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Mexico has a variety of indigenous people

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Mexico has a variety of indigenous people

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Better to be a fool with the crowd than wise by oneself.

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Better to be a fool with the crowd than wise by oneself.

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Collectivism is highly cherished in the Mexican community. They encourage cooperation within the community and group setting. They discourage individualism.

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Catholicism is still one of the major religions. Mexicans believe that God has the ultimate power over their lives.
They believe "God Helps Those Who Obey."
Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine, Nayarit, Mexico

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Here is where children are taught culture, values, and what their role is and will be in life. Mexicans do not hurry through life, they believe that life is worth savoring and each day should be enjoyed. This concept of family is the future preservation of their culture.

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This is a class conscious society. Those of higher status will not do work that is "beneath" them. They believe some of this is pre-ordained. This ties back to their religion and their belief that "God helps those who obey." This concept is ingrained in the concept that God has laid out a path that each individual must follow.
This hierarchical status translates across all areas of life in Mexico. It is found in business as well as the home.

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More than 62 languages spoken today.
Spanish is spoken by the majority of citizens (1.3 million)
Mayan is next with 750,000
Aquactec has the fewest recorded speakers to date, 27

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People will stand a nominal 2 or so feet apart when talking with each other.  Men greet other men with a hand shake if they are not good friends or family members and women greet women the same.  If they meet good friends or family this can change to a hug or abrazo.
Eye Contact:
In rural areas, people do not look at each other in the eyes, directly. Children who look adults directly in the eyes can be viewed as defiant or disrespectful.

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The man is the ruler of his castle. Everyone is to defer to the head of the household. A woman marries and maintains her father's name and adds it to her husband's name as her surname, her children will carry both surnames. However, when her daughters marry they will drop their mother's surname and take their husband's and father's surname. The male name will always be the identity of the family.

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In the cities more women are working outside the home but are still responsible for the housework and raising the children.
In rural communities, this banner is representational of the lives that many families experience.

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Young adults do not live away from the family before marriage-- this seems strange to Mexican families.
Mexicans value owning their own business over working for a large company.
They do not like conflict.  Calling Out someone for a conflict is considered poor manners.
These are people who value family above everything else and do not move far from family after marriage.

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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera represented Mexian life in bright, vibrant colors.

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