im a 22 y.o. mexican ,and consider myself to be upper-middle class
no more no less
my parents´ total income for a year is 120,000 dllrs.
my sister studies in barcelona,spain, im gonna study in london
and my lil sis probably goes to paris.
nobody(from the people i know) wants to go to the US coz it´s seen as less cool than going to europe, and because we believe the image of mexicans is soooo bad over there and that they think every mexican is short ,brown, ugly,uneducated, blah blah
yes, many go for postgraduate studies, but most come back.
i have many friends living in canada, spain , germnay, france and uk
but not a single one who lives in the US.
on the contrary most of the lower-middle class and working classs males aged 14-50 that live in the little town at the outskirts of x city i live in have been in the us and many several times, obviously illegally
...
anyway
ohh no wait¡¡ i do have mex-american frends
ne who is middle-class but has not mcuh money who studies in earlham college in indiana, and others who live in a sikh(indian religion)community in new mexico but ...anyway...
whatever...hahaha
my guess would be:
and my sources are my sociological studies, those oof my mom who is a socioologist, and all the people i see everyday in the streets of mexico, and the trips i´ve made across the country:
--10% extreme poverty-they earn between 600 and 1200($50-$100dllrs) pesos per month working a lot, without insurance,bonuses,etc and are peasants and beggars, and indians whohave terrible nutrition and the same shoes for years and live in slums, and improvised homes.
they have less than grammar school education in average.
--40%are the working class: these folks earn between $100 dllrs and $350 per household in a family of 4-6.both parents work. they still live in squalid houses and many live in a single room house but others who are constructuon workers build their concrete houses over the years.
they are cops, construction workers, gardners, housemaids, all working class people, mnay self -employed people,etc. most public servants. all
military men.cab men, bus drivers,.they are highly discriminated are kitsch and nacos and bad taste, and hear rancheras, country,cumbias,most fill the stereotypical image of the mexican and these ones can afford to sneak into the US. they have between grammar school education and less
than a high school diploma.but some do have one. hihi¡¡ they have very cheap cars.
--20% are lower-middle class they all live in the cities.most live in low income "cheap" buildings. two small rooms, a living-dinning room, a small kitchen and a small bathroom. they earn between $350-and 600 dllrs per month as a total household income. most parents have junior high school diploma and half have high school diploma and half don´t.
they work in low paid white collar jobs and other slightly skilled jobs. many got technical and other 2 yr education, like in a community college but with zero prestige at all. some of them look like the stereotypical mexican but many are more hairy and taller and many are light skinned.
most have tv. dvd.a nice stereo. a second hand car not that bad.
some of the kids finish their college degrrees and end up working in a lower skilled job ,but most dont finish them.
--10% are middle-middle class:they are the majority in the univerisities, they earn between $650-to 1500 maybe some 3000 dllrs monthly.
some speak english. some have travelled to europe. some have masters .
like 1/6 have college degrees. they are balck market commerciants, white collar workers, slighly successful professionists, small bussines owners,
they want to be like the higher classes so much. some are quite cultured and learned. they are like half are interested in the arts, go to museums, to college , interested in politics, etc. and the other half is just here by income but has no interest in culture or in manage their money wisely,etc.
--then comes the less than9% of the mexicans, my beloved upper-middle class¡¡
household income for a family of 3-5 (but no more), is 3700-10000 dllrs per month. all the kids go to private schools from kinder to college(some go to unam cause it´s cool), all go to private $60 dllrs a date medics, all have extracurricular activites, most live in either gated communities with security and parks, swimmingpools or in inhereted bigger houses.
most can afford to travel to europe for holidays and know most of the nicest mexican beaches.most speak english fluently and many speak french and other languages. many study in el tec de monetreey , la ibero ,etc, and pay tution fees similar to those in the us and uk.
brand new cars, and many kids also have theirs. all are either professionist, higher or middle-higher publci servants o entrepreneurs.
many artist and intellectuals. a part is very conservative and other is medium conservative , and a smalle rpart is liberal, progressive etc, and a tiny part is very liberal.most have ipods, modern cellphones, fancy brand clothes, use facebook, ebay, will get postgraduate degrees, many will study in the us, europe and canada, and will be politicians and etc.
most houses have at least one maid, and a gardner. it´s not uncommon to have 2 homes .etc.many have european parents or grandparents. "everybody knows each other" is commonly said, cause of the scenes that are for preps are very different than the ones for average ppl than for the liberal-hippie-ravers-bohemians.-etc. most are aloof and think themselves better than most. most are either moslty white or totally white.many blonds, blue eyed blahblha.most foreign enter here. most ex pats. most foreign exchange students etc. enter here and stay with a family in this class , cause they have extra rooms but most importanlty cause they ar einterested i the cultural experience, ontrary to the upper class
--1%, the upper class. are the culturally and financially rich: the very successful entrpreneurs, top ranking politicians, narcos, celebrities,wealthy retired ex pats. they have sooo mcuh power and influenece. many homes in mexico, europe and usa. ultra small circles.
many domestic fulltime servants, many luxury cars, go shopping to nyc ,paris, london, educated in management, finances, economy, and so on. not in culture or arts.
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