The Mexican-American Struggle Living in Mexico (featuring

#MexicanAmerican #Chicanos #Latinos #Hispanic #NiDeAquiNiDeAlla
Born and raised in the USA to Mexican immigrant parents, we feel lucky to have the best of both worlds. We felt our roots calling to us and decided to move to Mexico in January 2021. We have dual-citizenship, but that doesn’t always mean we are fully accepted by either country. There’s this “ni de aquí ni de allá” feeling that lingers within and sometimes feels like an identity crisis. We are called “pochos”, “mexicanos agringados”, “not real Americans”, and “not real Mexicans”.
To help us talk about this, we invited La Karencita, Mexicana born and raised, to reflect with us on what it means to be Mexican and Mexican-American. We explore cultural differences and similarities, what Mexicans think of people like us, and our struggles as Mexican-Americans living in Mexico.
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Video Chapters
00:00 Intro
1:51 Who is La Karencita?
3:07 The Mexican-American identity
5:30 Ni de aquí ni de allá
6:53 What do Mexicans think of Mexican-Americans
8:05 Are we more Mexican or more American?
9:23 What makes a Mexican, Mexican?
10:26 Other opinions
11:12 Spanglish and discrimination
17:15 Differences and similarities
23:45 An unexpected adventure
24:15 Sneak peek into next vlog

[@julioalvarez4481]

The lack of Spanish speaking abilities in first generation households is because we grow up learning from our parents/family members. Dependent on their level of education or knowledge of the subject matter, we tend to learn up to that level. If we wish to pursue at a higher level, we will have to learn from other outlets (books, internet, schools, etc). My parents and I were born in Mexico, but I grew up in the states and my parents came here in their early 20’s. Unfortunately my parents only went up to late middle school/early high school, so I learned Spanish at home up to that level from speaking and reading things at home. Do not feel bad about the code switching, but I think it is a great thing! In my opinion, I do prefer speaking one language without switching over the other as it can get confusing for other listeners. I am a native household speaker/reader/listener, but I am always seeking to learn more to be proficient (college, graduate school, KZbin ). Love your content, you guys are one of a kind!

[@lucio.martinez]

Indeed, regarding the learnig from our parents. More times than non, our parents didn't even go to school, their circumstances put them to work, over going to school. They can't teach, when they don't know. As a kid, I used to study lyrics of Mexican songs. I learned a lot of correct Spanish from that. I distinctly remember finding that, it was not correct to say, "nadien", as my mom said it. Rather the correct form is, "nadie". I remember I always asked my mom to bring back a Spanish dictionary. I'd always get a translator, instead. Until one day, I found one! I get into it my people in Mex.,saying that we don't learn Spanish because were ashame of ourselves. I try to explain to them that kids will always gravitate to easy and norms. They don't get that the US is an English only, speaking country. There's only people that speak Spanish, everything and everywhere is English speaking--with very few exceptions.

[@DePalma.]

This happens to every culture that arrives in the states, don’t feel bad… It’s normal and you’re right most Mexican Americans will have to study Spanish, some to get even proficient and others to learn words they didn’t learn in their houses. I can tell you my grandparents came from southern Italy and I grew up speaking English, not Italian… People that come from Mexico have a distinct advantage in that they are the largest US immigrant group, there are constant new waves of Spanish speakers from Mexico every year, egally and illegally, and Mexican Americans can go visit Mexico anytime they want… So out of all the racial groups, Mexican Americans are the ones that have The largest advantage to retain traditions, language etc. Not mention because of such large numbers of illegal in a Gratian you almost have to speak Spanish and English in the southern part of the United States… It’s a huge advantage to grow up speaking Spanish or at least understand it.

[@DePalma.]

the US southwest was only part of Mexico for 28yrs (1821-1848) & was very sparsely populated. The reason there are so many Mexican nationals here is illegal immigration, having children here then the children sponsoring the parents for residency/legal immigration. My comment was that every culture assimilates, loses their language over the generations, but the Mexican culture has a strong & distinct advantage being a neighboring country with very high levels of new, illegal immigration...so the culture/language is constantly sustained by new blood. It’s a privileged & long term immigration, in comparison to other immigrant groups.

[@owlman_]

@@DePalma. Yes, that territory was part of Mexico for 28 years, but it was part of New Spain for 300 years before that. Since the first Spanish arrived there, the language has never disappeared, despite what Americans think or want.

[@DePalma.]

@@owlman_ I disagree. The southern US states were so sparsely populated there was barely anybody there, like a ranch every 20 miles in many places… The language has continued because there’s been a constant influx of new Spanish speakers, mostly illegal. Go to any family and see how many generations it takes for them to lose the ability to speak Spanish, it’s usually one to 3 generations. So when you say that it used to be new Spain, then for 28 years it was Mexico and the tradition of speaking Spanish continues from back then… I know that’s not the case. I live in San Diego & Tijuana… and I can 100% guarantee you that the language continues because of the continuous immigration. Not because Spanish was spoken on a ranch 150 years ago. 10% of Mexico’s population lives in the USA, meaning 16 million Mexican born immigrants or .10 of the Mexican population.

[@JDIMAS2008]

Thank you soooooo much for asking these questions!!!!! I feel like so many of us chicanos wonder the same things but it can be a difficult conversation to have with someone who doesn’t fully understand without context.

[@EatBailaTravel]

This is very tough subject to bring up in conversation let alone to post publicly for thousands of people to see. We honestly didn’t know if it would work out but we pitched it to Karencita and after hanging out building chemistry we felt it was the perfect opportunity to make some valuable content on the subject. We have one more video tomorrow to finish off this series.

[@LizaJaneFlor]

I saw a billboard ad for internet in the Mexican American part of Corpus Christi, TX in 2019 (so, recently) that said “Faster than a flying chancla”. We had such a good laugh about that😂

[@EatBailaTravel]

Hahaha that’s a good one! That’s the kind of internet we need here in Puerto Escondido

[@bmorechido]

I loved hearing about Jenny's experience being Mexican-American and how she really had to work hard to keep up her Spanish after English became more dominant in her day-to-day life. Great video!

[@EatBailaTravel]

glad you enjoyed this conversation! it's been important to me and now I feel more confident using Spanish in professional settings ❤️

[@elmatrevino4294]

I really enjoyed how frank both of you were about Mexican Americans and Mexicans. I could tell that it was a little uncomfortable but both of you were sincere which allowed you to be frank. Thank you for a great video !!!!!

[@EatBailaTravel]

This video felt very long for us to post but we left the entire conversation because only this way would it have felt sincere and authentic. Had we cut and edited it probably wouldn’t have felt as sincere glad you enjoyed it Elma. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@EatBailaTravel]

This video switches between English and Spanish. If you are not fluent in both, we highly recommend you turn on the CC (closed captioning/subtitles). 😊 We look forward to reading your thoughts and comments on this topic. It is very personal and close to our hearts, but we believe it's important to create this kind of content. We invite everyone to share their perspective, but hope you will be kind and considerate of others while doing so. If you enjoyed this video and want to support our channel, don’t forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE and turn on the notifications for our channel! Stay tuned for another upload tomorrow! Special thanks to La Karencita for accepting our invitation to collaborate! We had a lot of fun creating videos together and encourage you to check out her channel. kzbin.info

[@josephquillian2866]

¡Es un tema muy interesante! Soy gringo - amante de la cultura mexicana - y pienso que los latinos que hay en el mundo, vivan dónde vivan, siguen siendo latinos por su herencia cultura.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Joseph saludos amigo! Cómo vas con la recuperación de tu cirugía?

[@josephquillian2866]

@@EatBailaTravel ¡Qué ternura! Pues ya estoy mucho mejor, gracias a Dios! Mi ritmo cardíaco de repente se aceleró después de la cirugía … me tuvieron que aplicar un choque y - ¡santo remedio! - ya palpita normalmente mi corazón … ¡y con mi nueva rodilla biónica! :-) :-)

[@yurihime3730]

Claro que no, eso es tremendamente racista, los verdaderos latinos nacieron y se criaron en sus respectivos países, vale madre las raíces y todo eso, te tienes que adaptar al país en el que naciste y la mielda de origen de tus padres no sirve en ese pais

[@gratefulinca7001]

Love your videos Jenny & Kevin! This discussion is an important one but one that many don't really want to engage in. Thanks for starting the conversation!

[@EatBailaTravel]

Thank you commenting and watching our video! We appreciate you have a wonderful Sunday!

[@IndianmominMexico]

This is a cool video!! Could relate so much, following you and Karencita now 😀🤗

[@EatBailaTravel]

Thanks @Indian mom in Mexico! We are not in Queretaro anymore (just left) but we would love to take you up on that offer for home cooked Indian food next time we're around! I'd love to learn more about your experience in Mexico as well. So far I've only watched your Squid Game parody lol but I look forward to catching up on your channel :) saludos!

[@JonathanMartinez-wg2cc]

Great video. I enjoyed the switching of languages to more accurately capture the appropriate meaning. Both La Karencita and this channel have me thinking about moving to Mexico City or perhaps another part of Mexico. Stay safe! I am hoping to visit in December!

[@LaKarencitaMX]

You'll love Mexico.

[@jasmingarcia5062]

Love this video, such a touchy subject but much needed conversations. I literally loled at some of the KZbin comments you received saying you guys don’t speak English well 🤣 apparently higher education institutions are not good enough for them.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Thank you so much for commenting Jasmin! ❤️Yea some of the comments are wild, recently we have some religious zealot telling us were going to hell for making these videos. saludos friend we miss you!

