Compare And Contrast Mexico And America

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America and Mexico differ in a lot of ways, however, they do have some similarities also. For example in Mexico, lunch time is around 1:30-4, However in America lunch time is around 12-1. Also in Mexico lunch is usually the biggest meal of the day. Dinner in mexico is usually around 8-9, which is very late compared to the usual 5 pm of the regular American. Another example is, in Mexico a married couple has one alpha male, which is the husband and the wife is much more soft spoken and doesn't have much say. However, in America women can be just as dominant, or more, as a male in household. Another example is spiritual (religious) beliefs in Mexico, almost 90 percent of all Mexicans are Catholic, which is much higher than people in america

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