Yeah, pretty much every expat dates Mexicans. It's pretty normal and I've never heard of it being a problem. Of course, this is assuming that you are a white foreigner, because there can be quite a bit of racism here.

I don't think Mexico City has air pollution to the same extent as many Chinese cities. I think in the nineties it had the worst air in the world, but the city has (literally) cleaned up its act since then.

I haven't had any health issues due to the pollution, and I've had asthma my whole life. I haven't heard any complaints from other expats either. The only common complaint is that a lot of people's skin breaks out. But hey, won't that help you relate to your pimply students?

The only thing about Mexico City is that as a generally rule students at the upscale schools here (including the American School, which is I hear about 70 percent local) can be very entitled and often bratty. So you have to have good classroom management to deal here.

The air pollution can look pretty nasty around here, but I don't think it's affected me except for the fact that I think it looks gross. Like right now I'm looking out a window and I can barely make out the outline of the mountains around the city.

The vibe in Mexico City is really cool - you get the frantic chaos downtown, but if you want something more chilled out, neighborhoods like Condesa, Roma, Coyoacan, etc can all offer tranquility once you get off the main drag. Not to mention there are parks too.

No, they don't exist anymore. They are all maroon now instead. I think taxi crime has gone down quite a lot, but it's always smarter to get one at a taxi stand than just flagging some random one.

Another nice thing about ASF is that for Mexico City it's well located. The school where I teach is way out in the burbs, so my commute is really long. The same can be said for most of the other good schools, too - long commute.

ASF is in a relatively central location (Observatorio) so from desirable neighborhoods like Condesa, Escandon, or Roma, I'm guessing it would take you maybe 20 minutes to get to work. (This is a MIRACLE in D.F.)

I live in Mexico City. Part of Mexico have safety issues due to the drug wars, but only parts. Mexico City is not one of those parts.

I live safely here - I obviously use my common sense, but it hasn't been an issue.

The city is great!

I work at another school, but the American School is the place where people hope to get hired eventually.