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danmx 7th December 2004	I think that everyone who thinks its part of central is retarded Mexico has been since it was created in North america and will not change The biggest reason for which Mexico is in North america is because mexico is not a loosing country compared to the ones in central america
Pablo 10th December 2004	Geographically speaking, we are north americans. Culturally/Linguistically speaking, we are latin americans.
Pablo 11th December 2004	Do you have a limit on how long should the comments be? Mine's from yesterday was edited.
armando 17th December 2004	we are mexicans, we are not north americans nor latin americans
Jane 5th January 2005	The ACLU needs your help to defend our most basic freedoms! President Bush and John Ashcroft are rolling back our rights in the name of homeland security . . . extremists on the Christian Right have the ear of the White House . . . and the federal judiciary is increasingly hostile to civil liberties.
Leonardo Avalos 12th January 2005	Mexico is part of North America
Josepha 26th January 2005	I think that we should learn their lanuage an there culture.
1st February 2005	Pablo's right, Jane, Mexico is part of North America, but they share the same culture as the Central American countries.
Angel 2nd February 2005	The main religion in my country is Catholicism. I am not certain if it is included under "Christianity", but because of the importance of that religion here, it should be mentioned.
Jerry 3rd February 2005	Viva Mexico!!!!
la razza 12th February 2005	Geographically speaking Mexico is located in Central America, so it would be part of Central America!
M. Arronte 23rd February 2005	It is inadmissible that a country that is crossed by the tropic of cancer, and almost half of its territory is NORTH of this parallel may be considered part of Central America. Mexico is part of North America, and you can prove it very easily: get a map of the American Continent, draw a line where the equator is, and then two more corresponding to the tropics (Cancer and Capricorn) and then try to tell why Mexico should be part of Central America. Mexico is part of North America period. As an additional comment, AMERICA IS A CONTINENT; not a country, the country name is The United States of America; neither is two continents, the USA is the only country where is thought (and taught) that "North America" and "South America" are two different continents, nothing is as wrong as that.
Maria 1st March 2005	Geographically speaking, not too much of Mexico is part of North America. actually wait a minute, about half of it is.
Maria 1st March 2005	Geographically speaking, not too much of Mexico is part of North America. actually wait a minute, about half of it is. Imagine if Hawaii was a part of Mexico.
Mexican dude 4th March 2005	OK, I know my country and it is part of N. America, that`s why Mexico, US, and Canada signed NAFTA [AKA North American Free Trade Agreement] therefore, it`s part of N.America, Central america is a region, not a continent.
Lizzie 7th March 2005	What a fantastic argument. I was considering the correctness of the "Central America" description myself.
Al Sosa 11th March 2005	I believe that all of you have placed a good argument. As you can see geographically speaking Mexico is a part of North America. However, some of Mexico is part of Central America. In response to Eric: many people prefer to call Latin America, Iberian America. home.att.net/~Alsosa/
chief big duck 23rd March 2005	Mexico is in South America! Peace an love to all!!!!
Steven Colosi 28th March 2005	To me "Latin America" is a misnomer. 1st of all Latins live mainly in Cyprus and Italy. Secondly, "Iberian America" fits better. Visit: http://www.portuguesefoundation.org/hispanic.htm
Typsi 6th April 2005	Anthony you mean mestizo right? Latino is not a race.
The Scandinavian 15th April 2005	Wow! What a discussion of concepts.... Great site, thx. Very amusing to find such agonizing discussion about where a country is situated. Scandinavia for instance is a part of Europe, Europe is a part of the world which is a part of the universe....Great place to be!
terrestre 26th April 2005	Have you realised that in the USA everyone who is not white has a denomination? You have African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans, etc. WHY ARE WHITE PEOPLE IN THAT COUNTRY NOT CALLED EURO AMERICANS?
Typsi 12th May 2005	In response to 'Terrestre' - If you consider North Africa and the Middle East as part of Europe, then, yes white people in our country should be called Euro Americans.
Michelle 13th May 2005	I think people in the US shouldn't call themselves Americans, because that way, South America and Cantral America should also call themselves Americans!
Typsi 14th May 2005	Michelle, North America is not really an 'America'. Italian explorer, Amerigo Vespucci only travelled to South America. Naming a country that was named after him, though he never actually visited it, is kind of silly.
mexicanita 15th May 2005	Is it true that the USA once asked Mexico to become a state of the USA and that the Mexicans said no because they didn't want to lose power?
iskinder 16th May 2005	Just to add my five cents; the first university in Mexico was founded in 1551, and was the second built in the Americas -- The first one was founded by the Spaniards in the Caribbean island of La Hispañola, now Dominican Republic/Haiti.
