INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION:
WORLD VIEW
By Andrea Halwa
Mexico is a multi-active culture. The people are flexible and are more concerned with the community as a whole than the individual self. They are jovial, extroverted and curious about people and places and express themselves vibrantly through talking with one another. In Mexico, the people are not as concerned with deadlines and attendance as they are with forming meaningful relationships and spending quality time with each other. Creativity is highly valued through music, art and their delicious ethnic cooking. These people have a social culture and are genuinely concerned with the well-being of others (Ing, 2013).
In Mexico, the family is the main concern. World view influences perceptions, beliefs, value systems and ways of thinking. Historically, the people who worked in the fields depended on each other for support and in turn fostered an environment of trust and cooperation. Since they did not have many material possessions, they relied on the bonds that were created interpersonally through the hardships they endured. Mexicans put more emphasis on family and relationships, and are not as concerned with time as more individualistic cultures.
In Mexico, the family is the main concern. World view influences perceptions, beliefs, value systems and ways of thinking. Historically, the people who worked in the fields depended on each other for support and in turn fostered an environment of trust and cooperation. Since they did not have many material possessions, they relied on the bonds that were created interpersonally through the hardships they endured. Mexicans put more emphasis on family and relationships, and are not as concerned with time as more individualistic cultures.
(Ana Islas, 2015)