While the Los Angeles Times report insisted that the “vast majority” of Mexico City locals are “unwaveringly kind” to visitors, there remains a “friction beneath the surface” of what gentrification means to the area. “This city is becoming more and more expensive every day in part because of people like you, and you don’t even realize or care about it.” Mexico City residents complain the influx of Americans is causing local taquerias to become coffee shops and Pilates studios. The tweet received many negative responses. The article also pointed to a social media post online where a young American said, “Do yourself a favor and remote work in Mexico City – is truly magical.” Now, if a local wants to go to a restaurant or a club, they don’t just have to compete with rich, white Mexicans but with foreigners too.” “People with white skin are given preference. “Mexico is classist and racist,” Bustos added. Universal Images Group via Gettyīustos later posted a video on TikTok saying that the influx of Americans “stinks of modern colonialism” and nearly 2,000 people responded in agreement. “We’re the only people speaking Spanish except the waiters.” The surge in Americans is causing some areas of Mexico City to shift from Spanish to English. “We’re the only brown people,” Fernando Bustos Gorozpe, a 38-year-old writer and university professor, told the Los Angeles Times. The article outlines how Americans have brought a scent of “new-wave” imperialism as taquerias and corner stores have slowly transformed into coffee shops and Pilates studios.Įnglish is also reportedly becoming more prevalent as more Americans are moving to and visiting Mexico City to take advantage of lower rent and the ability to stay in Mexico for six months without a visa. “You’re a f-ing plague and the locals f-ing hate you. “New to the city? Working remotely?” fliers popping up around Mexico City reportedly said. The Los Angeles Times report on Wednesday outlined how some Mexican locals are “fed up” with the growing number of Americans, many from California, moving to and visiting the country, which has contributed to a rise in rent and a shift from Spanish to English in some places.

West wildfires: Crews make progress in Idaho, Californiaīiden admin might soon declare monkeypox a public health emergencyĪn influx of Californians and other Americans has made its way to Mexico City, angering some locals who say they are gentrifying the area, according to a report. California SUV highway crash leads to 6 wounded, 4 dead

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