Mexico City - Post Report Question and Answers

Is it easy to make friends with locals here? Are there any prejudices or any ethnic groups who might feel uncomfortable here?

It's easy to make friends with embassy locals, but some Mexicans are quite prejudiced against Americans. This often comes across as microaggression by restaurant employees, police, etc. - Jul 2023


Fairly easy. I’m not sure to the second half. There’s not a ton of diversity here, but I’ve never encountered outright prejudice, either. - Apr 2021


Very easy. People here are very kind and used to people from the US moving here. - May 2020


I believe so, we however have not except for our co-workers and parents from our son's school. - Apr 2019


Yes, it is easy to make friends with locals. There seems to be some prejudice against indigenous groups. - Apr 2019


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