Sunday, May 11, 2025

MND_MEXICO LIVING

A yellow Jeep on a beach

Why are Mexican cars so expensive?

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Isn't it weird that Mexico produces so much oil but charges so much at the pumps? Sarah DeVries talks about why.
A sunrise over Cabo San Lucas

How the map of Los Cabos has changed over the past...

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It's hard to state just how different Mexico's modern party capital has become since it first began to grow in the 1980s — take a look for yourself.
A Mexican oceanside town in Baja California

5 things I wish I knew before moving to Baja California

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Moving south of the border may not be quite what you thought, as one expat discovered for herself.
Colorful homes in Guanauato

The pleasures and pitfalls of part-time residency

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Mexico expats in their 70s and 80s share with us the bittersweet choices they face as they contemplate where to spend their final years.

My American Dream is in Mexico: Jackie

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Jackie's harrowing journey from undocumented worker in the U.S. to deportee to Mexico taught her to appreciate the homeland she left behind decades before.
Two split screen photos. On the left is a young man sitting at a fine restaurant toasting wineglasses with others at his table. On the right are two men in formal white waiter's uniforms carrying heavy trays of food out to customers.

Upstairs, Downstairs: Reflections from a closer view of Mexico’s service economy

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Behind Mexico's famous hospitality lies a workforce pushing through long workdays with minimal compensation and maximum resilience.
Pilgrims carrying an image of the virgen de guadalupe through the street

⁠Why do Mexicans say ‘sorry’ all the time?

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It's not as bad as in Canada, but what's behind the epidemic of apologetic Mexicans?
people enjoying a slow pace of life in front of a mural in Campeche, Mexico

What I want to ‘waste’ my time on: A perspective from MND co-owner Tamanna Bembenek

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By prioritizing our experience of time instead of treating it as a competition, we can develop healthier relationships and lives, writes Tamanna Bembenek.
Front shot of Chedraui on Isla Mujeres

Chedraui: From Xalapa minisuper to international supermarket

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Now the most profitable nationally-owned supermarket in Mexico, Chedraui started out as a humble a Lebanese menswear store in the capital of Veracruz.
Kevin Costner in Waterworld

Waterworld (or not): A look into Mexico’s water shortages

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Today's reality is far from a Kevin Costner film: What's life like with limited water supplies and where is it being used?
A toast at a party, with several glasses of beer

Does Mexico have an alcohol problem?

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In Mexico, alcohol is kind of everywhere, with social rules around it more relaxed. What's the societal effect of so much drinking? Is there one?
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