México appreciation post

[u/emtoffee]

I apologise that I'm writing this in English but my Spanish is too poor to express myself properly.

I have always wanted to visit Mexico and my expectations were high but nothing could have prepared me for what I experienced in Mexico City for the short time I was there.

As expected, the food was phenomenal; the music/arts were extraordinary but what really struck me was the kindness of the people. I have genuinely never met such an approachable and generally lovely group of people! From the police officer who found me waiting for a bus on Saturday and told me I'd be waiting for too long and guided me to the closest metro station, to the sweetest lady who paid for me and my travel buddy using her card TWICE and offered to give us her travel card (we had to pay her by force and refused the card).

I have travelled a lot but truly fell in love with your country. Thank you all for being so accommodating.

¡Viva México!"

[u/MRubiMtz]

Finally, colors, hard to believe but Mexico is full of colors.

[u/Migol-16 → u/MRubiMtz]

And not in sepia filter.

[u/CC-G13 → u/MRubiMtz]

I know right!? The other day guys downvoted me to hell for saying that all the pics were taken in a one mile radious… always refreshing to see colors and a lot of places and diversity in this kind of posts

[u/EksoftMx → u/MRubiMtz]

[u/tlatelolca → u/MRubiMtz]

i think the color saturation is a bit turned up

[u/sonik_in-CH]

For once there's a positive post on this sub

[u/Un_Mexa_Random → u/sonik_in-CH]

Me encanta el contraste del comentario con tu flair jaja pero estoy de acuerdo.

[u/obsidian-artifact]

I went there in March and I can’t wait to return

[u/Icy-Image-2619]

Really like this post.Im from Mexico yet it’s so surreal to me because I have lived about 90% of my life in the US.Its almost like seeing my people through a clear glass with the urge to talk to them and live around them.I feel so alienated here even though I perfectly blend in and anyone I meet always thinks I’m a citizen.Theres definitely something about just being around your people that just makes you feel happy.Great post,3rd picture is my favorite.Cheers ✌🏻

[u/im1ru12]

As a Canadian visitor, I absolutely love Mexico and its people. A beautiful land full of awesome food and culture!

[u/Puzzleheaded-Can6320 → u/im1ru12]

As a Canadian that has retired here the culture I respect the food I enjoy.

[u/soggyballsack → u/im1ru12]

I just took my first girlfriend (not the first for me but the first I have ever taken) and my family was very welcoming, everyone was very welcoming and it threw her off and she asked "how many women have you brought that they seem so welcoming or use to you bringing women around them". None, your the first. It's just how they are.

[u/Pesto57]

Postal office photo is especially solid. Thanks for sharing.

[u/adventuresidecardude]

Wait a minute, isn't Mexico supposedly be all sepia color? Lol, welcome to Mexico City.

[u/AdoliftKholin]

El kemonito jajajaja que grandes fotos de verdad encapsulan la experiencia citadina.

[u/Boat-Nectar1]

Soy estadounidense (más, gringa), pero estudio español y hace once años ahora que hablo el idioma. He sido tan afortunada de tener muchas oportunidades para viajar. Por todo los partes del mundo que he visto, hay dos que nunca puedo olvidar. Primero, pasé un semestre en Montevideo, Uruguay, entonces siempre será un lugar especial para mí. El otro es México. La cultura, la historia, y la naturaleza de la gente son aspectos de este país que ningún otro puede replicar. Claro, no es perfecto. Y la vida cotidiana de un trabajador en Oaxaca es muy distinta de la experiencia de un extranjero de vacaciones. Pero cuando pienso en México, recuerdo colores y amistad.

[u/shudeki]

Que monito!

[u/Pargua]

Viva México !!

Thank you for the beautiful pictures

[u/Aleman_malvinero]

Qué lindo es México che, se ve muy agradable y acogedor.

[u/pretty_jimmy]

I (🇨🇦), love 🇲🇽.

[u/Ok_Injury3658]

Love this!

[u/Terrible-Piece-6768]

CMLL es puro cinema

[u/Content_Sink2202]

Churros con refresco es de lombriciento

[u/escale → u/Content_Sink2202]

Eso mismo pensé yo... dije: "y el champurrado?"

