If one were to travel the world, they would notice the differences and similarities between regions and countries. This makes the world and everyone in it very unique, with continuous changes and diversity. Two countries that share many similarities and differences would be the United States of America and Mexico. Although these two countries are neighbors and share a border on the same continent, there is still a great deal of diversity.
There are many similarities between United States and Mexico. Both countries are referenced North America on the map. They also share some natural resources such as petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas and timber. Both countries use thirty-three percent of their forests. When it comes
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Although both countries have a variety of different languages being spoken, Mexico’s official language is Spanish, unlike United States in which actually does not an official language. The currency in both countries is different, United States has the currency of dollars and Mexico has the currency of pesos. When it comes to work and family, they are different. In the United States, Americans place a lot of their self-worth on their profession, so much so that in some cases, work is placed before family. Children are often raised in a more independent manner, and are encouraged to be independent of their family. In Mexico, family is usual placed ahead of profession. Most children are raised with a lot of parental care, and are taught to put the family first. It is not uncommon to see large Mexican families living in one location together for generations. Both share a different date for their National Holiday (independence day), in the U.S it’s the 4th of July and in Mexico it is September …show more content…
This is true in all cases—rent, groceries, eating and drinking out, and public transportation—except when it comes to buying brand name clothing and shoes. Popular American brands are very difficult to come across due to high import taxes. It’s common for people to make a living smuggling suitcases of expensive items across the border and selling them for five times their retail price on Mexican beaches. In Mexico corruption is viewed as commonplace. It spans the high tiers of government down to local bureaucrats. While in the United States if corruption or nepotism is discovered it’s grounds for scandal, in Mexico it’s taken for granted that if you want something done quickly or well you’re going to have to grease a few palms to get