What they DON'T tell you about the DANGERS of MEXICO

When speaking of Mexico safety and the dangers of living in Mexico, people usually talk about whether or not they felt safe and if anything bad happened to them while they were there. However, I think there's something much more important that should be considered when comparing one country to another.

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I'm Jordan, an American living in Mexico with my Husky, Laska. In January of 2018 I left the US to start traveling Mexico. Since then, I've been making travel videos about my life in Mexico, travel tips, Las Vegas tips videos, and advice for those considering moving abroad.

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[jena]

I was in Oaxaca Mexico for two months and it was beautiful. There is dishonesty in Mexico. Less crime than the states. I was flying from Oaxaca to the states. I had to stay in Mexico city for 1 day. I had major pain in kidney. I have history of kidney stones. I stayed in a hotel. I asked the manager if there was a hospital near by. I arrived to the hospital. I did not know it was a public hospital. I asked them how much it cost. They told me it was free to people. I told them I was American. They said I was welcome to use it. The clerk said we are all Americans. They provided me with great care and service. The staff, nurses and Doctors were all professionals. I was treated better in that hospital than some American medical care places. 5 stars.

[ralphlozano]

Remember stress is also a killer and the laid back slower lifestyle in ol' Mexico is much more tolerable to the mind, body and spirit than the rat race of the USA.

[MercFlathead]

Excellent video, Jordan. We moved to Veracruz state 2 years ago. I had one restaurant try to cheat me by surreptitiously adding a tip to the bill. I told them that I resented them thinking they could get away with that and I reported them to PROFECO. 6 months later I was back in that neighborhood and they are out of business. That's our only crime experience in 2 years. As for health, our care is excellent. I fell a few months ago at a busy intersection due to becoming dehydrated while running. I hit my head and lost consciousness. People put me in a car for safety until my wife arrived to take me to the private hospital. The total bill, including ER, IV, brain scan, neurologist and 4 hours occupying a bed was $120. My wife and I were volunteer EMTs for 15 years on an ambulance service. The bill in rural Colorado would have been $3000 minimum. We are safer here than in Denver. Friends who grew up in a dangerous rural mountain area nearby have warned us about places it is not safe to go due to carjackings and robberies, but when I lived in Virginia in the 1960s there were places in the mountains that were likewise unsafe. A friend has to pay a criminal gang for protection for his restaurant. One of my brothers just retired from the San Francisco police department. The same thing has happened there. Overall, I think we are objectively as safe here as in most places in the US. And the people are magnificent. If I went looking for trouble, I could find it here, just like anywhere else. But I don't. And I am treated much more kindly and graciously than a typical Mexican immigrant in the US.

[teddydavis]

It's so refreshing to hear your opinion as a person who lives there. I love Zacatecas, but there are some security issues that unnerve me. I absolutely love Mexico and I want to live there eventually.
This video is definitely useful.

[naomymikol]

Tengo toda mi vida en México, pero mis momentos mas aterradores los viví visitando los Angeles en unas vacaciones de 1 semana, tambien el familiar de un amigo fue secuestrado en España.

No puedo negar que México es peligroso en muchas zonas y que las cifras van empeorando, pero odio cuando hablan de mi pais como si fuera un estado fallido de medio oriente donde no puedes ni salir de tu casa, cuando es mas fácil que una persona te apunte con un arma en USA simplemente por probabilidad y número de delincuentes armados.

Conozcan México, es bonito y la mayoría somos amables con los extranjeros ❤

[LeonCouch]

Your summary is exactly my take on Mexican health care, temptations of the sugary drinks there, the health value of affluence in whatever society, the health care in MX vs the USA, the ability to avoid major trouble by not walking into the wrong place at the wrong time while doing the wrong thing. Great title, as the content surprises the viewer who is expecting a different narrative and list of dangers (the drama of crime), when the great danger for the majority is really treating our body badly (nutrition & health care). The video of the scenery and historical sites is wonderfully compelling, like a great advertisement of real stuff in MX!

[annastayziaa]

omg I love the drone shots of the different cities of Mexico. :) and the VoiceOver was actually really nice with the beautiful visuals! if you can make more videos like with this style, that would be great! :D keep it up!

[carenjobe]

Wow! This is one of the best videos you’ve ever made! The stats & the footage are great, not to mention attitudes & reality of life. I’m saving this to watch again…”feel good” category!

[pinkworld]

Salvador Dali once said that MEXICO IS MORE SURREAL THAN HIS PAINTINGS!
I will be visiting Mexico City soon for Dia De Los Muertos! Cops everywhere all the time! The abundance of colors and smells and attractions/ parades even the best zombie parade I've ever seen. The Zocalo dressed so elegantly!
Viva Mexico!🇲🇽💛

[pinkworld]

Mexico has an abundance of amazing cuisine and you don't need to go to gourmet restaurants to eat amazing well balanced food! Such as a Fonda where you eat comida corrida. A street taco is better than Mcdonald's. It has fresh hand made tortillas fresh vegetables fresh salsa beans no processed food or cheese etc. In USA you have Fast Food restaurants in every corner and there are lines for the neighborhood Country Buffet where you see morbidly obese people not to mention the people of Walmart that fight for a motorized cart so that they don't have to walk.

[janetseager]

This was excellent. Actual facts researched and no melodramatics. Some of your best work. Keep it up

[PLBizon]

Informative video, but one stat that is very troubling in Mexico is the number of "Desaparecidos" -- missing people. Last time I check the number was over 100, 000 people, and if I remember correctly that number is not considered in the stats for the murders. I have been in a few places in Mexico and corrupted cops really make me upset. They specifically target visitors, they stop them for some fictional infractions and want the bribe. I try not to drive in Mexico anymore for that reason.

[RJ-peuj]

I live in Mexico 5 yrs. no trouble only with the cops begging for coffee money.

[dogsandrabbits]

Love this video. It is intelligent, informative and just a good, fairly balanced representation of data on US and Mexico's health numbers. Thank you...thank you...thank you.

[marianfrances]

I miss Mexico! The people were awesome, the food divine (how about that chocolate and vanilla!!), the beaches, the history....💙👍😎🇨🇦🌺🌺🌺🦎

[allyson]

Enjoyed the video thank you. The visuals are stunning and I enjoyed the ‘tour’.

[alejandrobravo]

I have great grandparents on both sides of my family that lived over 100 years(from Mexico). Respect people and eat very little unprocessed food. That seems to be the key to a longer life in Mexico

[norma]

Love, love, love your haircut! Barber did an excellent job.. you should keep it that length it looks amazing! Very handsome young man.

[drewgrows]

I would prefer to walk anywhere in Mexico than places like Chicago. Detroit, New Orleans, Washington DC.

[midnittkr]

some people are just stupid....I was in La Paz earlier this year and even at 10 or 11 pm I was walking around and approached several single women and asked them if they ever felt walking alone at night was dangerous and every single one said they had no qualms about walking around at night. Families with small children even hang out on the Malecon well past 10pm just enjoying the sights and sounds. I am retiring there in the next couple years. The people there are great but you always have to keep your guard up to some extent! I stayed in Airbnb in regular mexican neighborhoods and constantly asked my hosts about crime and they said no one breaks into cars or homes and since regular citizens don't usually have guns road rage doesn't really happen as the roads are a free for all anyway so you just go with the flow especially at 3 lane 4 way ALTOs...always loved it and is safer than any large city here...but of course there are shitty areas everywhere....stay out of and cheap good weed is everywhere and not just from cartels definite bonus