I learned a lot more that I thought I was going to learn from this class. I always knew that other cultures did not think like we do in America but I really learned just how different other cultures really are and ways to better interact with those cultures. One major thing that I took […]
Since Christmas is coming up I decided to do my blog about different Christmas traditions of the Mexican culture. The first tradition that I thought was interesting is that in the Mexican culture they begin Christmas on December the 16th. The reason why Christmas lasts nine days for the people of the Mexican culture is because it […]
Latinos view conflict as a long-term negative impact on a relationship. They see conflicts as a “loss of harmony”, and feel that they should be avoided at all costs. I think we could learn a lot from the people of the Mexican culture because in our American culture we tend to find conflict in virtually […]
In the Mexican culture, competition is avoided. It is considered rude to stand out from the crowd/your peers. Also, people in the Mexican culture are less assertive. They tend to shy away when it comes to expressing themselves to other adults and peers around them. People of the Mexican culture also have regular interaction and […]
In Mexican culture, men will shake other mens’ hands as a greeting or when they are leaving; it is considered to be respectful. However, a man will wait for a woman to offer her hand to him, he will not offer his first. When people of the Mexican culture are engaging in a conversation, they […]
A high power culture involves high-context messages that are implied by the physical environment, reserved reactions, internalized messages, strong interpersonal bonds, and an open concept of time. People in this type of culture are not direct with how they communicate both verbally and nonverbally. They can be very hard to figure out by Americans in […]
The country of Mexico has over 60 different languages but the dominant language is, of course, Spanish. English is spoken by the people who live near the border and by people who speak English that have moved to Mexico. An observation I made myself is that there are more English speakers near the beautiful beaches […]
The country I chose is Mexico. I chose Mexico because it is the only place I have ever been to before that is not in the U.S. and because I think it is a very beautiful place. Mexico is located near the gulf of Mexico and some of the places that border it include: Texas, […]
My worldview is a religious worldview, more specifically a Christian based worldview. According to this website, http://www.pewforum.org/Christian/Global-Christianity-exec.aspx, 2.18 billion people around the world claim to be Christians. Granted, just because that many people say that they are Christians does not mean that they have a Christian worldview or live the lifestyle of a Christian. A […]
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