[@AP3x6917]

Thanks for making this video. Growing up in East Los Angeles, California to 2 immigrant parents from Mexico, I honestly didn't realize how much my parents instilled their culture into my siblings and myself until after I joined the military and had to move to different parts of the U.S. I feel blessed to have exposed to a lot of my heritage. When I go visit family in Mexico now, I feel like I fit in. Sadly, i cannot say the same for my experience in the U.S. Americans seem to be more judgmental and non tolerant of people from non-white backgrounds. Gracias otra vez.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Hi Angel, I’m glad you liked this video. It’s an important topic for a lot of people like us. It’s unfortunate that so many Americans are hostile towards non-white and non-European immigrants (and their descendants!) Places like Los Angeles and Chicago are more diverse and welcoming, but unfortunately that’s not the case for most of the rest of the country.

[@ee.es00]

@@EatBailaTravel how about the people who are hostile towards white Americans. Like yourself who makes broad generalizations about white people treating "non whites" a certain way, which is a lie. Americans are some of the most tolerant people in the world.

[@ee.es00]

Actually he vast majority of Americans are incredibly tolerant to people of all backgrounds. Why would you make such a false generalization like that?

[@AP3x6917]

@@ee.es00 I only speak from my own experience. I don't know what background you come from, but I've had the pleasure of experiencing both sides of the coin. If my convictions offend you, then you've proven my point.

[@ee.es00]

@@AP3x6917 no. Saying that the vast majority of Americans are incredibly tolerant does not prove your point that they are intolerant. In what ways have you, in your personal experience, experienced Americans being intolerant against all "non white" people? Are you sure your not projecting your own ideas upon others? If people like yourself who say these things are creating real division and animosity amongst people.

[@rebekazoluaga6709]

Love your channel! I love this because well I’m in the same spot as you. I moved to Morelos with my mom for six months but came back to the US to do some arreglos but I’ll be back and to say the least it’s very eye opening being in this situation and how they treat you I mean I’m learning so much and I love it, life is about growing up and learning new things! Thanks guys!

[@EatBailaTravel]

Yes, I agree it has been an incredible learning experience, and we love that about it. The most fulfilling part about traveling and living new experiences are all the wonderful things you learn about the world and yourself. It's not always sunshine and rainbows, but it's all worth it. I hope all goes well with you and your mom in Morelos!

[@DJelreydelsur]

I felt this video en mis huesos :0 Amazing content!

[@EatBailaTravel]

Thank you!

[@Zoolama34709]

As a Mexican/American who grew up with my grandparents in Mexico I can relate 😂😂😂 En Mexico cuando la gente se daban cuenta que era de Estados Unidos me gritaban Gringa O Chola😂 En Estados Unidos “go back to Mexico “😂😂 Ni de aquí ni de allá🤦🏽‍♀️ As Latinos we should all be united ❤ I love your videos👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@EatBailaTravel]

the struggle!! 🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️ just gotta laugh it off sometimes! Mexico is a country that bullies casually, not to intentionally cause harm, but playfully, so play the game! Have your comebacks ready for next time 😈

[@charliefoxtrotsky4104]

really enjoyed this video with all of you from two YT channels of which I am a subscriber of both.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Thank you for watching we are so happy you support us two!

[@StephenandAndie]

oh man! we almost missed this one! sorry we’re catching up out of order. We’re really loving the different perspectives you discuss. and such a cute baby picture, Kevin! My older family members have the vaccine scars, too! My aunt who was born in the U.S. has it - I always thought it was generational. I didn’t realize it was something that was more prevalent in other countries.

[@EatBailaTravel]

We didn't know that people in the US had vaccine scars as well. It's cool how much we have learned in the filming of this video, and also from our subscribers commenting on the topic. We look forward to making more videos on controversial history and making sure that all audiences will be engaged. Maybe someday we will get the opportunity to collaborate.

[@juans9644]

You guys showed up on my feed today. Good video. New subscriber.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. This third video of our collaboration series. Our last video is going up tonight. Check out our teaser to see what it’s all about! Saludos amigo welcome to the EBT family!

[@dark.rainbow]

My favorite video. Gracias muchachas!

[@EatBailaTravel]

Good morning! Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed it have a wonderful day!

[@dark.rainbow]

@@EatBailaTravel Likewise! Keep up the great work! Saludos!

[@EatBailaTravel]

Thank you! Saludos

[@anitamendez116]

Great subject. Thank you for the awareness. My situation is even more complicated because I am of Latin decent, 3rd generation born and raised in Hawaii. I am Native Hawaiian of Latin descent. My husband and I are moving to Queretaro the beginning of next year…2022. I am in Queretaro now preparing for our move next year. Of course everyone thinks I’m Mexican and immediately starts talking to me in Spanish and I say, “I don’t speak Spanish, I’m Hawaiiano”. That makes it more acceptable even though I obviously look Latina.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Very interesting thank you so much for sharing. We wonder how you feel the culture shocks from living in Hawaii and moving to Mexico. There are a lot of Latinos that go through the same struggles and we hope to start talking about these more often to help connect with others who feel the same.

[@anitamendez116]

@@EatBailaTravel….Yes, not everyone’s race, heritage and culture is just one thing. We are all a “melting pot”.

[@marianac6294]

You make a really great point about maintaining two languages. We had to work very hard to work on speaking English really well and without an accent after learning Spanish first at home. And we never received a formal Spanish language education aside from that which we learned conversationally with our families. But trying to keep our Spanish takes work, and it's not fair to be considered any less Mexican based on just how fluently you speak the spanish language. In my personal opinion Mexicans are those who truly identify and represent the culture regardless of language and location of birth.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Spanish is from Spain anyway! It shouldn’t be a measure of your “Mexicaness”. It’s what’s in your heart that counts. People will always have an opinion but the only one that matters is yours!

[@CostaMesaFUNKSTER]

I speak a little purepecha I mostly understand it when both of my parents speak to me. it’s a dialect language in Michoacán

[@randomcamus9445]

@@EatBailaTravel I watched your video trying to be reasonable but I see that you don't understand anything it's not the language it's that you are opportunists before 2010 many of you denied being or having Mexican heritage now you do

[@PixelPusher1]

This has been such an insightful and valuable conversation, thank you so much for making a video on this topic! I'd like to thank La Karencita for her honesty, that was absolutely key! I love eye-opening moments like this. Great questions, great answers. I'm American born, my mom was Mexican born, but my Irish-born dad put a stop to Spanish being spoken in the house because he didn't want us speaking a language he couldn't understand, so I too have lived with Spanglish at best and am now scrambling to achieve fluency in anticipation of my move to Mexico. Unfortunately I've never had the benefit of cousins or living grandparents to practice with, so my vocabulary has always been lacking, but at least I've got a leg up on the accent. That's the easy part tho. Anyway, thanks again! Welp, back to Duolingo for me. Oh, but not before I go give Karencita a sub!

[@EatBailaTravel]

Hola! Apologies for the delayed response, but thank you so much for this comment. I love to hear about others' experiences on this topic. La Karencita is a wonderful person and this video collaboration we made marked the start of a beautiful friendship! (we're both in Colombia right now and planning on seeing each other soon for more collabs ❤) thank you for supporting both of our channels! Wishing you the best on your language journey - no need to strive for perfection, simply growth is something to be proud of! Sigue echandole ganas! Keep at it!

[@brandon_wallace]

That is sad your dad did not want to learn Spanish himself. Just go hard on learning Spanish and you will get there.

[@AbigailAlvarado-Patterson]

Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. I look forward to refining my Spanish speaking skills once I make the move.

[@EatBailaTravel]

improving my spanish is probably one of my proudest accomplishments. You can do it!

[@dlwilliamson5644]

I am doing my initial two week visit to find where I will live in Queretaro. So Stoked to actually learn to speak Spanish fluently. 2-4 years of living in Queretaro hopefully, will teach me enough to speak and read fluently to travel all throughout all of Mexico regardless of how little English is spoken in whatever town I am in. This has been one of my favorite videos ever.

[@EatBailaTravel]

@dlwilliamson5644 that’s so exciting! So happy for you to take this next step. Wishing you all the best ✨

[@merazmeraz5407]

Yo creo que el mexicano es el que creció en México, vivió la experiencia del tercer mundo, no importa si nació en otro país pero que creció aquí. Obviamente también es mexicano cualquiera que legalmente lo diga la ley. Ya sean extranjeros naturalizados o por vía de los padres. Ahora, hay muchas opiniones al respecto en el país, todas muy variadas y se respeta. Pero yo creo que lo que más le molesta al mexicano es aquel latinx (american citizen) privilegiado, que quieren condicionar y decir cómo somos todos acá en Latinoamérica, siendo que somos muchos países diferentes. Incluso ví un vídeo de Mitu (o no recuerdo de quién) que nos decían que nosotros estamos mal, que debemos cambiar "latino" por "latinx" solo porque a ellos les apetece. Incluso me he topado con gente en internet que habla inglés, y se atreve a decir que ellos no hablan español porque el español es el idioma de la conquista. Y yo de... Ah, seguro el inglés es el idioma de los besos y abrazos, ¿No? Seguro los británicos no exterminaron a los indígenas, mmh. Yo no tengo problema en que no hablen español, eso se entiende. Ellos viven en otro país. Pero si tengo problema en que digan tonterías, sobre todo en Twitter. Y ojo que no defiendo el español, todos los idiomas en América fueron introducidos a la fuerza (excepto los idiomas nativos que aún existen), pero de eso a decir esas babosadas EN INGLÉS, oye, lo comprendería si me lo dijeran en náhuatl o algún otro idioma nativo. Estos vídeos más o menos tocan el tema de lo que hablo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKiroGt5Z9elrbc kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGauZmltpbx9btU

[@EatBailaTravel]

Si entiendo tu punto de vista pero la realidad es que si buscas cosas controversiales en la internet las vas a buscar. Hay gente que opina de muchas cosas entre más basura busque mas encontraras. En USA, so se habla sobre los mexicanos matándose y que encuentran muertos por todas partes. Pero la realidad es que méxico tiene más mucho que ofrecer. Nosotros no podemos responder por los demás pero si nos gusta ver tu punto de vista y también se entiende.

