Thinking about moving to Rosarito Area from NY

[maryellen1952]

The opinions of a single person are going to be different from those of married/attached people as well as those of a retired person vs. those of a person still working or not financially set. Most of the single people I have met in Rosarito are hermits, i.,e., don't like nor want interaction with others and are happy living there.
As I mentioned, I have lived in TJ so very well aware of the conditions and unlike many I don't sequester myself in a gated community and I interact more with local residents rather than Americans as most do here.
So obviously your opinions are totally opposite of mine.

[maryellen1952]

Also...unlike 80% or more of American residents here I speak Spanish.

[mickisue1]

Read the comments of many of the posters here.

Those who live in MX may be married to Mexicans, work on a day to day basis with Mexicans for Mexican employers, or simply have chosen to live in places where the ratio of Mexicans to gringos is high.

While it's true that everyone has their comfort zone, it's unwise to assume that all or most people have the same one.

To claim that 80% or more of American residents of Mexico speak no Spanish,and sequester themselves in gringo enclaves, without the data to back yourself up, is akin to claiming that the suburbs are a vast wasteland of apolitical, materialistic jerks.

Reality is nearly always more complex and nuanced than our assumptions about it.

[Isla Verde]

Originally Posted by mickisue1

To claim that 80% or more of American residents of Mexico speak no Spanish,and sequester themselves in gringo enclaves, without the data to back yourself up, is akin to claiming that the suburbs are a vast wasteland of apolitical, materialistic jerks.

I may be mistaken, but I think that maryellen was referring to Tijuana, not to all of Mexico, when she wrote about most gringos not speaking Spanish and living in gated communities.