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Oh, the Irony: Mexico City Residents Are 'Fed up' With Surge of English-Speaking Americans
2022-07-29
[Red State] Seems to me that until a better example comes along — shortly, I’m sure — if you look up "irony" in the dictionary, the above headline will be the first example you see. Yep, as Biden’s border crisis continues unabated, with tens of thousands of non-English-speaking illegals streaming across the Southern border daily, residents of Mexico City are ticked off by the influx of English-speaking Americans into Mexico.

As reported by The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday in an article that rivals the best travel brochures, Mexico has long been the top foreign travel destination for Americans, "its bountiful beaches and picturesque pueblos luring tens of millions of U.S. visitors annually." But in recent years, an influx of Californians, along with Americans from across the country, have flooded Mexico City, the nation’s capital, and left "a scent of new-wave imperialism."

And, English? You know, a foreign language in Mexico, where most people don’t speak a lick of it? Locals have become increasingly "fed up" with the growing number of Americans moving to the country, which has contributed to a rise in rent and a shift from Spanish to English in some places, with flyers popping up around the city — in English:
Posted by:Besoeker

#2  Californians, is there anything they can't ruin?

Posted by: Tiny Jeater6933   2022-07-29 16:39  

#1  LMAO, Karma has a sense of humor after all.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2022-07-29 12:51  

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