Typsi 16th May 2005	Michelle, North America is not really an 'America'. Italian explorer, Amerigo Vespucci only travelled to South America. Living in a country that was named after him, though he never actually visited it, is kind of silly.
mexicansaregay 20th May 2005	Hi all, nooooo!
The Croat 28th May 2005	We're all cousins. The latest genetics science (Stanford, Oxford, etc.) shows strong evidence that we all come from Africa no more than 50,000 years ago -- with people first moving to North America about 12,000 years ago. So this discussion is rather mindless. We're all brothers. Including me, a "Gringo" from LA that a Mexican might call an "Anglo" eventhough I'm of Slavic, Mediterranean heritage. Get my point?
br> 28th May 2005	The Croat, thanks for bringing that up, though it make little of no sense for a Slav to claim of having "Mediterranean heritage". Just look at the ways your people have oppressed and murdered innocent Ethinic Albanians.
Gabriel Perú 5th June 2005	To "a little fact about Mexico"
jose guerrero 8th June 2005	Mexico is part of N.America
jose guerrero 8th June 2005	Mexico is part of N.America
Marcos 11th June 2005	I attend the University of Phoenix in Lancaster, CA, we meet Mon nights. 12 people 10 white and 1 black, and myselfe "MExicano" I share this because I live in a white middle american conservative republican area. Most of the students work for Edwards air force. If a comment on Mexico is discussed, usually it is negative. Help
Alli 13th June 2005	I'm doing a research project on Mexico, and you people are really helping with my geography!
zayadem 15th June 2005	no matter if Mexico is in north central or south america, anyway all the people who live in the american continent is an american, and all the countrys have an mixture of races
Jah_Lah 7th July 2005	Mexico IS part of North America. Period.
Gabriel 14th July 2005	Taken from wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org): "The National Autonomous University of Mexico (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, commonly abbreviated as UNAM) was founded in 1551, making it the oldest in America. It is the largest university in Latin America and was ranked no.1 in the region in a study conducted by Beijing University and The Times."
khalil from Libya 16th July 2005	I thing mexico the nice country.
John UK 1st August 2005	In response to Edria Murray (staff editor): Thanks for the useful info on the history of the first/second/third world terms usage. Is it fair to classify Mexico as a third-world or 'under developed' country, despite it's economic ties with the US?
joann 2nd August 2005	Is Mexico a "third world" country?
Another Mexican... 3rd August 2005	Ok ppl... as far I know and remember from every, and I mean.. EVERY BOOK from elementary school to college... México or Méjico (can also be writen with j) is part or North América without any doubt, so please check your references because they might be incorrect!! NorthAmerican is just a name to people who live in North America, not to ppl from the U.S.... another interesting thing... we are also UNITED STATES FROM MÉXICO... viva U.S.M.
same Mexican... 3rd August 2005	Well unless ecuator is located between U.S. and Mexico, Mexico is North America... Lol.
Jack 3rd August 2005	Slavs aren't Caucasians of Mediterranean origin. Therefore, they don't have Mediterranean heritage.
Jack 3rd August 2005	Slavs aren't Caucasians of Mediterranean origin. Therefore, Balkan Slavs don't have Mediterranean heritage.
iskinder 13th August 2005	The University of San Marcos in Lima Peru was chartered the same year as the University in Mexico City (1551), but did not get built as early as the one in Mexico (1553). San Marcos took about 24 years for it to be built.
Roberto 30th August 2005	Kaiba, a more appropriate translation of the official name would be "United Mexican States".
Antonin 31st August 2005	I would like to make clear, something very obvious. Spaniards are not Hispanic nor Latino. Please those of Meixcan-American decent -stop saying we are, because we are not. yes, Spaniards took the control of the Mexican Territory or land Centuries ago. and thus it took our language but we differ greatly on our cultural side. Just be politically correct from now until forever, the way it should be. Thank you.