[@owlman_]

@@EatBailaTravel Qué interesante que en EEUU tienen la idea de que no hacemos nada más que matarnos cuando nos estamos uniendo más como nación. Por lo que pasan en las noticias internacionales, parece que EEUU está siempre a dos balazos de caer en guerra civil. Parece que el chiste es dejar al otro país como violento e inestable.

[@JorgeMartinez-ez1jl]

Tienes mucha razon. Yo creci en Mexico de los 5-15 y me siento mas mexicano que americano.

[@perreotriste7889]

Estoy de acuerdo con algunos de tus puntos. Sin embargo, la falla en tu lógica es que no todos los Méxicanos criados en México comparten esta experiencia del "tercer mundo".

[@briansanchez6699]

De acuerdo total. Yo nací y crecí en California. Toda mi familia es mexicana y vivimos 40 minutos de Mexico. Para mi era fácil distinguir que cosas tengo de Mexico y que cosas de gringo. Muchos Mexico Americanos no pueden distinguir eso y se confunden en pensar que no tienen influencias y pensamientos gringos. Ni siquiera saben de la historia de Mexico y empiezan a rechazar todo que viene de los “colonizers”. Mexico ni siquiera fue una colonia! Lo más que me enoja es cuando usan la identidad mexicana o latino como excusa en vez de tomar responsabilidad de sus propios decisiones en su vida.

[@Andreyabish]

What a great and insightful video wow. New subscriber 😄😄😄😄

[@EatBailaTravel]

Welcome, Andreas! We’re glad to have you along 🤗

[@transformationnationyoga]

Super interesting- thank you guys for sharing your experience and perspective. Jenny- my partner is in a similar situation that you described for your mom. When she goes back to Mexico to visit family, they tease her a lot- and they tease hard. Love your content- keep up the good work. You two are adorable. . . and from my perspective you are both just the right amount Mexican and just the right amount “American.”

[@EatBailaTravel]

Thank you 😊🫶🏻🇺🇸🇲🇽very sweet comment

[@linofrausto2726]

Muy bueno el video cuídense!

[@EatBailaTravel]

Gracias, Don Lino!

[@brandon_wallace]

Es bueno estar entre dos culturas, se puede disfrutar de lo mejor de los dos mundos. It is good to be inbetween two cultures, one can enjoy the best of both worlds.

[@EatBailaTravel]

absolutely! it's what we love best about being de aquí y de allá 😊❤️🇲🇽🇺🇸

[@wandasanchez551]

What a great video. Many of the topics you discussed resonate with me. Neither here nor there, a feeling of not belonging to the dominant culture in either country, Mexican relatives telling me”sorry you’re not Mexican”: I traveled a lot throughout Mexico and appreciate the culture and history. Like you Jenny, I’ve had to work on my Spanish over the years and it’s improved over the years by studying it at university. I grew up in the SF Bay Area in a predominantly Anglo suburb so removed from the Mexican culture. We spoke mainly English at home, not Spanish. Only my abuelita spoke Spanish and I was one of the only cousins that could speak with her with some fluency because I mostly spoke Spanish at home until I stared Kindergarten. No chancla or cinto in our household but my mother had a mean pinch. My parents came here at a young age so my mother had to learn to cook here from American ladies who would share their recipes. I missed out on all the good Mexican food. I’m making up for it now. Thanks to to all for sharing this perspective and to La Karencita for sharing hers. I also enjoy her videos.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Thank you so much for sharing Wanda. It's interesting to know how we are all placed in the mexican-american group but we all have very different upbringings and we can contribute to our society without strengths. How early did your parents come to California and what part of Mexico is your family from? If you don't mind us asking. We wonder what it feels like from a grandmas perspective to not be able to communicate with grandchildren. It happens in our families as well we will be calling our grandma tonight to ask. Thank you for your comment and support in both channels we truly appreciate it. Do you have any suggestions for another topic like this?

[@wandasanchez551]

@@EatBailaTravel Thank you for replying to my question. My father came to the US when he was 13 years old and my mother came at 18. She had a hard time adjusting to life here. She came from a family where she was catered to and never lifted a finger. They had cooks and maids that picked up after them and laid out their clothes. By them I mean her siblings. She was from the city and state of Chihuahua. My father came from a small town in Sinaloa. Back in those days there weren't may Hispanics/Latinos here like there are today. They assimilated into the American culture rather than retain theirs. Most of their siblings married non-Hispanics/Latinos. As for my grandmother, she was left out of conversations because all her children's spouses were American and English speaking as well as her grandchildren. She never became proficient in English after all the years she had lived here. You are lucky to still have your grandma. Mine passed away as well as my mother and all her siblings. Enjoy her while you still have her.

[@karriaga05]

Hi Jenny and Kevin! New subscriber here ✨ just wanted to say thank you for the video and the discussion with La Karencita (that's actually how I came to your channel). I was also born and raised in Chicago and from La Villita (26th & Christiana)! I'm actually moving to Querétaro, México in January for a job opportunity and would love to connect with the both of you if you're open to it. 🙂 Being Mexican American moving to México, I've thought about these questions myself and the possible barriers that I will have to deal with once I move. Thank you for the insight! - Karina

[@EatBailaTravel]

Good morning Kari, we should definitely connect! Add us on Instagram and perhaps we can exchange information there to make a zoom call or FaceTime. We would love to provide our experience Querétaro is a wonderful place. We lived in different spots in little village mostly 28th and Central Park and 27th and drake. Then moved to Cicero

[@karriaga05]

Hey! I just sent you a message through IG 🤗 looking forward to connect soon!

[@thriveinspanish]

Hey guys! I'm fan of La Karencita 🤣 (I'm not Karencita by any means) and I came to tell you that I loved your video. I'm your number two fan now!

[@EatBailaTravel]

You look very familiar!! Thanks we need more fans we are happy at number 2!😂 Saludos Karen Hernandez thanks for joining our EBT family!

[@davidday2373]

I have the arm scar, but I got at 20 years old in the U.S. 🤔

[@EatBailaTravel]

@@davidday2373 interesting! Is it from a vaccine? Do you know which one?

[@davidday2373]

@@EatBailaTravel Military. They give you 3 or 4 shots... this arm, that arm, your butt... I ended up with the same arm scar that my mom had. 😁 I think ours was (if you can believe it) our vaccine was anthrax 💀☠

[@lucio.martinez]

Me encantan ustedes todos, chicos. De la Karen aprendo historias mexicana y de los gringos (no offense), la cultura mexicana a través de la perspectiva gringa. Cómo dice un güey por aquí, portense bien cuídense y lávense bien las manos, jajaja Viva Méxic!🇲🇽 God Bless the USA!🇺🇲

[@aurainesheinz3103]

I went to a Latina meetup in college once. I was judged because I look completely white and all the other Latinas were second or third generation US citizens. I was still pursuing my US citizenship at the time (born and raised in Colombia but speak perfect US English). Also, I have my smallpox vaccine scar. I think they stopped giving that in the US in 1972 when it was deemed eradicated in the country.

[@EatBailaTravel]

It's unfortunate that there is this "otherism" between Latinos, when we should united, not divided. We are all guilty of making assumptions upon first glance at someone, but it's our responsibility to make the effort to be aware of our biases and how we act towards others. I hope those girls were able to grow in that regard and I'm sorry you experienced this among your own latinos. And THANK YOU for clarifying on the on the vaccine scar! I was dying to know what that was about, hahah. Saludos and thanks for commenting! - Jenny

[@astrozoo]

What was the score when they judged you? Maybe you got a high score

[@worldobserver3515]

@@astrozoo 🤣

[@willywonka8730]

I think the difference is the way we are taught to address life - not our nationality or skin color. Don't be fooled by that. It is a cultural difference and when the USA is blown to shit by the selfish assholes in Washington DC - THEN we will appreciate the pacific attitude of love of family and home found in Mexico.

[@TheLace]

@@astrozooprobably got a 9.9?

[@robertgarza3493]

My Parents were both born in Mexico. My sibling’s and I were born in Chicago. We spoke Spanish at home and English at school. It helped me immensely that I spent the summers in Monterrey, Mexico with relatives on my Father’s side. That helped me immensely as I only spoke Spanish in Monterrey during the summer. When I spend the winter in Zihuatanejo, Mexico I love speaking Spanish with the locals. Como Mexico no ay dos… 🇲🇽

[@EatBailaTravel]

How lucky we are to be DE AQUÍ Y DE ALLÁ! ❤️ do you all still live in Chicago?

[@N8turElle]

Omg is that a Chula shirt?! I need that! Please provide link!

