North America
Video Chat with People from Mexico
Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey all run on Central time (UTC−6), and since Mexico dropped daylight saving in most of the country, that stays put all year. Cancún is an hour ahead, and Tijuana keeps Pacific time with its California neighbors. A 9 PM chat in Mexico City falls in the late evening on the US East Coast and the small hours in Europe.
Spanish is the everyday language, and Indigenous languages such as Nahuatl and Yucatec Maya are still spoken, especially in central and southern Mexico. English is common in tourist areas and near the US border; elsewhere, some Spanish makes chats easier. Food is a fantastic opener: tacos al pastor, mole from Oaxaca and Puebla, cochinita pibil in Yucatán, Guadalajara's tortas ahogadas. Music runs from mariachi and norteño to cumbia and rock en español, and football fans have strong Liga MX loyalties. Practicing? Our Spanish phrase guide and the country filter make a good pair.
Mexico at a glance
| Flag | 🇲🇽 |
|---|---|
| Official name | United Mexican States |
| Capital | Mexico City |
| Region | Americas · North America |
| Official language | Spanish |
| Currency | Mexican peso ($, MXN) |
| Calling code | +52 |
| Time zones | Central Standard Time (America/Mexico_City); Eastern Standard Time (America/Cancun); Pacific Time (America/Tijuana) |
How to say hello
A few words of Spanish make a great first impression, even if you switch to English right after.
| Language | Phrase | Say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | ¡Hola! ¿Cómo te va? | OH-lah, KOH-moh teh VAH | Hi! How's it going? |
| Spanish (Mexico) | ¿Qué onda? | keh OHN-dah | What's up? (casual) |
| Spanish | ¡Buenas noches! | BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs | Good evening! (also a hello after dark) |
| Spanish | Mucho gusto | MOO-choh GOOS-toh | Nice to meet you |
Tips for chatting with people from Mexico
- Mexican slang is a conversation in itself: 'chido' means cool, '¿neta?' means 'really?', and 'ahorita' can mean right now, soon or much later.
- Ask what their state is known for eating; regional food is one of the most reliable openers there is.
- Use 'usted' if the chat starts formally or the person seems older. Casual chats usually settle on 'tú' quickly.
- Most of Mexico no longer changes its clocks, so the gap to US or European time shifts when those places switch theirs.
Only meet people from Mexico
Omlet matches you Worldwide by default. To meet only people from Mexico, use the country filter, the only filter Omlet has:
- Open Omlet and press Country on the control panel.
- Search for Mexico and select it.
- Press Start. Press Next to meet someone else from Mexico, or switch back to Worldwide any time.
Your first day is free: you add a card through Stripe to start it, and nothing is charged that day. When the 24 hours end, the country filter costs $3 one time, charged to that card, unless you cancel before then in Settings (if you cancel, you can still pick a country until the day ends). It's not a subscription, and it stays unlocked on that device and browser. It doesn't carry over to other devices or browsers, and clearing your browser data removes it. There's one free day per device, home network and card. Payment goes through Stripe, so Omlet never sees your card number.
The filter works both ways, and matching can be slower when fewer people from Mexico are online. Chatting itself is free, and Worldwide matching never costs anything.
Your own country is detected automatically and shown to the people you meet as a flag.
Neighboring countries
Mexico borders 3 countries. Curious about the people next door? Meet them too:
- Belize
- Guatemala
- United States