| Ok before I moved to South America, one of the main | | | | character traits. |
| things and aspect I noticed about the latino culture from | | | | To speak in a broad sense, the americans and even |
| tv was their love for the rhythm of their music to the | | | | europeans has more of colder traits than the latino |
| likes of samba or salsa. Music that just gives flavor | | | | counterpart, over here for example would be a |
| and life the parties. That just sets in my head about | | | | common known faux paux where if you do not greet |
| the people that would ignite the wonder of how these | | | | one when you enter a group of people then the |
| people would to be generally in real life. | | | | person in question would take much great offense |
| Technique I should know... I myself am latino of descent | | | | than one would in a similar situation in a north american |
| with both my parents being from Paraguay, a small | | | | setting. The latinos are known to be considered a |
| nation in South America. But there is one factor here, I | | | | warm people where they greet someone, even if they |
| was born in Canada and lived there for pretty much | | | | don't them very well they would greet them anyways |
| my whole life, where my parents left me with little | | | | with a more forward approach, so you can say that |
| teachings on where I came and other kinds of things | | | | the latinos would be more friendly in that major form |
| such as my family history or the full detailed aspects | | | | of human interaction. However you the reader wouldn't |
| of the Paraguay culture, or latin culture in general. So | | | | be as colourful to others if you don't know them very |
| you might say that I can be ignorant towards my | | | | well. I am speaking in a general sense remember, I |
| peoples history, that is til one day I made a big decision | | | | don't refer you the reader as an individual but as a |
| that would change my life. | | | | whole in the american, british canadian etc. population. |
| I moved in with my mom to Paraguay after my folks | | | | Life here in south america can have it's advantages if |
| divorced and I was in my middle teens at the time. So | | | | you want to make alot of friends easily for instance |
| here I am with a particular mindset and way of being | | | | the "clique" subculture seems to be virtually |
| vs. a foreign atmosphere where I had little education | | | | non-existent in their school systems and I have heard |
| about it prior. Over the years I had many friends from | | | | about many testimonials from the exchange students |
| being the locals, to some various exchange students | | | | (nearly all of them) saying that it is def. easier to talk to |
| over the time. | | | | people and have an overall great time down here and |
| But one reoccurring theme as come to mind, despite | | | | never want to leave. |
| the different in appearance was the difference in | | | | |