Mexico is portrayed to be a land wealthy of natural beauty that is immersed in exotic culture. The beaches are described to be the apex of luxury with hot suns to soak in and refreshing ocean waters.The cities are personified to be alive and living with a bright vibrant feel that seems to be one big party. The cities are bubbling with unique markets that are injected with personality and is full of the quirky Mexican culture. The juxtaposition of desolate land and sublime waters is breath taking and the historical sights full of Mexican heritage is inspiring. These enticing elements are true and enough to tantalize one to travel to Mexico, but the full story is never provided. The media that forces this image on Australia is the travel agencies. Popular media has allowed Australia to stereo-type Mexico and have a false ideas on what is generic there. The stereo type of the Mexican gun slinger and dancer is a vivid image that Australians get when they think of mexico, this is quite false, those stereo types are redundant as the nation has moved past it.
The Medias Delusions Cleared Up
Mexico has a high rate of violent crime and drug-related violence.
Pick-pockets notorious for targeting tourists at airports, bus terminals (generally and busy area condensed with people).
The public claim to be part of the police and many legitimate police officers are corrupt
There are many violent public gatherings, protests and demonstrations
Murders, robberies, kidnappings and car-jacking are common crimes
regular gun fights, grenade attacks and car bombings which targets random people, public officials, tourists, gang members, police people - just anyone really
June to November is their hurricane season which causes many landslides, mudslides and flooding
If you look to the right you will see that Mexican clothing is has been very westernized
The acculturation of the Mexican people has made Australia's stereo types obsolete