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Been here close to two years after moving from Florida. There is WAY TOO much wrong with the US. Medical professionals here are MUCH better, prescription drugs are mostly over the counter without necessary prescriptions, water, electric, trash removal, day to day costs, taxes, freedom, you name it, EVERYTHING IS BETTER IN MEXICO! People are focused on family and other people, not money. I can go on forever but you get the idea! Thanks to Jose for what he does!!
I agree Greg. Just an entirely different mindset with Mexicans as opposed to living in the US. Friendliness. Kindness. Family. Children are protected and are the heart of Mexico.
Im Mexican looking also that quality life that I left 45 years ago I love the Riviera Nayarita so much vegetation there a lot cheaper $200 rent at lo de Marcos can’t weight in October. Minimalistic life yet confortable being myself enjoying nature nice ppl simple delicious food etc.
I'm Yucateco born and raised in Merida, I was lucky enough to get a software engineering job in the US lived there for a couple of years and now I'm back home working remotely. I do fully understand the concept of freedom as I am also experienced living in both worlds. I do see a lot of people moving to Merida recently as its a great place, with hot tropical weather, just to clarify about the taxes, doing business in Mexico is different than the US a lot of people work in the informality, like having no permit, no insurance however other businesses do work in formality like having a permit, paying taxes and so on but it depends. The vast majority of business transactions are informal ones. So it's up to you to decide who you do business with. Also, the average Mexican is heavily taxed they get a cut of their salary of up to 30% as far as I know no law forces any foreigners or residents to pay taxes as long they are not making a considerable income. However, the worst thing that can happen is you getting fined. Everyone is welcoming here to foreigners just don't get into trouble and you will be fine.
I also enjoy the way you show your neighborhood while you walk. Your right on point in this video, Vancouver Canada where I live is following the U.S. slipping & sliding along & Mexico seems to be going merrily along it's own path. I hope to enjoy the Mexican quality & freedom of life before to long. Thanks Jose! Keep up the great work.
Mexico is about to become the new China in regards of production. They're 15th in the world's richest nations. El Salvador is also looking promising as Nayib Bukele has changed that country after taking down the MS-13 gangs.
Yes I know my friend. I have many friends from Canada and in many regards things are much worse there than in the USA. Hope things turn around for everyone soon..... Thanks for sharing!
You were right about a lot of things. I finally traveled to Mexico for a vacation, and found it to be calm and totally liveable. Easily done for under $1000 a month. Thanks for sharing your
Jose, I have been in Tijuana for a year and a half now for the exact same reasons as you. I feel exactly how you do. Things in the US have gotten so bad that is the reason why I moved here. Unfortunately, I still have to work in the US and cross the border every day. Once I cross that border in the US I feel like I’m in prison too. When I come home to Tijuana, stress just comes off of my chest.
There’s an increasing number of people making that TJ-San Diego commute due to how unaffordable San Diego has become. It’s something I’m considering myself if I have to return to the States for work.
Good walk and talk video. The area where you first started walking at was really nice and very quiet and peaceful. And I was glad to see Paseo de Montejo again, I remember it from your older videos.
I will be retiring in the next couple of years, I am seriously considering to move to Mexico. These videos help me decide where to live in Mexico. Thank you for providing good information about retiring there.
Wow. Only 1 hour and this video has 1000 views. Great. Nice neighborhood like a neighborhood I drove through in Guadalajara a few months ago. Freedom is the word your looking for. I saw your videos from a few years ago. Other walk videos where you were in Merida downtown talking about the same subject. It was excellent too. You were talking about being free from harassment you experienced in USA. You make great videos with excellent, experienced narration. Now you’re married, I remember when you first met Crissy. Congratulations on that. I remember when you both took the bus to spend the day at the beach in Merida, bringing food I think many people went to Mexico 🇲🇽 and of course Merida after watching your videos. I remember the early days when you got there You’ve come a long way. Thanks for your videos. I like your complete honesty. I hope you visit Ajijic/ Chapala / Jocotepec área someday to make videos. 👍🇲🇽
Thank you so much for the kind words. Yes time does fly when you are having fun. Looking forward to one day visiting your area and many other parts of Mexico as well. Thanks again for all your love and support!
