Comments on: Thoughts from Monterrey http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/ Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:00:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jenny http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2956 Jenny Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:00:30 +0000 http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2956 hello people, i was born in monterrey too and i live there, I am very grateful that we dont see everyone as a stereotype, but let's face it the people from mexico; Most people who emigrate from Mexico to the U.S. comes from the south of states such as San Luis, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Yucatan Indians dominated the traits , indeed, there are many people in these places that are moving to monterrey for a better life. Pd. I have nothing against them is simply a comment buscar hello people, i was born in monterrey too and i live there,
I am very grateful that we dont see everyone as a stereotype, but let’s face it the people from mexico;
Most people who emigrate from Mexico to the U.S. comes from the south
of states such as San Luis, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Yucatan Indians dominated the traits
, indeed, there are many people in these places that are moving to monterrey for a better life.

Pd. I have nothing against them is simply a comment
buscar

]]> By: Diana Guardado http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2950 Diana Guardado Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:20:47 +0000 http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2950 I lived on Houston TX to follow to my mom but always wanted go back to Monterrey bcz that a great city with very nice people but more important lovley people i really missed Monterrey when i was on Houston but now I live on Monterry and i feel so..so happy to be here and i didnt miss U.S.for nothing...i like youre article.. I lived on Houston TX to follow to my mom but always wanted go back to Monterrey bcz that a great city with very nice people but more important lovley people i really missed Monterrey when i was on Houston but now I live on Monterry and i feel so..so happy to be here and i didnt miss U.S.for nothing…i like youre article..

]]> By: Oz--- http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2943 Oz--- Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:13:03 +0000 http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2943 Wow ,, people , please be happy ,, Monterrey its a great place to live ,,, even better than some places in the world , and if u didnt know is one of the most expensive cities to live. It has good and bad things like any place , but poverty in monterrey its relative to the poverty in the rest of Mexico . And the education in here it´s really good and diverse ... I mean here we have a school owned by meritas and the ITESM is one of the best economy schools in the world such as in other topics... I dont know why all of you fight for stupid thing ... just because we are in mexico doesnt mean we all are going to be with a hat and tequila ... Wow ,, people , please be happy ,, Monterrey its a great place to live ,,, even better than some places in the world , and if u didnt know is one of the most expensive cities to live. It has good and bad things like any place , but poverty in monterrey its relative to the poverty in the rest of Mexico . And the education in here it´s really good and diverse … I mean here we have a school owned by meritas and the ITESM is one of the best economy schools in the world such as in other topics… I dont know why all of you fight for stupid thing … just because we are in mexico doesnt mean we all are going to be with a hat and tequila …

]]> By: paola http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2920 paola Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:26:10 +0000 http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2920 my city is great i love it..!! my city is great i love it..!!

