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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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Let's go.

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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, 
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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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be okay.

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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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Right?

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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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All right.

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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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to work."

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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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in Mexico.

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