Expat Encounters in Morelia Mexico | Moving to Mexico 

The SECOND thing he said after "Ah, no hay" (there isn't any) was "no tenemos AHORITA," which literally means "we're out of stock at the moment," implying that they DO carry it, but that they simply ran out for now.

Generally fruits and vegetables are more expensive in supermarkets. Mexicans do not buy there. Most buy in markets and "tianguis". It is cheaper, fresher and they are products that are produced in the region.

I stayed in Morelia about a couple months ago to see the Monarch butterflies in the area, it's a lovely city. There's a small firework show every Saturday in centro at 9:00 pm. Mexicans are very friendly and glad you're feeling welcomed by the locals and thank you for sharing your experiences.

10:20 he said no hay, no tenemos ahorita = we dont have it right now. of course he failed

Just to clarify, at 0:56 you meant the state of Michoacán right?

very good content I'm from Morelia but I live in Seattle Wa Morelia is a very nice city to live in I enjoy it a lot when I go on vacation greetings

A third of a break light just like the USA 😂

At Home Depot screws are sold in a package and individually. It is cheaper per unit. But you need to tell one of the workers in the halls to write down the payment code for you. So you can even use automatic boxes (without cashier).

Nice video!

Is life better in Morelia or Puebla? What are the differences, if any between the two cities. I’m someone who like nature and outdoor activities which city would be a better fit for me?.

so you show to American stores and empty streets from a car - really.

Oh boy, guys you have a lot to understand. 1) I'd suggest that you first study the history of Mexican economics before speaking about the minimum wage in Mexico since it's not simple to understand. But let's try the minimum wage is just a reference number in Mexico because Mexico has a historical wage difference across all regions of the country. So you can find that the real wage in a region is higher than the government set minimum wage or the real wage in another region might be lower. Just as it happens in the US let's see how business owners of Aiwa or kentucky react if the US federal gov imposes a $20 dollar/hour minimum wage boy I'll like to see that or let's see how Californians would react if the state imposes the $7.25 dollar/hour federal minimum wage instead of getting $12 or $15 dollar/hour that they are getting oh boy (revolution will break out). 2) the two main differences between minimum wage in Mexico and the US is 1. that the real wages varies much more across Mexico than in the US. 2. Mexico has had periods of economic crisis so during those periods minimum salaries/wages were never adjusted as the economy was going into recession or coming out of a recession also during those periods there was a lot of inflation but the most important factor is that a few decades ago the federal government as well as local governments decided to peck the minimum wage to fines so let's say that you were drinking in the street and they give you a fine that fine was the equivalent to one to 10 days of minimum wage depending on the state or the offense or if it was a local offense or federal offense so the bigger the minimum wage/day the bigger the fine. So who in the right mind would ask the government to increase the minimum wages (fines) that citizens were getting? So there wasn't any interest by the citizens to increase the minimum wage for many many years. Thankfully, the real wage across all regions always increased yes maybe not uniformly but it always increased. Nowadays Mexico has changed but just a little. The government now use UMAS for fines and other monetary requirements something that you'll know if you ever apply for residence but even those UMAS are related to the minimum wage which is related to the Mexican peso which flutes with time. So every time the minimum wage increases in Mexico future residents of Mexico will be directly affected and no the Mexican citizens as the minimum wage is just a reference number for them. So the minimum wage is not an accurate indicative of anything. Do you really think that Walmarts, Sam's clubs, Costcos and thousands of other American businesses will remain open in Mexico if they have customers with no money to buy. Look at the news in the states walmarts are closing for hundreds as those stores are not profitable why would they keep the Mexican stores open and not the Americans?

It makes me sad/angry that Mexicans themselves speak ill of the country and above all, of places they don't know. Don't listen to people who try to scare you. Enjoy your stay in Morelia and many places in Michoacán that are beautiful. I have never heard an American say: "don't go to the United States because there is shooting." Sorry to bring up the topic, but I don't like negative people that you probably have already heard/read. You speak much better of Morelia and of Mexico than the Mexicans themselves. Thanks for that.