Americans are flocking to Mexico City for a better quality of life — for locals, it’s complicated
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The Covid-19 pandemic and the rise of the digital nomad sent thousands of Americans in search of a better lifestyle. Many of them landed in Mexico City.
The city’s population grew by 3%, or about 600,000 people, between 2019 and 2023, according to the World Population Review. From 2019 to 2022, the number of Americans who applied for or renewed residency visas surged by about 70%, according to statistics from Mexico’s Migration Policy Unit.
Because many digital nomads enter Mexico on tourist visas, which allow them to stay in the country for up to six months, it’s nearly impossible to know how many Americans have overstayed those visas and are living and working there full time.
Americans living in Mexico City told us the area is cheaper, offers a more laid-back lifestyle, and is rich in culture and community. While Mexico suffers significantly higher crime rates than the U.S., some Black Americans say the region can feel safer and more inclusive.
Some locals, though, say this rush of expatriates threatens to change the fabric of the city. Rent prices are going up, short-term rentals are proliferating and Mexicans are being displaced by the more prosperous newcomers.
The influx of foreigners creates more wealth for some Mexican residents while pushing out others.
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VIDEO: Why Americans are moving to Mexico City
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Mexico’s capital city, Ciudad de México, or CDMX, is the largest city in North America, with a greater area population of nearly 22 million people. These days, on a walk through some of its popular neighborhoods, you may hear more English spoken than Spanish, and see cafes crowded with remote workers on laptops.
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How to Talk to People: No. 1 phrase people who are good at small talk use
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Small talk can help us forge new or deeper connections with others by allowing us to discover unexpected areas of common interest. It can enable us to establish or reinforce our personal reputations, giving us an opportunity to demonstrate warmth and empathy.
Matt Abrahams, a Stanford lecturer and communication expert, says he was always inspired by his mother-in-law’s manners and impressive interpersonal skills.
Her favorite phrase, “Tell me more,” happens to be one that people who are good at small talk always use, he says.
“Tell me more” is a support response; it supports what the other person is saying. The opposite is a “shift” response, which is a statement that shifts the conversation back to you.
For example, if your friend complains about their annoying upstairs neighbor, you might say, “Yeah, you wouldn’t believe what my neighbor’s been putting me through. His party last night didn’t break up until after 3 a.m.” That shifts the conversation back to you, rather than inviting your small talk partner to go on.
A support response might be to empathize with your friend, or ask for more details about their neighbor’s bad behavior and how they handled it.
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Nobel Prize winner Katalin Karikó raised a two-time Olympic gold medalist: Her parenting advice
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Last week, Katalin Karikó won the Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine for her research, which laid the foundation for creating the Covid-19 vaccines.
Her work on mRNA was often dismissed. During her time at the University of Pennsylvania, Karikó had trouble securing grant funding and bounced from lab to lab. Despite being “demoted four times,” she says she never considered shifting focus.
Her persistence and confidence didn’t just make her a good scientist, she says. Those qualities also made her a good parent.
Her daughter, Susan Francia, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in rowing. She holds an undergraduate and master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.
When people ask Karikó how to juggle having a demanding career and a child, she says, “I just tell them, don’t over-assist.”
Instead of coddling your kids, lead by example.
Francia’s success didn’t come from being enrolled in extra classes or tutoring, Karikó says. It was from watching the people around her be determined and focused.
“You watch your parents and how they relate to each other and how they relate to your grandparents, your neighbors, your friends,” she says. “In school you watch how your teachers act. That’s what shapes you.”
Seeing her parents work hard and keep a positive mindset, Karikó says, were more important to Francia’s development than any extras money could buy.
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