What Expats Wished They Knew Before Moving To Mexico

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That’s so disrespectful to have expats to live in a foreign country and get mad at the people who live there for not speaking English. Those are the same people who berate those people in America for not speaking English. If you are going to another country, it is your duty to learn the language.

Lived in Guadalajara for 3.5 years. Do NOT underestimate the loud music aspect of Mexican culture. Probably different living in an expat area, but if you live among the locals you will hear music blasted at 3 o'clock in the morning if it's any sort of holiday and sometimes even when it's not. Never understood how someone could do that, but just chalked it up to it's another culture and stopped trying to understand it. Food in GDL was fantastic and you can't say enough about how helpful and polite most people were. Mexicans speak much more formally than Americans do, and I liked that. Also, loved how granny and great granny lives with the family and doesn't get shipped off to the nursing home. Just some random thoughts of mine.

I've got nothing against foreigners wanting to move to Mexico. But just keep in mind that if you plan to settle here, don't call yourself an expat, you're an immigrant, and also try to learn Spanish. We understand that it takes time to learn a language, but at least make the effort.

Explico número 17: el trabajador mexicano sentado con su sombrero durmiendo no es porque sea flojo, es porque a los trabajadores se les hacía trabajar jornadas de 16 horas y cada que podían encontrar un momento lo usaban para descansar.... Es interesante ver como se puede interpretar un cuadro desde una perspectiva equivocada. Saludos desde México.

Every Time I visit Mexico We meet the friendliest and most welcoming Mexicans, and ex-pats ❤️ Mexico

As a US expat who’s been living in Mexico for a year, I can tell you that this video is really spot on. Excellent information and presentation. Thanks for posting it!

It's ok to call U.S. americans who move to other countries, immigrants. Legal or otherwise. And since the loonie toons have taken over I'd argue the migration will be flowing outward. Maybe other countries need to build some walls. Figuratively, of course!

I lived 5 wonderful years in Mexico and this video is so accurate, makes me want to go back to Mexico lindo y querido for good

Mexican love the music. just as data, Mexico is the country with the greatest influence in all Spanish speaking due to its diversity of music, cinema, art, TV, culture.

Residency is NOT easy if you do not have the income or investment requirements. U.S. people complaining that Mexicans don’t speak English is not “kind of arrogant”, it is arrogant. It’s like kind of being pregnant. Maybe where you live in Mexico the health care is not so great, but I have lived in Mexico City, Queretaro, San Miguel de Allende, Ajijic, Oaxaca and Merida. I don’t know where you are getting your health care in Mexico, but The health care has been way more efficient in Mexico than the United States. Mexico had state of the art medical and surgical procedures, Doctors make house calls along with lab technicians and you actually talk to the Doctor that is treating you. Doctor calls you everyday to see how you are doing and any follow up. I have NEVER heard of ANY Doctor in the U.S. that actually calls you on the phone for regular check up visit follow ups unless it is something Really serious.

As a Mexican expat living in the US, I wish I knew how sticky hot the southeast can be during the summer. It's an OVEN.

Maybe double check the medical care. A friend of mine who is in medicine told me that she learned in one of her classes that Mexico is number three in the world for medical care. The US is number 21. I do not know how updated the numbers might be now but it might be worth checking out. I’m sure it also depends on where you live as far as services go.

I had a medical emergency in Buenos Aires, an afternoon in the emergency hospital facility, that cost $1,500 ARS. That was $150 USD. I had a relapse on the way home on a cruise ship, same treatment, $1,500 USD.

Mexican here...A word about regulations and related stuf: We do have a whole bunch of regulations in place. People just choose to ignore them. The Government knows they can't enforce them..... For things that involve paper work such as official ID's, birth certificates, utility bills and sometimes even property deeds, the authorities are pretty strict....

Lee Harrison is the most articulate, informed spokesperson concerning a move to Latin America, or moreover, to Mexico itself. What a great speaker you have on your team!

I have been living in Mexico for several years with houses on both on the Pacific coast and on the Caribbean coast. This video is balanced and truthful in every issue discussed. 👍🏻

This was very insightful. The prices have been going up due to so many folks having more money than the locals. The locals are now not being able to afford some things anymore.

I’m sure by now I have seen hundreds of videos about living in Mexico and moving to Mexico, however this is by far the best one I’ve ever seen. I will probably watch it a couple dozen times. Thank you so much! And thank you for being such a beautiful, not an ugly American. I greatly appreciate the level of respect you show for the wonderful people in the city as you visit.

As to point #7. NEWS FLASH to the people who get annoyed due to the lack of English in Mexico. When you are in Mexico you are in THEIR country. It is up to you to conform to their language Spanish, NOT the other way around. My Spanish is at a basic level and the locals appreciate it when you try to speak it to them. If it is too much for you to learn a bit of Spanish than go back to Canada, US, Australia, UK or which ever English country you were living in.