The planet is full of different cultures all around the world, that make countries different from each other. In this case Ukraine and Mexico. But, after all are they really unlikely? Mexico is a country locates in the continent of North America, neighbouring Belize, Guatemala and United States, it is considered the third largest country in Latin America after Brazil and Argentina.Mexican society is ethically and regionally diverse with a lot of cultures all depending on the area located. While Ukraine is a large country in Eastern Europe which is bordered by Russia. It is a nation with a lot of history, with many writers who have helped to create their literary history, also many monuments and museums which can be found in each city. Additionally, the tradition of folk art is still being as important as in the past and still have a big impact. The main point of this paper is comparing cultural differences that México and Ukraine have explaining why is México considered as the most …show more content…
The first point to compare between Mexico and Ukraine is the food, both of them use similar ingredients but the flavours are completely different. Mexican cuisine based on corn, such as tortillas and more than the half of the food is spicy, use a variety of chilies giving a distinctive flavor, (,2012) when the Spanish invaded Mexico, the Spanish explorer Hernan Cortez brought a new variety of meat such as chicken, pigs, cows, sheep and others and also was the one who introduce dairy products such as cheese , milk and many species that nowadays still taking an important part in Mexican cuisine even though it has Spanish origin, so, in other words Spain has a immense impact on the creation of Mexican food ()to illustrate this, “Enchiladas” is a good example which is a famous Mexican dish that consists of corn tortillas
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Many of these countries faced the same problems in their economic development during the turn of the 19th century. Mexico is seen to being very highly influenced by its neighbors with elites often adopting themes that are successful in other countries. These newly adopted ideas that the elites brought about to the country created a large divide within the social classes due to ignorance in wanting to modernize. The Los de Abajo’s and the Los de Arriba’s, the social classes in Mexico often clashed in what they believed was right for Mexico and found it very hard to come to terms with each other. Judas burning and violence throughout the religious holy week did not aid to bringing these two classes together either.
Being Hispanic has taught me a whole world of things. It has taught me that the world is not what you expect it to be. Going to a public school and being th minority is completely different than going to a see my cousins where every thing is different. The way we talk, the food we eat. Its all different.
Puerto Rico was colonized by the Spanish who brought along African American slaves to work in the mines and plantations led to mixing of races with influences from Europeans, African blacks, and the original inhabitants. Mexico was mingling with the Europeans of the local populace wich led to a new breed of people. “Mexican food uses corn and beans and spices such as chilli, oregano, chocolate, chipotle, and many more.” (Admin) It is a mixture of indigenous and Spanish food. It is the Spaniards who influenced Mexican food as we know it today.
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As Mexico is such a large country, it contains many different types of terrains within the nation. Within the country there are tall mpountains, deep canyons, dry deserts and jungles full of many types of species. The Copper Canyon is situated in the north of mexico and is a series of huge canyons in the sierra pf Mexico is a series of large in fact larger and deeper than its cousin The Grand Canyon in North America. Copper Canyon, in northern Mexico, is a series of massive canyons in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains.