Mexico Expert(?) I saw this intereview a few days on ago on CNN and I still can't stop thinking about it. Hurricane Dean was, at the time, either approaching or already interacting with Mexico and CNN was interviewing this guy, this "Mexico Expert." No disrespect to CNN, or to the guy in particular, but he (to me at least) didn't look like a Mexican. In fact, he looked and sounded very North American.

This made me wonder, what qualified him to bill himself as an expert on Mexico? Did he live in Mexico for a period of time, did he study there, does he have family or relatives from, or living there, does he vacation there frequently? Is he familiar with the plights of Mexicans? Has he slummed around in Mexico, that is, has he lived the good life and the bad life? Is he aware of Mexico's history, is he up-to-date on Mexican current events and so on and so forth.

In the interest of full disclosure, with the exception of border crossing, illegal immigrants, cheap mexican labour issues, sombrero's, middle america, tacos, enchiladas and something about the water not being safe to drink, I haven't a clue about Mexico. As such, you'll never find me proclaiming to be an expert on that country or any other country for that matter.

So that's what made me wonder...how does one go about claiming to be an expert on Mexico in particular and other countries in general. There's obviously a way, if not, then why would he be called a "Mexico Expert?"

Labels: life, Mexico, MSM, news, World

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