How safe really IS Monterrey, Mexico? Will you freeze or burn up living in this city?

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[@mariotv9842]

Mexico in general is safe for tourists, there are only hot areas that are very easy to avoid.

[@livingabroadwitheric]

Agreed. Though bad luck does play it's part anywhere in the world.

[@alliwantedwasahellcat9565]

@@livingabroadwithericshould I drive my 2019 Toyota suv to Monterrey?

[@livingabroadwitheric]

@All I Wanted Was A Hellcat i dont see why not. Ideally you should stay in a place with private parking

[@HasNoGanas]

From the US? No. The problem isn't Monterrey. It's driving through Nuevo Laredo or Matamoros with US license plates. Particularly if you're not hispanic. Also, if it's 4 wheel drive fucking forget it man you will get jacked the Cartel loves 4x4's. Even the police will rob you. It's the wild west. Don't kid yourself it wont be all good. Fly there. Rent a car at the airport to get around. Seriously dont fuck around in northern Mexico or your ass will find out.@@alliwantedwasahellcat9565

[@LeChatNoirDansLaNuit]

I think my city is definitely underrated. It is now the second largest metro area in Mexico beating Guadalajara. Lots to do if around here you enjoy nature. Good food scene and night life as well. I would say if you stay in upper middle class areas the safety is quite high. Good overview!

[@livingabroadwitheric]

Thanks lechatnoir! I talk very highly of Monterrey in my latest video about entertainment as well

[@wanderingdoc5075]

Like what areas would you recommend?

[@LeChatNoirDansLaNuit]

@@wanderingdoc5075 anywhere in San Pedro is really safe and there are a bunch of gated communities all over the city that are safe with rents only around $750 USD -1000per month , Cumbres area, the area near Tec de Monterrey, Contry, Carretera Nacional , gated communities in Apodaca or Escobedo. Avoid middle or working class neighborhoods (non gated) in Escobedo, Apodaca and Santa Catarina . San Nicolás has really nice areas too. All of these are municipalities in Monterrey metro area

[@wanderingdoc5075]

@@LeChatNoirDansLaNuit Thanks! I am heading to Monterrey in early April and alloting about 2-3 weeks there (4-6 months in Mexico total but a lot to see). Would you recommend an AirBnB in just one area or 2-3 to get a better feel of the city?

[@jaztec68]

@@wanderingdoc5075 Skip Monterrey and go to Cali or Cartegna, Colombia. I just left Monterrey and haven't been here in years.I was unimpressed.

[@jtmedina2435]

Fuera de San Pedro, de zona Contry, y de la zona de carretera nacional, hay muchas otras colonias y sectores de clase alta o media alta, que no mencionó la chica: Cumbres, Vista Hermosa, Linda Vista, Libertad, Leones, Obispado, María Luisa, San Jerónimo, Colinas, Miravalle, Balcones del Carmen, Roma, México, Rinconada Colonial, etcétera.

[@dianacard8892]

Soy de mty y cumbres es para clase media casi no hay ricos ahi es gente que le va mas o menos

[@jtmedina2435]

@@dianacard8892 con ese “casi” me das la razón 😉

[@Perdona_mi_franqueza]

​@@jtmedina2435Yo nunca he ido a Cumbres pero he conocido gente de ahí y son gente de clase media alta, y las casas de ahí que he visto en internet parecen de gente riquilla; por eso siempre tuve la idea de que Cumbres era una muy buena zona

[@gilgarza2903]

Monterrey has two types of homes, Mexican style and modern European style. And that's it. Adobe homes which are very cool in the summertime and warm in the winter are laughed at. And are becoming very rare. I would like to build a hybrid adobe European version. My father side is from Monterrey, well actually from "el rancho." It's so laid back. I'm so tempted to sell all my junk and move there. Plus my aunts and cousins cook for me, so that's a plus.

