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Asking for a favor

  Hello beautiful reader? Hw are you feeling, is your week okay? Last week you were really pretty today you look a little bit tired. Take rest. So starting to talk about the topic, last class was about how to ask for a favor. It sounds simple, but the way we ask can be very different depending on the culture. In Japanese culture, people are very polite and careful when asking for help. They often use soft words so they don't bother the other person. For example, they say things like “もしよろしければ” (If it's okay with you) or “ご迷惑でなければ” (If it's not too much trouble). They try not to be a burden. In Mexican culture, it's a bit more casual, especially with friends and family. We can ask more directly, like “Can you do me a favor?” (Can you do me please?). People usually don't mind helping, and there's a strong feeling of community and support. Even though the styles are different, both cultures care about respect and kindness. I realized that understanding these small ...

Parenting & Indulgence vs Restraint Post 

 So, hellooo readers, I noticed you are prettier today! Today let's talk about parenting, in class I think we didn't get that much in depth about parenting, we just touched the surface and it was in general, Mexican parenting is complicated, some families have a lot of kids even when they are not that financial stable. So it causes some troubles that lead to poor condition of child development, but, the attention and love is given, from time to time, the discipline is also shown, not as a phase instead as a reward/punishment system, where the affection is the status quo until punishment is needed. Kids in Mexico are encouraged to go out not only literally, also in the sense of explore the world by having sometimes to do stuff because parents are not always there, usually the oldest brother takes the responsibility of taking care of the younger brothers. Hofstede's indulgence versus restraint dimension of national culture oversimplifies and ignores the cultural complexity of...