KMassey 31st August 2005	I am sick to death of the invasion of America by Mexico. I have watched my neighborhood continue to go 'downhill' due to the increasing influx of Mexicans. It truly is the slumming down of America. This is NOT their country and it never will be. I would like to see a bill passed to make it completely illegal to fly Mexican flags at business in the United States. You do not see French, German, Japanese, Scottish, etc. flags being flown at places of business in the U.S. nor should there be Mexican flags flown all over, this is NOT mexico. I am sick to death of having to listen to Spanish on phone recordings and seeing it on such an increasing number of billboards and products. Illegal Mexicans need to turn their own country around, they cannot HAVE the United States and breeding like cockroaches will have it limits soon on the American resources. The United States people are WAKING UP to this invasion. It will be stopped one way or another.
Typsi 1st September 2005	In response of to Bruno Villanueva: Why can't people of French speaking communities win a Latin Grammy? Answer: They are only for people from Spanish and Portuguese speaking communities around the world. The whole "Latin thing" is a misnomer. People need to understand this and do a little history research. Spanish is the predominant language of "Latin America" and Portuguese is the second thanks to the size and population of Brazil. But, French is also a Romance language spoken in Latin America, despite it recieves little representation. Yes, Haiti should also be considered part of Latin America and to tell you the truth I wouldn't have know if it was or wasn't otherwise. Thanks for informing that it often isn't considered though. If Quebec, the Southwestern U.S.A, and Southern Florida were independent, then they would make the cut, but since they aren't, they aren't considered part of Latin America. And another thing, Latin is not a genealogical thing, unless you are referring to an Italian.
Vycho mexicano 6th September 2005	To Anthony: As it appears, the economics are very important to you, just as the language. I think that's sad. I'm not saying they're not important, but you can't base on that to locate a country in geography. We should clasify the countries depending on their human worth, and I bet Mexican it's way better than American (I mean, the US). We may not have all the money in the world, but sure we're great people, greater than you guys (most of you). We know about helping each other, caring about each other, we understand the concept of family way better than you do.
mexicanoloko 12th September 2005	Well Canada, United States of America, and Mexico form NAFTA: NORTH AMERICAN Free Trade Agreement...not NORTH AMERICAN + CENTRAL AMERICAN country Free Trade Agreement...
Ernesto Catalan 14th September 2005	Why is it that some scholars refer to Mexico as "Central America"??? True, Mexico "borders" with Central American countries Guatemala and Belize. Or is it that, because Mexico STILL is a 3rd world country Americans refer to it as "Central America"??? What we learned in school and what is widely accepted is that Mexico is part of NORTH America, along with the U.S. and Canada, despite being economically hindered. Judge not a country by its economic prowess. The facts are clear. In that sense, then we are left to assume that a city like "Houston" or "New Orleans" are "Central American" cities. The same goes for Habana...I mean, Miami. Miami is the epitome of Central America, right???
ddgen 15th September 2005	When displaying the Mexican flag vertically, does the head of the eagle go on the left, or the right, as viewed by the observer?
Guzman 28th September 2005	I really think that Mexico is part of North America and not Central America.In a way to make it clear we are all Americans from Alaska to Argentina we have the same continent "America" meaning that we as mexicans and Canadians, (estaunidenses)>can't find the word for it) are all from the same continent. Thanks
Patricia O\ 29th September 2005	Can anyone give me any stats or perhaps a web address where I might find comparisons on safety issues/concerns between the city of Oaxaca and, for example, a city like Quebec? Un fortunately, the Board and Director of my school are worried about going to Oaxaca and prefer Quebec. I teach Spanish and lived in Mexico for many years. Is there any written anywhere to undo their perception?
Taco Bell 1st October 2005	Wow, this is an interesting topic. Anyway i was just browsing sites for my research project on Mexico when I came across this site and I was wondering if you guys could help me come up with some interesting and miscellaneous facts about Mexico.
ML 5th October 2005	Hi, For everyone, Im from Mexico, Mexico its considerated NorthAmerica and MesoAmerica. Meso (middle) . Central America: (El Salvador, Guatemala, Belice ,Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panamá. SouthAmerica: (Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam y la Guayana Francesa. Thanks!
Marc 12th October 2005	Mexico is part of the region called "Mexico and Central America
Satan 18th October 2005	Hey God! Don't derride the Mexicans, them and the Irish are my best guys! And you made ecoli and dissentary and all that so you are the perpetuator of the sanitation problem. By the way I'm Irish, so don't think I'm rubbishing my guys. And for all you American out there; the leprechaun wears a read coat not a green one and the Irish eat more than potatoes, and drink more than Guinness.