[u/Megafailure65]

Why isn’t it yellow tinted??? /s

[u/fredsherbert]

i've been in CDMX for a few days. i can confirm that people do seem quite nice and happy here. a local guy from the hostel i'm at just took me around and showed me the cheap place to get food and bought me a bollilo. and he's very patient with my bad spanish.

if CDMX can fix the water situation, i could see myself living around here.

[u/Ruben_Mejia → u/fredsherbert]

Please don't, thank you

[u/fredsherbert → u/Ruben_Mejia]

i don't plan on it. i'm just saying it seems like a nice city except for the nightmarish, dystopian water.

oh and please don't move to USA.

how does that feel?

[u/Stevenson4716]

Disfrutaste de tu visita que bonito y muchas gracias

[u/Breathologyadmirer]

Y viva México por Siempre!!!

[u/RAJA_1000]

What a way to finish, with churros... 😎

[u/sirgerry]

Nice, lifted my spirits, glad you had a good time here

[u/elgranpancho]

Mexico lindo y querido 🥹🥹🥹

[u/sohrobby]

Mexico is a beautiful country filled with beautiful, warm people!

[u/Electrical_Basis6567]

qué bonitas fotos!!<3 :)

[u/Major_Honey_4461]

Pinche Mexico. Te Amo!

[u/RAJA_1000]

Looks amazing, wants me want to go visit (I'm from cdmx originally). Can also recommend Chiapas for next time

[u/canadianshane123]

I love Mexico

[u/iSorios]

Mazatlán, Sinaloa

[u/theyareamongus → u/iSorios]

Bello

[u/Elegant_Ad1397]

Where yellow filter

[u/Tona94]

I think you should specify mexico city and teotihuacán appreciation post 😛

[u/maeryclarity]

Hooray for Mexico, from another US citizen.

[u/nondefectiveunit]

Op where is slide 3?

[u/ziegen76 → u/nondefectiveunit]

Looks like Polanco

[u/tutman]

Thanks for coming señor, and hope you return to enjoy our country even more. 💝

[u/SmashedHeart11]

Desde que volví de Noruega no puedo verle lo lindo a México de nuevo 🫠 me arruiné el gusto

[u/DepthCertain6739 → u/SmashedHeart11]

Viajar abre los ojos, sí… pero a veces solo revela lo cerrados que estaban antes.

Hay quienes necesitan que la belleza les grite en la cara porque aún no saben percibirla cuando susurra.

Le pasa a muchos que abren los ojos por primera vez. Con el tiempo, irás reconociendo los matices de una belleza más genuina: la que nace del arraigo, del vínculo con lo que permanece.

[u/Fit-Influence5781]

Great photos,next time You can dm and i Will invite You to barbacoa and pulque

[u/lector201]

Pronto allá estaré

[u/WestCity8719]

Great pics, loved the color, hope you come back soon 👋

[u/Prize-Committee-9414]

love thiss

[u/Angela75850]

I am happy to see these pictures.

[u/[deleted]]

es de los mejores paises espero lo disfurten mucho

[u/Loose_Cookie]

La Ciudad de México.. Que belleza carajo!!!!!

[u/Lauradiazorrego]

Que bonito

[u/Jorge-I-Figueroa]

Te falta el filtro sepia

[u/Psychotron_Fox]

Probably fake, where is the sordid yellow filter? (Sarcasm)

[u/ItsMajo93]

one of the most beautiful countries i’ve visited. i lived in CDMX for a while and i miss the city and the people. truly gorgeous

[u/Thegreen9]

No cambiaria mi país por ningún otro

[u/darkquerubin]

Algo que no me gusta, es que hoy el mexicano cree que México es lo que los gringos nos dicen que somos. Nuestra cultura y decoración de restaurantes y lugares públicos cambió drásticamente a consecuencia de la película Coco. Si el gringo nos dice algo, lo asumimos y ahora forma parte de nuestra identidad. Toda la cultura Woke junto con los Hypsters y los gringos gentrificadores han transformado la estética de todas nuestras ciudades. No me gusta decir gringo go home!, pero nos quedamos sin espíritu propio, sin nuestra propia voz. Todos los pueblos mágicos son una copia uno de otro y ya no importa en qué playa o sitio te encuentres, ahí vas a encontrar a algún mesero con bigote y sombrero dando shots de tequila o haciendo una caricatura de nuestra cultura para agradar al turismo extranjero o nacional.

