Cultural Differences between Mexico, the United States and Canada
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Although the three countries that make up North America are physically close, Mexico is simply a different country than her northern neighbors. Mexico has a different history and a different culture. Mexicans have their own ways of doing and looking at things. Each Mexican's beliefs, expectations and codes of personal and social conduct are so different as to be from a different world. Of course, from their perspective, You are from a different world.
To successfully interact with a Mexican, it is necessary to enter the world of the Mexican, and be aware of the fact that your assumptions about how things are done, often are not true. The following comparison table provides a summary of major cultural differences.
The comparisons are reproduced from Management in Two Cultures - Bridging the gap between US and Mexico, by Eva Kras, 1996-2006 , with permission from Intercultural Press Inc., a company specializing in Cultural publications
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