[@EatBailaTravel]

I bought it from a street vendor in LA but we are hoping to sell a line of similar merchandise on our website (website also coming soon lol) so stay tuned!

[@JayCeeMax]

Great introduction

[@EatBailaTravel]

Thank you! Jenny was 🔥 🔥 -Kevin

[@Michael-jd6lg]

What a fascinating conversation. Living in San Diego, and being a very Anglo but pretty fluent Spanish speaker, I can see how much easier I have it in Mexico. When they see the pink complexion and pale blue eyes, yet I can speak Spanish, I'm almost always treated very positively in Mexico, even more I hope due to my respectful attitude about the culture and history. But I can see that if I were Mexican-American and spoke with a more perfect accent than mine, and with 100x the ingrained Mexican culture due to upbringing, I'd still be treated more disrespectfully in Mexico. That is really weird. Here in San Diego which you know is right on the border--on this (north) side there are 3.3 million people, 35% Mexican in the 2010 census, and on the other side from the bay in Ensenada to Mexicali there are 3.1 million. In northern Baja, I guess it's only 88% Mexican since there are maybe 400 hundred thousand non-Mexicans in the state of Baja California, from all over the world. In San Diego we have every style of Mexican-to-American. A lot of people in Tijuana have US citizenship and cross every day for work, without wanting to live on this side, and many people have parts of their education on both sides and are completely fluent in both languages and cultures. Some Mexican professionals have their houses on this side and commute into Mexico to their law or medical offices or factory management positions, but cross for family dinners every Sunday on the other side, and their kids sometimes choose to have their education in Mexico anyway and would rather just live on the south side of the line when they grow up. There are also a lot of Mexican-Americans of even the 5th or greater generation in San Diego, almost always still with Spanish ability, showing how powerfully tenacious the Mexican-American identity really is, but some of them say they never cross and are afraid to! You're making me think that part of their identity might be to feel a little rejected by Mexico even while hanging on to so much of the culture on this side. Weird, weird, weird and not fair. So the border is more of a blend than a line. Left out are the hundreds of thousands of factory workers on the south side who might not be able to afford tourist visas and can't just just come over and just go to Walmart on this side instead of on the other side. They form their own melting pot, because they come from every corner of the Republic, especially Jalisco, Sinaloa, and the desert states, I guess in Chicago you'd really be facing much more discrimination or be seen as "foreign" but in parts of San Diego, if anybody here would call somebody from Mexico "foreign" most people would wonder what planet their attitude came from.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Wow. First, thank you sooo much for taking the time to write this. You've provided extremely valuable insight to this very nuanced topic. I wish more people in this world had the skills you have to reflect and empathize. Second, the US-Mexico border culture is so fascinating and foreign to me (Jenny). I haven't been to San Diego or Tijuana before and it sounds like an ideal blend, with the exception challenges for those unable to cross freely (whether based from fear or bureaucratic challenges). Thanks again for contributing to this important conversation

[@darbyv8160]

I grew up In San diego, but my family roots are very much Los Angeles. 4th gen and don't know spanish and my dad assimilated so lost a lot of his spanish. I always got a lot of shit from my peers and other Mexicans for not knowing spanish 😬 always told I have a natural accent with the s phrases I do know, so when I gotta tell ppl no habla Español they think I'm lying 😭🤦🏽‍♀️

[@sergeigen1]

one thing that stands out to me is how much ethnicity matters in the US vs mexico. lots of official paperwork in the US has you make a selection for what race/ethnicity you are. and thats completely nuts to me! At the bank, the post office, at school, at work, all these places want to know my ethnicity for some reason, why? and were supposed to believe that institutionalized racism doesnt exist? one of the first ways an american describes a person is "what are they" meaning what race, that does not happen in mexico lol, at least not as a first descriptor. most people in the US learn early in life that they 'belong' to specific group, so it doesnt surprise me that mexican-americans or any other group of people in the US has these ideas about who they are or at least who they are told they are supposed to be. some groups base their 'identity' on whatever country their previous generation came from, but thats completely different than actually having lived experience in that country. given enough generations tho, groups no longer ID themselves with their old coutries. i dont think white americans see themselves as european anymore, or i dont think black americans see themselves as africans anymore. one of the things that makes mexican-americans diferent though, is that their old country is right next door and is easy to travel back to, so theres a ton of back and forward. Im from TJ so my ideas on this subject are very different from the rest of mexico, i would say my ideas are more similar to the san diego guy. but yeah, super interesting stuff, i just wanted to share my 2 cents lol

[@randomcamus9445]

@@sergeigen1 Before they denied their Mexican heritage, they tried to make me see them as Americans, but since they couldn't do it, now they want to be Mexican when they never really cared about me, it's out of interest.

[@sunnizebra]

Jenny, in la karencita's video (and in this one) you mentioned having to improve your spanish, can you share how you did it? i am also native speaker who grew up with mexican parents in the us but i definitely need to improve my spanish.... any tips would be really appreciated 🙏. was it mainly books and novelas? would you mind elaborating, thank youuu

[@EatBailaTravel]

Sure thing! Happy to share more. I took Spanish for Heritage Speakers in high school, and minored in Spanish in college. I took advantage of study abroad opportunities (scholarships and financial aid made this possible for me) and spent a semester in Spain and a semester in Ecuador. Having the opportunity to take college-level courses in Spanish (not just spanish language courses, but subjects like psychology and political science) is what I think had the most impact on my Spanish development. It forced me to read books and articles in Spanish, write essays in Spanish, and learn new words. One of my instructors even told me I didn't need the courses, that what would help me the most in the long run is reading, writing, and consuming media in Spanish (tv, news, books, articles, music, etc). And to add a bit of my own advice, find a way to do the things you love in Spanish! Watch your favorite movies in Spanish, reread your favorite books, etc. I hope this helps!

[@sunnizebra]

@@EatBailaTravel thank you so much for sharing, i appreciate the thoughtful response. i hadnt thought of rereading or rewatching the things i love in spanish, but it makes sense! i will definitely keep these things in mind

[@fergomez3817]

@@sunnizebra it also helps if you find a job where you could use your bilingualism and speak to native ‘hispanohablantes’ on a regular basis.

[@JoseLuisGonzalez-jv7kj]

I just ran into your channel after watching Karencita’s channel. Great channel, really enjoying it. The scar could be indicative of where you were born and not. In the US the vaccine for smallpox was stopped in 1980. I came to this country in 1981 at the age of seven and I don’t have the scar. I gather that I neither got the vaccine in Mexico and did not get it in the US. I do remember that when living in Veracruz, Mexico, nurses would come to our little village to vaccinate the children. My grandma would hide us from them in the corn fields. That could explain why I never got the smallpox vaccine. My wife came to the US when she was nine in 1983 and she has the scar. Saludos from California

[@EatBailaTravel]

Nice glad you were able to find us! Collaborating with La Karencita was one of our favorite moments of last year. Thank you for sharing your story and experience in Veracruz. By any chance do you remember why your family avoided getting the vaccine? Just curious if that’s ok to ask. Also, what part of Veracruz are you from? My family, Kevin, is from acayucan veracruz. Saludos thanks for commenting

[@TheTwoTravelersInMexico]

Interesting topic. What Mexicans think of Mexican Americans. I wasn't fluent enough in Spanish enough to understand everything that was said but I got enough to understand basically. Chilaquilles aren't just for breakfast in my house. Nice job Jenny, Kevin and La Karencita. -Marc

[@EatBailaTravel]

Amigo Marc we have subtitles for the language switching just in case. We spend hours and hours on subtitles for our audiences to enjoy all of our videos. It is probably one of the most tedious things with having a channel. Saludos amigo!

[@TheTwoTravelersInMexico]

@@EatBailaTravel, I try not to enable subtitles, it forces me to learn more Spanish. I really enjoy your videos and hope to meet up with you some day. -Marc

[@Agustin-jo8mv]

Haha. This is an interesting interview. I'm Mexican American and yeah this is very true. I stopped speaking Spanish when I was like 10-12ish so I speak Spanish at 6/10 level. Definitely self conscious about my Spanish. 😅😂 My English is perfect though, just made sense to prioritize English. Haha.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Everyone had different priorities and needs growing up. We completely understand and we’re Confident you can make that 6/10 into 10/10 if you wish! Saludos!

[@tcb1017]

WOW, I just learned about your videos here and I also learned and subscribed to Karencitas channel. Looks like she has American boyfriend or husband. Ok, good luck and I'm looking forward to watch more of your videos both your and Karencitas. It's nice to see the young people enjoying their lifes as it looks like you guys do. Keep it up and enjoy your youth while it last because it will end as it will for all of us. Adjos for now. 🍉🌶🌮🕺💃😎

[@EatBailaTravel]

Thank you for joining our EBT family we hope you feel free to offer suggestions and ideas whenever you please. Karencita has been in the KZbin world for sometime and she has good crowd following her. At first we were a little intimidated to ask if she would like to collaborate but at the end it worked out nicely. Her husband Dave is from the UK and he is awesome! Gotta stay young in our hearts and souls saludos!

