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Samantha
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| Sara, many foreigners, living all across Mexico, keep up-to-date blogs about their daily lives. It's a great idea. I can send you a few links, with all those they each link to. It might help you and your family feel more comfortable with your decision to move here. |
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TeresaLopez
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Location: Mexico City
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| the peanut gallery wrote: |
Mexico, despite its problems, is wonderful. There is nowhere i'd rather live. Accepting the negatives of life there is compulsory to be happy. Ignoring or sugar coating them is naive. |
Yes, I agree with you there. I think what I, and a few other posters, take exception to, are the comments from some that state things that are NOT true as fact, and basically saying there is not a single positive thing about Mexico. Yes, of course there are problems, but then where aren't there problems? But to make huge sweeping statements such as there are no pensions, no education, etc, simply aren't true, but there will be people that read them and believe them. And, of course, I think most people base their perception of crime of their personal experience, if they feel safe where they live, and where they go. |
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the peanut gallery
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| I've sent you a pm Sara. |
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ClaudeRains
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Guy Courchesne
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Professor
Joined: 22 May 2009
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Location: Mexico City
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| One would have to be blind to think that Mexico has complete control of its country. It IS like Columbia. What does this have to do with teaching in Mexico?? |
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the peanut gallery
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The elephant in the room that no American policy maker will admit, is theirs is a junkie nation. American consumption (#1 in the world) of illicit drugs is the root cause of this issue. 90% of guns used in Mexico originate in the USA. But somehow this is Mexico's problem? The Mexican official in the BBC article has it spot on.
In my next life Mexico will shine as a nation because it will share borders with Canada and Norway!  |
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ClaudeRains
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The good news we're all missing is that, if Mexico is getting to be like Colombia 20 years ago, Colombia is a now a lot like Mexico 30 years back. Let's all go to Colombia! Beautiful landscapes, great food, gorgeous women, and the rumor is they speak better Spanish!
And, Guy, give it a break! Such vigilance! This 24/7 hunt for anything on Dave's that will discourage eager new ESL teachers from coming down for your Tefl course in Mexico must keep the neighbors awake nights...
Why can't we all just get along in Cali? Do they have umbrella drinks there? |
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Prof.Gringo
Joined: 07 Nov 2006
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Location: Dang Cong San Viet Nam Quang Vinh Muon Nam!
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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The good news we're all missing is that, if Mexico is getting to be like Colombia 20 years ago, Colombia is a now a lot like Mexico 30 years back. Let's all go to Colombia! Beautiful landscapes, great food, gorgeous women, and the rumor is they speak better Spanish!
And, Guy, give it a break! Such vigilance! This 24/7 hunt for anything on Dave's that will discourage eager new ESL teachers from coming down for your Tefl course in Mexico must keep the neighbors awake nights...
Why can't we all just get along in Cali? Do they have umbrella drinks there? |
Colombia is actually on my "to visit" list. |
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Guy Courchesne
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Location: Mexico City
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| And, Guy, give it a break! Such vigilance! This 24/7 hunt for anything on Dave's that will discourage eager new ESL teachers from coming down for your Tefl course in Mexico must keep the neighbors awake nights... |
Oh please.
It's funny how Clinton and Obama comment the same way we are here. Divided.
The one thing missing in Mexico that Colombia had and still has is the political angle that FARC does. There isn't a mixing of cartel and a political ideology. |
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