Do Mexicans Want to Date a Local or Foreigner?
I asked Mexicans on the streets of Mexico City if they would rather date someone from Mexico or a foreigner. We talk about Mexican dating, from jealousy to machismo, to cultural differences when it comes to dating foreigners and lots more.
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Marina Iakovleva (directing/editing)
Intro: 0:00
Mexican or foreigner: 0:23
Dating a Mexican vs foreigner — cultural differences: 2:55
What is important in dating? 5:50
Who pays in Mexico? 6:27
What do you think about gender roles? 8:40
Are Mexicans dramatic and jealous? 9:17
Are Mexican men very romantic? 11:20
Mexican relationships are toxic? 12:00
Why it's great to be a foreigner dating in Mexico: 12:40
Filmed in:
Mexico City, Mexico
The first mexican guy already said how direct the people from Europe usually are , well , seems like the way people say “i love you” can be different from each perspective , but i like people who normally are like that
Muy bueno! Me gusta mucho Mexico!
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1) One of the girls sounded extremely contradicting. First you want interdependence, then you want to be taken care of. I can’t exactly understand what she wants.
2) when I first dated a Mexican girl it was heavy, I never really got used to the constant I love you being North American, you never really say you love them unless you actually mean it.
1) You just described a woman.
1) Female illogic. They mean they want special privilege & to not put in any work themselves.
Love mexican people (especially mexican women). Greeting from Indonesia ❤❤❤
The argument that Mexican men can be too traditional is valid, and true for most of LatAm I’d say. But Mexican and other Latin-American women should ask themselves if the same isn’t true for them too. Women raised in patriarchal cultures internalise patriarchal notions of masculinity too, and if a guy is nice and kind to them, they automatically see him as “not man enough”, or even think he’s homosexual. Foreign men may not fall into what patriarchal culture defines as “real, manly men”, but they have the benefit of being white and (on the average) financially well off, two traits that “make up” for their lack of “traditional Latin-American manliness”.
Bottom line is: yeah, Mexican and other LatAm men must be better, but Mexican and other LatAm women should do some soul-searching too and reconsider their expectations of men.
(from US living in Mexico) I’ve had several dates tell me they love me on the first or second date….or even when we were still just texting before meeting!!! (However, there are two degrees of “I love you” in Spanish.) In fact, I was just told yesterday and he was aware of this cultural difference, so we talked about it a bit. I told him, for me, I just want to say I like you, which translates to “Me gustas”. He told me that is more for if you see someone on the street and you’re intesrested in him, so you tell your friend, “Me gusta” (I like him). I’ve also had someone have my meet his entire family the day I met him, trying to be touchy in front of them as if we were actually a couple. The main struggle I’m having is people not knowing how to make plans. I’ll tell them I’m interested in going on a date and throw out some days I’m free. One would expect that they would then return some days and times he is free, but instead he’ll make some sort of not quite related comment like, “Oh nice, are you usually off on the weekends?” instead of ever answering directly.
He may be respectful so as not to be perceived as “pushy”. On the other hand, he is “thinking”, he has to look at some details before proposing alternatives. Doesn’t want to be misunderstood, he is careful.
great video! Much love to Mexicans, especially to Karla, she seems such a fun person lol.
The women want to be modern and empowered women, but still expect very patriarchal behavior. I had a German friend who also invited me and looked after me. My current boyfriend is Mexican and he irons his shirts and also helps a lot around the house. It’s not all black and white. For me personally, an equal partnership is important. But with lots of romance and love!😍
Do you also pay 50% of your bills?
😂my brother just came back from Mexico 🇲🇽 on Tuesday, the Mexican women are very friendly and passionate. I think most women in Mexico 🇲🇽 prefer foreigners. They called my brother “Papi”.
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Passionate? Mexican girls are the most boring girls to date, well at least in my case
Awesome video
If marina isn’t already married, something tells me she’s about to be, being in mexico lol
I could date a modern woman or a traditional woman. But I refuse to date a modern traditional. That’s just a woman who wants to take the best parts of both while ignoring the accountability and responsibility. So if she wants me to think that she is independent and empowered, she’ll have to prove it by going 50-50. If a woman is relying on a man to take care of her, she is neither of those things.
Well said
Did anyone else catch what the canadian modern woman was saying? I found it humorous she was surprised that her western woman ideas were not welcomed.
Have a wonderful, Thursday Marina and great video today. Sending love from Miami, Florida, USA 🇺🇲
This is fascinating to me. I was a adopted from Peru, and I grew up in white culture. I have never dated a latina woman, i have mostly dated white women. Recently I’ve been wanting to date Latina woman, but after watching this I must say. At this point in my life I’m over the extra drama in relationship. That goes with all woman. Hate to say but these Mexican women almost come across as American women. It turns of not really knowing what they really want in a relationship.
Are you American by any chance?
5:45 Feminism ends when the bills comes 🙂
Happy King, Happy Kingdom. None of this “happy wife, happy life” bullshit.
I like the latin american videos!
Argh! It’s so hard to adapt. As someone who grow up with a german father and a romanian mother in Germany I often struggle which act of kindness or action is more appropriate. Everyone pays his own stuff (german way) or the lady is invited (romanian way).
Altough I must confess that I prefer the romanian approach. It’s also easier to meet Romanians than Germans since they’re more open like the Latinos and Latinas.
That’s why I think I felt more comfortable in Colombia amongst people than in Germany.