> Why do HN commentators assume Mexico is a 3rd world shithole? Because the economic disparity between the US and Mexico is so vast that in comparison, it is

> Why do HN commentators assume Mexico is a 3rd world shithole? Because the economic disparity between the US and Mexico is so vast that in comparison, it is a 3rd world country. Also, the millions of mexicans immigrating to the US, the neverending news about cartels, etc adds to the perception. Also, most HN commentators are americans, not chinese. Not sure why you are comparing mexico to china. > Mexico has it's problems, but most of that stems from the Peso Crisis in the 1990s No it doesn't. The negative perception of mexico goes back to the first half of the 1800s when we conquered 51% of mexico and turned it into texas, california, etc. Remember the alamo, mass deportation of mexicans and so forth and that negativity has existed ever since. Also, the peso crisis affected mexico only, while the pandemic affected everybody, not just china. The world endured the recession while only mexico suffered immensely during the peso crisis.