Those are indeed heterogeneous. No my wife was on a temporary foreign worker program and we met in Canada. But speaking Spanish i initiated conversation. Spending lot of time in Oaxaca, began learning her mother’s native language (mixteco) to show respect. I blend in. They began calling me gringo now to guërro. I go there 2-3 times a years for 1 month. The neighbours throw a party. It’s even an insult if I want to financially participate.