I was born in Mexico City. It’s very interesting when I read the article about my fatherland, Mexico. The food from my fatherland is way different and more delicious than the food we are used to eating in the U.S. The differences- courtesies, Mexican people express more love to each other. Also, they enjoy and celebrate holidays with enthusiasm. They love having family meetings, and celebrate as much as they can, together as a family.
In Mexico people eat four or five meals: breakfast, a snack lunch, lunch, a main meal, and a light snack at night called “cena or merienda”. The main meal is one of the most important meals in Mexico, it consists of soup or salad, a main dish, and a dessert. Tortillas are eaten everywhere in mostly main meals or light snack at night. People often make homemade fruit drinks for the meals such as lime water or orange water. For most of Mexicans eating as a family together is very important. Meals usually are not rushed and may last up to two hours. It is very rude to leave the table before everyone is done, you would always have to wait until everyone is done or ask to be excused when leaving the table.

Mexicans usually greet with a handshake or nod the head. Being respectful is one of the nicest things Mexicans do to everyone. Women often greet with a kiss on the cheek, and a big hug. Men may greet close females friends in the same way but if they are not very close, they often greet with a handshake. Mexicans commonly have more than one given name and two last names. They are called by the name they like and last name. In Mexico it is considered rude to depart without taking leave of the host through handshakes or kisses. According to Culture Grams, “Mexicans value friendship, humor, hard work, personal honor, and honestly” (2).
In Mexico, holidays are very important to celebrate and bring the families together. At New Year’s and Christmas (Noche Buena) families get together in the afternoon, spent time together. In Mexico kids have two Christmas days: Santa Claus day and “Los Reyes Magos”. Los Reyes Magos (the three kings) is basically a Mexican Santa Claus but instead of putting the letter in the tree, they have to rap the letter in a balloon an let it go on January 6th. In Mother’s day, schools usually make festivals to celebrate this amazing holiday with the families. In this days, kids dance, sing, and usually school make a huge performances for the kids mothers.
In conclusion, my fatherland is one of the happiest places to live. Monica (my mom) points out that in my fatherland there are more people that are sweet and kind. In Mexico there is more happiness and the families mostly spend their time together. Mexicans love to celebrate many holidays and in America they do not celebrate holidays with as much gusto. In the article on Cultural Grams, says that “The Catholic Church has greatly influenced the culture, attitudes, and history of all Mexicans, and Catholic holidays are celebrated widely” (2).





Works Cited
"Mexico." CultureGrams Online Edition. ProQuest, 2013. Web. 12 Mar 2013.
Torices, Monica. Personal interview. 3 March. 2013.
Olvera, Eduardo. Personal interview. 3 March. 2013.