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Professor · Joined: 22 May 2009 Posts: 449 Location: Mexico City

I have been living and teaching in Mexico City for almost two years now. The situation with women here is TERRIBLE. Gringos aren't liked very much and since I'm newly single, I thought I would give Argentina a try. Any thoughts or information any could give me?
I'm wanting to go to another country but I want to make sure I don't make the same mistake as I did before coming to Mexico. I don't want to be in another country here the locals aren't too fond of me because I'm from the States, tall, white and blonde.

Thanks

desiree612 · Joined: 15 Mar 2010 Posts: 5

did you move to argentina...or are you still thinking? i am single..average height black female..and i want to move in july..but upon research i have not heard anything negative about women..i had a friend that lived there for a few months..and she said they loved black women..but im not sure if that is the norm or not...when were you thinking of leaving?

idrinkthewater · Joined: 26 Apr 2010 Posts: 10

MOD EDIT

QFT. If you want to be generically loved, go to China. They adore Americans. I think that's the only country in the world.

socratesocks · Joined: 27 Apr 2010 Posts: 5

That's ridiculous, China is one place where they emphatically do not like Americans. There are many places where Americans are very well liked, Mexico, India, Thailand, Ireland, but China is not one of those places. It's not as bad as Korea mind you, but that's the North Asian homogeneity mindset.

idrinkthewater · Joined: 26 Apr 2010 Posts: 10

Random people on the street posed with me to get their picture taken. People smiled and waved. I guess they assume all foreigners are either movie stars or will make trouble with the government or both. I suppose the mere presence of foreigners is also a symbol of China's burgeoning success. Everywhere we went, people would run up and say "You are very handsome!" or "You are excellent!" etc. Randomly!

That's not just my experience, that's the experience of being a FT in China, young, old, male, female. If your assumption is based on Japan, i can tell you it's the diametric opposite.

If you want to ask questions, feel free to PM me. I don't want to derail this thread any further.

JRS · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Posts: 7

Hey Professor,

I can�t speak about the American aspect of your question, but with regards to the being a woman bit, I think I can! I�m not sure where you are in Mexico, but I spent about 8 months in Tamaulipas. I know that not all of Mexico is like this from first hand experience and apparently that area is famed throughout Mexico for their sexism and machista ways, but I am assuming I have a rough idea of what you are talking about!

So, I've been in South America for the past year, 11 months working in Chile and also I�ve been to a few other countries including Argentina (where I�m planning on moving to pronto). South America is a world away from Mexico; I still can't believe how easy things are here. Yeah ok, some guys will whistle and call you preciosa; you�ll get stares as all foreigners do, but I have never had the fear I did in Mexico that these people will actually try to do me harm or that I am being looked upon badly for my hair/jewellery/drinking beer/wanting to work full time. And although there are a few gender issues here, they are little more than anywhere else in the world.

I�d do it, definitely. You�ll be pleasantly surprised, I�m certain. If I can help you with anything at all, feel free to PM me.

Mr. Kalgukshi · Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 11:13 pm Post subject:

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Isla Guapa · Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 12:56 am Post subject:

JRS · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Posts: 7

Isla Guapa, I wasn't trying to slate Mexico, I was trying to point out that the poster said it the situation for women where she was was 'terrible' and that if she had had some of the same experience that I had, that I had not experienced them in Argentina.

I did travel around Mexico and notice differences in attitude, but my point was merely to offer some understanding of what I thought she was saying abut Mexico and what she wanted to know about Argentina.

Yes, stuff did happen beyond the norm to me in Mexico, but I don't think that my personal experiences are relevant to this thread. I hope that I have not caused any offence as there was none intended whatsoever and I have many fond memories of my time there.

JLL · Joined: 18 May 2010 Posts: 36

Isla Guapa · Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 3:42 am Post subject:

JLL · Joined: 18 May 2010 Posts: 36

I for one genuinely believed that the OP is a man asking about dating Argentinian women. Is this not the case??? Hey OP please clear this up!