is worth the wait!

By: Richard Minaya

Richard Minaya — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:51:20 +0000

Love this and so true. We are guests in a wonderful nation. Fellow USA – lose your entitlement, stress less, change your clock and time expectations – you will be healthier for it and make more wonderful friends. Turn it up!! Ear plugs are cheap or I use my loud ventilador for the white noise. What dog is barking? I don’t hear it …. jajaja

By: Louisa Rogers

Louisa Rogers — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 11:39:37 +0000

While gringos are much more averse to loud music, I’ve been in any situations where Mexicans also complain (which makes me very happy!). My husband and I were once staying in a hotel on a pedestrian street in Durango, when a guy set up his uber-loud music box rand started dancing. One of the shopkeepers came out and asked him to please turn it down. She told me later that she was really exasperated with the loud music. I felt so vindicated & hadn’t said a word!

By: Robert Burns

Robert Burns — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 04:43:07 +0000

I’ll save my complaining for the line to get into México en la Garita de Otay, Tijuana. I hear noise in my neighborhood all the time but I LOVE the Mexican and Puerto Rican (reguetón) music. I have a neighbor whom I call “El Cantante” (mi novia calls him just “borracho”) who sings at all times of night somewhat operatically but I have no problem sleeping and consider myself blessed to have him nearby. There are car alarms but then I have them AND jets here in Ocean Beach. And, then they get to hear my bagpipes.