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Guy Courchesne
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Location: Mexico City
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| Excellent advice from MotherF and jaimem-g. They know what they're talking about except for jaime's comment about the smog in Mexico City. Maybe I've become used to it after 4 years, but it doesn't bother me any more. In any event, the air quality has greatly improved in the last 10 years or so. |
Absolutely! The myth of unbearable pollution in D.F. has always mystified me. It seems no worse to me than any other large city. |
A myth it is, Phil. I wonder how it got started . . . |
It was at its worst in the mid-90's, just before catalytic converters and unleaded gasoline were mandated.
We still get a few heavy smog days now in winter. The PM10 count can get high too when the farmers start burning the fields outside the city and the if the wind is right. |
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MotherF
Joined: 07 Jun 2010
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Location: 17�48'N 97�46'W
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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Absolutely! The myth of unbearable pollution in D.F. has always mystified me. It seems no worse to me than any other large city. |
That still makes it much worse than a whole lot of places!  |
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BadBeagleBad
Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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Location: 24.18105,-103.25185
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I have lived in Mexico City for a long time, and let me tell you the air quality now is NOTHING compared to the late 80�s. At the time I had a moped, and when I would come home my face would be black from the pollution. The government has made a real effort to do many things to make the situation better. There used to be old school buses from the US that just spewed black smoke out the backend, used for public transportation. The Metro was in it�s infancy. Now there are lots more trees and plants, more and more low footprint modes of transportation are being introduced, and all cars have one day a week they can�t circulate, amoung other things. Having said all that, it is still not the same as being in a small town, but it is far, far better than it used to be. |
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geaaronson
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
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Location: Mexico City
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Sorry, guys, but that couldn`t be further from the truth. It is not a myth. DF definitely has an air pollution problem. In 20 years time, you guys will be suffering acute respiratory problems but in the meantime, enjoy. That is one of the major reasons I did not stay in DF. Too many days with stinging eyes caused by the acidity in the air.
Now I`ve got good clean air in the Yucatan, only befouled by the mass of bacteria caused by the fecal matter from palapas without wcs. in the boonies. |
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Isla Guapa
Joined: 19 Apr 2010
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Location: Mexico City o sea La Gran Manzana Mexicana
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| . . . Having said all that, it is still not the same as being in a small town, but it is far, far better than it used to be. |
I don't want to be in a small town, that's why I live here! |
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Isla Guapa
Joined: 19 Apr 2010
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Location: Mexico City o sea La Gran Manzana Mexicana
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Now I`ve got good clean air in the Yucatan, only befouled by the mass of bacteria caused by the fecal matter from palapas without wcs. in the boonies. |
You've also got horribly hot and humid weather in the Yucatan all year round. But, as they say, to each his or her own, favorite climate  ! |
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geaaronson
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
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Location: Mexico City
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That`s what air conditioning is for, islaguapa. I am just so glad I am no longer in DF. What a stinking h------e! Like a client in Boston once said of NYC, "it`s the Calcutta of the Western Hemisphere".
Sorry guys, but I am still spitting out the DF. I know its your cup of tea, but it`s my arsenic. |
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Isla Guapa
Joined: 19 Apr 2010
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Location: Mexico City o sea La Gran Manzana Mexicana
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That`s what air conditioning is for, islaguapa. I am just so glad I am no longer in DF. What a stinking h------e! Like a client in Boston once said of NYC, "it`s the Calcutta of the Western Hemisphere".
Sorry guys, but I am still spitting out the DF. I know its your cup of tea, but it`s my arsenic. |
I hated needing to have AC to survive summers on the East Coast of the US and am happy to enjoy almost perfect weather all year round. As far as comparing Boston and Mexico City to Calcutta, obviously who ever said that has never spent any time in that city.
It's too bad you had such a horrible time in Mexico City, but you can't blame all the unpleasantness you encountered to the weather, I'm sure. Anyway, I'm glad that you have found your little corner of paradise in Mexico, as hot and sticky as it may be. |
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Chancellor
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
Posts: 1337
Location: Ji'an, China - if you're willing to send me cigars, I accept donations :)
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The chocolate may be grown in Tabasco, but it's prepared the best in Oaxaca.  |
I was actually thinking in terms of growing the crop, not the preparation of the harvested crop.
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| That said, I'm not sure where you are now (I'm assuming in a more humid part of Texas). My advice is check out those schools in Mexico City. I'd probably pick Puebla, Guadalajara or Oaxaca City to work in, but you should network with the posters talking about work available in the DF area. |
Actually, I'm in Buffalo, NY. I have, however, visited various parts of West Texas (and I'm using that term somewhat broadly so as to include San Antonio) and the Panhandle - whether attending seminars as part of an alternative teacher certification program, taking state content exams or (as in Laredo and El Paso) vacation.
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| Anywhere in the geograpical triangle between those cities I mention will have a nice climate almost all of the time but you need to go where the jobs are and don't postpone getting that credential. Mexico City is great except for the smog. Anywhere along the border is probably too dangerous and you can always take a trip to Oaxaca and get all the chocolate you want! |
I suspect that everybody and his brother is going to want the jobs in the major cities or in the tourist meccas. As for climate, give me 95 degrees (F) and about 30 percent humidity and I'm a happy camper.
Sorry for the delayed response: I changed the e-mail address on my account and wasn't allowed (Thanks a lot, Dave!) to access the forum. |
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