Great point about the futility of left vs. right, blue vs. red politics in the States. Both major parties are authoritarian in their own unique way and neither is doing sh*t to improve conditions for average Americans.
Most of us know the truth if only there was some middle ground like a 3rd party. One which actually does represent the voice of the people. We can all dream though....
I have to request a permit just to have a yard sale in my own home. And only allowed 4 yard sale’s a year. You are absolutely correct. Thank you Jose for your help.
Freedom is pretty simple to understand, it's a concept of not being interfered with, to be able to conduct your life, doing what you want to do so long as you're not hurting anyone els. As an adjacent to that I'd say property rights are also conducive to freedom as they allow one to live their best life and anyone that cares about freedom would also want to be free from the government which would impose restrictions and taxation on their property.
What you describe, about your life-story & your subsequent move to 🇲🇽 ... in a word, is called 'The Reckoning' 😮 I had mine about 2014--2016. Lost it ALL except me. Living in Mexico last 8 years & never looked back 😊 Temporal resident since 2020 ... Will be Permanente resident in 2025 ... Yippie fuckin' Skippy
Thanks Brother for showing the city as you share the content. Visiting Merida in Sept. and planning on meeting with a realtor for a future home purchase!!!! Keep up with this awesome work...
Hola, Jose! I've been watching your vids since last year when my first visit to Mexico was also my first visit to Merida. I fell in love!! That Hat Man you ran into in this video is the same o e I bought MY hat from. It looked like you were on the same street I walked to go from my hotel in Paseo 60 to Paseo Montejo!! What a coinky-dink! I wore that hat for my whole trip, including the flight back to this hellified place called America! She breaks my heart everyday now and one of my escapes is watching content about Merida. It's my happy place. Planning to come back around. Your info and points of are relevant, no-nonsense and sometimes even funny. I like it! Sending a token of thanks your way. Keep doing the walking tours. They're my faves. Dios lo bendiga, amigo!
That is awesome about the Hat guy and yes it was the same street Paseo 60 was right around the corner basically behind him so yes you walked down that same street I did on your way to Paseo! Thanks again for your kind words hope you make it back to paradise soon! Viva Mexico!
I would genuinely love to live in this area! Especially with how quite the area is. And seeing the meat and produce market so nearby. Beautiful houses too I love the colors haha.
Always good informative vids, love the walk through the neighbourhoods and showing the sights. How hot was it that day? I was told Queretero is alot cooler weather, Merida is too hot.
I Love The Fruit & Veg Market. Where I’m Currently Living, We Have Fantastic Indoors/Outdoors Markets With Very Fresh Produce & Daily Freshly Caught Fish. Musicians Almost At Every Corner Playing Beautiful Music. A Simple, Healthy, Relaxed Life! I Too I’m A Nomad Living a Lovely, Fulfilled, Less-Stressful Lifestyle In Foreign Countries & Beautiful Cities/Towns! I’m Loving It!🙏🏼I Feel Blessed! Btw, Jose, Your Neighbourhood Looks Cool.💙
Here in the states is getting crazy Beef 🥩 $16 dollars per pound and I been in Kroger already a few Sundays and literally not much beef for sale Seems like we are in a recession or something, used to be lots of beef for sale.
Nice video! By the way: Do you have or do you plan on getting a Mexican Passport? Just curious about that and what advantages there might be? I have watched your story more than once and really appreciate the journey you have taken and the life you have now with your lovely wife! :)
Yes I do plan on getting a passport soon as I get Mexican Citizenship. The advantage is that I have another passport that is very strong internationally
Would you say anywhere in the merida and surrounding areas are safe? I haven't heard anything negative regarding safety which is nice. definitely want to live with the locals. My husband is from Mexico city
I love your walking videos. Really pretty quiet street in those neighborhoods. I do not see one Venta sign on any of the houses. We will be headed back to Merida again later this week for another visit.