]]> By: Deeep Inside Monterrey http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2916 Deeep Inside Monterrey Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:20:20 +0000 http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2916 heh:) well, I personally love Monterrey.If I could, I would live there.I think it;s way underrated, which is good for me.I like it when people dont know about something and I do.Monterrey is so much fun and the people are great(somewhat snobby, but still fun)I understand that there are poor people and slums, but that does not mean that it is bad. I was born in a small village in Bulgaria, which right now is in the Euro Union....what a joke! Mexico is much more developed than my country. People are better educated for the most part and more open to the rest of the world. I live in Chicago and I love it!But if u wanna see homeless ppl and poverty in an affluent city u are more than welcome to come here. u will see homeless people in front of Saks Fifth and almost everywhere in downtown, the trains smell like urine, the streets are in super bad shape,University of Chicago is in the middle of a slum...I mean the bad things exist everywhere, but I have been to a lot of different places and Monterrey is one of the better ones.I have seen more crime in europe than in mexico.I personnally would not clasify it as a third world country btw, for those who r going to say that I have been to the nice places like Garza Garcia, Galerias Valle Oriente,Calzada San Pedro ...yes, I have been there, but I have also been to parts of Santa Catarina(la Huasteca) where people live in cartboard houses and dont have electicity. el centro looks horrible-dirty,buidings in ruins,water running everywhere on the streets, but that does not make Texas better place. I have been to a lot of places in Monterrey, and let me tell you that if you come to Chicago and go to South side you'll see much worse or as a matter of fact if u go to Europe u'll see the same in the big cities. so....people choose how they wanna live. another point...going to college does not suffice for education. I know a lot of people who have college degrees and dont know crap about anything. Only know what they need to know to do their miserable jobs. In monterrey the taxi drivers are better rounded than the avarege office worker in America. That's why america is the land of opportunities-the idiots manage to rise (i.e. soon-to-be ex president). on the other hand, I would recommend USA if one wants to get liberal education. The universities in monterrey lack divesity when it comes to different areas of study. and my last point....whoever posted the first comment with "Thoughts from Monterrey" or whatever....dude, I did not undestand a single word. hahah did u think that the immigrants from mexico are the actual representation of that country??!!! wow, hahah probably u were in for a shocker when u went to monterrey..."Oh my god, there are actually white people here...and they are blond with blue eyes.." let me enlighten u, there such people in D.F., Veracruz, Puebla, Saltillo, Zacatecas,Guadalajara, etc. heh:)
well, I personally love Monterrey.If I could, I would live there.I think it;s way underrated, which is good for me.I like it when people dont know about something and I do.Monterrey is so much fun and the people are great(somewhat snobby, but still fun)I understand that there are poor people and slums, but that does not mean that it is bad. I was born in a small village in Bulgaria, which right now is in the Euro Union….what a joke! Mexico is much more developed than my country. People are better educated for the most part and more open to the rest of the world. I live in Chicago and I love it!But if u wanna see homeless ppl and poverty in an affluent city u are more than welcome to come here. u will see homeless people in front of Saks Fifth and almost everywhere in downtown, the trains smell like urine, the streets are in super bad shape,University of Chicago is in the middle of a slum…I mean the bad things exist everywhere, but I have been to a lot of different places and Monterrey is one of the better ones.I have seen more crime in europe than in mexico.I personnally would not clasify it as a third world country
btw, for those who r going to say that I have been to the nice places like Garza Garcia, Galerias Valle Oriente,Calzada San Pedro …yes, I have been there,
but I have also been to parts of Santa Catarina(la Huasteca) where people live in cartboard houses and dont have electicity. el centro looks horrible-dirty,buidings in ruins,water running everywhere on the streets, but that does not make Texas better place. I have been to a lot of places in Monterrey, and let me tell you that if you come to Chicago and go to South side you’ll see much worse or as a matter of fact if u go to Europe u’ll see the same in the big cities. so….people choose how they wanna live.
another point…going to college does not suffice for education. I know a lot of people who have college degrees and dont know crap about anything. Only know what they need to know to do their miserable jobs. In monterrey the taxi drivers are better rounded than the avarege office worker in America. That’s why america is the land of opportunities-the idiots manage to rise (i.e. soon-to-be ex president).
on the other hand, I would recommend USA if one wants to get liberal education. The universities in monterrey lack divesity when it comes to different areas of study.
and my last point….whoever posted the first comment with “Thoughts from Monterrey” or whatever….dude, I did not undestand a single word. hahah did u think that the immigrants from mexico are the actual representation of that country??!!! wow, hahah probably u were in for a shocker when u went to monterrey…”Oh my god, there are actually white people here…and they are blond with blue eyes..” let me enlighten u, there such people in D.F., Veracruz, Puebla, Saltillo, Zacatecas,Guadalajara, etc.

]]> By: Bruce http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2914 Bruce Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:05:58 +0000 http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2914 People, People, c'mon..first of all, you all need to get your facts straight, now Mr. Moore, first of all, wikipedia is not a resourceful place to start doing your research in. I was born in San Juan, Texas, and as a matter of fact, the valley might not be on top of its economic progress, but it is growing financially. Moreover, my family lives in monterrey, so I've seen both of best worlds. Question is, have you seen homeless people in the valley, wandering the streets asking for money..??? No you haven't, and in monterrey you pretty much see them everywhere. I now reside in Austin, Texas, which you can say it is a great place, and way better than monterrey, in my perspective and quoting people that come from Monterrey and say they prefer Austin. However, you see a lot of homeless people in Austin. So what one has to take into consideration is that Monterrey is huge, and pretty much you only see a part of it. You see the nice places, why, because it has become a city for tourist, while the "untouchables" hide behind the its walls of richness. So in this part, I have to go with Pancho, which I believe has live more time than you have Mr. Moore, coming where from the idea that Pancho was born and still living there. Now, applied to the border, I know for a fact, valley people are the more educated than people in Monterrey if you apply it in ratio. Reason is because I attend St. Edward's University, a private university, and numerous of people from the valley attend the school. They are all over Austin. Going to the University of Texas at Austin, and other colleges in the surrounding area. Cleanwise, again, The valley is cleaner. You need to get deeper into Monterrey and see the real sides to it, not just the tourist places. Im telling you this because I party at El barrio antiguo, my family lives in San Pedro, around El Tec, by Country Sol, and im telling you from experience. Yes, I do agree that compared to the United States as a whole, border towns are not a major thing, but c'mon Monterrey? Yes, Monterrey is way more fun, of course, but when it comes down to academics, cleanliness, and about it's income, we make way more money than in Monterrey, but that into perspective....10 pesos=1 dollar. Educate yourself. Jobs are growing in the valley, but like I stated previously , do not focus only on one bright side of it. People, People, c’mon..first of all, you all need to get your facts straight, now Mr. Moore, first of all, wikipedia is not a resourceful place to start doing your research in. I was born in San Juan, Texas, and as a matter of fact, the valley might not be on top of its economic progress, but it is growing financially. Moreover, my family lives in monterrey, so I’ve seen both of best worlds. Question is, have you seen homeless people in the valley, wandering the streets asking for money..??? No you haven’t, and in monterrey you pretty much see them everywhere. I now reside in Austin, Texas, which you can say it is a great place, and way better than monterrey, in my perspective and quoting people that come from Monterrey and say they prefer Austin. However, you see a lot of homeless people in Austin. So what one has to take into consideration is that Monterrey is huge, and pretty much you only see a part of it. You see the nice places, why, because it has become a city for tourist, while the “untouchables” hide behind the its walls of richness. So in this part, I have to go with Pancho, which I believe has live more time than you have Mr. Moore, coming where from the idea that Pancho was born and still living there. Now, applied to the border, I know for a fact, valley people are the more educated than people in Monterrey if you apply it in ratio. Reason is because I attend St. Edward’s University, a private university, and numerous of people from the valley attend the school. They are all over Austin. Going to the University of Texas at Austin, and other colleges in the surrounding area. Cleanwise, again, The valley is cleaner. You need to get deeper into Monterrey and see the real sides to it, not just the tourist places. Im telling you this because I party at El barrio antiguo, my family lives in San Pedro, around El Tec, by Country Sol, and im telling you from experience. Yes, I do agree that compared to the United States as a whole, border towns are not a major thing, but c’mon Monterrey? Yes, Monterrey is way more fun, of course, but when it comes down to academics, cleanliness, and about it’s income, we make way more money than in Monterrey, but that into perspective….10 pesos=1 dollar. Educate yourself. Jobs are growing in the valley, but like I stated previously , do not focus only on one bright side of it.

