Expat Living⎟Monterrey, Mexico

Charming Surprises as Well as Unpleasant Ones From the Mexican People of Monterrey

Every “Regio” seems to own several dogs or cats which completely surprised me — here are other fun facts you may be surprised to know!

A snapshot of a walking area in our community in the outskirts of Monterrey / Author’s image

It’s often hard to believe that I have been living in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico now for almost three years. In all my moves in the last 30 years, I have a personal philosophy that it takes 4 years to get to the point where you finally feel at home. I’ve often used the emergency example: if I couldn’t call on my husband, could I reach out to a friend or two for help without any hesitation?

I’m almost there — just starting to see the true colors and depth of those around me as well as the new life that I’ve acquired.

I am learning to anticipate behavior and reactions; I’m no longer taken by surprise by the differences I witnessed in the first two years.

People from Monterrey refer to themselves as Regio(a). It shouldn’t be a surprise that a country as massive as Mexico (close to 2 million km²) has varying cultures throughout its vast lands of forests, beaches, mountains, and desert.

Here are a few random…