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Did you have trouble socially "getting off the ground" in your own country, but not in others

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Did you have trouble socially "getting off the ground" in your own country, but not in others

Up until I was 10 years old it was distressful being the one that was generally cold-shouldered most of the time. At 11, my old man decided to take our motor home to Mexico City (try doing that now days!). When we crossed the Rio Grande, all the social problems just melted way. The other kids were nice and glad to see me. It took me until age 24 to figured out that the same principle applied to women. Even though I'm a 7th+ generation American, I just don't enjoy interacting or doing business with American nationals. Do any of you experience the same phenomenon?

As an adult I have spent substantial time in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, French Guiana and countless Latino venues/communities her in the USA. They have been without exception a refreshing and exhilarating experience.
 
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Up until I was 10 years old it was distressful being the one that was generally cold-shouldered most of the time. At 11, my old man decided to take our motor home to Mexico City (try doing that now days!). When we crossed the Rio Grande, all the social problems just melted way. The other kids were nice and glad to see me. It took me until age 24 to figured out that the same principle applied to women. Even though I'm a 7th+ generation American, I just don't enjoy interacting or doing business with American nationals. Do any of you experience the same phenomenon?

Serious question: If feel that you get along better with Mexican people, why not begin the process of emigrating to there?
 
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Serious question: If feel that you get along better with Mexican people, why not begin the process of emigrating to there?

I may retire there, but living in Houston or San Antonio is just as good. However, I hear that Colombia is a better retirement destination than Mexico.

Cubans are so friendly, that it more than makes up for having to deal with the Communist officials.
 
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I may retire there, but living in Houston or San Antonio is just as good. However, I hear that Colombia is a better retirement destination than Mexico.

Cubans are so friendly, that it more than makes up for having to deal with the Communist officials.

I could do Cuba. We rented a car in Havana and hit the Autopista, staying at casa particulares and eating in paladares. Two weeks roaming. I could do Cuba, no problem.
 
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I could do Cuba. We rented a car in Havana and hit the Autopista, staying at casa particulares and eating in paladares. Two weeks roaming. I could do Cuba, no problem.

You can tell that kinds of things I say by my posts. I have had people in Cuba say to me (in Spanish, of course), "Hey buddy, why don't you join me for a sandwich before you get yourself arrested."
 
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You can tell that kinds of things I say by my posts. I have had people in Cuba say to me (in Spanish, of course), "Hey buddy, why don't you join me for a sandwich before you get yourself arrested."

It was really good. Completely different from the other Spanish colonial countries.
I hope for the best for that country, and I'm sure it'll get more loose, more liberal after the last revolutionary in the government dies.
If I had my bucket list working I'd follow a baseball team, maybe Santiago or Santa Clara, on their road trips through a season.
 
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