they don't care about the viewers they just want to get views grow and
make money by focusing on outdated inaccurate trends, being fake, being
disingenuous and lying about Mexico it's time to stop! hola amigos and welcome
back to Mexico I hope you're all having a wonderful day wherever you are and
whatever you're doing today is Sunday the 26th of May and I'm in my comfy big
chair and can we just take a moment to see how long my hair is going is getting
out of control and today I'm leaving San Luis but don't worry there are three new
videos coming from San Luis very soon they're absolutely huge
they will be coming up momentarily but today I wanted to sit down and talk
about a topic which I think it's about time someone talked about and it's about
time someone had the balls to bring this topic up and speak quite truthfully and
candidly about it and as usual that will be me hmm so as you've seen from the
title of this video it's it's time to stop lying about Mexico now your initial
thoughts might be that I'm going to start talking about the age-old topic of
is Mexico safe or the US media misrepresents Mexico - now in terms of is
Mexico is safe you know I think it's subjective it depends very much
person-to-person but for me over the last 14 months of being in Mexico, Mexico
is safe, that's just my opinion that's just my experience and I know that in
terms of the US media, yes it does misrepresent Mexico very much however I
do feel that it can be slightly inaccurately portrayed and exaggerated
by some people but that is not what this video is about so in the last video in
San Miguel I talked about briefly the fact that we need to stop lying about
Mexico we being people like me, content creators, bloggers, youtubers, people on
Instagram, people that write articles and you might be wondering what the hell I'm
talking about on this subject and in that video I had a lot of comment
and they were all about Mexico is safe the US media no one seemed to grasp what
I was actually getting at which is the topic of particularly youtubers. so to
give you a bit of context to start off with and this is also something that
Erin and I speak about in one of her videos that's coming up I want to tell
you a bit of a story so I've never addressed why I came to Mexico in the
first place so let me explain that so it's really two reasons so prior to
being in Mexico I spent a lot of time in Asia and quite simply under the change
of scene secondly and I think more importantly is the fact that my whole
life growing up I've always seen Mexico as a country that I was really
interested in visiting because yeah I guess from the early ages, a child, a
teenager, you know that Mexico is a country that's so diverse it's full of
variety in terms of the people in terms of the food in terms of the landscapes
in terms of the culture religion everything and it's always been a
country that I've wanted to visit you know in a video I did a long time ago
Mexico City first impressions I described the fact that I have spent
some time in South America and Central America so I already had this view of
Latin America in a way I know that Mexico is different so I came to Mexico
with I guess already quite a positive outlook you know I was aware of some of
the negatives obviously however it wasn't at the forefront of my mind and
when I got off that plane 14 months ago in Mexico City
I arrived in Mexico with the view that I have when I arrived in any country one
of excitement one that allows me to make up my own mind and not be influenced by
others just like I did in Japan just like I did in China just like I did in
Kyrgyzstan, Mexico was no different Mexico is just another country however
when I started reading blogs and when I started particularly watching YouTube
videos from Americans I was honestly shocked I was surprised I was astounded
and fascinated by what I was seeing because I very much always felt like the
odd one out when it comes to Mexico youtubers because I'm from the UK
not from the states and I've always had a different view of Mexico and when I
was watching these videos I would see things such as which I know I joke about
frequently you know is this Mexico and Mexico shocked us with the obligatory
fake - I'll come back to that later, the obligatory fake shocked looks in the
thumbnails and I was thinking what is this about why do these Americans have
this uneducated view an ignorant view about Mexico I just couldn't understand
it but the more that I watch these videos I understood more about the US
media aspect and things like that so I can understand potentially why they
would have that view you know when it comes to media in general and this is a
big topic you know I'm from the UK and historically I know that the UK media
cannot be trusted because it's somewhat political it's biased when you think
about mainstream media platforms such as TV channels and newspapers quite often
they are affiliated with particular political parties so I have never believed
a word that the UK media says about anything and actually when it comes to
Mexico, Mexico isn't covered in the UK media so potentially that's one reason
why I would have a different view but the question is if I do not believe the
media in my home country then why do some emphasis on the word some Americans
believe completely without question what the media says in the u.s. it's it's a
question that I have yet to find the answer to, it just baffles me
completely you know is it the fact that certain people in the States are
extremely gullible is it the subject of lack of education and ignorance or are
some people quite simply incredibly stupid that's my view and that's always
been watching you I just genuinely cannot understand why some people in the