Juan 23rd October 2005	Wow, you guys made this into a much bigger threat than I ever thought, Mexico is part of North America and that's all there is to say about this. Everyone knows this. Now if you want to argue about this propertly, you all should realize that every country learns continents differently, because of their misconceptions about the world. to them, some say theres 7 some 6 and some 5, having lived in many different countries I can tell you I've had arguments with every single one of my teachers about this, but if there was one conclusion to be made, was that Mexico is in North America, America is a continent, not a country divided in three regions, North, Central and South. That's it.
Maria 25th October 2005	I think Mexico is Part of Middle America....
Max 31st October 2005	Mexico is in North America, it is neither part of Central America nor South America. I agree with the comments from Gabriel Perú (2005-06-04 22:03:20), the problem is in the English language, I have lived many years in Spain, American is anything that comes from the American continent, there is a word in Spanish for the people of the U.S.A. "unatedstatians" would be the closest translation I can comed up with. People I guess are stupid, my passport is in Swedish, English and French, it should be Spanish! French rankes 11th in importance among languages.
hongo 3rd November 2005	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent#Geographic_continents The secound row in the Models table is the list Mexico accepts as being continents (Only 6).(or so i remember when i went to school in Mexico) The first row is the list the United States accepts as being the correct number of continents (7 continents)It has always bothered me, but i don't loose sleep over it!
Victoria 8th November 2005	I am 11 and I am doing a report on Mexico but I need to make a gragh on how many mexicans are in the USA compared to Americans in the USA.
Gloria 11th November 2005	Mexico is part of North America. About 25 yrs ago when checking into a hotel I listed my state of residence as CA, for California. I was told that if CA might be mistaken to mean Central America and thus subject to deportation by authorities, and that if I meant CA to indicate California I should spell out the name completely. I believe that the U.S. should begin to work with Canada and Mexico to develope better relationships. I just returned from a brief trip to China, I spent some time watching the one English speaking station out of Bejing and was suprised to see how China is working very hard to build relationships with Korea, Japan, Russia! While the U.S. is making enemies, China is busy making many new friends.
Rachelgogo 14th November 2005	Social-Cultural Patterns question of Mexico: 1/Class systems 2/Racial conflicts 3/Distribution of wealth can anyone please help me?
Julio 8th December 2005	Antonin: "but we differ greatly on our cultural side" Well, Antonin, so does every other Spanish-speaking country in Latin America. Hispanic is a linguistic clasification and does not pertain to any certain ethnic group. Spaniards are Hispanic.
pedro (mexico) 15th May 2006	Hey essays i hear the USA nice this time of year.
blacklocust (Enclave of Fortress San Diego) 2nd January 2007	Prepare your for civil war, Americans are not going to sit back and watch as mexico invades our southern states
Sue (United States) 10th January 2007	There is currently evidence that ancient Italy where the current day city of Naples is was once home to the Samnites. The Samnites came from Simeon or were decendants from him. Simeon was a Jew which would mean some Italians have Jewish ancestry.
TEQ (las vegas) 9th April 2007	Shut up Axl Hess (USA)!! we aint in ur trailer park. go preach ur nonsense somewhere else, u dirty ignorant racist!
Rafaelwright (ARLINGTONTX) 25th April 2007	I BELEAVE THAT MEXICO IS NEATHER COUNTRY NOR STATE! I THINK THAT IT IS AN ISLAND CONNECTING US TO SOUTH AMERICA! AND THAT IS MY COMMENT AND FACT!
texmex (Houston, Texas) 3rd July 2007	To clarify some of the comments above: 1) Strictly speaking the North American continent is comprised of all the countries above Panama (including the Caribean). 2) Sometimes because of the cultural and economic differences when they say North America some institutions and authors mean only US and Canada. 3) To "knowledge is power": Mexico has the second oldest university in the americas (or the oldest university in North America, it also has the oldest winery in the Americas) 4) To "Koondog": some cities in the US celebrate the Mexican independence day because they were part of Mexico when Mexico gained its independence from Spain. The states that were part of Mexico are: California, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and parts of Wyoming.
Pach (here and there) 26th September 2007	Mexico is part of North America because it sits on top of the North American tectonic plate. And by the way, Axl Hess and Notwithoutafight, I´m whiter than you, i have german, french and spanish blood, and I´m mexican and I´m proud of it!!!! Viva Mexico putos!!!!!
my name (my location) 13th February 2008	Axl Hess (USA) Have you ever been to all states and cities to say that the all Mexico is polluted?
Pannell (D.C) 12th June 2008	Mexico a part of North America? I care more about Mexico being part of North-American Union; Canada, U.S and Mexico in one big mess!

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