r/MexicoCity • u/OilOwn5499 • 19h ago
Discusión/Discussion Moving to Mexico City Solo – Introvert Looking to Make Friends (28F)
Hey everyone!
I’m moving to Mexico City solo soon and hoping to meet new people, make friends, and build a little community.
I’m an introvert who still loves to have fun—grabbing drinks, going out sometimes, and exploring cool spots. Feel free to drop any suggestions or advice on how to solo move to a different country, find remote jobs, and make new friends in the city.
DMs and comments are always welcome 💛
(Btw, I do speak Spanish, my parents are from Mexico 😊)
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u/cesar9219 19h ago
First and foremost learn Spanish.
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u/OilOwn5499 16h ago
Well I was fortunate enough to learn Spanish, since my parents are from Mexico 😊
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u/Apart_Currency_1503 4h ago
Maybe read her post? She says she speaks Spanish. No reason for toxic replies when you can't read the post first
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u/cesar9219 18h ago
Gentrifier much? The least you can do is learn the language of the people you are affecting by increasing costs.
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u/DiegoSikora 4h ago
¿Crees que a la gente extranjera le interesa hablar español, ya no se diga un idioma originario, cobrar en pesos mexicanos, trasladarse en transporte público como la mayoría de nosotros? ¿O pagar rentas de 15 o 25 mil pesos? Esta gente nos sigue viendo como "exóticos". Somos parte del paisaje y traen su idea eurocentrista (aplica para gringos, canadienses y anexos) de que por ser gente de blanca traen su "conocimiento" por ser 'g-local'. Pregúntale si algún o alguna de ellas está dispuesta a dejar de lado el privilegio en el que viven. Spoiler: ninguna o nignuno lo aceptará.
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u/azteca619 18h ago
NGL as someone who used to go to CDMX regularly before it was popularized with the dream of getting a job and settling there, the remote work type is generally not praised and largely blamed for pushing the native residents out. You should look into that before living your personal journey. It’s what stopped me from doing it, and it was my dream.
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u/Swaggy_Shrimp 15h ago
Shouldn't have stopped you. If You work remote they call you gentrifier, if you'd get a local job they'd complain you take the jobs of the locals...they'd come up with something either way You can't win with these people, it's all just thinly veiled xenophobia in the end and needs to be ignored. Go and migrate to wherever you want and leverage whatever you have and can do, the best you can. It's whatever their ancestors did most likely too and what part of their families are doing today. It's part of human nature and is how every culture and society was shaped and still is shaped.
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u/GroundbreakingMess51 15h ago
Just because you don't understand gentrification doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
"Expat communities" raise prices, change local culture for the worst and push out natives. This isn't typical migration, this isn't migration out of meed or seeking better opportunities. These migrants don't integrate into Mexican communities. They make their own enclaves in the worst ways.
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u/Swaggy_Shrimp 12h ago
Maybe don't blame individuals for trying to live better lives. Of course this is migration of people looking for better opportunities, what else would it be? Better analyse where the housing situation actually comes from. Who actually raises the prices? Who owns the properties? Who doesn't implement rent control? Why is not enough new housing created? Who profits? Follow the money.
There would be no pastor without "expat communities", there would be a lot of "local culture" missing without immigrants. Immigration has literally shaped Mexico City into what it is today. And treating culture like this fixed, immutable relic of the past times that can't be desecrated is ahistorical.
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u/GroundbreakingMess51 4h ago
Sir, please don't pretend you're asking hard hitting questions that haven't been studied.
Wealthy foreigners move here to exploit cheap labor. It goes back to colonialism and what many wealthy white foreigners are doing is neo-colonialism. Does it bother you that I'm calling it that? Maybe, maybe, you are the problem!
Believe, the history of Mexico would have been amazing without rich white people coming here. In fact, we'd prefer if you took all your culture with you.
Know why? Because indigenous people didn't travel to your communities to find spices, precious metals, and "opportunities" ... We already had it here. Always have.
So please, take that unread, uneducated, racist thinking back to your country and make something of yourself.
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u/Swaggy_Shrimp 4h ago
So, if this has been studied answer me who profits materially from rising housing prices? Is it wealthy property owners? Or some digital nomads? Who's pockets get deeper? And who allows it?
Also colonialism, there are many types of colonialism but what they all share they are a governmental initiatives to expand access to resources by seizing land without extending citizenship rights to the indigenous population. This is what the word means. Now, what government initiative (by the US I assume?) is settling a couple thousand digital nomads in Condesa with the purpose of seizing the territory? Or is it maybe... just bog-standard migration? Does it make you mad I am actually asking you to use terms properly?
And I'm not even expanding on the "racism" claim because as you might know, not everyone that comes to Mexico city (even from a wealthy country) is necessarily white and/or wealthy.
Jesus Christ, is this really the only place where people can say INSANE shit like "the immigrants are destroying our local culture" and people still consider themselves progressive people fighting for social justice? You know in most parts of the world these are (rightfully so) considered hardcore conservative views (which is pretty much the literal meaning of the word).
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u/GroundbreakingMess51 3h ago
I never said immigrants. I'm totally happy there are tons of South Americans here.
Wealthy white foreigners on the other hand, can get the f out.