]]> By: jesse http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2912 jesse Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:02:09 +0000 http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2912 monterrey is a great place to live! it has some bad places and some other great places just like any other city in the world monterrey is a great place to live! it has some bad places and some other great places just like any other city in the world

]]> By: Luigi17 http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2910 Luigi17 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:50:49 +0000 http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2910 People in need exist among all the countries; so let's just for a minute think of all the services and quality of live that most of the people living in big cities have (I'm from Guadalajara) and you'll probably get to the conclusion that there are some parts of our country with no access to these services, the same that happens in India, China and even in the U.S. although in a much less number. That need of comfort and quality of life is what moves part of our people to look for the "American Dream", they're not uneducated and rough just because the want to, but because they have no other choice. However, at the end of the day if more and more people change their mind about our México, we will be able to see the root of the problems and work to solve them. Thanks for your words John. People in need exist among all the countries; so let’s just for a minute think of all the services and quality of live that most of the people living in big cities have (I’m from Guadalajara) and you’ll probably get to the conclusion that there are some parts of our country with no access to these services, the same that happens in India, China and even in the U.S. although in a much less number. That need of comfort and quality of life is what moves part of our people to look for the “American Dream”, they’re not uneducated and rough just because the want to, but because they have no other choice. However, at the end of the day if more and more people change their mind about our México, we will be able to see the root of the problems and work to solve them. Thanks for your words John.

]]> By: Trovador http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2905 Trovador Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:30:41 +0000 http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2905 I just hate when the stereotypes turns the "reality". Northamerican people are racist, but, do mexicans arent? Its sad, but here in Mexico, the northerns hate southerns, and southerns hate northerns... but the sadly case is against Mexico city people. Southerns, northerns... everybody hate Mexico city people; chilangos they call to us. Stupid? Really stupid. I hope the day ALL MEXICANS change. In my city, of course the half is very, very ignorant people. We are the product of all the country. In Mexico City you will find indians (in the Downtown, Chapultepec or that turistic zones), you will fin euro-mexicans in Polanco, Lomas, Coyoacán, Condesa, etc. and mestizos (in all the city). The color of the skin is only that: a fucking color. STOP RACISM!! I just hate when the stereotypes turns the “reality”. Northamerican people are racist, but, do mexicans arent?

Its sad, but here in Mexico, the northerns hate southerns, and southerns hate northerns… but the sadly case is against Mexico city people. Southerns, northerns… everybody hate Mexico city people; chilangos they call to us.

Stupid? Really stupid. I hope the day ALL MEXICANS change. In my city, of course the half is very, very ignorant people. We are the product of all the country. In Mexico City you will find indians (in the Downtown, Chapultepec or that turistic zones), you will fin euro-mexicans in Polanco, Lomas, Coyoacán, Condesa, etc. and mestizos (in all the city). The color of the skin is only that: a fucking color.

STOP RACISM!!

]]> By: jaga http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2903 jaga Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:04:54 +0000 http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/long-time-absence/#comment-2903 iam not saying that you say that but i think the half or more of the americans say that iam not saying that you say that but i think the half or more of the americans say that

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