Comment Re:So True (Score 1) 2349
Mexico corruption is really bad, I lived in Mexico for 29 years and now I live in USA working hard so I can apply for residence. I'm glad to live in the US, with the recent events in Mexico City with all the political battle and Lopez Obrador causing major problems to the city. I really miss my family, culture, and a bunch of things. It has been hard to adapt to US culture but quality of life is a lot better.
As a kid you learn that when the police stops you for speeding you give them 50.00 pesos and they will let you go, that is what we see everyday, of course when you are older you do the same, unless you study an re-evaluate your principles you stop doing that kind of things. Now I understand why police men are so corrupt, they have to pay for the car tires, bullets, uniforms, and some other stuff, with the money that the city pays they can't afford that and support their families. Some years ago the city paid a ridiculous amount of money to Rudy Giuliani to give some advice so solve the increasing crimes in the city, on of the first suggestions was to pay a decent salary to the police men.
The only solution to the corruption in Mexico is education so future generations learn not to bribe public workers, but that will take a long time and a lot of money.
I think Mexico could use a lot better the relation with the US and the closeness, why so many IT firms outsource projects to India, if the government, universities and businesses invest more on IT staff and teach English to their employees a lot of the outsourcing could go to Mexico, easier for managers to go to Mexico to see the progress, similar time zone, easier to flight people, etc. Now it's too late, India has done a really good job.
I think Mexico is wasting some opportunities, the government should gice incentives to some big transnational companies to open research centers, and not just sell products, that leaves nothing in the long term. That will help a lot to universities and in the long term to make our own technology instead of just manufacturing, that is good for now but at any time they could move to other place.
If I could get a decent job outside the major cities, and that place had a decent infrastructure I would go back to Mexico, but I don't think that is going to happen any time soon.
If you want to live in one of the most exiting dynamic cities in the world go there, people are usually nice.
As a kid you learn that when the police stops you for speeding you give them 50.00 pesos and they will let you go, that is what we see everyday, of course when you are older you do the same, unless you study an re-evaluate your principles you stop doing that kind of things. Now I understand why police men are so corrupt, they have to pay for the car tires, bullets, uniforms, and some other stuff, with the money that the city pays they can't afford that and support their families. Some years ago the city paid a ridiculous amount of money to Rudy Giuliani to give some advice so solve the increasing crimes in the city, on of the first suggestions was to pay a decent salary to the police men.
The only solution to the corruption in Mexico is education so future generations learn not to bribe public workers, but that will take a long time and a lot of money.
I think Mexico could use a lot better the relation with the US and the closeness, why so many IT firms outsource projects to India, if the government, universities and businesses invest more on IT staff and teach English to their employees a lot of the outsourcing could go to Mexico, easier for managers to go to Mexico to see the progress, similar time zone, easier to flight people, etc. Now it's too late, India has done a really good job.
I think Mexico is wasting some opportunities, the government should gice incentives to some big transnational companies to open research centers, and not just sell products, that leaves nothing in the long term. That will help a lot to universities and in the long term to make our own technology instead of just manufacturing, that is good for now but at any time they could move to other place.
If I could get a decent job outside the major cities, and that place had a decent infrastructure I would go back to Mexico, but I don't think that is going to happen any time soon.
If you want to live in one of the most exiting dynamic cities in the world go there, people are usually nice.
