Do MEXICANS Prefer Dating Foreigners? (machismo, jealousy, PDA)

Published 2024-04-25
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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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

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All Comments (21)
  • @adrianadrian3510
    Love mexican people (especially mexican women). Greeting from Indonesia ❤❤❤
  • @johngonzalez4298
    Have a wonderful Thursday, Marina and great video today. Sending love from Miami, Florida, USA 🇺🇲
  • @erikflh1
    Toxicity and bad behavior exist everywhere, it is not about nationalities, but it is true that some cultures are warmer than others. The situation is to find a good partner, local or foreign, with the right compatibility. Do not close yourself only to nationality. And, sure, human beings like the exotic, so in many countries they will respond that they prefer foreigners, but that is a focus mainly on the physical aspect.
  • @BecomingMexican
    Becoming fluent in Spanish will help you however becoming culturally fluent is equally important.
  • @henri191
    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
  • @milksmoothie
    I love your videos! In this video again is very interesting and entertaining! I appreciate a lot your nice work. Thanks for your content❤
  • @diofromyozgat
    great video! Much love to Mexicans, especially to Karla, she seems such a fun person lol.
  • @LazerBeamm
    Great video! So many things to be said... There’s both toxicity and great things in every culture. Most people aren’t balanced and aren’t trying to heal their life wounds. Though there are some great women out there that are fun, loving, educated, creative, and wholesome we just have to filter them out. Clear and upfront communication is key. Good luck to everyone out there looking for love!
  • @xpmedia8660
    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.
  • @domizzi626
    Liberal Mexicans will tend to date outside their race/nationality. Conservative Mexicans will not.
  • 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.
  • @RevanSurik
    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.
  • If marina isn't already married, something tells me she's about to be, being in mexico lol
  • @victoriac286
    I live in Switzerland and i work for an international company. There are so many mexians in the company all married to Europeans! Definitely see a pattern here.
  • @jennyhammond9261
    (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.
  • I’ve noticed some of the women in this video want to pick and choose when they want a man to be traditional… this simply cannot work, especially if you want all the benefits of a traditional relationship without being traditional yourself. It’s a two way street, and both partners need to know their roles in a functional relationship. If you want a non traditional relationship then get a man who is somewhat feminine, passive, and submissive. That way both your energies balance out. This isn’t to say there isn’t a machismo problem in MX, but I think 3rd wave feminism has misdirected women in modern relationships. Just my 2 cents. Love.
  • @veeral01
    Its all money that matters in the end for women
  • @joshfulmer3689
    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 out not really knowing what they really want in a relationship.