[@FernandoGarcia-pg9ui]

Muchachos no se preocupen tanto, recuerden a CHAVELA VARGAS :" LOS MEXICANOS NACEMOS DONDE NOS DA NUESTRA CHINGADA GANA". pero siempre que sean respetuosos y abiertos para abrazar nuestra cultura o cualquier otra serán bienvenidos en todos lados, finalmente ciudadanos del mundo. ¡ Felicidades por sus videos! Un gran esfuerzo de su parte, que demuestra que somos cercanos y el lugar donde crecimos no necesariamente nos determina, también nos hace más abiertos y tolerantes

[@EatBailaTravel]

así es maestro muy bien dicho 👏🏽👏🏽 muchas gracias por su comentario ❤️

[@thedevbek]

Iba a hacer un dulce comentario sobre cómo voy a volver a casa porque elegí el país equivocado para nacer, pero ese maldito troll me metió en la piel. Pero buen trabajo chicos. Mejor aún, volvamos a ese tipo de Allen Sánchez.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Ya sabes siempre hay trolls buscando a quien molestar. Gracias por ver nuestro video espero y te gusto. No dejemos que el Allen nos amargue el dia que la vida es muy hermosa para andar de odiosos! Saludos Amigo! -J&K

[@thedevbek]

​@@EatBailaTravel De la boca de los bebés, tienes razón, joven, la vida es demasiado corta y hermosa para dejar que los trolls la arruinen. Con suerte, incluso los trolls tienen días hermosos a veces. Realmente espero que el traductor de Google funcione bien. Planeo usarlo mucho hasta que encuentre una buena escuela de español. Me encantan tus videos. Tiene una idea interesante porque los veo como estadounidenses porque nacieron aquí. Para mí ustedes son yanquis 🤣 Se ve a sí mismo como mexicano-americanos debido a su herencia y yo soy un viejo gringo nacido en el lado equivocado de la frontera.

[@CraigEchelmeier]

I have the vaccine scar and so do my brothers and sisters. We are from the US. New York. received the vaccine in the mid 50's and early 60's. I live in Querétaro now. I love both your channels.

[@EatBailaTravel]

We didn't know that! Good to know so we don't keep assuming it's only an international thing!Thanks for watching friend have some gorditas in Queretaro for us!

[@raymundomartinez6512]

I'm from Chicago Illinois, Born and raised. I've always wanted to visit Mexico 🇲🇽 but I heard that most of them call us names like pochos or cholos . Spanish is from Spain like why they get so offended if some of us don't speak Spanish fluently 🤷

[@EatBailaTravel]

I feel you! Mexico is also a country with culture of teasing and making fun (like bullying but without actually trying to belittle you mostly lol) you just gotta be ready with your comebacks! lol

[@josephquillian2866]

¡Híjole!! No terminé mi comentario anterior … iba yo a decir que para mí de una forma u otra todos los latinos son unidos aunque vivan en diferentes partes del mundo. Hay un vínculo … un alma … que les une. El mes entrante cumpliré 30 años con mi poblano (él tiene 31 años viviendo en Dallas, Texas) … y de mañana en 49 días nos mudaremos a Querétaro. ¡AJÚA! Saludos de Pepe. :-)

[@EatBailaTravel]

Que lindo comentario amigo muchisimas gracias ❤️ Ya pronto se acerca el dia! El otro dia fuimos a Bernal y esta super lindo, haz ido? Saludos tu poblano y nos saludos a BUDDY!!

[@josephquillian2866]

@@EatBailaTravel ¡Gracias! Sí, hemos ido a Bernal, y nos gusta mucho. Jorge subió en su canal de KZbin un video de Buddy esta mañana con el título “From the Doggie Daycare to See Jody After his Knee Surgery ~ October 18, 2021” .. si gustan verlo. ¡Buddy está bien contentito! :-)

[@josephquillian2866]

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[@albertosproperties]

I wanna know that struggle. Still living in America. Ni de aque ni de Aya. Feeling that struggle.

[@EatBailaTravel]

We completely understand where you are coming from. We will be making a video specifically on the "NI de aqui ni alla" struggle soon. Just working on the details to make it a good impactful video.

[@ravendano]

me encanta este canal, los temas 👏🏼… no hay canales q aborden los temas del méxico-americano moderno (chicanos, pochos, etc.) no hay necesidad d aclarar q cuando decimos “americano” nos referimos al norte d América… en ese caso llamaríamos a los mexicanos “americanos” también… los modismos d los términos son amplios y se entienden… lo digo con amor y respeto porq siento q el méxico-americano y el mexicano siempre se está disculpando d algo… no hay necesidad d aclarar y disculparse por algo q se entiende otro dicho q he escuchado, “el mexicano siempre pisotea al mexicano” como dijo Karencita, los extranjeros jamás se burlan o la menosprecian… siempre es el mexicano y sí… ese odio es derivado d las bromas q se tornan más crueles y reales con el tiempo… y creo q nace d la envidia e ignorancia del mexicano hacia el chicano/pocho… los méxico-americanos batallan también, no todo es éxito… tienen q tomar en cuenta nuestros hermanos mexicanos q somos “extraños en tierra extraña”… sería bueno ser recibidos d perdido con respeto al llegar a México, ya sea a vivir o a visitar Jeni y Kevin, hacen algo muy único… sigan adelante, chicos!

[@maohuerta]

I survived 'The Chancla' !!!

[@EatBailaTravel]

😜🙌🏼🩴 congrats! 🎉

[@andygonzalez3939]

As a Mexican-American, I use to have trouble speaking Spanish. Today I can speak it much better and thanks to learning Spanish, I can now speak Portuguese. Agora eu falo três línguas. Bom video gente. Saudações.✌️

[@EatBailaTravel]

bravo! Nos também falamos um pouco de portugués! 🤗

[@johnschatz946]

I’m learning Spanish and want to learn Portuguese also.

[@davidday2373]

Every native-born Mexican is a representation of my Abuelita. And I think I seek the approval of a native-born Mexicans, regarding my Spanish.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Yea, I feel you. It's a beautiful thing to feel such adoration for people we don't know personally, and I know many others can't relate, but I feel fortunate to feel such orgullo for Mexico. Thanks for commenting

[@EatBailaTravel]

@Michelle glad to hear that more parents are proudly raising their kids to be bilingual! That will be our plan as well. and yes 👏speak Spanish proudly in public!

[@jesuzo23]

La Karencita got “chicanos y pochos” wrong. Chicanos es what they call themselves (Mexican-American), pochos is a respective term used by Mexicans to referred to Mexican-American. Y ese dicho “muy mexicano” de “los mexicanos nacemos donde nos da la chingada gana” lo dijo la costarricense Chavela Vargas que se nacionalizó mexicana… no es un dicho “popular” es una frase de ella. Y la chancla sigue siendo mexicana… Y los 15 años en la calle, depende de donde creciste, no es igual en todo México.

[@waynevandermeer3139]

I love spending time in La Villita. Also just spent time in Veracruz.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Awesome! Are you from Chicago? Where in Veracruz did you visit?

[@waynevandermeer3139]

@@EatBailaTravel I’m in the SW suburbs but just retired from working in the city. I was close to El centro (Boca del Río) i also went to Catemaco and Orizaba. I also took a bus (ADO)to Puebla. I’m heading back in February for a month in Bucerias.

[@genxcyclist3734]

Excellent video ! I am 55 years old also was born in the Chicago land area. Dupage county to be exact . My mother was born in Panuco Veracruz and my father was born in Villagran Tamaulipas. They immigrated to Illinois in the 1950’s. That being said , i completly identified with your video . I remember always growing up having a hard time identifying myself as either American , Mexican or Mexican-American . Im fluent in both languages and growing up in the 70’s spanish was only spoken at home . The times we would speak spanish outside the house was to either to translate or when we where visiting friends or relatives. I believe all the questions you asked are pretty much felt by a lot of first generation born kids . I remember being made fun of by my cousins in Mexico about the way I spoke spanish . And likewise with english back home by American friends . As grew older i tried to identify with both cultures as much as could . We moved to South Texas in the 1980s . So Spanish became a must along the border . I work in healthcare and spanish is spoken 80% of the time , because of the proximity to the border. I guess living down here I get the best of both worlds , the Mexican culture with food ,music and everything that goes with it and likewise with the US aspect . My Father still lives . He’s 90 now and lately I’ve been finding myself asking him more questions about his life in Mexico and the rancho. I guess there will always be a part of us wanting to get back to our roots and the culture we grew up identifying with our parents . God bless and continue with your great channel . And yes , Ni de aquí, ni de allá ! 🇺🇸🇲🇽🙏🏼

[@EatBailaTravel]

Wow, you are lucky to still have your father at the age of 90 🙏🏽 it's pretty amazing that this cultural phenomena continues on through the decades.. it evolves, ebbs and flows, but at its core it's the same, a love for the culture our parents inherit us with and a love for the land and culture we grew up in. They contradict each other sometimes and that's where it can get challenging, but when you figure out how to balance the best of both, well, that's success! Ni de aquí ni de allá.. pero también DE AQUÍ Y DE ALLÁ because we are both and neither 😜❤️🇺🇸🇲🇽

[@cynthiaflores25]

Same with me, been doing alot of research on my DNA and I wish my Grandfather was alive to ask him questions about his life in Mexico

[@KevinNgo89]

I struggle with some of the same issues except with Vietnamese. Going through first language attrition is a very strange feeling. I am from the Chicago area as well . I always assumed growing up that Spanish speakers would be much better at Spanish than myself with Vietnamese due to the shear number of Spanish speakers in our metro area. My mind was blown when I spoke to someone who said that there were people who lived in Little Village (for those outside the Chicago area. This is a neighborhood with a large population of Mexican-Americans) but did not know how to speak Spanish. It turns out this seems to be a common struggle for 1st generation immigrant families no matter the size of the population.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Hey Kevin, thanks for your comment (sorry for the late reply). Yes this seems to be a pattern for 1st and 2nd generation immigrants across many cultures in the United States. I feel like having access to so many Spanish-speaking communities in Chicago is (at least a small) part of what helped me retain my Spanish, but everyone is different. Fun fact: both our families arrived to Little Village when they immigrated from Mexico to Chicago 🙂

[@KevinNgo89]

@@EatBailaTravel no worries for being late. I appreciate the reply. Keep on making great videos!

