High Plains
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Sat Jan-13-07 01:15 PM
Response to Reply #15 |
| 18. I don't know what's so shocking about Mexico. |
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Unless one has never ventured outside Shaker Heights his whole life.
Although I admit it can be a real eye-opener for people who've never left the States.
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| -A couple I know is moving to Mexico |
Roon |
Jan-13-07 07:25 AM |
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Curious as to where. |
pecwae |
Jan-13-07 07:29 AM |
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US Dollars have major buying power down there. |
Selatius |
Jan-13-07 07:30 AM |
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Because they make jack shit for wages and don't drink the water |
HypnoToad |
Jan-13-07 07:30 AM |
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If it is they can send it here for a dose of e coli |
TexasProgresive |
Jan-13-07 08:18 AM |
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Jobs and wages. They cannot feed their families. But, |
illinoisprogressive |
Jan-13-07 07:33 AM |
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I lived in MX for about eighteen months... |
LanternWaste |
Jan-13-07 07:35 AM |
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Plumbing, electricity, running water |
proud2Blib |
Jan-13-07 07:37 AM |
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Try actually going to Mexico some time. |
High Plains |
Jan-13-07 10:55 AM |
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I have been there many times |
proud2Blib |
Jan-13-07 11:29 AM |
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I didn't say the standard of living is the same. |
High Plains |
Jan-13-07 01:11 PM |
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That's a broad sweeping generalization |
mtnsnake |
Jan-13-07 03:33 PM |
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Depends where, in the |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jan-13-07 01:19 PM |
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I teach kids who were born in Mexico |
proud2Blib |
Jan-13-07 02:28 PM |
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last time I was in mexico, the light switches were slightly different, the toilets and sinks |
fishwax |
Jan-13-07 02:44 PM |
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No drinking fountains are a rarity |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jan-13-07 02:55 PM |
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seems a good thing, given the water quality |
fishwax |
Jan-13-07 02:57 PM |
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True story |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jan-13-07 03:08 PM |
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hehe |
fishwax |
Jan-13-07 03:17 PM |
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In the sticks there are no public services |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jan-13-07 02:54 PM |
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I lived there |
Jim Warren |
Jan-13-07 08:42 AM |
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Why? (what the o.p. asked). Because the have-nots aspire to have, while |
UTUSN |
Jan-13-07 08:54 AM |
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I lived in Mexico for 5 years. |
mexicoxpat |
Jan-13-07 09:11 AM |
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i have been to akumal mexico twice. i found the prices to be very americanized |
seabeyond |
Jan-13-07 10:26 AM |
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Thanks for the responses everyone! |
Roon |
Jan-13-07 12:09 PM |
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They have jobs lined up |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jan-13-07 01:03 PM |
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I don't know what's so shocking about Mexico. |
High Plains |
Jan-13-07 01:15 PM |
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Fifty bucks does not go as far as they think it does |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jan-13-07 01:16 PM |
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Well, yeah, especially if you're trying to live like an American. |
High Plains |
Jan-13-07 01:24 PM |
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I grew up in Mexico |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jan-13-07 01:27 PM |
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...and it's not getting any cheaper, either. |
High Plains |
Jan-13-07 01:36 PM |
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Nope |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jan-13-07 01:40 PM |
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tell them to take cases of duct tape |
medeak |
Jan-13-07 01:13 PM |
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I've spent a lot of time in Mexico over the years. |
High Plains |
Jan-13-07 01:17 PM |
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They better be careful about working there.. |
SoCalDem |
Jan-13-07 01:40 PM |
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just got back |
oldlady |
Jan-13-07 01:46 PM |
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Where were you in Michoacan? |
fishwax |
Jan-13-07 02:46 PM |
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Jiquilpan de Juarez |
oldlady |
Jan-13-07 03:06 PM |
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haha! sounds wonderful :) |
fishwax |
Jan-13-07 03:13 PM |
#36 |
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