u.s. completely believe these lies that are told in the media and when I watch
these videos you know I would see people walking around Mexico genuinely
surprised at what they were finding because it wasn't what they were told in
there country and in the beginning that's
great that's genuine and I think I I don't want to take anything away from
those people because I think it's right what they did and I think they've done a
brilliant job because you know when you think about it thousands of people watch
their videos every day and every day more and more people are gaining an
actual genuine real perspective about Mexico day by day as a result of those
video so those people including me have done a bang-up job in terms of that
however it's now you know a year later two years later and I watch videos
occasionally and I read blogs that are you know recently done from people that
have been in Mexico for a long time yet still this angle of fear and surprise
and shock is being focused on and the question I have and the impression I get
is it's this genuine is it real because they've been in Mexico for a long time
now why are they still talking about this why are they still focusing on this
angle and really it's not so much about the existing youtubers that I'm talking
about you know I think they've established themselves and that's what
they do and that's great however it's the next generation that I'm worried
about so every day I go on YouTube and I see new videos coming up from people
that maybe just got to Mexico and it really frustrates me because I see the
same things is this Mexico Mexico shocked us Mexico surprised us this is
Mexico where do I even start those people are
not doing that for genuine reasons and and this is a big thing about YouTube
and I'm going to come onto this near the end many people that watch YouTube
unfortunately are incredibly stupid also not you guys my subscribers are
incredibly intelligent I just want to clarify that and when a new youtuber
comes to Mexico and they think all what types of types of videos can I do they
look at what's worked for other youtubers and they copy it you know I've
seen carbon copies of thumbnails and titles and I just think you know why are
they doing because they're focusing on a trend but
that it's not a trend okay it was a trend two years ago we
talked about the fact that is Mexico safe many years ago and it's not
something that we need to be talking about now some of you might disagree
with that you might think that we should still be talking about that fact and
about the media but from my point of view no I've been in Mexico for a long
time it's old its tired you know anyone with any ounce of intelligence should
know that Mexico is a safe country on the whole and when it comes to YouTube
you know I just want to clarify a few things that some of you may not be
conscious of you know YouTube can often be fake it can be disingenuous it can
mislead viewers for views and those types of videos are exactly what they're
there for yeah they are to mislead viewers to make
people click on them to watch their video to make money and I'm quite proud
of the fact that I I don't think I've ever done that and I will never do that
I did do a video in Vallarta last year called is this Mexico but it was a joke
I was taking the piss out of those people all right
I don't think YouTube is purely about the amount of subscribers you know you
just have to look at channels that have got 300,000 subscribers and they get
3,000 views for each each video so it's not about subscribers the important
thing for me about YouTube is being genuine and real just like I'm doing in
this video you know I'm not bullshitting I'm telling the truth I'm telling you
what's in my head I'm not one of these people that panders to people is
concerned about you know tolerating everything in life and understanding
everything in life I tell you how it is all right I really care what people say
about that I'm old-fashioned you know I have some level of respect for viewers I
have a moral compass I have a sense of ethics so I would never do that because
I think you're all intelligent enough to understand that it's important to be
real and if you don't realize this all you have to do is look at your favorite
youtubers comment sections and you'll see there are no likes there are no
little hearts there are not even any reply
- any comments that speaks volumes it just shows how much these youtubers
respect their viewers you know they don't care about the viewers they just
want to get views grow and make money by focusing on outdated inaccurate trends
being fake being disingenuous and lying about Mexico it's time to stop and
finally someone mentioned to me in a comment recently about the fact that we
should still be talking about this that there are are people in the States or
Canada or wherever that have this view of Mexico, however that's not my problem -
that's your problem - if you are so gullible and so poorly educated and so
ignorant that you honestly genuinely believe everything that is said in the
media you need to educate yourself and you are incredibly stupid. so thanks for
watching I know this video has been extremely controversial let me know who
your thoughts down below you know would you rather a youtuber be honest and
direct and straight talking or would you prefer to watch clickbait would you
prefer to watch people walking around Mexico being fake disingenuous and lying
about the place they're in let me know don't forget to Like comment and
subscribe I'm gonna get on the bus now to Zacatecas next up will be three
videos as I said not six, three from San Luis so thank you for watching thank you
for listening to my rant and I'll catch you later