Mexico and the differences between ones here in the States. She said
that she really didn't notice any drastic differences when she moved
here. It felt about the same. No one seemed uncomfortably close or too
far away.
I also asked her about different gestures; the ones that we share and
the ones that they have in Mexico that we don't have here. Most of
them were the same. She and I both figured that there were probably so
many similarities due to the fact that we live close to Mexico and
many gestures probably have carried over one-way or another.
We spoke about 'thumbs up', waving, using the middle finger, and the
wink. All of these gestures have the same meaning.
They also have the: the cut of the neck and the hanging for suicide.
The cut of the wrists gesture or the shoot the head if someone is
saying or doing something boring. There is also the L on the forehead,
which signifies 'loser'.
In Mexico they don't have the 'whatever' sign or 'talk to the hand.'
She mentioned a few more things that they have in Mexico that we do
not have here. Such as a gesture that is to be used when either:
"Huevos" or "chinga tu madre", now those are VERY vulgar in Mexico.
Huevos means eggs, but it has a very negative connotation when used
with that gesture.
In any other Spanish speaking countries, "chinga tu madre" would mean
something to the effect of "your mother has ripped her seam" and it
doesn't mean anything negative or mean. In Mexico, however, "chinga tu
madre" is something to the equivalent to: Mother Fucker here in the
states.
She also mentioned a gesture, which means gay. Here is a photo of
that gesture.
They also have their sort of equivalent to our pledge of allegence.
Every child in every school would sing a song to their flag every
Monday in an assembly. Instead of having the right hand flat on the
heart they place it horizontally over the heart. Later after a school official spoke the children would move their right arm straight out and say a pledge.
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