[@EatBailaTravel]

@@KevinNgo89 thanks so much! Your support means a lot to us 🙏🏽 thanks for watching and commenting ☺️

[@allymackenzie]

Great video and great to see my favourite Spanish teacher La KC! I enjoyed listening to your intelligent conversation - anyone who comments on a lack of language skill is a uni-lingual/cultural ignoramus so we never argue or fight with them - just smile and say thank you - they are people to be pitied and ignored. And Re. the MMR vaccine and the scar, I'm Canadian and have the same one as La KC but I'm almost your mom's age so it's not just about where you were born but also when. Most likely, Mexico was using older vaccine technology 30 years ago when you got it, and the States were use cutting edge tech. so you were not left with a scar. Just as currently Mexico is employing nine different vaccines, Canada six, Japan three and USA (maybe) three. Wealthier countries can pick and choose what they inject into their folks.

[@allymackenzie]

I'll ask my youngest sister if she has a scar.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Ally thank you for checking out our video as well we truly appreciate it. There's all kinds of people in this world with so many different beliefs and ideals. Sometimes we don't get the nicest comments but the positive ones over power the bad ones. We have learned so much about the vaccine scar through this video. Which is very cool what did your youngest sister say about her scar? Does she have one? Saludos! All the way to Canada!

[@alzmcfluffy]

@@EatBailaTravel Hey, she told me she doesn’t have a scar (42 yrs old) and neither does our other sister (45) but I’m not sure why not…both me and the 48 yr old have one. I’m on this…hopefully will figure it out. BTW, I live in Tokyo, Jp not Canada.

[@usaandy3681]

Hola Jenny & Kevin !!! soy Andy,nacido,criado y educado en provincia del estado de Puebla.En primer lugar les quiero felicitar por este proyecto de viajes que realizan a traves del territorio mexicano,tierra que vio nacer a sus padres.Yo emigre desde mi pueblito natal a los 19-20 anos de edad para USA,me siento sumamente atraido por su proyecto,particularmente porque se trara de dos jovenes como ustedes nacidos,criados y educados en USA,de padres precisamente mexicanos.Me voy a permitir a dar mi opinion personal en general del tema que nos interesa a todos pero que a la misma ves nos hacemos los desinteresados,es la primera ves que veo su video y es la primera ves que los anfritiones (... o sea ustedes) sean MEXICO-AMERICANOS,aqui mi vision del tema de que si son o no, o que tambien de que "ni de aqui,ni de alla'" o que si "chicanos,cholos",bueno creo que el ADN del tema es CULTURAL,CONOCIMIENTO Y SEGUIMIENTO.Con la llegada de los invasores espanoles a las Americas se sufrio lo inevitable,choque cultural,y con el conocimiento y dominio del acero (hierro) por parte de e'stos la recistencia de los pueblos dominados fue limitada,y la invacion fue la vencedora.Mexico estuvo dominado por mas de tres cientos anos hasta lograr la independencioa del dominio espanol,pero desde la independencia hasta hoy en dia se sufre todavia de los estragos del dominio,quiero decir con esto que el mexicano en general no hemos gozado de verdadera LIBERTAD,se nos ha limitado muchisimo el conocimiento,es decir la EDUCACION.Ya una vez "libres"(independientes)Mexico ha furido de malos gobiernos,solo buscando el interes de unos cuantos teniendo como fo'rmula la ignorancia del pueblo en general,pueblo ignorante,pueblo facil de dominar,y obviamente los pobres al no tener ningu'n apoyo de nada,se iniciaban las migraciones hacia Estados Unidos. Cuando los colonos Europeos iniciaron sur viajes hacia las Americas mucho despues de los Espanoles,estos se instalaron en el este de lo que hoy es Estados Unidos,internandose mas y mas hacia el centro del pais hasta llegar a la costa del pacifico,despues de la guerra civil,Estados Unidos inicio la invacion hacia el sur,es decir a Mexico.Logrando su objetivo de llegar a la ciudad de Mexico e izar la bandera estadounidense en Palacio Naciional,afortunadamente no fue por mucho tiempo,pero si desgraciadamente Estados Unidos logro' su objetivo de quedarse con territorio nacional de lo que hoy en dia es California,Nevada,Utah,Arizona,Colorado,New Mexico,Texas,Oklahoma y Arkansas,nueve estados que significa la mitad de Mexico.Para Estados Unidos fue casi facil la invacion porque Mexico habia sufrido una invacion inglesa (... pero no lograron su objetivo) y una invacion francesa,que si lograron adentrarse al territorio ademas de que Espana intento' una ves mas invadir a Mexico pero tambien no lo lograron.Ahora quiero decir lo siguiente,la mentalidad del hombre anglosajon (los "gringos") choca tremendamente con la mentalidad del mestizo o sea del mexicano,porque el anglosajon es sumamente dominante y extremadamente egoista pero siempre sale adelante en lo academico y el mestizo es sumamente creyente del clerido,servicial y desafortunadamente ignorante,todavia no estamos a la altura del "blanco" en lo academico,por eso les hice este par de cronicas de historia de ambos paises. Yo no soy indiferente a los estereotipos y obviamente no estoy de acuerdo con eso,pero con la llegada de mucha gente de todas partes del mundo desde hace muchisimas decadas,lo que yo observo es de que lo que nos pasa a nosotros,no somos los unicos.Llevo viviendo en USA ya 31 anos y cuando me preguntan de do'nde soy,contesto muy seguro y orgulloso:MEXICANO.por si no lo sabian en Estados Unidos somos entre legales,no documentados y nacidos aqui o de descendencia mexicana somos aproximadamente 42 millones,significa tambien el 26% de la poblacion total del pais,solamente y el resto de latinoamericanos (puertorriquenos,cubanos y demas) representan solo el 6%.Les quiero decir a ti Jenny y Kevin que ustedes aunque nacieron aqui o que hablan mas ingles que espanol,son en realidad MEXICANOS,porque? ... porque tienen una verdadera IDENTIDAD cultural,son estadounidenses,pero no anglosajones y esa es la diferencia entre ambas razas etnicas,la identidad del anglosajon es solo preocuparse del futuro de sus descendientes y su cultura es meramente comercial,generar ganancias economicas,se dan cuenta de la diferencia?por eso les confieso de que nuestra IDENTIDAD es muy poderosa,por mas que nos tachen de "latinos" o "hispanos" ni lo uno ni lo otro,ni ''chicanos" o "cholos" en esta nacion solo somos; M E X I C A N O S. ... y seguimos creciendo en los Estados Unidos de America,somos poblacion joven,muy trabajadora,somos de tener familia de dos o tres miembros,en cambio el anglo es de tener uno solo o no tener nada,nuestra descendencia crece y la de ellos muere.Por favor,Please! ... no tomen muy en serio los comentarios negativos o groseros de los paisanos "guadalupanos",recuerden o tomen muy en cuenta las dos cronicas historicas que les hice, y a ustedes los NECESITAMOS jovenes mexico-americanos porque son ustedes quienes llevaran las riendas o dirigiran el futuro de los Estados Unidos. Muchas gracias por todo lo que hacen,le dare ''like'' y me suscribere a su canal y compartire,se los prometo.God Bless You!

[@EatBailaTravel]

Andy, mil disculpas por no haber respondido. La verdad es que leí tu comentario el día que lo publicaste, y me llenó de tanta emoción que me dejó sin palabras. Lo leí y lo volví a leer y reflexioné. He regresado a leerlo semanas despues y sigo reflexionando. Agradezco mucho todas tus palabras, se nota lo sincero y profundo que reflexionaste - ojalá hubiera mas personas así como tú. Por favor sigue dejando tus comentarios en nuestros videos porque lo de aumentar la conciencia con respeto a este tema no es algo de pocos. Seamos unidos para unir a nuestros países. Muchas gracias, Andy

[@breath3easy.]

Love this so much. I’m Belizean American and have always wanted to move to Belize.

[@EatBailaTravel]

we have an aunt and a madrina from Belize!

[@agustin2812]

Belize Is mexican

[@ThatOneGuy-hp2pb]

What was stronger, your roots calling you, or just wanting to get the hellz out out Chi Town?

[@EatBailaTravel]

This made me LOL! like actually Laugh out LOUD. I think for me it was my roots calling cause I still LOVE Chicago! -Kevin P.S. Chicago Winter SUCKS! lol

[@fergomez3817]

@@EatBailaTravel sorry about your White Sox, I know how you feel because my SF Giants didn’t go far this year also 🤷🏻‍♂️✌️

[@SimpleZulema]

Love the conversation! I used to upload videos in Spanish but with some words, I would use Spanglish and I def got some hate about that. I was pretty shocked about it, but I guess Mexicans born and always living in Mexico might see that as us being "fresas".