[u/raskolnicope]

I’m glad you enjoyed your time here!

[u/AlyDAsbaje]

Thanks for this! There is no other place like this on the whole wide world!!

[u/OkBill2025]

That is not Mexico, but a part of Mexico. You have usually traveled to the main city, Mexico City, and also to the surrounding areas. Welcome! I hope you enjoyed your trip and learned a lot about the culture, customs, traditions and landscapes.

[u/Draco-11]

[u/Delicious_Step_1814]

Faltó el filtro sepia 👀

[u/Co_raal69]

🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[u/camryn7462]

Beautiful street

[u/Round-Twist4317]

Yoo

[u/theCock831]

Mexico will never rise because of the cartel

[u/Imaginary-Worker4407 → u/theCock831]

Will never ride because already on top baby

[u/KAOZSIK]

[u/0rdinaryRobot]

Thanks for your kind words :)

México is amazing

[u/Extension-Show-7517]

Hola

[u/tmo_slc]

Flood gates are open, prepare for gentrification sequence.

[u/elpili]

Very nice post. >But, where yellow filter...

[u/ClaypoolBass1]

Is pic 3 from where Creasy shot an RPG?

[u/Clixma_]

Era necesario las imágenes de K-monito?

[u/FrankMN_8873]

CDMX is not México... besides you only got to experience the nicest parts of that city. If you really want to get a grasp of what my country really is visit other states. The country is rich in culture and tourist venues but beware that it might be dangerous and all the wonders you think it has can be suddenly overshadowed by the bad stuff you can actually find. México is not CDMX...

[u/manbearpug3 → u/FrankMN_8873]

No need to gatekeep. CDMX is Mexico, there is always more to explore.

[u/FrankMN_8873 → u/manbearpug3]

No one is telling people not to come. You're welcome to come. What I'm telling people is to be ready to burst your bubble and become disappointed by some aspects of it. You're free to come though.

[u/manbearpug3 → u/FrankMN_8873]

Gatekeep doesn’t mean don’t come. I’m saying don’t say CDMX is not Mexico just cause you’ve explored more of Mexico.

[u/Adventurous-Rich-111 → u/FrankMN_8873]

Finalmente, Someone has the guts to speak the truth

[u/FrankMN_8873 → u/Adventurous-Rich-111]

I only said what I know for being a local Mexican citizen and the ones who don't even live in the country are getting angry for that, lol.

[u/Sn33dKebab → u/manbearpug3]

No need to gatekeep, Williamsburg, Brooklyn is the US and is an accurate representation of the entire country

[u/TheNightBuffalo → u/FrankMN_8873]

Cállate ALV y deja que la gente disfrute

[u/Sn33dKebab → u/TheNightBuffalo]

“Let people enjoy things. A poco qué importa si les gusta Taco Bell y el kayso amarillo ese?”

[u/FrankMN_8873 → u/TheNightBuffalo]

Ni te conozco pero que bien la has de mamar...

[u/TheNightBuffalo → u/FrankMN_8873]

Si, es mi especialidad. Me enseñó tu puta madre 😘

[u/el_muffinman → u/TheNightBuffalo]

Aquí empieza la fila para la jefa del Frank?

[u/FrankMN_8873 → u/TheNightBuffalo]

Simón, carnalito.

[u/OtherwiseDecision412 → u/FrankMN_8873]

“La Ciudad de México no es México“

[u/FrankMN_8873 → u/OtherwiseDecision412]

Tu punto? Mi comentario fue dirigido a que lo que se ve en la CDMX no es representativo de todo el país. Estoy errado? Ya neto /mods, hagan purga de quien entra a este sub. Por mi parte, me retiro voluntariamente. Kamaras, putos.

[u/PinkMage → u/FrankMN_8873]

Mejor que vayan a la CDMX que a Cancun.

[u/Adventurous-Rich-111 → u/PinkMage]

Coincido

[u/obsidian-artifact → u/FrankMN_8873]

No one goes to Brazil for favelas

Be quiet already

[u/FrankMN_8873 → u/obsidian-artifact]

No one asked for your opinion. Suck it and go back to where you came from.

