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What is good, MexitPlanners?
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Everybody moves to Mexico with great expectations.
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But today I'm going to tell you about five things that you
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should not expect when moving to Mexico.
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Item number one of Things not to Expect when Moving to Mexico
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is don't expect to find a job.
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Rule number one, when moving abroad is you need to have
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your finances figured out before you decide to take the leap.
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Now, many people, most of the folks that I know are either
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entrepreneurs or they teach English as a second language
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online. But the rule of thumb is you want to earn in dollars
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and spend in pesos.
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I would prepare yourself to have a job, to have a stream
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of income, to have your finances in order, savings in order,
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in order to be able to sustain yourself.
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That's really one of the first things to do when you get
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your visas to show that you can sustain yourself in Mexico
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financially.
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Number two, and this may seem very obvious, but
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don't expect everybody to speak English or for things to
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be in English.
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You may find the odd thing here and there in English, but
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the predominant language is Spanish, and you should definitely
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try to learn the language either before coming or certainly
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try while you're there.
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It's a Spanish speaking country, so you're going to have
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to adapt to everything being in Spanish as well as just the
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normal day to day communication is going to be in Spanish.
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And so the faster you learn the language, the better you're
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going to be living in Mexico.
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Item number three on the MexitPlans List of Things Not to
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Expect when Moving to Mexico is don't expect anything to
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work the way that it did back to the United States.
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Now, this is a big generalization, but there are a lot of
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things that are going to be similar, but there are so many
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more things that are going to be just completely different
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from when you rent a place, to having utilities in the landlord's
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name, to you know, just all sorts of things, trash pickups, all sorts
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of things as it pertains to just getting life done there.
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And so you're gonna have to adjust and be flexible to learning
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new things.
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Just expect everything to be completely different and you'll
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But don't expect things to function the way that you're used
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to or to run.
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There's no mail system.
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There's just all sorts of things that are a little different.
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The traffic lights actually blink yellow before they go red.
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I mean, there's just all sorts of little things that you
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have to adjust to, but just don't expect them to be the same
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and you'll be okay.
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Item number five on the List of Things not to Expect when
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Moving to Mexico is don't expect everything to be cheaper.
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Now, everything in Mexico is not less expensive than in the United
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States. For instance, electronics are more expensive, clothing's
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more expensive.
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In some cases, food is more expensive.
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So don't expect everything to be cheap.
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It's less expensive in some cases,
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things like housing can be less expensive.
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It depends on where you live.
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Housing can be more expensive.
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So just don't come there with the mindset that everything
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should be cheaper or less expensive than in the United States.
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That is not always the case.
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And in some places, and in some cases, you will find yourself
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paying a little bit more for the exact same thing than you
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would in the United States.
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So don't expect everything to be cheap.
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Last but not least on my List of Things not to Expect
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When moving to Mexico
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is don't expect anybody to be on time when you have an appointment.
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So here's the thing, right?
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In Latin America, or let me just say, in Mexico, 15 minutes
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to 30 minutes late, you're still on time.
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That's the norm.
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They don't take it as serious.
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Punctuality is not a thing in Mexico, and it can rub you
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the wrong way.
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If you're used to come in from a place where to be early is
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to be on time in Mexico, that's just not the case.
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Even for business meetings, service calls, mañana can be
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anytime after today.
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And I've literally had people show up days later when they
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say, "Oh, Yeah, I'll be there on Monday, or I'll be there
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on Tuesday."
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And then three days later, they show up like, "Hey, I'm here
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And it's like, Bro, what happened to you?
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So don't expect anybody to be on time if you got an appointment
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at 9, if they show up before 10, that you're doing well,
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and that takes them getting used to, so that is not only in the
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professional world when you're contracting for services or
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getting things done, but also in social life.
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If a party starts at eight o'clock, they'll generally tell
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people seven so that you can get things going by eight o'clock.
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And so just be prepared that to be on time is not a thing
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in Mexico or is not to be punctual
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in terms of when things start, they're going to roll in casually
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late. They're going to show up the meetings and show up to
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appointments casually late.
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And that's perfectly fine.
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15 to 30 minutes is within the norm.
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So just prepare yourself that no one will generally be punctual
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