Does or has anyone here lived in Mexico?

[Adelante]

I'm probably moving to Central Mexico. Any advice or anecdotes of experience welcome. Thanks.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Rapes, assaults

and kidnapoings are common,

but in general the people are very friendly,

I take it Mexico City? If you are, the city is quite dangerous.

[Adelante]

2. Not Mexico City

North Central. Guadalajara area, possibly, Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Tepic. Somewhere not humid, not excessively hot, and reasonably inexpensive. Mexico City interests me for a visit but not to live.

[Gloria]

3. There's an American/British enclave in Jalisco....north of

Guadalajara, about 30 miles?....the lake has been polluted...I think paradise may have been lost there....

[Adelante]

4. Yes, Lake Chapala

I've looked into it. It's a bit more Americanized than I want, but I am considering it as a soft landing for the first few months or so, taking short exploratory trips to find where I might want to live. High speed internet is there. I don't speak Spanish, so I will have to study, although I grew up in NYC, so it's not as foreign as other languages might be for me. Anyway, I figure a place with gringos around may allow me a reasonable cultural transition. Woman traveling alone and all that.

[MichaelHarris]

5. Been

arrested in Mexico, does that count? Like I'm gonna start a revolution with a .22 sheesh.