"They might not all be progressive, but they are at least progressive enough to live abroad."

Huh?  Not my experience.  And I've had a bit: 1.5 years in Mexico, 3 months recently in another 3rd world country, Indonesia.  LOTS of ex-pats in both (especially Mexico). I've still got relations who've decided Baja is the home that the Okanagan Valley could never be.  Like many others, my wife and I flirted with the thought of living in Bali.  Progressive?  Uh-huh.  Neither, in most cases, the X-pats, nor these destinations.  

Many people traditionally have fled to Mexico (yeah, "fled" is the right word, in many cases) because they're running away from something or somebody (often, themselves) and think it's all gonna be paradise.  One reason: the warm weather. That is, until hurricanes and humidity have them scurrying back to Canada for a month or two "holiday."  Unless you have a ton of money, the word that may describe your life abroad is "regressive."