[@Perdona_mi_franqueza]

Si, mudate a Monterrey. Ahora está más chido que antes 😃 Eres un Garza, un apellido típicamente Regiomontano 😄

[@BrandonPerez-ob7hs]

@@itsmealex588well I watched different videos of Monterrey and it’s Mexican,spanish or Mexican/Spanish or modern versions of them including modern houses and Mediterranean style homes and Spanish revival/ colonial

[@sundaymoon000]

Let us know if you move there. As a Texas born Mexican descent, I want to leave too

[@BrandonPerez-ob7hs]

@@itsmealex588 Cottage houses and cape cod , craftsman, colonial, Victorian are American/English styles houses

[@jtmedina2435]

@@itsmealex588 Agree with you, but it also depends on the area or zone of metropolitan Monterrey, for instance San Pedro, etc.

[@isaacs9022]

up to 104 actually isn't that bad. I live in the Southern CA area and Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Vegas all could reach 124. San Fernando Valley can reach nearly 120.

[@livingabroadwitheric]

My uncle lived in palm desert in the winters for a while but he left hahah. It wasnt for him. My family is from Minnesota/North dakota therefore super high temps all the time isnt easy for us

[@JERios-wv8lx]

I heard you can even expect snowfall in some years!

[@livingabroadwitheric]

Yessir especially in Chipinque at higher altitudes

[@Perdona_mi_franqueza]

Naci en Monterrey pero siempre he vivido en el municipio de Guadalupe y conozco varios municipios en todo el estado y pienso que en cada municipio puedes encontrar colonias de clase media alta a alta, aun en los pueblos donde supuestamente la gente es humilde no es difícil encontrar casas o colonias de gente rica . Saludos y buen video 😁

[@gilgarza2903]

Mi tia vive en Guadalupe, cercas del HEB.

[@livingabroadwitheric]

Yo tambien ya vivi en guadalupe por 6 meses al lado del bosque la pastora y me encantó vivir alli al lado del cerro de la silla jajaja. Mi informacion es genérica para gente rica buscando un lugar fancy para jubilarse mas que todo. Gracias por tu comentario

[@Perdona_mi_franqueza]

@@gilgarza2903 Si se dónde. HEB me queda muy cerca. HEB y bosque la pastora quedan muy cerca

[@Perdona_mi_franqueza]

@@livingabroadwitheric Entonces vivió en una buena zona

[@gilgarza2903]

@@Perdona_mi_franqueza Mi tia vive en Valle de Chapultepec. Pero me gusta mas andar en el rancho. Es muy tranquilo.

[@jdrs4214]

You’re gonna be cold over there in the winters & melt in the summers. It snows up on the mountain ranges. In the summers YOU NEED THE AC, I don’t care who you are!!!! I lived there for 3 years in the late 90s. Beautiful city, when you see it from the heights at night. The flashing transmitter towers up on some of the cerros give the city a nice touch at night. & like the lady said, La Estansuela is also a beautiful place, that I remember fondly.

[@livingabroadwitheric]

Totally agree without AC you wont be happy there. I lived in MTY for a while during the transitional seasons fall/spring and really enjoyed it however i hated the winter... yea it was insanely cold for mexico standards. Epic hiking though! Miss them mountains

[@jdrs4214]

I’m glad you like the place. I saw some videos from a user in 4K, and I was quite disappointed, when he pointed to the Cerro De La Silla at night. I didn’t see the tele/radio transmitter up there flashing. Does it still flash at night, or is the Camera not picking it up????

[@livingabroadwitheric]

@jdrs4214 i lived right at the foot of the entrance to cerro de la silla. Magnificent mountain indeed. Climbed it about 3 or 4 times to the towers. Cant recall if it shines bright at night as i never did the night hike but i believe it still does probably. Haven't been back for nearly 2 years since i made this video

[@jdrs4214]

@@livingabroadwithericit had white strobes that flashed at night. You could also see it from an hour’s drive away from the whole metro area, on a clear, non hazy night.

