Hello boys!
This month the blog is very concerned with your adaptation in Mexico, do you understand?
Well…
For an adaptation to be successful, one of the most important points of all is that you rebuild your social cycle. This, in your country, is already difficult, calculate now in another, another language, another culture. It is difficult yes!
You have to be open, willing…
I was successful in this regard: 90% of my friends are really Mexicans. I had the opportunity to get to know a lot about this country (everything I try to pass on to you…) through them.
Today they are part of our family. Because here it is, if you pass the friendship test, you really become family.
I think it’s a very particular Mexican characteristic, because I have many friends around the world and they keep telling me that I’ve achieved in a short time what they haven’t had in years!
Blame all this Mexican sympathy!
I’ll be nice and help you….lol
Tips on how to win a Mexican friendship:
– Be friendly at mealtimes, speaking Provecho! (before, during and after meals…) Ex. You are in the refectory, speak provingcho to the companions at your table, when you leave the table for those who stayed, and if you find someone going to lunch, on the way, speak too.
– When someone sneezes, right away, stop what you’re doing, even if it’s urgent, and say Salud! Acquaintances, enemies, passers-by, whatever… There are times when you are in a public establishment, someone sneezes and you hear a chorus of N voices: Salud! Salud!
– Never (get it right?), never, ever refuse an invitation to a party or social event. Much less try to roll them up! It’s a hard level offense! You will be invited to go to very peculiar events: the neighbor’s daughter’s sister. It doesn’t matter! If you don’t have a good reason (registered), go! Put your best smile on your face and go social.
– Learn to make Brazilian delicacies, especially coxinhas and their family and brigadeiros. You will gain many friendships. Own experience! Along with the “bocadillo” itself, it has a whole ritual, which includes telling about Brazilian parties, helping with the pronunciation (make a lot of laughs!).
I didn’t know how to do it, I learned out of necessity, and before I got good, I threw a lot of recipes in the trash.
Tip: To make brigadeiro, use Morelia chocolate (I tried them all…)
– Always take the reference Brazil around the world in a good way, when you are associated with samba, carnival, beer, butt and capoeira. It’s not evil! It’s exchanged lead, after all, we associate Mexico with tequila, mariachi, cactus and narcos.
– MASTER ALERT! Never, under any circumstances, criticize the pronunciation of English. Don’t you dare argue, really! I learned the hard way that each nationality has its accent. After all, here, after I finish a sentence, super correct, meticulously thought out, the “guey” asks me where I’m from… My accent always gives me away. So, friends, unnecessary.
– If you don’t like their famous typical food, don’t comment. Keep it to yourself! It’s been a year since I’ve been gifted with tamales. Of all origins, flavors, sizes. After all, it is unacceptable! Make your best Monalisa smile and don’t say you didn’t approve.
– Gift your candidates to friends with Brazilian products: coffee, farofa, cheese bread! As much as it costs your eyes tears, it will be quite an investment. They will remember this forever.
– Read the blog (of course!) and have lots of references about the culture and history of the country. I’m about to meet people more proud of their roots. If you arrive then talking about Zapata and Juaréz, they will earn a lot of points… (even simulate a certain dislike for Spaniards…hehehe, cross your fingers…). It’s better to talk about Zapata than about Chaves, trust me!
– As much as you are not Catholic, show your respect for the great “Boss” of it all here: The Virgin of Guadalupe is omnipresent throughout the nation. Never discuss religion here.
– This is to become a BFF: Affirm that in the World Cup, IT WAS NOT CRIMINAL! After all, Holland didn’t deserve to take the game. You don’t even need to know exactly what happened, just memorize: No, IT WAS NOT CRIMINAL!
– Repeat after me: Mexico is in NORTH America. Again: Mexico is in NORTH America. Again: Mexico is in NORTH America.
– Forget your concept of Mexican food that you know from Brazil. It’s not the same. Don’t come here saying you know Mexican food because you’ve had tacos and nachos. Insult. If you want to impress, come by asking about the richness of the cuisine and wanting to taste Chile en Nogada, Pozole, Mole, Menudo, Enchiladas… This is the gastronomy that they fill their chests to talk about.
Did you like it?
It remains to say that if you try all this and it doesn’t work, patience, bad people have it everywhere.
Then he sends you a kiss on the shoulder.
