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Unwritten Latino Rules: Moving To A New Country

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The Unwritten Latino Rules When people move to new country , most of the people are not used to the culture, environment,lifestyle, etc. Some people don't get used to the lifestyle and some people do, due to the fact of making new friends, going out, getting to know the community and the culture. However, people won't forget their unwritten rules that they have been taught since they were young and they are bringing these unwritten rules to a new country. when they moved from their birth country. But this unwritten rules they are not practiced as much as before. To begin with one of the unwritten rules that Hispanic people bring from their country is that when it is time to eat, the man has to eat first even if there’s children or older women. The man is the priority. For example, a Latino family is going out to eat at a restaurant and the food starts coming out, but if the waiter hasn’t brought the father’s plate, no one eats until he gets his food. In fact, even if the sister is older than the brother, he eats first. …show more content…

Man has to take care of the hard work all the time, like the backyard, fixing the roof, shower the dogs, make sure there hot water, and work to bring food to the table. For example in a Hispanic house when the man gets home from work the house has to be clean and the food ready, if there's anything that it needs to be done such as repaired, buy, change anything, or something related to hard work the man has to do it before he starts watching tv. Also the woman was to have the house clean and the food ready therefore by the time the man gets home from work he can

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