[@lupeavalos9342]

It depends

[@livingabroadwitheric]

On what

[@humbertogarciadehoyos1880]

-15 Celsius to +46

[@livingabroadwitheric]

@humbertogarciadehoyos1880 i think the lowest i felt was -5c but yea -15c is insane for mexico

[@heatherbenedict205]

I live in Ohio but visit Monterrey frequently !! I notice you talk about San Pedro all the time . Don’t get me wrong I like that area but you’re missing out on so much by only staying in the more expensive areas . The mercados , the taco carts , the people . I plan on moving there and I don’t want to live in the luxury areas . You should really open your mind to the other areas not just the high class ones

[@livingabroadwitheric]

Take it easy on the quick assumptions. I never once said that i stayed in San Pedro. I lived more than 6 months in MTY and didnt for one single night stay there haha dios mio

[@mtyliving]

Error, en Escobedo hay colonias de clase media, media alta. Hay muchos extranjeros rentando casas en colonias privadas.

[@garou701]

Claro en Escomiedo sobre todo 😂

[@lnmorrizon1441]

Mejor hubieras platicado con un repartidor que anda en moto Le hubiera puesto más ganas y conocen mejor la ciudad

[@JoseRodriguez-fv3bv]

Lo que pasa esque estaba cachonda con el guero 😂😂😂😂😂

[@thomasm1585]

Great video. Here for D Algorithm. Cheers, amigo.

[@livingabroadwitheric]

Awesome, thank you!

[@xavierlara8344]

Nice video Guapo 👍

[@livingabroadwitheric]

Gracias Xavier

[@GabrielMunoz-h8k]

para mi esa mujer ni a de ser de monterrey. ni sabe hablar ni acento norteño y bajo intelecto .que hay acerca de mitras centro norte y sur , cumbres ,zona vista hermosa y más. Ella no sabe nada ..

[@OrchidKiller]

Pensé que se iba a quedar dormida. Está soñando con el güero 😅

[@69sgs]

A esa chica Le falta mucho conocer Monterrey y su área metropolitana en todos los municipios existen clase Media y media alta y baja excepto San Pedro

[@SergioRodriguez-hp4we]

A ti también te hace falta conocer más..., En San Pedro existen colonias de clase baja por ejemplo "Canteras"

[@69sgs]

@@SergioRodriguez-hp4we primero Lee bien fíjate lo que escribo, si sabes leer ahí menciona lo que tú según dices que me falta saber

[@SergioRodriguez-hp4we]

@@69sgs "En todos los municipios existen clase y media alta y baja excepto San Pedro"..., Termina la primaria para que logres entender mínimo lo que tú misma escribes.

[@xavig5343]

@@SergioRodriguez-hp4wey hay unas cuantas colonias de clase baja en san piter, pero se vive mas seguro q en una de clase media de Juarez,

[@humbertogarciadehoyos1880]

Aún en San Pedro Garza García existe la Clase Baja, sobre todo junto al Rio Santa Catarina, casi junto al Municipio de Santa Cararina

[@rayreyna9035]

Jaja, ni parece que es de aqui la chica..debio buscar otra tourist guide.

[@patrickmeyer2536]

theyre fucking for sure hahahahaha

[@huachuhuatech4670]

san nicolas esta horrible a mi parecer

[@livingabroadwitheric]

No es mi zona favorita tampoco pero por lo que me acuerdo tiene el estadio de los tigres que es bastante genial

[@jtmedina2435]

​@@livingabroadwitheric genial? what da..!!? Hahaha

[@IvanGonzalez-xc8td]

Parece frontera

[@HUGOAUDITORE117]

A tu parecer, pero objetivamente el municipio sigue estando en el top de calidad de vida del pais

[@huachuhuatech4670]

esta llena de baches, baldios polvorientos, fabricas, avenidas con traileres, calles enredadas, un verdadero asco que solo le gusta a los que viven ahi, ya hasta guadalupe esta mejor @@HUGOAUDITORE117

[@69sgs]

Le falta mucho conocimiento de la ciudad mal muy mal , y ni sabe expresar y no sabe hablar

[@AlbertO-gf9pu]

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[@livingabroadwitheric]

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