Reaction paper on the comparative study between The Americans and MexicansPresented by Abdelhamied El-Rafie

Introduction :

I will present in the following the basic differences between the American people and the

Mexican people ,then I will translate these differences through the intercultural

communication context .But the basic idea is the difference between two different

cultures that have a protracted long relations in which this relation affects the future of

both countries.

The basic differences between the two cultures:

1- the way of answering questions:

Americans: direct. Or to the point..

Mexicans : indirect answer or they read inside the hidden meaning or go deep into the

context.

2- Their own perception towards how the other should percept them :

Americans: They think that because of the diversity and the practices of liberty the

others should learn their way of dealing .

Mexicans : on the other hand Mexicans are so proud of their selves .

3- The faith towards the place of home or work :

Americans carries the slogan of individuality

Mexicans give a greater value of belonging to the home or work place or company .4-Mexicans put a high value for the boss but Americans think that the job has to be

done rather than having a hierarchical job relation .

5-Americans are more punctual than Mexicans.

6-Work is the highest value of what we can call the American dream , but for cultural

reasons A Mexican can refuse a promotion in order to have more time with family or

to have more contacts with extended family or friends.

7-Mexican education is based on patterns of deductive reasoning moving from the

general to the particular .

On the other hand The Americans puts a great stress on the development of analytical

skills .

8-Roman catholic church has a huge impact on the Mexican society on the other hand

the American society people come from various religious background .

9-Mexico is a hierarchical society this hierarchy has less degree in the United States .

Translation :

These two societies have very long borders with each other they have protracted and

organic relations there is a tendency of dependency on the Mexican economy on their

trade relations with US , there are millions of Mexican migrants in the US and they

might shape in the future a strong community in the American population so despite

all of these differences mentioned above the two cultures interact positively onm the

formal or official basis but there is something missing between the peoples of the two

countries in their perception towards the other especially during the last eight years as

a global phenomena this might be because the policy of the previous administration

or as a part of a defensive mechanism from Mexico and in this case as a one of the

developing countries in which these countries interact either positively or negatively

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