Living in Mexico

The strangest thing about living abroad is the strange questions I get from anyone and everyone that learns of it. From "oh my god, is it cheap?" to "I heard they are kidnapping all the tourists down there, is it safe?" the line of questioning is often long and to be quite honest, amusing. You don't realize just how close minded and naive the average American is until you tell them you've been living abroad and they are basically living inside their television. Don't get me wrong, I am not attempting to make light of the fact that they are the victims of a calculated Pavlovian conditioning taking place over a many decade period that has gotten them to this state. To be honest its kinda sad...more on this later.