Do people in Spain behave alot like people in Mexico? (population, Asians)

[MXAdvent]

I was born in Valéncia and lived there until I was 12. We moved to Mexico soon after my 12th birthday, where i became a citizen by blood-right (My parents were Mexican nationals). I lived in Mexico City until I graduated from UNAM, which is when I moved to Monterrey. The cultures really are different. Both however, are truly awesome.

[970diego]

^ Absolutely!

[Huckleberry3911948]

spanish are a lot more like the french than the mexicans.

[JAC193]

Originally Posted by Huckleberry3911948

spanish are a lot more like the french than the mexicans.

Yes, thats true. But there are similarities in the culture of both Mexico and Spain.

[Manolón]

Mexico is very similar to Spain 50 or 60 years ago.
I'd say that Mexico is more similar to Spain 50 or 60 years ago than modern Spain itself.
Just to put in perspective, any Spanish from the 50's would feel more at home in Mexico than in modern Spain.
The same goes for Latin America.
Even their language is similar to the Spanish spoken in Spain before the arrival of Mass Media and Industrialization. They use a lot of words, complimentary words, modern day Spanish is very concise and abrupt.
As to their culture, practically the same culture.
As to "civilized"...we killed each other 70 years ago and you got shot just because you had a donkey and your neighbour didn't have any donkey, Mexico sheltered many Spanish without asking anything in return.

[HookTheBrotherUp]

Originally Posted by tiggywink

well you know what you're talking about then! I have been to all of those places and also hiked the Camino de Santiago de Compostela--HIGHLY recommened for anyone reading! No experience necessary--it's 500 miles long but it's all about one foot in front of another...

I took a shortcut and went to Ponte Vedre and drove to Santiago de Compostela! Very nice town, Galicia was very nice, my wife has relatives in Ponte Vedre, and Vigo. Her cousin's home in Vigo has been handed down generations, and is solid granite. Obove the enterance, the year 1789 is carved in the granite, when the house was built. At the cathederal, I saw the incense burner swing.... also kissed the shell, though I did not really deserve to, I was not a pilgrim. The seafood in the town is amazing.

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by Manolón

Mexico is very similar to Spain 50 or 60 years ago.
I'd say that Mexico is more similar to Spain 50 or 60 years ago than modern Spain itself.
Just to put in perspective, any Spanish from the 50's would feel more at home in Mexico than in modern Spain.
The same goes for Latin America.
Even their language is similar to the Spanish spoken in Spain before the arrival of Mass Media and Industrialization. They use a lot of words, complimentary words, modern day Spanish is very concise and abrupt.
As to their culture, practically the same culture.
As to "civilized"...we killed each other 70 years ago and you got shot just because you had a donkey and your neighbour didn't have any donkey, Mexico sheltered many Spanish without asking anything in return.

Kind of mirrors the situation with English. American English is in many ways more conservative and more like Elizabethian English than modern British English.

[MelismaticEchoes]

I'm seriously looking at this question and discussion thread with the most ****ed up glare. Like WTF?

That's like asking do people in Britain behave a lot like the people in the USA?

In addition how the heck is one or does one behave in a nation. Everyone indivdual behaves differently.

City-Data amazes me with some of the most awkward threads, and users and peoples on here lol. This thread is entertaining. Thanks for the entertainment

I appreciate it. LMFAO and SMFH!

[ABQConvict]

It is not surprising that the average American would have trouble identifying a Spaniard since the average American has never seen a Spaniard except for a couple of Hollywood actors. Add to that the fact that most Americans have seen Latin Americans who speak Spanish, and you can see where the confusion arises.

I feel the ignorance is regrettable, but it is not the role of American education to present slideshows of different nationalities to students in the hopes that they will be able to tell a Spaniard from a Greek and save face in front of critical, disapproving Europeans.

[angrymillionaire]

Spain = first world country
Mexico =3rd world so I imagine they behave differently