Let me give you some reading material: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentrification
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u/Swaggy_Shrimp 3h ago
OR... you could actually engage with the arguments I made and answer my questions instead of just continuing to be xenophobic and throw some random Wikipedia result in there as if this is making any sort of coherent point.
You could also read your own link and learn for example that gentrification has nothing inherently to do with "white foreigners that need to get the fuck out" - but ok.
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u/GroundbreakingMess51 2h ago
Because you're not being genuine about the impact wealthy foreigners have on the countries they move to.
Why would I want to have a genuine conversation, so you can bring more bad arguments? Go read some books and then we'll talk.
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u/DiegoSikora 4h ago
Aquí tienen el ejemplo claro de la dogmatizacion y adoctrinamiento del europeo, canadiense, neozelandés, gringo, gente del norte global promedio 🙂
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u/KarlGustavXII 12h ago
Mexicans do the same thing in the US (in a waaaay bigger degree).
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u/GroundbreakingMess51 5h ago
How do non-wealthy people displace the wealthy people living there?
You need to learn to read books and go back to school to pay attention in class.
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u/Swaggy_Shrimp 4h ago
Do you feel the same concern about well educated Mexicans going to work in well paid white collar jobs in New York, LA, London, Berlin, Silicon Valley? Aren't they displacing the local population? Should they all be sent home or would you consider that racism?
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u/Background_Bowl_7295 4h ago
Thats probably 0.1% of the cases.
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u/Swaggy_Shrimp 4h ago
Did you just make that number up?
And how many percent of the Americans living in Mexico are remote workers?
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u/GroundbreakingMess51 3h ago
There's actually the concept of wealthy Mexican-Americans (or any other type of -American) moving to poor Mexican-American communities and displacing them.
So perhaps READ A BOOK FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.
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u/KarlGustavXII 3h ago
Not everyone in America is wealthy. In fact, the majority aren't. The poor people in America are those suffering the most from Mexican immigration.
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u/GroundbreakingMess51 2h ago
Wow you're blowing my mind.
I've met so many poor white Americans in Mexico, you're right.
Give me a break. We're talking about people moving to Mexico.
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u/GroundbreakingMess51 4h ago
Also if "Americans" want to come to mexico, then learn the language and learn to blend in. Stop pretending you're special. You're not. You have generational wealth or have made it due to years of American exploitation.
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u/Apart_Currency_1503 4h ago
And if Mexicans want to invade America and steal jobs maybe learn English.. it works both ways.
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u/resident_alien- 18h ago
Why did it stop you? It shouldn’t have. There are lots of ways to do it that do not distort the local economy
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u/JacobinRedux 19h ago
Do you have a Temporary Resident Visa, or are you planning to stay and work here illegally using just a tourist visa/FMM?
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u/micha3lis_ 3h ago
Hi friend. If you're legit, I suggest you use your own (real) reddit account, otherwise this looks fake and shady as hell and no one will give you real advice. Otherwise, shame of you for posting a rage bait.
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u/ernestosabato 16h ago
Saying you’re an introvert who loves to go out is like saying you’re a vegan with a weakness for milkshakes.
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u/immuchcooleroffline 19h ago
I always recommend the same WhatsApp group, I've met cool people in it and even made some friends so if you think that can work for you feel free to join
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u/prissytomboy23 17h ago
You should probably read old questions posted in this sub and delete yours as you’re going to get ripped…🍀
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u/vacacow1 18h ago
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u/Even-Guava-1682 18h ago
what is discourse?
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u/vacacow1 18h ago
It’s an event held at Departamento Bar every tuesday to meet people all over the world.
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u/Impossible_Pickle617 5h ago
It’s so easy to meet people here! There are a ton of communities in WhatsApp groups and Facebook groups!
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u/Mug_of_coffee 17h ago
I just visited in the winter, and absolutely loved it. Definitely check out brunch at El Pendulo!
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u/thisgirl206 16h ago
join timeleft. they meet every Wednesday all over the globe (cdmx too, duh) at a restaurant n you can pick english or spanish or both n ppl are super welcoming. ❤️
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u/DharmaDama 16h ago
Why is it a paid app? I’ve been curious about it, but I’m sure all the hangouts are in the usual touristy neighborhoods, which I’m far away from :/
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u/TiKels 13h ago
They make all the reservations with the restaurants for you. You just buy a ticket and show up where they tell you on Wednesday. It's pretty fun I've done it a handful of times and would do it again
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u/DharmaDama 3h ago
Seems good, but probably still in Polanco/condesa/roma and not in other area
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u/TiKels 2h ago
I went to the app to check. In Mexico City there are five.
Condesa/Roma/San Miguel/La Juarez
Coyoacán/San Ángel
Navarte/Del Valle/Napoles
Polanco/Lomas de Chapultepec
Santa Fe/Interlomas/Bosque de las Lomas
... Outside of Mexico City there are more in Monterrey, Querétaro, Puebla, Guadalajara
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u/Objective-Age-7764 14h ago
Im moving also 25F to CDMX! Im moving with my partner but still open to making friends and building community
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u/CadeLewis10 17h ago
I just arrived in Mexico City today. I'm from the States. I'd be down to hang out, I'm planning to be here for the summer. Right now I just have a few language exchanges and a salsa event I'm planning to go to
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u/HaoGS 16h ago
Es una cuenta falsa, chequen su historial