Floradude Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/opinion/after-a-20-year-relationship-im-giving-up-on-mexico/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Berca Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 He’s far from alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Could this be a case if "leading with your chin"? If you go into known cartel territory and buy a big ranch, it shows you have money . You might be "leading with your chin" the cartel is probably going to target you. Not saying the cartel has the right but it is just the way it is here. Just my opinion 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Expats need to keep a lower profile IMO. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 I agree. Don't come in here buy a huge house or property then give big money to the community. That is very thoughtful but stay low profile and enjoy the simple life. Quietly help those in your neighborhood . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeb Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 All this about a low profile is all well and good, however, it doesn't change the main issue, which is you cannot live the way you want in safety for fear of being a crime victim because in this country there is no rule of law. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 29 minutes ago, Zeb said: All this about a low profile is all well and good, however, it doesn't change the main issue, which is you cannot live the way you want in safety for fear of being a crime victim because in this country there is no rule of law. I have lived here for 12 years exactly the way I want to and have not been a crime victim. Mexico is what it is in all its beauty and horror. You learn and blend in or you make a big splash and the sharks circle. Mexico is not going to change one whit because some foreigner stomps his foot and says “I’m leaving!” This guy had a very bad experience but Mexico has no pity. Suck it up and stay or pack up and go. Mexico does not care. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bowie Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 4 hours ago, Kyle said: Could this be a case if "leading with your chin"? If you go into known cartel territory and buy a big ranch, it shows you have money . You might be "leading with your chin" the cartel is probably going to target you. Not saying the cartel has the right but it is just the way it is here. Just my opinion That is what the writer states, there is no "rule of law in Mexico" and there is no "enforcement of contracts". That is why Mexico is still 3rd World and will always be. Corruption has always been the theme of governments and now, I agree, it has become "incompetence". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bowie Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Xena said: I have lived here for 12 years exactly the way I want to and have not been a crime victim. Mexico is what it is in all its beauty and horror. You learn and blend in or you make a big splash and the sharks circle. Mexico is not going to change one whit because some foreigner stomps his foot and says “I’m leaving!” This guy had a very bad experience but Mexico has no pity. Suck it up and stay or pack up and go. Mexico does not care. That is exactly what the writer states ! He finally decided to pack it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Jim Bowie said: That is exactly what the writer states ! Not exactly. But, whatever. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiko Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 36 minutes ago, Jim Bowie said: That is what the writer states, there is no "rule of law in Mexico" and there is no "enforcement of contracts". That is why Mexico is still 3rd World and will always be. Corruption has always been the theme of governments and now, I agree, it has become "incompetence". Mexico is a NIC, not a third world country. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 Just now, Kiko said: Mexico is a NIC, not a third world country. Seriously what sort of country is it...I have difficult finding a good answer....many of its business, Telmex CFE, at times is reminiscent of a 4th world country!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 What is NIC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, cedros said: What is NIC Newly Industrialized Country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 Thanks. So NIC can also be 3rd world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 1 hour ago, cedros said: Thanks. So NIC can also be 3rd world. No. “Newly industrialized country (NIC), country whose national economy has transitioned from being primarily based in agriculture to being primarily based in goods-producing industries, such as manufacturing, construction, and mining, during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. An NIC also trades more with other countries and has a higher standard of living than developing countries. However, it has not yet reached the level of economic advancement of developed countries and regions such as the United States, Japan, and western Europe.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted August 22, 2020 Report Share Posted August 22, 2020 You are right Xena. Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterey, and other large cities are not agrarian economy based. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted August 22, 2020 Report Share Posted August 22, 2020 9 hours ago, slainte39 said: You are right Xena. Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterey, and other large cities are not agrarian economy based. But much of the rest of Mexico is. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted August 22, 2020 Report Share Posted August 22, 2020 2 hours ago, cedros said: But much of the rest of Mexico is. Sorta like most countries-eh! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted August 22, 2020 Report Share Posted August 22, 2020 The first world countries were the prosperous, democracy loving. Second world were communist countries. Third world were everybody else, up for grabs by competing political examples. To call somewhere a third world country is no longer used. The vernacular introduced by the leader of the free world, is s#$% hole countries. Which does not earn any new friends or allies. Also, for the record the"ugly americans" were the good guys, pitching in with engineering and sweat. The, I assume good looking ones, were swanning around looking for the next photo op or embassy party. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted August 22, 2020 Report Share Posted August 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, CHILLIN said: The vernacular introduced by the leader of the free world, is s#$% hole countries. She never said that. 2 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael2595 Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 On 7/19/2020 at 8:36 PM, lakeside7 said: Seriously what sort of country is it...I have difficult finding a good answer....many of its business, Telmex CFE, at times is reminiscent of a 4th world country!!!! I have lived on a few islands in the Caribbean. Very well off islands and their internet and electricity, phone service make Mexico look incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 On 8/22/2020 at 6:11 AM, cedros said: But much of the rest of Mexico is. Like the Municipio de Chapala......LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 Land invasion is common in Southern Mexico... I know several cases of both Mexicans and expats who havelost the land they own to the zapatistas, ejidos and others..Buying large amount of land where the locals won small parcels just because you have he money does not seem to be a good idea. In Chiapas at 2h from San Cristobal a cuple of foreigners bought land at the entrance of Tonina and developped a macademia ranch alomg with a guest ranch, they worked the land , employed many locals and helped a lot of people 6 or 7 years later just before the first harvest came in , the zapatistas came in and took everything away. The ranch was called the Esmeralda Ranch near Ocosingo. The locals lost their jbs, the ranch is not cultivated with macademia any more as the zapatistas did not know how to work it and everything went to seed. The expat sued the government and never got anything. Another time , I travelled with a rancher from Central Chiapas, he also lost everything to the zapatistas, he had to buy back the cattle..so he paid forit twice A local artist in San Cristobal was invaded by his neighbors and he went all the way to AMLO and nothing was done and on and on.. Land invasion is big and very real in Mexico and many people lose everything they have invested.. that is why buying land in the country when you do not know the local going ons is a bad idea.. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 I think I will stick with 3rd world for Mexico after navigating the streets and shops of Jocotepec for the last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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