[@EatBailaTravel]

After spending time in Mexico and having met a few “fresas” ourselves.. I can see why the misinterpretation. The upper class Mexicans (read: whitexicans) tend to use Spanglish and US slang they pick up on social media or TV as a form of status, especially for a “cool factor”. On the other hand there are many Mexicans who are culturally intertwined with the English speaking world because of their profession or interests (and may have nothing to do with class or status). So I think Mexicans who don’t fit those categories then view people who speak Spanglish as “stuck up” in some way. For me, it often comes down to the tone of voice used when speaking more so than the actual words being used. Just my perception in trying to simplify a pretty complex cultural phenomenon lol but interesting to think about!

[@N8turElle]

I can’t wait to watch this being a Mexican American from the US & from both sides of this world!

[@EatBailaTravel]

Thank you so much for the comment! Let us know what you think when you get the chance to watch it. Saludos!

[@EUGENIOGARZA2016]

Hola, veo tus vídeos para practicar mi inglés.lo siento que no escribo en inglés, pero como mexicanos ustedes deberíamos de cambiar nuestra conciencia en la frase de "ni de aquí, ni de allá", en realidad debe de sentirse orgulloso de decir "de aquí hasta allá somos cabrones". Saludos .

[@EatBailaTravel]

Al 💯!! Sí! Poco después decidimos empezar a decir “de aquí Y de allá” y me gusta su frase también porque pertenecemos a ambos mundos y es un gran privilegio ❤️ gracias por comentar y bienvenido al canal ❤️

[@robertgarza3493]

My bien dicho… 🇲🇽

[@pahwraith]

Asi me siente yo.

[@EatBailaTravel]

@@pahwraith somos muchos que tenemos esto en común!

[@LaKarencitaMX]

Entonces, ¿cuál es la respuesta? ¿Por qué no tienen la cicatriz? Muy divertida conversación con lo del cinturonazo y la nalgada! jaja

[@josemorales5117]

la explication la di arriba cuate

[@adelaluz]

la enfermedades para las cuales se aplicaba la vacuna ahora se encuentran erradicadas y las generaciones más jóvenes de los Estados Unidos no tuvieron necesidad, debe haber en algún lugar de cuando se paro la vacunacion, las chicas puede ser que hallan nacido en la década de los 80 o principios de los 90

[@josemorales5117]

@@adelaluz erradicadas si, mas no extintas, los patogenos siguen existiendo solo Que las vacunas nose vuelven inmunes a ellos.

[@cardiff1823]

I have one. I think it's the smallpox vaccine I probably got mine in the 1950s in the USA

[@kiqyou]

i fucking love all of this

[@EatBailaTravel]

Hell yea! Feel free to share with anyone else who would like it! Welcome to the EBT family! Saludos

[@cynthiaflores25]

As a 3rd generation +Mexican American I also struggle with this. Going to school in the 60's was a challenge because of so much discrimination. We were looked down on for speaking the language, couldnt even bring a taco for lunch because we were made fun of. It was even worse for my parents, who were punished for speaking Spanish. We tried to fit in with the Anglo culture so many parents did not teach their kids Spanish and in turn we were losing the culture, but thsnk God there has been an awakening amoung Mexican-Americans to appreciate and learn anout the culture and traditions that at one time wanted us to feel ashamed about. We have beautiful culture and traditions that we should teach generations to come ❤

[@ralphkehrer6136]

No importa que idioma hablan, I love you all 🤗

[@ralphkehrer6136]

Sin o con smallpox scars 🤣

[@LaKarencitaMX]

@@ralphkehrer6136 haha muchas gracias Ralph

[@luis6633]

How were you able to live in Mexico and maintain a job ? Are you getting income from Mexico or USA ?

[@EatBailaTravel]

Right now one of us works a remote job in USA and the other dedicates their time to our KZbin content. The USA based job helps a lot

[@bmxsundaze]

Great video! Nací en los Estados Unidos y tengo la cicatriz de la vacuna contra la viruela. Es porque tengo 75 años, cuando era niña se requería.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Que interesante! Eso si no sabíamos entonces ya no se usa o la han cambiado para no dejar cicatriz?

[@DavidCoxDallas]

my father, born in Canton, TX, in 1930 had a smallpox vaccine scar on his upper arm but, my mother who was born in Dallas in 1932 didn't get that vaccine & did not have that scar.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Very interesting we did not know that.

[@CreativeTigresa7]

Both my abuelo and abuela have the scar 😅🩷. My mom was born in Mexico too but I don’t remember seeing it on her arm

[@willywonka8730]

As an Anglo who loves Mexico and the culture, I understand the pressures the USA places on all it's citizens. I also understand why a person of Mexican heritage must be or turn aggressive to survive and prosper in the USA. HOWEVER, you don't need that aggression in Mexico to live a beautiful family life. THERE is the difference. You pays your money and you takes your chances. If you feel you can adapt to the Mexican way of life, no matter who you are, It can be a paradise - especially if you bring US money with you.

[@EatBailaTravel]

We will gladly take our chances in Mexico!

[@cindyk3076]

Very interesting conversation. The differences aren't really that big between Mexicans and Mexican-Americans which is very cool. I feel that Mexican-Americans shouldn't be called derogatory names or be thought less of for any reason.

[@EatBailaTravel]

It depends a lot on how people grow up but yes there are many similarities as well as differences. For example for us, we feel we have more culturally in common with middle and lower class Mexicans in Mexico as opposed to the upper class.

[@luiscangas2833]

En los Estados del Norte México, hay buena integración de Mexicanos nacidos en USA . Inclusive al no poder costearse una Carrera Universitaria en USA , muchos de ellos se inscriben en Universidades Publicas o Privadas para obtener un titulo Universitario.

[@EatBailaTravel]

no conozco el México México aún pero me agrada saber que hay buena integración, ojalá así fuera en todas partes

[@MariaGarcia-by8yg]

🧞‍♀️Karencita has strong roots🌻 and Jenny is still looking where to plant herself 🌻.

[@EatBailaTravel]

I agree with you! We all have different journeys 🌈

[@MariaGarcia-by8yg]

🌻Jenny's journey is truly inspiring to the few of us lucky enough to joyfully tag along, you're educating us and making us proud🌹your videos are great, happy and safe travels always💗

[@EatBailaTravel]

@@MariaGarcia-by8yg thank you so much for your kind words! 🥺 saludos y buenas vibras para ti siempre 💖✨

[@3mijax]

Aww love karencita she's a sweet heart

[@EatBailaTravel]

She really is! ❤️❤️

[@AzSureno]

Mexican American and proud but honestly I don’t see really any big differences in my perspective because I grew up speaking Spanish , my mom isn’t even Mexican she’s 🇨🇦 but indigenous, ny dad is from chihuahua mex, I grew up eating nothing but Mexican food , Mexican culture , and all that , my name is all Spanish , however how I look is another thing , I’m white passing , so sometimes I get people that think I’m not Mexican , and the minute they hear me speak Spanish all of the sudden they treat me with respect and not call me racial names , I know it’s not everyone but I’m not American enough for Americans and not Mexican enough for Mexicans , even though we are all the same , only difference is I was just born in the USA 🇺🇸 , I’m glad you guys talked about it . Good video !

[@EatBailaTravel]

✊🏽🇺🇸🇲🇽 I know what you mean!

[@chuyesque]

I grew up in West Los Angeles, where there are several neighborhood barrios, that still exist. Visiting Mexico during the summers, I always felt different because I was never completely fluent in Spanish, but I also felt like an outsider in West LA. A lot of the East Coast transplants to West LA are unfamiliar with the old Mexican neighborhoods of the area (Santa Monica, Venice, Sawtelle, and Culver City). I would often get asked questions at work about where I'm originally from and transplants always act surprised when I answer that I was born and raised in West LA. I identify more with the Chicano, Borderland identity that's not 100% Mexican and not 100% American. However lately, I've been noticing through music, food, and even language the influences of the Mexican American culture within the US. There are so many of us that I see the borderland culture with dual heritages influencing what it means to be an American.

[@Hitman-tk6en]

Im told im not Mexican from Mexicans which I don’t fine weird at all since in my mind I’m American with Mexican heritage but Mexican do talk a lot of sht behind your back and I’m like I can’t do anything about where I was born or that I grew a little taller but I can respect my Mexican heritage by speaking my Mexican Spanish learning about my Mexico and poniendo a Mexico en alto always represent like what more do this people want but at the end of the day this is who I am like it or not I’m going to be in Mexico living my life

[@EatBailaTravel]

Hitman we are very happy that you are proud of your mexican heritage. I, Kevin, have cousins who have been told the same for not speaking spanish but i wonder what they feel. Keep representing your heritage and let never forget our roots. Saludos amigo

[@BobbayyySoto]

Videos and conversations on this topic really helped open my eyes a bit more. Mexican is used by mainland Mexicans in a way to describe their nationality. Yet, for many of us “Chicanos” in the US, we use it as a general term for being of Mexican descent. After seeing both videos, I can say that as Chicanos, and more specifically Americans as a whole, we happen to put a lot of emphasis on being of Mexican descent, as well as how much it influences who we are. Meanwhile, to mainland Mexicans, it is just another fact about them, the same way Karencita happens to be female, she happens to also be Mexican. Living on a border town, I feel the connection and disconnection. I relate to many of the other Americans of Mexican descent when they speak of their experiences, but I notice it’s also them who are much quicker to judge me on not knowing Spanish, or not being “Mexican enough”. For Mexicans who cross and spend time on our side of the border, they are more amused to see how much alike we are than different. Again, being on a border town is a really unique experience. Most of us have family on the other side of the river we see regularly. Some of us also have been so far removed in generations, that the culture begins to be lost. For example, I myself am a 3 and 4th generation Mexican American. My life on the border, although not much different from the other side due to our proximity to Mexico,still holds disparities in the way we think, and act. It’s also a bigger divide the further you migrate from the border. After reviewing discussions and watching y’all’s videos I can see why I can’t simply just claim “Mexican”. It’s more complicated than that is what it’s starting to feel like. Great videos! Enjoyed y’all’s topics and eager to see how these conversations grow so that we can all see more eye to eye.

