Some Facts about Mexico
Mexico is often considered to be either a beach
resort destination or a wonderland for drug lords. However, the majority of
people don’t know the truth about Mexico, its culture and people. Their opinion
is based on stereotypes and therefore they’re scared to go to Mexico. Below are
some facts about Mexico – a country that I definitely recommend to both: visit
and live in.
Mexico’s real name is: United Mexican States
Mexico is divided into 31
states, plus the Federal District. Each state has its own law regulations and
police, similar to how it works in the United States of America. When staying
in a different state your phone is practically in roaming.
Mexican food abroad is
not actually Mexican
Everyone
seems to love Mexican food, that recently has been classified an irreplaceable
cultural heritage of Humanity by
UNESCO. Although… outside of Mexico people tend not to consume the real Mexican
food, but Tex-Mex. In Mexico no one actually eats burritos Chipotle style (in northern Mexico burritos are popular, however we refer to
burritos from the US fast food chains), filled with rice.
Moreover, most Mexican food is not spicy hot – it’s actually sour due to the
amount of limes on everything (in Mexican simply called lemons). Spicy salsas
are served on the side.
Mexicans don’t always
have darker skin
Assuming
that all Mexicans have dark skin and black hair is a huge mistake, because not
ALL Mexicans are darker. There are plenty of Mexicans that are as white as
Eastern Europeans. Moreover, especially in big cities such as Mexico City where
there exists a huge Jewish community and others with European heritage and
therefore those people have white skin tone too.
Mexico
geographically is in North America
People usually think
since Mexico is a part of Latin America it belongs to South America or
Central America. Mexico is a part of North America, along with the USA and
Canada.