Loved Medellin for a while, been going there since 2018, but lately I am finding myself loosing the love for it. Like you said, living with your head on a swivel can get old fast and the whole “no dar papaya” bullshit they keep repeating as a measure to prevent theft or crime is a whole lot of victim blaming horseshit I have ever seen. Not to mention, that while paisas are mostly good people, I don’t find much inclination of integrating with their culture which I find to be superficial and low trust. The local food is a big disappointment as well and the weather lately is wet and rainy all the time.

Strike Canada off the list especially bigger cities like Toronto and Vancouver. You see Canada has become very adept in parting you from insane amounts of money in the name of overpriced housing, food, transportation etc. Hell, everything is priced off the tits here. In return you will get a lifestyle that many expats in Mexico will laugh at while sipping margaritas on the beaches of puerto Vallart and playa del Carmen.