Mexico Vs Us Analysis

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The United States and Mexico, although close on a map, are not explicitly the same in culture. Although there are many similarities between the 2, (as shown in the video) there are many differences someone who has only lived in the United States, might not know about. Therefore the purpose of this essay is to inform about the differences and similarities between Mexico and the United States.
First, let’s begin with the differences, one major difference is that in Mexico people who work usually get a long break in the work day to rest, this is called ‘siesta’. It sounds similar to a lunch break, but it’s much different, in Mexico siesta is used to rest during the hottest part of the day, and it is much later than lunchtime, people usually go back to work at around 6:00. It sounds strange, but it’s a part of their culture. The second difference is that in most Mexican schools they use blackboards and chalk as well as pencils and paper, for writing. This is overall different from around here, in most American schools, we use whiteboards, Smartboards, and even now I’m using a chromebook to type this essay! Blackboards and pencils …show more content…

In the video the first girl explains how most public elementary schools in Mexico are free and then shows how she goes to a private catholic school. Once again that is similar to the United States, in which we have free public elementary, middle, and high schools, but also private schools in which you pay tuition. My second similarity is about the technology used in jobs. In the video it shows the first girl's father who works in an office in the city, a lot of his job is answering calls and using a computer. This is also similar to people who work in an office in the United States, they answer calls and use computers as well as other sources of

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