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  • blujan@sopuli.xyz
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    22 hours ago

    The kind of american that usually comes to Mexico is very nice, very welcome. Maybe the exceptions are the very loud and self absorbed ones that go to resort locations and act like they’re better than everyone there.

    As long as people want to integrate and cooperate they are more than welcome.

    Now, the sad part is the gentrification that comes with a lot of people moving and outpaying rent vs the locals. Now the average cost of living in Mexico city is about 50% higher than the average salary, and about 100% higher than the median salary. Another very negative thing is that now a lot of locals have to communicate in english because American people will come and not learn spanish over multiple years living here. There are zones where everything is in english now. It’s okay speaking english, it’s not okay expecting english from everyone.

    So a few pointers:

    1. Integrate, pay taxes, consume locally
    2. Try and move into already gentrified places, avoid displacing more people
    3. Push for social policy, increased affordable living spaces, invest in the country where you move into to improve the locals’ life

    Be friendly, but that’s always

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      1 hour ago

      Moving somewhere and not knowing the language is extremely common. My mother has been in the USA for 40 years and speaks very little English. She focuses on Spanish speaking neighborhoods and businesses.

      Many of her friends have also been here decades and speak zero English too.

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        35 minutes ago

        It’s inconsiderate at best to expect people to speak your foreign language and get angry that people don’t speak it. That’s more of my point.

        And even that, after gentrifying an area no longer welcoming non-english speaking people or treating them as second class is worse

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          37 seconds ago

          I absolutely agree. I didn’t make my point of learning the native language. I’m annoyed by native Spanish speaking immigrants purposefully not learning English while living in the USA for decades.

          It seems it also happens with Americans that migrate to other countries.

    • TimewornTraveler@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      12 hours ago

      La ciudad de México is what I’ve been thinking of. seems like a fabulous place. doubt I could take the heat and I’m more likely to end up in Asia, but Mexico City and Toronto are top contenders