Mexico

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Mexico

Mexico

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Vocabulary

Recycling: convert (waste) into reusable material.

Barter: exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services.

Churning: produce something in large quantities and without thought.

Etymology: an account of the origins and the developments in meaning of a word.

Indigenous: originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

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Mexico’s Recycling Program

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General Facts on Mexico

City name: Mexico

Population: 110.81 million people

Language Spoken: Spanish and 68 indigenous

languages

Currency: Peso

90% Mexicans are Roman Catholics

Mexican dishes: corn, hot peppers (chiles), and beans, products

Mexico’s Independence Day:September 16, 1810

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Mexican Gift Giving EtiquetteMexican Family Values

 Mexican table mannersBusiness Meeting Etiquette

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Day of the Dead

Piñatas

Bullfighting

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Let’s Practice

What are some of the cultures and traditions that define France? Are you expected to take gifts when you are invited to someone’s house in

France? In Mexico you are expected to open your gift immediately. Is it the same in

France? What are some of the business etiquettes in France? List some common table manners from around the world? Do you have a day dedicated to the dead/souls in France? What do you’ll do? What is the most popular sport in France? What is bullfighting? What is a piñatas? Do you know how it is made? What do you like in particular about the Mexican culture and tradition?