The Mexican people are among the warmest and friendliest I have ever encountered. Many living in the US don’t even know their neighbors. Moreover, Mexicans know how to live life. They know that life is a celebration.
I remember when I first started coming to Ecuador. I knew the language so always spoke Spanish. I was offended when some people responded to me in English... Until I realized they were just as proud of their ability to speak English as I was about my Spanish!
Bret, I'm in the process of learning Spanish (more than what I got in high school many moons ago and learning all I can about where I might like to move in Mexico. Interestingly, my favorite place so far is Guanajuato. Thanks for some very important advice (which I have read before); it's important to hear it from an expat. Thanks.❤️
Kudos for having the courage to do this… at 58 I keep seeing the U.S. get worse and worse and my heart sinks deeper every day….and wish I could escape the fascist regime we are just starting to experience here. Then again Trump might invade Mexico… if he follows the “fascist playbook”… so would it be any better than where I live currently? Or worse? I do not know.
Anyway…I took German in HS and it was a DISASTER due to lack of discipline on my part and a teacher that gave us smeared up mimeograph sheets you could barely read… and the odor probably got us high, brain damaged or both!
All so true, especially the Americano indignity. Pozole, one of the greatest soups ever! My favorite in Puerto Vallarta, a little place about four or five blocks back from the malecone. It was near the two houses where Richard Burton had a bridge built between them during the filming of “Night of The Iguana” so he and Elizabeth Taylor could visit each other.
The Mexican people are among the warmest and friendliest I have ever encountered. Many living in the US don’t even know their neighbors. Moreover, Mexicans know how to live life. They know that life is a celebration.
I remember when I first started coming to Ecuador. I knew the language so always spoke Spanish. I was offended when some people responded to me in English... Until I realized they were just as proud of their ability to speak English as I was about my Spanish!
Viva Mexico! Viva Bret!
Good advice! Courtesy goes a long way. When in Rome...
Bret, I'm in the process of learning Spanish (more than what I got in high school many moons ago and learning all I can about where I might like to move in Mexico. Interestingly, my favorite place so far is Guanajuato. Thanks for some very important advice (which I have read before); it's important to hear it from an expat. Thanks.❤️
Kudos for having the courage to do this… at 58 I keep seeing the U.S. get worse and worse and my heart sinks deeper every day….and wish I could escape the fascist regime we are just starting to experience here. Then again Trump might invade Mexico… if he follows the “fascist playbook”… so would it be any better than where I live currently? Or worse? I do not know.
Anyway…I took German in HS and it was a DISASTER due to lack of discipline on my part and a teacher that gave us smeared up mimeograph sheets you could barely read… and the odor probably got us high, brain damaged or both!
Anyway another great read.
Geo
All so true, especially the Americano indignity. Pozole, one of the greatest soups ever! My favorite in Puerto Vallarta, a little place about four or five blocks back from the malecone. It was near the two houses where Richard Burton had a bridge built between them during the filming of “Night of The Iguana” so he and Elizabeth Taylor could visit each other.