What is it about the rio grande valley people dislike

[YouCan'thandletheTruth]

I just must moved here and I agree with the statement that "The overt discrimination directed toward those not of obviously Mexican descent and aggressive drivers." I was told I was prejudice against Mexicans when the Rio Grand Valley is over 90% Mexicans and all my issues are with the Mexicans who live here.

[Slowpoke_TX]

Originally Posted by hellpaso

3--aggressive drivers as well as shoppers in stores (see #1)

Aggressive drivers?? Passive-aggressive, maybe.

All the drivers I've seen in the valley drive very slowly, and do not pay any attention to what's going on around them. They'll change lanes right in front of a tractor-trailer that's going 10+ MPH faster than they are. And they certainly don't adhere to the "slower traffic keep right" rule, they seem quite fond of the center lane.

[thenewtexan]

Originally Posted by hellpaso

I spent seven years there.

1--rude, pushy people
2--overt discrimination directed toward those not of obviously Mexican descent
3--aggressive drivers as well as shoppers in stores (see #1)
4--almost daily pursuits by the police endangering others on the road
5--more than the usual amount of corruption in local government; more akin to Mexican politics than U.S.
6--stash houses (both people & drugs) galore, including within exclusive gated subdivisions
7--rampant abuse of the Medicare/Medicaid/Insurance systems
8--"Winter Texans" (see #1) who treat locals as if they were their personal slaves
9--virtually no one flushes their soiled toilet paper, which leads to a preponderance of filthy bathrooms with overflowing trash cans (sans lids) with poopy paper everywhere (I've seen this in 5 totally different Dr offices, as well as in other public restrooms)
10--out of control gang activity
11--frequent car thefts
12--no variability in the weather (some might like this, but it is boring & wearing shorts & flip flops year round loses it's novelty pretty quickly)
13--isolated; for any real diversion, it's necessary to go to San Antonio or Houston
14--few direct flights with limited airline availability
15--very limited dining options outside of chain restaurants (the "Mexican" food is not good, although the locals think it is haute cuisine--it's probably the worst Mexican food I've had anywhere)

I'll stop for now. My finger's getting tired of pecking on this iPad

Number 8, yes. They think they own the place! The mentality is I'm here, I'm white, get out of my way!

[C24L]

I dislike the geographic isolation of the Valley.

[jadelacquer]

IT IS THE WORST PLACE TO LIVE.
In fact, so bad, that I'm here in 2019, on the internet-- looking for reasons why the RGV sucks.
Reverse racism is the MAJOR thing.
The post is 100% accurate.
Being Hispanic, and not able to speak Spanish-- makes you a target. In school life, work, and everything you try to do.
Working there is awful. If you aren't primos or long-time friends of the company managers or owners-- you won't move up. Upon moving to a bigger city, I've been very appreciated for my hard work. (Back in Harlingen, my old nail salon boss wanted brown nosers, not actual employees.) Even in office jobs I had, or even VICTORIA'S SECRET, you can't move up. I've moved to a much larger city, and I'm already appreciated and impressed my new boss with my work and dedication to my art! Something I've NEVER had in the RGV.
People don't know how to drive here. The traffic is 0%, and they still can't manage.
Abuse of the government assistance programs is RAMPID. I swear, if your grandmama had food stamps, your parents have it. Then you'll get it once you reach parenthood. The cycle can break. But nobody seems to want to break it.
If you park your car in a bad part of town... LOCK IT. My car was recently sifted through after having it unlocked for no more than a few hours! Luckily I didn't have anything of value... But STILL. Made me so mad for visiting.
The RGV is so isolated from the rest of the world-- news and fashion and MUSIC ON THE RADIO will be out of date once it reaches in the RGV.
Idk. I'm sour. I can't stand the RGV one bit.

[aab7855]

Originally Posted by jadelacquer

IT IS THE WORST PLACE TO LIVE.
In fact, so bad, that I'm here in 2019, on the internet-- looking for reasons why the RGV sucks.
Reverse racism is the MAJOR thing.
The post is 100% accurate.
Being Hispanic, and not able to speak Spanish-- makes you a target. In school life, work, and everything you try to do.
Working there is awful. If you aren't primos or long-time friends of the company managers or owners-- you won't move up. Upon moving to a bigger city, I've been very appreciated for my hard work. (Back in Harlingen, my old nail salon boss wanted brown nosers, not actual employees.) Even in office jobs I had, or even VICTORIA'S SECRET, you can't move up. I've moved to a much larger city, and I'm already appreciated and impressed my new boss with my work and dedication to my art! Something I've NEVER had in the RGV.
People don't know how to drive here. The traffic is 0%, and they still can't manage.
Abuse of the government assistance programs is RAMPID. I swear, if your grandmama had food stamps, your parents have it. Then you'll get it once you reach parenthood. The cycle can break. But nobody seems to want to break it.
If you park your car in a bad part of town... LOCK IT. My car was recently sifted through after having it unlocked for no more than a few hours! Luckily I didn't have anything of value... But STILL. Made me so mad for visiting.
The RGV is so isolated from the rest of the world-- news and fashion and MUSIC ON THE RADIO will be out of date once it reaches in the RGV.
Idk. I'm sour. I can't stand the RGV one bit.

I still haven´t been down there yet....but in a vague way I think it might be a LITTLE like Puerto Rico culturally...both places are insular...close to monocultural...part of the US but kind of doesn´t feel like it...culture of dependence on government and all that entails...talented and bilingual people leave there and tend to not come back as of late...

That being said, some outsiders still love Puerto Rico, and some non Mexicans and/or outsiders still seem to love the RGV. I can´t say how I´d feel, because I´ve lived in lots of places where I´ve stood out and it doesn´t bother me that much.