Mexican Culture Reaction Paper

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For the culture shock assignment, I decided that I would go to a Mexican grocery store. I went to Bonito Michoacán. Before going, I decided that in order to have the best experience I would have to look around the whole store and buy something. To make things more exciting I decided I would buy something to make for lunch and possibly a treat. On my way there, I was kind of nervous. I felt like I would not belong and I thought that people might stare at me. I went around nine in the morning. I felt like that would be a good time to go because there would not be a lot of people there yet, but it would still be a little busy. I found my prediction to be true as I drove up to the store, there was only a handful of cars. As I walked up to the doors of the store, I noticed the sticker that tells what credit cards they accepted. Surprisingly, they accepted most type’s credit cards. …show more content…
There were sponges, soaps, and other items you would find in that type of aisle at another grocery store. However there were a couple of items I noticed that are specific to their culture. The most prominent thing I saw was their wide variety of religious candles. I have seen these candles before at the Dollar Tree and Walmart, but I have never seen a collection this big before. There was at least three feet of shelving dedicated to the candles. I can tell that these candles play a major role in the superstructure section of their culture. In this section, there was a tortilla flattener, which is appropriate for the store to carry, but just something I might not see in another store. There was also a pickle container. This, I found interesting, because I had not seen one for around ten years. This made me think, again, about the peppers I had seen, and I realized, that although they might use this for pickles, they might also use it for jalapeños. I thought that was very innovative. The other half of that aisle had candies and

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