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Taurus · Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 54 Location: Canada

I am mving to Guadalajara this August and have heard from almost ALL my current Latin students, that Mexican men are VERY, VERY macho. I have expereince with Latin men but are Mexican men worse than say Columbian or Venezuelan........ Any opinions??????

MELEE · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 4:45 pm Post subject:

You will find all kinds of men in Mexico from the most extreme Macho to someone who you couldn't say is macho at all. I don't think they are any worse than other Latin Americans.

MixtecaMike · Joined: 19 Nov 2003 Posts: 643 Location: Guatebad

If you look at my donkey like that again, I will finish my bottle of mezcal and then I will kill you with my machete.

thelmadatter · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 4:23 pm Post subject: men

Ive been dating here a little bit and Ive not found one man who fits the stereotype by a long shot. But I really doubt Id stay in the presence of one (regardless of nationality) too long.

I have found, in general, that the men Ive met are a bit more forward than what I was used to back home. But that, is not a bad thing. I know exactly what is on their minds. I dont have to guess all the time like I did with my ex-husband. (I know, men usually complain about women in this way)

They are also more polite, in the traditional way. Opening doors, walking between the woman and the street etc. Cant say Im entirely comfortable with it but I dont think this is necessarily bad either.

MELEE · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: men

thelmadatter · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 7:35 pm Post subject: aguas

MELEE - close but not completely accurate. It is true that the side of a woman a man walks on in the Middle Ages was determined by the emptying of chamberpots. However, at that time such a danger decreed that the man walk between the woman and the building, not the street. He would be more likely to be hit that way.

The current one of next to the street might be to prevent a woman by being hit by a car, but most likely it is to get the brunt of any water or debris kicked up by a passing car.

one sky · Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 18

When I was in Mexico in a small town, a guy walked towards the street side because he said if I was walking on the outside it would appear I was a prostitute instead of a girlfriend or friend of my male companion. I thought it was a thoughtful thing to do, knowing what it meant. It was not something I was aware of. But, every town may be different. This was in the central area of Mexico.

Ben Round de Bloc · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1946

TEFL anonymous · Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 22 Location: Tampico, Mexico

In England, it's traditional for the men to walk by the road and the woman to walk on the inside because the first floor (2nd floor for Americans) used to jut out further than the rest of the house - streets were narrow and building up and out made more room in a time where we didn't have articulated lorries. Thus, when someone threw their chamberpot out, it would drench only the person walking nearest the road... God forbit that be a woman!

I have a strong suspicion that this is not the reason for Mexican men to walk on the outside though! I have heard about the prostitute walking near the road thing a lot before and that sounds more plausible to me!

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

I thought this thread looked a little familiar, then noticed the date...we did this 3 years ago. How time flies....