[@acajudi100]

People tried to ask me to pass for Puerto Rican, Panamanian etc, but I am happy to have been born in Chicago.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Chicagoan til Chicagoend! Saludos

[@pedrozatravel]

LOL, I have the "scar" but I was not born in the Mexico. People see my arm and I fake them out because when I was a kid I had an issue with my arm that required a procedure and it looks like I had the smallpox vaccine but I didn't. It is interesting to me that a lot of what we see in the USA is what I would call Northern Mexican traditions. Many "Mexican" things in California I never saw when I was living in Mexico City. For example, in California it is hard to find a good torta, but that is a big thing in CDMX.

[@fergomez3817]

Most of the Mexicans that live in California are from central Mexico I think. Mainly from States like Jalisco, Michoacán, Guanajuato, Puebla. Of course you will find people from other Mexican states but you probably don’t see too many from Mexico City otherwise I would be eating tortas chilangas often 😋👍🇲🇽

[@pedrozatravel]

@@fergomez3817 lol, no tortas de chilaques here in California, I should open my own shop😂.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Fer and Elderp it is the same in Chicago most of the mexican communities are from Durango, Jalisco, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, Ciudad de mexico and Michoacán. But we will say that the Mexican food from Chicago is better than the one from California 😉😉😅 We are brave enough to say we have the best mexican food in USA.😅😅😊 Saludos!

[@pedrozatravel]

@@EatBailaTravel lol, I have been to Chicago and I can say no, the farther north you go, the worst it gets. Not saying there are not some good places, but Chicago is has never had a reputation for Mexican food. Then again nothing is going to beat the original.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Nothing beats the original but next time you go to Chicago let us know. Just beware Mexican food from California will never be the same lol

[@worldobserver3515]

What is the safest city you have visited?

[@EatBailaTravel]

There a couple Querétaro, Merida, Aguascalientes and Puerto Vallarta

[@worldobserver3515]

@@EatBailaTravel , I would like to go to a Spanish language school in Mexico. How is the Spanish spoken in Merida? Is the accent in Spanish noticeable from other places in Mexico? Maybe I will look at Queretaro. Thanks.

[@davidjones535]

Jenny I'd say you where born in the 90s but for us 50s 60s and 70s and even some early 80s kids we have the same round scar on are arm from the vacations for school ,would get them at school back in the 70s when I got mine.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Yes! Jenny was born in the 90’s thank you for sharing that is very interesting. We will pay more attention when we go back to Chicago

[@Juanhernandez-zx7kt]

I’m both, why be afraid of not fitting into both cultures. I am that I am.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Very true! Thanks for commenting Juan

[@acajudi100]

I am a brown USA female Muslim. I speak Spanish as a second language. Mexicans comes in all shades, as the world. My favorite since 1962-2013 is Acapulco minus the earthquakes. I was born and raised in Chicago, and you know why I had to leave, with over 60 years of genocide. I am Chicago to the bone, and Acapulco. I fit in and only want to be what I am USA with African, First Nation and Scottish DNA.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Yes! In the end, we're all a blend of many things. Thank you for your thoughtful comment.

[@acajudi100]

@@EatBailaTravel I was 20, when I first went to Mexico from Chicago, and I fell in love with Acapulco, but Spanish is my second language.

[@timelesstravelclub6240]

I wish my Spanish was better to enjoy the context of the video more. But I love the topic.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Practice makes perfect amigo! We hope all is well

[@omarmarquez2953]

♥️

[@EatBailaTravel]

🤗

[@Pau.b808]

One thing I know it's hard to capture our Mexican heritage and culture in English that's why code switch happen. When I try to tell a joke or a funny story I code switch alot because there's words that just don't sound funny in English or don't translate well. Im a teacher in the US I was born in Mexico and didn't learn English till I was 8. But I can keep a professional conversation in both languages. But not a funny one lol

[@EatBailaTravel]

haha very true you just can't translate humor and we code switch all the time. Especially right now that we are back in Chicago we code switch a ton!

[@VaultDwellerGal]

The scar is a smallpox vaccine scar. It scars like that because that vaccine is administered by scrapes and pricks. I’m from the US, so didn’t get it growing up, but had to get it in the military before deploying. So now I have the scar as well, despite being a relatively young person from the US.

[@EatBailaTravel]

very interesting sounds painful! Thank you for sharing

[@billrobinson9704]

I and my parents had the scar from the smallpox vaccine, but my children do not. Smallpox vaccinations were discontinued when the disease was believed to have been eradicated globally.

[@tragic_solitude7992]

That's why I don't like speaking Spanish anymore as much. I'm super self-conscious about it. And growing up I was made fun of for both my Spanish and English. But living in the US it made me want to improve my English more to fit in. And now I'm trying to impore my Spanish but someone always harshly criticizes me for my Spanish and not knowing perfect Spanish because I am Mexican as well.

[@EatBailaTravel]

everyone's situation is different, it's not your fault you weren't didn't develop fluency in both as a kid, it takes real intention from the people raising you and the education system you grew up in. It's natural to lean into the local dominant language, it's a human survival skill. And props to you for making the effort for learn it as an adult. I spoke broken spanish until high school and college where I started to make more of an effort to improve my fluency. Keep at it!

[@statingtheobviousify]

First!

[@EatBailaTravel]

Thank you Dave!

[@stevegfromnc3482]

And I am not even close this time!

[@EatBailaTravel]

You’re still number one in our hearts Steve G from NC! You can first to the final video of this series! Going up on patreon soon!

[@josemorales5117]

I do have the scar, but my kids don't, my kids were born in The us. The reason is because in the us they do the vaccines to toddlers on the legs (at thigh). And when they grow since the legs is a more massive limb it does hides better the scar to a point that is almost gone when adult

[@LaKarencitaMX]

Muchas gracias

[@EatBailaTravel]

omg I will be searching my legs for this scar later today hahaha thank you for sharing!

[@stevegfromnc3482]

Milkshakes for breakfast - suddenly my middle class white Midwestern childhood seems a bit deprived. 😉🙂🇲🇽

[@EatBailaTravel]

Yep - milk, banana and chocomilk powder with a splash of love from mom 😋🥰

[@stevegfromnc3482]

@@EatBailaTravel Mmm... sounds good 👍

[@08prema]

So sad my family has been in the US, for 5 generations, so I have no idea what Mexican would feel like, and I speak no spanish. Peace, and love to all.

[@EatBailaTravel]

5 generations is a long time. And it gets harder to hold on to heritage the longer time passes. Have you ever visited Mexico?

[@08prema]

NoI have not. No one in my family lives there any more.

[@EatBailaTravel]

@@08prema 🥺 I hope you get to visit Mexico someday even if as a tourist

[@adelaluz]

I just don't like to be switching between English and Spanish I was always taught to make the best effort and try to look for a way to express my self, It's truth you as a bilingual person got to have both words and worlds in your head so they some times unwillingly arise and get through, but I hate to be switching is like bouncing.

[@EatBailaTravel]

For us, mixing the languages comes naturally. It’s a part of our world and how we grew up. This video is about our Mexican-American experience and we wanted to be authentic to that. We understand it’s not for everyone 🙂

[@leonordavila580]

Mmm ya escuché que soy pocha pero es verdad tanto año viviendo en los Estados Unido que aunque nada hablo bien inglés yo me siento que soy de los E. U. A.. Y sabe que si me encanta escuchar sus videos y toda la información que por este medio me trasmiten . Las felicito échenle ganas . Se miran muy hermosas. Dios las bendiga.

[@EatBailaTravel]

nos hemos dado cuento que el significado de la palabra pocho/pocha varía entre las personas, y al fin lo que cuenta es como tú te sientas y no como te pongan los demás. Gracias por escribir tu comentario

[@azchemguylopez2596]

There is a specific vaccine (tuberculosis) that they take in Mexico and leaves a scar, and that they rarely administer in the US.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Interesting! THanks for sharing

[@aguilaral5720]

Same We Where Late 2 Our Wedding.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Us too! 😬

[@luciogomez9025]

AMERICA IS A CONTINENT A continent is a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region. There are seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America,Centro America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.. its called UNITED STATES!!!

[@juansilva5371]

Yo creo que los México americanos no son ni de aquí ni de haya, son su propia raza y cultura Son diferentes a los mexicanos porque he visto "pochos" querer integrarse a nosotros y si se ve diferencia en como se comportan. Pienso que no es necesario querer encajar aquí, simplemente es mejor aceptar que eres diferente y que tu manera original de ser nunca va a ser la misma que la mexicana y sabes que, está bien

[@juanchavarria1815]

In my experience my Mexican co-workers are impatient bc we r not as fluent in spanish as they are. They have high expectations when we present them material in Spanish

[@EatBailaTravel]

Where do you work in Mexico or USA? Sorry to hear about your struggles but we hope is eases up a bit.