Also , really good thumbnail picture of you. Nice background too 👍🇲🇽. I also remember your bike videos with your camera on the handlebars. I did that after with my bike in USA and for videos on my channel. Thanks
You do need permits on some things and there are some rules and regulations people have to follow. We are just used to in places like the USA you need a permit just to install a light bulb.....
@@JoseArteagaTravels Oh well, at least it's better, I don't know about light bulbs, but water pipes and electric most certainly. Dumbest story I ever heard that lets you know just how far it's gone in the US from someone I know was that in a rural area, keep in mind rural here, no town ordinances, when building his own home he needed a special permit to install his water pipes, they had to made out of certain materials AND he had to pay for an inspector to come out and make sure it was done right!. when I was told that it was as you'd say, BRAH..... lol
Hola!!! Habias de hacer un video de entrevistar a los extranjeros y les preguntas de los pros y vs...de vivir aqui...para saber de sus propia boca que piensan de vivir en mexico en todos los aspectos sobre todo seguridad y servicio de salud ❤😊
I'm sincerely happy for you brother and I have much respect for you. I've never heard you complain about your situation...not once. You've created your own path while most everyone else is just following the leader and poor mouthing
Taxes! As a person who still has American assets, I can tell you that it is very tricky to get those assets out of the country and into Mexico without the US having their sticky tax fingers on it. I don’t want to say too much because you never know who is watching.
Different parts of Mexico acted differently same as in the USA. In both countries there were states who either Cared or didnt care. Some had 0 rules and others had 1,000,000 rules. But in the end even the states with the strictest rules like the Yucatan were a cakewalk compared to lets say California. I lived in one of the most restrictive states and documented everything and in the end it was basically Florida. Thanks for sharing!
Masking is/was more prevalent in Mexico, being a mostly retail economy where economic lockdowns weren’t feasible. Besides that, I’d say Mexico was less stringent. As Jose said, the rules did vary from state to state and even city to city.
I feel so much freedom in Mexico and so little stress. The food is delicious and not so full of chemicals and high fructose corn syrup. The people are so sweet and helpful. The lifestyle is so much more relaxed and affordable, and healthcare is accessible and way more affordable. I love it here. 🇲🇽❤️
I was just in Playa del Carmen and other then the ocean breeze by the beach or swimming in a cenote the heat is unbearable. No way I could live there all year. No way.
Another geat video as always! Is it possible to buy a home in any of the neighborhoods you go through for 1-2 million pesos? I could see myself living quite happily in any of them. I plan to come out there in August or September
If you look hard enough you can still many homes in those price ranges. Maybe not in the neighborhood I was walking through but for sure in many parts of Merida. It takes a lot of digging but there are tons of gems out there!
@@JoseArteagaTravels I'm coming! I lived among natives in Mexico for 6 months back in 2015-2016, idk why I ever came back to the US! My goal is to move to Oaxaca by the end of the year ❤ My heart yearns to be in Mexico!
Deben exijir pavimento nuevo o recarpeteo en esa colonia, las casas estan bien pero el pavimento esta horrible, este barrio se parece a muchos en los E.U., Saludos.
Perfect example that guy building that wall , here you need a permit to cut a tree in your own house , everything is a ripp off , I heard that they may get a law in California that if you live the state you got to pay taxes for up to 10 year😅😅 , I'm from Florida anyway , but Jose USA is done , finish , fin , the end , unaffordable 100% , cheers
The problem IS the Uber left and the Uber right. No compromise. No working together. And no representation of the citizens that don’t agree with a lot of what BOTH sides represent.
Breakfast: three tacos de cochinita? Or two tamales? Or some fresh fruit? Bad 90's music?!?! Jose it was labouche, eurodance was big in mexico and all over the world, except the US. In the US, eurodance had a brief stint, but not really listened to like all over the world (including mexico).
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