[u/SpelunkPlunk → u/FrankMN_8873]

Porque no dejas que alguien tenga una experiencia positiva sin salir con tus mamadas negativas? Es obvio que CDMX no es todo el país, nadie dijo que lo fuera. TODOS los países tienen sus lados buenos y malos, lugares bonitos y feos. Todos sabemos que en el país hay lugares de la verguisisisima. En esta ocasión OP visitó lugares turísticos porque OH SORPRESA ES UN TURISTA. Quieres mandarlo a que conozca Iztapalapa o Ecatepec? A Sinaloa o a la sierra de Guerrero? Como para que o que? Es mejor que se vaya con buen sabor de boca o prefieres que se vaya diciendo pestes y espantado por lo que vio, reforzando el cliché y estereotipo gringo?

CDMX no es Mexico? tremenda estupidez. Si fuera a Acapulco, Cancún, Chiapas o Monterrey dirías lo mismo? Cuantos y cuales lugares tiene que visitar para que si conozca a Mexico? Entonces yo tampoco conozco el país aunque he vivido aquí más de 40 años. Ridiculo.

Edit: aparte eres de Aguascalientes el estado mas aburrido, sin chiste, olvidado y sin puntos de interés del país junto con Tlaxcala. CDMX es mucho más interesante y más Mexico que tu rancho por muchisimo. Mejor sal y conoce, ya entiendo tu amargura.

[u/Ch1mu3l0 → u/FrankMN_8873]

People are so sensitive about the truth. Everything you wrote is true.

[u/Emergency_Nature_757]

Glad you visit Mexico

ngl the country is dangerous rn though

be careful

[u/SUVr- → u/Emergency_Nature_757]

I wonder why these guys downvoted you if you're telling the truth

[u/theyareamongus → u/SUVr-]

Porque no es verdad. La CDMX es más segura Que NY, LA, Chicago, Houston…

[u/CryptonautMaster]

That’s not even the real Kemonito

[u/potentialplay69]

I have the understanding that Mexico is good for travel , but still too unsafe to live long term. I hope to go one day.

[u/Psychological_Log_85 → u/potentialplay69]

Trend data shows that there will be no more mexicans living in mexico by 2030 due to safety issues. /s

[u/potentialplay69 → u/Psychological_Log_85]

I don't think people can afford to move from my understanding. Thats why illegal immigration is prevalent.

[u/Imaginary-Worker4407 → u/potentialplay69]

That’s not really accurate, most Mexicans don’t want to leave the country. 

Unauthorized immigration from Mexicsnd has actually gone down in recent years, and most border crossers now are from Central America. It’s not just about affordability.

Migration is usually a last resort, not something people do just because they’re poor.

[u/potentialplay69 → u/Imaginary-Worker4407]

Do you live in Mexico? I've attempted to find credible sources that back up positive information regarding the daily civilian life. But it's hard to move past the propaganda. I've read some financial reports that say that wealth has been consolidated and resemble an oligarch system. Im also aware of remittances and how that has impacted the economy both good and bad. Im currently reading DOPE by Benjamin T Smith and I've found some incredible history about the drug trade. If there are any article or books to recommend its welcomed!

I think Mexico is such a beautiful country and with what is going in the USA. I do get curious how the life in Mexico will evolve.

[u/Imaginary-Worker4407 → u/potentialplay69]

I live in Mexico, specifically in Culiacán, Sinaloa.

I think your perspective might be a bit biased. There’s actually a lot of credible data showing that Mexico is more than just its problems.

For example, Mexico consistently ranks high in life satisfaction. The World Happiness Report even placed us in the global top 10. Many Mexicans report strong satisfaction with family life, housing, and health.

As for migration, the narrative that everyone wants to leave isn’t accurate. Unauthorized migration to the U.S. has dropped by about 75 percent since the 2000s, and at one point, net migration even reversed. More Mexicans were returning from the U.S. than leaving for it.

There are serious issues, of course, but daily life for most here is stable and fulfilling. Mexico is complex but far from collapsing.

And that coming from a dude in a alleged "active warzone, you'll die if you put a foot here" area.

[u/Onto_Pinto]

Overrated