I think the time has come for an Expat theme park in the States, perhaps developed by the Disney company.
Just like the controversial theme park in Mexico, where tourists can pretend to be an illegal migrant.
Where the would be expats can walk or drive around, or even hire a taxi and become conversant with "Life in Mexico".
Arrive at a Mexican type of airport, or enter at the border and obtain the paper work.
Only Spanish spoken.
Road signs.
All the different police types.
Mustard bandits and pickpockets.
All purchases in pesos.
Cohetes and church bells every morning at 6 am.
Roosters all night.
Boom-boxes on every quadra, after the sun goes down.
anonymous
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anonymous
Mexico's 'Migrant Mountain'
Millions of migrants have crossed illegally from Mexico into the United States. Their experience could hardly be more real. But now at a controversial theme park in Mexico, tourists can pretend to be an illegal migrant.
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dlglidden
Frankly, rather than going to your proposed US theme park, I'd much rather just hop a plane to Mexico and experience the real thing (even if it costs a lot more and the mustard bandits and pickpockets are real).
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altahabana
What is your point?? I know your post has a negative US spin, but the nuances are too clever and subtle for me to understand.
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anonymous
Hits head against wall, luckily wall is adobe, wall falls down, I see the light although rather faint.
Sells Altahabana a ticket to see the real Mexico.
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ryon
Probably can't see much thru that rusty re-bar.
Disney couldn't possibly screw up a theme park that badly. Even Congress couldn't make a mess like the REAL Mexico.
The U.N., maybe.
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sparks
Perfect idea to scare away wanna-be expats and retain those dollars spend south of the border. Just exaggerate the Mexican experience and who's to know. If they still seem happy - increase the speed and/or volume
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