Spanish Stereotypes & Truths
What do you think Mexicans..
1.- Do every day -
2.- Look like -
3.- Talk like -
4.- Behave like -
5.- And what do you think Mexican cities are like-
1.- Do every day - go to fiestas and work in the fields
2.- Look like - brown skin, dark eyes, short
3.- Talk like - spanish accents
4.- Behave like - smiling, playing guitars and wearing sombreros
5.- And what do you think Mexican cities are like-I think Mexican cities are big and smoky like Toronto, with bridges over
troubled waters.
1.- Do every day: - Take a siesta. Work. Go to school.
2.- Look like - Just like us, maybe a little more tan.
3.- Talk like - Um, Spanish?
4.- Behave like - Normal people. We're all Earthlings, aren't we? (Well, maybe
not me... but)
5.-And what do you think Mexican cities are like- Kinda like US cities, but
hotter and have Plazas.
1.- Do every day - the same as what other people do - take a bath, eat, go to school, come home, take a bath, eat, study, and go to sleep.
2.- Look like - Hispanics - tanned.
3.- Talk like - like Spanish people with an accent similar to Antonio Banderas
4.- Behave like ordinary people everywhere else in the world! Probably a bit more emotional.
5.- And what do you think Mexican cities are like - hot, dusty but nice and beautiful
1.- Do every day- Go to school in morning. Have a break at 10:30. Leave school at 2:00.
Have dinner at 8:30, more or less.
2.- Look like- Brown or black hair. Eyes also brown or black. Complexion darker than most
Americans.
3.- Speak like- Some speak English with an accent.
4.- Act like- More formal than Americans. Some chavunistic idea still around.
5.- And what do you think Mexican cities are like- Big cities. Some pollution. Hot weather. Beautiful.
*This sample was made from a genuine Mexican kid's answers*
1.- Do every day- Wake up at...um, 8? 7?, have breakfast, go to school,
recess at, uh, 10:30? 11:00?, back to classes, then go home
at 2:30 or 3:00, eat, do homework, watch TV, maybe play
Nintendo or surf the 'Net, bathe, and sleep.
2.- Look like- Well, most people blonde, some with light brown hair, blue
or green eyes, some brown eyes too, and tall.
3.- Speak like-Well, with an accent too!
4.- Act like- Like... very independent, playful, friendly, maybe just
not enough familiar life, can't live without the TV, and... I
think that's all.
She knows us all too well...
I asked some non-mexicans the following questions..
These are Joanie's answers..
These are Lisa's answers..
These are Alexandra's answers..
This is what a Mexican's answer might be..
And this is what a Mexican thinks about the American culture...